Rajouri, Aug. 11 -- Ms. Samreen Khan, Former Sarpanch of Manjakote, Rajouri (Jammu & Kashmir), delivered a keynote address at the Social Leadership Development Program (SLDP) organised by MIT World Peace University, Pune, on the theme Sustainable Urbanisation and Green Neighbourhoods.
Sharing her leadership journey in one of India's most challenging hilly, border regions, Ms. Khan outlined initiatives from her tenure - building durable roads with effective drainage in landslide-prone areas, installing hand pumps to ensure clean drinking water in remote villages, and deploying solar street lighting to improve safety while cutting carbon emissions. She urged students to embrace active roles in governance, drive sustainable infrastructure dev...