CHANDIGARH,13.12.25-To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Environment Society of India, Chandigarh, a lecture and workshop on Composting from Organic Waste was held today at the Western Command Headquarters, Chandigarh. More than 150 officers and jawans of the Indian Army attended the programme.

Officers of the Indian Army appreciated the Environment Society of India for its 50-year journey dedicated to the protection of nature and the environment. They welcomed the Society’s representatives—Er. Hem Raj Satija, Vice President; Mr. N. K. Jhingan, Secretary; and Er. Ashok Bansal—to the Command for educating the participants on creating compost within the Western Command area, in their surroundings, and at their homes.
Dr. N. K. Jhingan briefed the audience about the functioning of the Society and sensitised participants about their significant role in protecting both the nation and nature. He urged them to adopt environment-friendly practices, avoid the use of plastic, and ensure segregation of household and kitchen-garden waste at their own level. He stressed that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment and to educate others on how to do the same. He also advised participants to always carry cloth bags while shopping to avoid plastic, which is hazardous to health and harmful to the environment.

Er. Hem Raj Satija delivered a detailed presentation on simple and effective methods of converting kitchen-garden and household waste into compost at home and in surrounding areas. He also explained how community manure pits can be developed in the Western Command with minimal expenditure and effort, ultimately helping the surroundings become waste-free.

At the end of the workshop, all jawans were administered an environmental protection pledge.

The team from the Environment Society of India also visited Chandan Vatika, where sandalwood saplings were planted by the Society in the 1990s—an initiative made possible after the saplings were airlifted from Mysore by the Air Force. The team expressed happiness that these trees are still thriving in the Western Command Golf Ground despite various challenges.

Similar workshops will be conducted in the near future under the Environment Awareness Programme initiated by the Society in different areas of the Command as told by Mr. N. K. Jhingan