Under The Banner Of The Save The Planet Initiative, An Event Organized At Dumra Auditorium By Dmch.

Oct13,2026 | Jagrati Lahar Bureau | Chandigarh

The chief guest for the occasion was Sh. Himanshu Jain, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana. The event was also graced by Sh. Bipin Gupta, Secretary, DMC&H Managing Society; Sh. Mukesh Verma, Treasurer, DMC&H Managing Society; Principal Dr. G.S. Wander; Dean Academics Dr. Sandeep Kaushal; Chief Cardiologist and Coordinator Dr. Bishav Mohan; Medical Superintendents Dr Sandeep Sharma, Dr. Ashwani K. Chaudhary; and Additional Medical Superintendent Dr. Ashima Taneja and other management members of DMC&H.

Mrs. Ashika Jain (Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarpur), wife of Sh. Himanshu Jain, also extended her support to the ‘Save the Planet’ initiative.

In his message, Sh. Bipin Gupta congratulated all the faculty members, student club members, and teams for their dedicated efforts in tree plantation and encouraged the audience to actively participate in this noble initiative. The initiative was launched in June 2025, coinciding with World Environment Day, and has made remarkable progress in environmental conservation. Further Sh Gupta congratulated the whole team to achieve its one-year target of planting one million trees within just 11 months.

DMC&H has also been recognized by the International Book of Records for achieving the maximum number of tree plantations by a single medical institute.

In his welcome address, Dr. G.S. Wander warmly welcomed all the dignitaries and highlighted the motive behind the Save the Planet initiative. He emphasized the spirit of team work and unity that helped the institution achieve the remarkable milestone of planting one million trees within 11 months and congratulated all the teams for their dedicated efforts towards tree plantation.

Sh. Himanshu Jain, IAS, During his address, he commended the DMC&H team for its strong commitment and dedicated efforts towards environmental conservation over the past year. He appreciated the institution’s contribution to promoting environmental awareness and highlighted DMC&H’s pioneering role as the first institution to undertake tree transplantation. He encouraged everyone to continue supporting such initiatives to protect the environment and build a greener, more sustainable future.

As part of the ceremony, ‘Save the Planet’ cycles were distributed to individuals who had achieved the highest number of tree plantations, recognizing their outstanding contribution to environmental conservation and encouraging sustainable practices to keep the environment pollution-free.

The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Ashima Taneja.

The event was attended by more than 500 participants, including DMC&H faculty members, staff members, paramedical personnel, MBBS students.

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