Modi appreciates TRS MP Santosh Kumar’s Green India Challenge.
The Green india Challenge, launched by rajya sabha mp Joginapally santosh kumar, an initiative to plant saplings to make india green, garnered enormous response people from all the walks of life. Honorable prime minister of india Narendra modi appreciated santosh kumar for the noble initiative and also for his book ‘Vriksha Vedam’.
“It is the individual and collective responsibility of every citizen to leave behind a green footprint for posterity. Endeavours like ‘Green india Challenge’ can succeed only through people’s participation,” opined PM. modi felt that Vruksha Vedam book would educate people, especially youth to understand the holistic affiliation between nature and mankind.
Santosh launched his initiative on July 17, 2017. The mission, which began as a small initiative to promote green cover across the state, has now emerged as the biggest campaign undertaken by an individual with nearly 10 crore saplings planted across the country. Five years ago, there were challenges like ‘Ice Bucket’ challenge and ‘Rice Bucket’ challenge. An idea stuck me on how to improve green cover as climate change is a major concern across the globe. santosh kumar thanked PM modi for his support and acknowledgement to Green india Challenge program and Vruksha Vedam book.