Different sections of society have expressed their appreciation for the services of Nishan-e-Sikhi Kar Sewa sect, Khadoor Sahib, now in its 25th year in the field of environment preservation. A function was organised at Khadoor Sahib recently in which people from all sections of society participated and reviewed work by the sect to save the environment. The sect under the guidance of noted environmentalist and its head Baba Sewa Singh started the move to plant saplings by the roadside in the year 1999 on August 13, on the occasion of 500th Parkash Purb of second Sikh Master Guru Angad Dev. All the roads leading to Khadoor Sahib were covered and the sect chalked out a programme to cover a stretch of 500 kilometers across the country. The move was highly welcomed by society and till date, a stretch of 531.5 kilometers of road have been covered with 7,78,439 saplings which have grown to the size of a tree now. The sect widened its move and on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary (Parkash Purb) of first Sikh Master Guru Nanak Dev, in the year 2019, decided to raise 550 mini forests. The sect has succeeded in nurturing 331 forests. The sect has created 350 horticulture farms too. The move has been welcomed by the farmers as it has been recognised by the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) also which has allotted thousands of acres of land of different gurudwaras to grow forests in which 50 varieties of plants, including Bohar, and some rare types of trees which include many that were eliminated from nature but were considered to be a safe shelter, even for the reptiles, have been included. Many of the farmers have donated their part of the land to the sect for this purpose. The move of the sect to plant saplings has not only been recognised by the Government of India which has honoured Baba Sewa Singh with Padma Shri for his work in saving the environment but also by the United Nations. For the last three years, a delegation from the sect has been participating in the annual summit regularly held under COP, an international conference on climate change of the United Nations. Baba Sewa Singh, head of the sect, has been appointed as Earth Counsellor by the United Nations Environment Programme too. At a recent programme held in the complex of Nishan-e-Sikhi in Khadoor Sahib, Justice Gurpal Singh from the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Nirmaljit Singh Randhwa, Chief Conservator (Plains), Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, (Director, Sikh Human Rights Group) who are working to promote pluralism, environment, diversity, human rights and responsibilities around the world, were present besides prominent personalities of the area. There was appreciation for the sect’s working in the field of environment. Besides planting saplings, the sect is working to recharge water and electricity through the solar system.