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Van Mahotsav is meant for

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Afforestation
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Deforestation
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Start of grazing season
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Commercial forestry
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Solution

The correct option is D Afforestation
  • 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.
  • This festival aims 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 afforestation.
Thus, the correct answer is (A).

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