Green crusade members of an NGO — PIKASO Art Center tied Rakhi’s to trees and make a vow to protect and conserve them at Dhanbad on Sunday morning.
literal meaning of Raksha Bandhan is ‘bond of protection’, it’s a bond of love, purity and security, said Chandan Paul a member of the NGO. “We tied Rakhi to trees in a gesture to create awareness among people to protect the trees,” he added. Along with Satish Chandra Rai DFO Dhanbad several members tied Rakhi to the trees and put ‘tilak’ on them near City Center, Bartand at Dhanbad.
Rampant encroachment and wanton felling of trees is on rise. With tying Rakhi to the trees we want to blaze a trail to protect trees across the country too, he said. Expressing love and concern for environment we all should celebrate this festival by tying this bond to at least one tree, Paul urged. "We all should treat the trees like our brothers and should pray for their long life", he added.