Mammootty spreads awareness among students on World Environment Day
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Kerala government has the Haritha Kerala Mission to plant one crore saplings across the state. Megastar Mammootty also joined the drive by spreading awareness about the need for conservation of environment among students. The actor has always been in the forefront to lend support for any social cause. In 2014, he started a campaign called My Tree Challenge through which he planted trees and challenged other actors to do so.
Earlier in the day, Mohanlal inaugurated the initiative at St. Xavier’s College in Trivandrum by planting a sapling.
One crore trees will be planted across the state today as part of the World Environment Day celebrations. All government bodies, schools and voluntary associations are expected to take part in the drive.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the people to support the initiative organized by the Forest, Environment and Agriculture departments. They have supplied saplings of about 100 varieties of fruit bearing and medicinal trees. aims to plant as many trees as possible to conserve environment and to make the state greener.
