A Canada-based organisation has launched a 'Million Dollar Campaign' for modernising 20 villages in Punjab by ensuring women's empowerment and environmentally-friendly practices.
The Indo-Canadian Friendship Society of British Columbia said it would collect one million Canadian dollars from the Canadian community by the end of this year as part of the initiative.
Announcing this during an interaction here, former Canadian Cabinet minister and society member Herb Dhaliwal said the organisation headed by Gurdev Singh Gill is already pursuing such work in about 20 villages.
"We will seek matching grants from the Punjab government or the government of India and spend the total amount on modernising Punjab villages through women's empowerment and environmentally-friendly practices, etc," he said.
He said that basic facilities like underground sewerage, infrastructure, water, solar-powered lights and facilities for hygiene and sanitation will be provided under the initiative.
