Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Kailash Satyarthi batted for increasing green cover and asked opinion leaders to focus on taking the concept to children using their influence on them.
He was speaking after planting a sapling at the IIIT campus in Gachibowli on Saturday as part of inaugurating Green India Challenge 6.0 along with the Green India Challenge founder and Rajya Sabha MP, Joginapally Santosh Kumar. On the occasion, Mr. Santosh Kumar felicitated the Nobel prize winner and presented ‘Vrikshavedam’ and ‘Harithahasam’ books to him.
Mr.Satyarthi praised the MP for his initiative to promote environmental conservation. “It is a proud moment to see a young Parliamentarian in India working for nature conservation,” he said adding that other influencers in society should follow in the footsteps of Mr. Santosh Kumar.
The MP said that the Green India Challenge will reach out to all rights activists and promote plantation around the world. IIIT Hyderabad director P.J.Narayanan and Green India Challenge founder member Raghava were among those present.
