DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh today launched 'Back to Roots' campaign in a bid to contribute towards improving the environment by involving citizens to join together and make some efforts for tree plantation during "Environment Week" started from 5th June to 11th June, 2022. The Mayor launched the campaign during a tree plantation programme during which she planted saplings of Camphor tree in the green belt, Bapu Dham, Sector 26, Chandigarh. Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor & area councilor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Manoj Kumar, MC Councillor, senior citizens, local residents and children also planted saplings of various ornamental and medicinal plants in the green belt. While speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh is going to organize "Environment Week" from 5th June to 11th June on different themes each day including "Back to Roots", which has been started today from tree plantation at a green belt in sector 26. She said that approximately 48000 medicinal and ornamental plants/shrubs based on specific themes will be planted over a period of 3 months having varieties with life span of more than 100 years. She said that theme based plantation will be done under the 'Back to Roots' campaign in different parks including medicinal plants in big parks and green belts. (editor@dailyworld.in)