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Soni exhorts students for celebrating 'Green Diwali'

Amritsar, Nov 5 (UNI) Motivating the students to celebrate green and eco-friendly Diwali, Punjab Minister for Education and Environment O P Soni on Monday said that the common people and particularly students could play a sturdy role in saving the environment by opting for green Diwali and saying `NO` to the fire crackers.
Mr Soni, who was the chief guest at a function organized by Education department and Amritsar Vikas Manch at Government Saragarhi Memorial Secondary School, Town Hall here to motivate students for celebrating green diawali, also said that the Diwali is a festival of lights which always brings a message of prosperity, love for humanity and brotherhood and we all should create an example by celebrating green diwali keeping in mind the deterioration of our environment which is a major cause of various health hazards. About 5,000 students also took oath for not opting for fire crackers on this Diwali festival.
Referencing to the initiatives of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for prosperous and healthy Punjab, the Minister said that the students should also contribute in these initiatives by keeping our environment clean and green as the students are always known as the future of nation.

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