Khandre promises ₹1 crore to Udupi Pejawar Mutt to develop greenery on two acres at Neelavara
Minister Eshwar Khandre announced a ₹1 crore grant for the Udupi Pejawar Mutt to enhance greenery on two acres of land. This initiative honors the late seer Vishwesha Tirtha, who was known for his contributions to environmental conservation. The government is also addressing forest encroachment and planning new biodiversity parks to improve urban air quality.
- ▪The government will allocate ₹1 crore to develop greenery at Udupi Pejawar Mutt.
- ▪Eshwar Khandre highlighted the late seer's role in promoting environmental conservation.
- ▪The state has the highest number of elephants and is addressing human-elephant conflict with new technology.
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Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Eshwar Khandre said on Monday that the government will sanction ₹1 crore to Udupi Pejawar Mutt to develop greenery on two acres of land, near the the smruti vana of Pejawar Mutt seer late Vishwesha Tirtha, at Neelavara in Udupi district.Speaking after inaugurating the smruti vana developed in memory of Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, who passed away in 2019, the Minister said that the late seer was the epitome of progressive thinking. Thus he had won the hearts of many people across the country.The late seer had contributed a lot for environment conservation.
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