The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organised sankalp parv, where people actively participated with social distancing. Saplings of Banyan, Amla, Peepal, Ashoka, Bel, Mango were planted in the kumahar para open air exhibition museum premises.
Director of the Museum, Dr. PK Mishra said that the Ministry of Culture has decided to celebrate Sankalp Parv from June 28 to July 12, 2020. Our Prime Minister and Minister of Culture have asked to plant these five trees during the fifteen day festival, he said.
Banyan, Amla, Peepal, Ashoka, Bel, which represent the true herbal heritage of our country, It started today the kumhar para open air exhibition at museum premises. He further said that in each exhibition area for fifteen days, along with these five plants, Palash, Bel, Pakad, Neem, Mango, and a local plants Should be planted and every employee must plant at least one tree of their choice. It is very important for our life ,that is why tree plants are also worshiped in our country, Saint Kabir expressed his importance in this way ‘virksh kabahun nahi phal bhake nadi na sanche neer paramaarath ke kaarane sadhu dhren sharer.
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) Prahlad Singh Patel on Sunday called for successful organizing “Sankalp Parva” and planting trees as desired by our Prime Minister. Shri Patel informed that the Ministry of Culture has decided to celebrate Sankalp Parva, wherein Ministry expects all its Subordinate Offices, Academies, Attached Institutions, Affiliated Institutions to plant trees in its campus or at the surroundings wherever it is possible. He added that the Ministry of Culture recommends to plants five trees which have been identified by our Prime Minister and which represent the herbal heritage of our country. These trees are (i) “Bargad” (ii) “Awla” (iii) “Pepal” (iv) “Ashok” (v) “Bel”. He further said that if sapling of these trees are not available then people may do plantation of any other sapling of their choice.
Patel also said that the organizations must ensure that each employee should plant at least one tree of his/her choice and over and above these five trees which should be planted as per the call of the Prime Minister.The Institutions must also ensure that the employee takes care of plant planted by them during the year so that it survives and flourishes .
Patel urged all to participate in the Sankalp Parv and share the photo of plantation with #?????????? #SankalpParv with Ministry of Culture. He said that monsoon season has started , which is right time for plantation. We have seen the importance of clean and healthy environment during this Pandemic and we are proud of our Herbal Wealth which hasenough strength to enable us to sail through safely in the period of Pandemic. I urge everybody to participate in this Sankalp Parv and plant and take care of at least one plant, so we can create healthy environment and a flourishing “Bharat”.
The program was organized by the entire team of Horticulture unit with the direction of Rajendra Kumar Jharia (Horticulture Officer). On this occasion, photography, videography was done by the concerned section and the entire report of the program was uploaded by the media section on the site of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.