Latest News | Ganesh Pandal in Latur Sends out a Message for Tree Conservation

Latur, Sep 9 (PTI) In a bid to create awareness about tree plantation and conservation, an organisation has installed an idol of Lord Ganesh planting a tree at a pandal in the heart of Maharashtra's Latur city, drawing huge crowds during the ten-day festival.

In a pandal at Rajiv Gandhi Chowk, Vasundhara Pratishthan, a local NGO, installed an idol of Lord Ganesh planting a peepal tree, sending a powerful message about tree plantation and conservation.

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The theme emphasises the vital role of oxygen, with statues in the pandal sporting oxygen masks, reminding people about the dire consequences they may face in the future.

"The jungle-themed pandal has an elevated bridge with an artificial pond with fish underneath. There are mountains and human figures sporting oxygen masks sending out a message for conservation," said Yogesh Sharma, founder president of Vasundhara Pratishthan.

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Apart from this, visitors to the pandal are handed saplings, which they are encouraged to plant in honour of Lord Ganesh, he said.

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