BHAMLA FOUNDATION COMMEMORATES & CELEBRATES VAN MAHOTSAV WEEK 2016 (July 1 – July 7)

Every year the Van Mahotsav Week is celebrated in India from 1st of July till the 7th of July. Also known as Forest Day. It was initiated in 1950 by then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, K.M. Munshi to create an enthusiasm and awareness among the Indian Masses for conservation of Forests and Plantation of Trees.
The original aim of the Van Mahotsav Week is to get Every Citizen of India to plant a sapling during this week!! The Mahotsav gets ample of participation from different states and every year millions of saplings are planted. 
This year too the Van Mahotsav has been met with fervor and enthusiasm and Bhamla Foundation which is at the helm of promoting environment conservation and consciousness in Bandra through their yearly event – UNEP’s World Environment Day on 5th of June has taken the lead in Mumbai with a successful tree plantation campaign today (1st June 2016) at Anjuman Islam Girls School & Junior College (Bandra W). 
The sapling plantation activity was conducted by Shri Asif Bhamla (President of Bhamla Foundation), Aijaz Khan (ex Big Boss Contestant and Celebrity) and Mrs. Saba Patel (Principal Anjuman Islam Girls School & Junior College) along with a whole lot of students, enthusiasts and social workers who are active in Preservation and Protection of the Environment.