Question

India celebrates Van Mahotsav every year in the month of _______ in which lakhs of trees are planted across the country.
a. June
b. July
c. August
d. September

Answer 1

When we split up the term Van Mahotsav, we get ‘Van’ for ‘forest’ and ‘Mahotsav’ for ‘festival’ and hence it explains that Van Mahotsav is the celebration of forest and trees. It is observed annually in India. It serves the purpose of raising awareness among people about the importance of plants.

Complete answer:
Van Mahotsav is an annual festival celebrated in India in the month of July. It marks the celebration of forests and trees. It was initiated by K.M. Munshi in 1950. He was the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food. He planted the first tree at Rajghat, Delhi and marked the beginning of this festival. His main motive was to raise awareness among the people about the importance of plants. It is celebrated for seven days.

Van Mahotsav is celebrated in schools, offices, universities, etc. Poster making competitions are held in schools and colleges. People celebrate it by planting trees or saplings. Awareness camps are set up. Various organizations volunteer to provide free saplings.

This festival serves an important purpose and that is
• It helps soil conservation.
• Reduces global warming.
• Provides fuel
• Increases greenery
• Preserves wildlife
• Minimizes the effect of soil erosion
• Reduces pollution and helps control acid rain
Although, this is only a one day or week initiative taken by the people and the government.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

Note: India is among the ten largely forested countries in the world. There are about sixteen types of forests found in India. According to the study of the past year, the total forests and trees cover about 24.39% of the land.