van mahotsav

                  Van Mahotsav

  • Van Mahotsav week is celebrated in the first week of July and plantation drives are carried out across the country. India has taken a target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by 2030. On Van Mahotsav, people plant saplings and encourage more people and various plantation drives are also carried out

  • Van Mahotsav or Forest Festival is an annual tree-planting festival celebrated in the month of July in which thousands of trees are planted all over the country. Van Mahotsav week is celebrated from 1 July to 7 July to spread awareness of forest conservation and to save the environment.

    Trees and forests play a very crucial role in maintaining an ecological balance and providing oxygen to human beings on the planet. The Van Mahotsav week is a reminder that we must protect forests and stop deforestation and practice the 3R rule- Reduce, reuse and recycle.

    During this week, one can find children and elders planting saplings and taking part in the plantation drive to raise awareness about the importance of trees.

    Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar planted saplings today and said that India has set a target of creating an additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by 2030. Javadekar said that in the seven years of the Modi government, the tree cover within and outside the forest has grown by 15,000 sq km.

  • The history of Van Mahotsav Day dates back to 1947 when it was first organised by Punjabi botanist MS Randhawa from 20 to 27 July. The then Delhi Police Commissioner Khurshid Ahmad Khan inaugurated the first event of Van Mahotsav on 20 July 1947 to stress the impact of deforestation on flora and fauna. A flourishing plantation drive was undertaken by national leaders like Dr Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru.

    Since then, the tradition of celebrating Van Mahotsav and planting trees has continued. In 1950, it was declared as a national activity by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kanaiyaka Maneklal Munshi. Later on, the festival was moved to the first week in July and was renamed to Van Mahotsav in 1950.

  • Van Mahotsav week is celebrated in India to encourage people to plant more and more trees as they are being cut down on a large scale for industrialisation and urbanisation. Trees contribute to the production of food resources, maintain ecological balance, improve air quality, climate amelioration, conserves water, preserves soil, supports wildlife, reduces drought and prevents soil erosion and pollution.

  • Deforestation is a worrying concern and Van Mahotsav week aims to bring more and more people together to grow and save forests. Reports suggest that regions having a high population density and high forest cover were not much impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. During this week, many organisations like The World Wildlife Fund and Amazon Watch are fighting hard to promote afforestation and create awareness.

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