Surat: Well-known environmentalist and industrialist Viral Desai has been celebrating Ganesh Mahotsav named – Tree Ganesha – for the last several years. During this Mahotsav, devotion to Lord Ganesh along with conservation of the environment occupy centre stage. This year Viral Desai aims to reach Amrutkal with the theme of Satyagraha against pollution and climate change and has organized Tree Ganesha. Forest department of Gujarat and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Surat are officially associated in the Tree Ganesha.
Talking about the mission, Desai said,
The main purpose of taking up the challenge of Amrutkal, mission 2047 is to provide a gift of the clean, green and pollution free environment to future generation when the country celebrates 100 years of independence. The way we have got the gift of flourishing and powerful India on the occasion of completing 75 years of independence due to hard work of our past generation, we must also ensure pollution free, clean and green India for future. We all must be equipped and aware of this, we have kept the theme of – Satyagraha against pollution and climate change
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It must be noted that thousands of students from different schools and colleges have already visited Tree Ganesha, along with devotion to Lord Ganesh, the students are also taking the pledge of protecting the environment by becoming ‘ Paryavaran Senani’s.
Thousands of saplings are being distributed for plantation, and for the entire year, interactions and programs will be planned in all schools and colleges of south gujarat, a concept transformation of awareness, attitude and action campaign under the theme of Satyagrah against pollution and climate change will be going on. Large number of urban Miyawaki forests will be developed under this campaign.
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NDTV – Dettol have been working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via the Banega Swachh India initiative, which is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind. It stresses on the need to take care of, and consider, everyone’s health in India – especially vulnerable communities – the LGBTQ population, indigenous people, India’s different tribes, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on the same along with focussing on the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children, fight malnutrition, mental wellbeing, self care, science and health, adolescent health & gender awareness. Along with the health of people, the campaign has realised the need to also take care of the health of the eco-system. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, which is not only over-exploiting available resources, but also generating immense pollution as a result of using and extracting those resources. The imbalance has also led to immense biodiversity loss that has caused one of the biggest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity.” The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also be taking forward the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign feels that only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and the country can become a Swasth or healthy India.
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