Team News Riveting
Bhopal, July 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned about the green initiative taken at Indore in Madhya Pradesh, the city famous for its cleanliness drive.
Addressing countrymen while delivering his Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said a few days ago, a splendid programme was held in Indore, the city famous for cleanliness. More than 2 lakh saplings were planted here in a single day during the programme ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’. “You must also join this campaign of planting trees in the name of your mother and take a selfie and post it on social media. By joining this campaign, you will feel that you have done something special for both your mother and Mother Earth,” Modi said.
Along with the increase in tiger population, the forest area in our country is also increasing rapidly. In that too, great success is being achieved through community efforts. In the last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program, he discussed about the program ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’. “I am happy that a large number of people in different parts of the country are connecting with this campaign,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister said Tiger Day would be celebrated all over the world tomorrow. In India, Tigers have been an integral part of our culture. “We all have grown up listening to stories of incidents related to tigers. In the villages around forests, everyone knows how to live in harmony with the tiger. In our country, there are many villages where there is no conflict between humans and tigers. But where such a situation arises, unprecedented efforts are being made for the protection of tigers there as well,” he said.
One such effort of public participation is “Kulhadi Band Panchayat”. The “Kulhadi Band Panchayat” campaign that started from Ranthambor of Rajasthan is very interesting. The local communities themselves have taken an oath that they will not go to the forest with axes and will not cut trees. Due to this one decision, the forests here are becoming green once again, and a better environment is being created for the tigers, the Prime Minister added.
Modi said one would also be surprised at the efforts of the ‘Chenchu’ tribe living on the Nallamalai hills in Andhra Pradesh. As Tiger Trackers, they have gathered every bit of information on the movement of wild animals in the forest. Along with that, they also keep monitoring illegal activities in the area. Similarly, the ‘Baagh Mitr Karykram’ being undertaken in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh is also creating a buzz. Under this, local people are trained to work as ‘Tiger Friends’. These ‘Tiger Friends’ strictly ensure that there is no conflict between tigers and humans.
“It is on account of such efforts that the tiger population in India is increasing every year. You will feel happy and proud to know that 70 percent of the tigers in the world are in our country. Imagine! 70 percent tigers!! – That is why there are many Tiger Sanctuaries in different parts of our country,” Modi said.
