Van Mahotsav

Van Mahotsav is an annual one week tree planting festival in India. it was started in 1950 by Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi.[1]

Aims

By encouraging Indians to support tree planting and tending, festival organizers hope to create more forest in the country. It would provide alternative fuels, increasing production of food resources, creating shelter-belts around fields to increase productivity, provide food and shade for cattle, offer shade and decorative landscapes, reducing drought and helping to prevent soil erosion.[2]

References
  1. "Van Mahotsava". frienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  2. "Week-long 'Van Mahotsav' in Nanded from July". news.webindia123.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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