Under ‘Save Kharun river’ drive, on Tuesday, a foot march was organised from village Kesra to Kauhi.
Earlier on Monday, a group of local residents took a bicycle rally from Amleshwar to village Kesra.
The participants in the foot march interacted with local villagers on how to protect Kharun river and also took a pledge to save the river.
According to Durg Divisional Forest Officer Dhamsheel a group of nature lovers participated in the 30-kilometres rally during early morning hours. They passed through Motipur, Sikola jheet villages to reach Kesra. The villagers participated in interactive sessions on saving the Kharun river.
The villagers said they would make all efforts to save the river as it is their lifeline. The villagers welcomed the awareness drive.
They stressed on the need to protect banks of the river from soil erosion and plant trees.
Durg DFO further said that on the World Environment Day on June 5, a five- kilometre race will be organised from village Tarrighat to Khorpa.
From 5.30 pm a ‘Farmers Convention and Discussion’ will be held.