Van mahotsav is meant for____________ ? When did it start ? Who initiated van mahotasav ?
The name Van Mahotsava means ‘the festival of trees’. Van Mahotsav is a one-week tree-planting festival in India.
It began after the July 1947 tree planting initiative in Delhi proclaimed by national leaders like Dr Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru participated. The festival was together celebrated in a number of states in India.
It was started by K. M. Munshi, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food at that time to create awareness and the importance of the conservation of forests and the planting of new trees.