AMRITSAR SAHIB—In attempt to control the downing level of drinking water beneath the earth, the SGPC has decided to install Water Treatment Plants in its Gurdwaras across Punjab. As per information shared with Sikh24, a meeting was held at Sri Fatehgarh Sahib in which SGPC heard complaints about lack of drinking water facilities at Gurdwaras in Punjab.
Speaking with Sikh24, SGPC’s spokesperson and additional secretary Diljeet Singh Bedi informed us that the installation of a single plant would cost upto Rs. 200,000. “Initially, the Water Treatment Plants will be installed in 30-35 A-grade Gurdwaras being run by SGPC and the process of installation will begin within a month,” he said on August 25. He said that if this scheme remains successful then these plants would also be installed in other Gurdwaras. Citing the distribution of plants ploughed in Punjab-wide schools, universities and colleges by SGPC, he maintained that the SGPC had always made efforts to preserve nature and natural resources.
Diljeet Singh also informed us that the SGPC also begun organic farming to use its products for the free community kitchen of Sri Harmandir Sahib. He added that the SGPC created four bores for harvesting the rainwater in Sri Harmandir Sahib Complex.