Harsh Vardhan urges people to save trees on 'green' Raksha Bandhan

On the eve of Raksha Bandhan, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan today appealed to the people to tie 'rakhi' to trees and take a pledge to protect them.

The minister urged people to work towards saving the environment by celebrating a "green Raksha Bandhan".

Raksha Bandhan centers around tying of a thread on the wrist, symbolizing bonding between brothers and sisters, and sense of protection and caring for each other.

The environment ministry had launched a "Green Good Deeds" campaign, a societal movement to protect the environment and promote good living.

Vardhan, who had launched the nationwide movement, had also drawn up a list of over 500 green good deeds. The minister had asked people to alter their behavior to green good behavior to fulfill their green social responsibility.

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