Stories 2023
Van Mahotsav: An initiative to revive the deteriorating ecosystem!
Green trees are good for your eyes says the doctor. Being in nature and around trees always makes you feel healthier and calm. I am sure you would also agree with me on this. Since our childhood, the basic thing that we learn about trees is that trees provide us with oxygen and they help in removing carbon dioxide. Still, people grow up and forget what they had learned in school. Felling trees, industrialisation, urbanization are increasing at a jet speed. Thus, to counter these hazards, a step was taken by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, back in 1950. It was the Van Mahotsav, a nationwide festival in the 1st week of July.