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Ludhiana: The Ludhiana municipal corporation in association with NGO CityNeeds announced ‘Daan Utsav-2024’ to be celebrated from October 2-8 this year. Announcing the same at Circuit house on Monday, MC assistant commissioner Jasdev Singh Sekhon and director CityNeeds Maneet Dewan said Apart from Ludhiana, the ‘ Daan Utsav ’ was being celebrated in Jalandhar, Amritsar, Mohali, Chandigarh, Ropar and Patiala, Panchkula (Haryana) and Delhi too this year. Sekhon and Dewan appealed to the residents to participate in the event in large numbers and donate old or new items/clothing/appliances for the needy.
Sekhon said the ‘Daan Utsav’ was being celebrated in lines with the RRR (reduce, reuse, recycle) model and the ‘ Mission LiFE ’ program of the Government of India. This year’s event aims to collect both old and new materials from citizens, institutions, industries, and clubs. Starting from October 2, the residents can donate clothes, books, shoes, toys, games, stationary, electronics, bedding, and grocery items in the event.
These materials will be carefully segregated and distributed to NGOs that work directly in slum areas and poor communities. The collected items will be distributed through RRR centres and NGOs to ensure that they reach the needy. Over 70 dropping centres have been set up across Ludhiana and 50 such centres in other cities where citizens can drop off their donations.
To find the nearest dropping centre, donors can simply give a missed call to 7877778803 and receive the details on WhatsApp. Meanwhile, Ludhiana MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has appealed to the residents to donate the old/new items during the ‘Daan Utsav’ as the items which are no longer useful to us can be helpful for others. tnn We also published the following articles recently Pitra Paksha 2024: The importance of Pind Daan and the role of black sesame in Shraadh rituals Pind Daan is an essential Hindu ritual conducted during Shraadh Paksha to honor ancestors by offering food and water.
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