ludhiana family members of anish dhand of model town celebrated his wife anjalis birthday by planting 100 neem saplings on the stretch allotted to the forum under the times of india live green campaign the family also pledged to plant 500 saplings every year to enhance the citys green cover anish 45 who is in the business of electricals said on sunday we attended a programme by a group on preserving the environment and we were highly impressed by the message we decided that instead of wasting a lot of money on a typical birthday party we should do something for the environment so we decided to plant neem saplings on land available for the purpose the tree is known for its purificatory effect on the air and its medicinal properties i contacted ward 59 councillor tanvir singh dhaliwal who is the patron of welfare society seniorcitizens forum wsscf and asked for his help in planting saplings anjali dhand who turned 43 said seeing her loved ones planting saplings in her name gave her a sense of satisfaction the plantation she said would benefit both the present and future generations the wsscf member said they were elated to see a family celebrating the birthday of their loved one by conducting a plantation drive after they sought my help for plantation i felt good that a family plans to celebrate birthday in such a manner we got the stretch cleaned and planted saplings with the family members of anish dhand said tanvir singh dhaliwal he said they would take care of the saplings and ensure they grew into healthy trees