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PM Modi asks people to plant trees on World Environment Day

PTI | By, New Delhi
Jun 05, 2015 02:57 PM IST

On the World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a 'Kadamb' sapling at his Race Course Road residence lawns and exhorted people to plant as many trees as possible.

On the World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a 'Kadamb' sapling at his Race Course Road residence lawns and exhorted people to plant as many trees as possible.

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Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said people should take pride in the number of trees planted by them, just the same way they take pride in worldly possessions.

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He said that living in harmony with nature is the only way to avoid a catastrophic situation on mother Earth.



Modi also placed a traditional earthen-pot (matka) along with the sapling, which is a traditional way of conserving water, and ensuring that the sapling has regular water supply, a PMO statement said. Union minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar was present on the occasion.

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