To mark the Hareyali Teej festival, youths from different countries participated in plantation drive at Veerpur village near Rishikesh on Monday. The founder of Parmarth Niketan Swami Chidanand Saraswati said that it is important to revive connection with nature by planting trees since life is sustained only from the green cover. Plants are the invaluable heritage given to us, he said, adding that every individual should take it as a paramount duty to nature and humanity to plant trees. Vice-chairman of SUN group Shiv Khemka said that all must learn to celebrate every special occasion by planting trees. “If this turns a habit and a ritual it would help humanity survive,” he said, adding that Hareyali Teej festival is an important occasion to take the pledge of plantation.