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Ecology & Environment
Pradeep Kumar

20/06/21 14:00 PM IST

‘Green family’

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Volunteers in 33 panchayats of Taranagar block plant 5,100 saplings as part of Harit Marubhumi drive.

Highlights
  • The initiative was part of a unique Harit Marubhumi (green desert land) drive.
  • The campaign highlighted the crucial interconnection between humanity and nature, making the tree an inseparable part of the “family consciousness”, which in turn brings every issue related to plant,tree, leaves and the climate to the ecosystem for generating environmental sensitivity and empowerment.
  • All the panchayats in Taranagar block joined the drive and identified the land where the plantation drive could be taken up.
  • The women were also gifted with fruit-bearing saplings of lemon, guava, mulberry, jamun and pomegranate for planting them at home. 
Source: The Hindu

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