Question

why do we celebrate Van Mahotsav? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

It was started to create awareness in the mind of the people for the conservation of forests and planting of new trees. Van Mahotsava is celebrated as a festival of life. In India it was started as a crusade to save mother earth. The name Van Mahotsava means 'the festival of trees'.

Answer 2

☯ TOPICS - why do we celebrate Van Mahotsav

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★ The started to create awareness in the mind of the people for the conservation of forests and planting of new trees. Van Mahotsava is celebrated as a festival of life. In India it was started as a crusade to save mother earth. The name Van Mahotsava means 'the festival of trees'

✰ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ✔

☯ Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's then 'Union Minister for Agriculture', Kulapati Dr.K M Munshi. The aim of this festival is to create awareness regarding the importance and preservation of the forest. People celebrate Van Mahotsava by planting trees or saplings in homes, offices, schools, colleges, and thus, called as afforestation.

☯ increase production of fruits, which could be added to the potential food resources of the country

Help create shelter-belts around agricultural fields to increase their productivity

Provide fodder leaves for cattle to relieve intensity of grazing over reserved forests

Boost soil conservation and prevent further deterioration of soil fertility