The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will officially participate in the Harela (tree plantation) festival in Uttarakhand to be held in July. The organization sought permission from the state forest department for the same with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Jairaj giving approval for the same. Prant Sanyojak (environment wing head of the RSS) expressed his delight and said that around 2500 Pryavaran Praharis (environmental conservationists) in 13 districts of Uttarakhand who will not just plant the saplings but also nurture them. He added that they will focus more on medicinal plants like Tulsi, Giloy, etc., that will help in making available medicines for corona virus.
Around 1.25 lakh saplings of indigenous and native species will be planted and not exotic ones.