Van-Mahotsva 15-July-2014

The fact that the inspired authors of the Vedic hymns celebrated seers of the upanishand, the bedrock of DAV movement, were all forest dwellers accounted for the great  enthusiasm and the sense of commitment with which DAV Hazaribag celebrates Van Mahotsava .So it was with the 65^th Van Mahotsava – The Forest Festival so to say-which was celebreated in collaboration with the Department of Forest , Hazaribag(East). Apart from the inspiration for the event being rooted to Vedic tradition , it also came from the DAV perception of plantation and saving of trees being the chief means of averting the ecological disaster looming ahead.     

DAVPS Hazaribag has created quite an awesome record of distributing an average of five thousand saplings a year over the past several years as part of the Van Mahotsava.

The Chief Guest Pro. (Dr.) Gurdeep Singh, V.C., V.B.U. Hazaribag,presented many examples of related to importance of forest and said that Swedon is the country where the major part of the revenue comes from the forest itself. He appealed that maintainance of natural habitat is a must for ecological point of view. Flora founa and human beings are inter dependent and it is difficult to imagine the existence of any one of these. It is required by one and all to maintain Indian Vedic culture which promotes the preservation of forest.

Shri Ranjan Jain, Vice Chairman, LMC DAVPS Hazaribag thanked the department of forest for choosing the school as a venue for the celeberation of Van Mahotsava. He said that this programme would definitely enculcate the good values in students regarding environment.

            Hon. Dr. Pradeep Kumar,  IFS, RCCF Hazaribag (East) was lavish in      praise for the DAV Family for their deep involvement and support for organizing the VAN Mahotsava. Speaking on the occasion, he said that plantation is not merely planting a sapling rather it is an act of creation  which gives immense pleasure to the persons involved in it. It was high time to proceed in right earnest with the espousal of the noble cause of plantation as this holds the key to the protection of environment which in turn meant  the betterment of the nation.  He also urged the people to preserve the existing forests and to take proper care of the saplings being planted.   

Shri Ashok Kumar, Principal, DAV Public School, Hazaribag welcomed the Chief guest & the Distinguished Guest for their valuable speeches. He also expressed his sincere thanks  to  the dignitaries present on the occasion, persons from electronic & print media and for making the function a grand success. He said that the program had generated a great awareness among the students  regarding the importance of trees and had also given them a great message to ensure their active and willing participation in plantation work.

Shri A. K. Singh, D.F.O. Hazaribag (East) proposed the vote of thanks.

            To mark the occasion events like speech, slogan writing and the painting were organized and the winners were felicitated.

The result of the competitions:

Two skits namely Desh- Jago Prakriti Bachao and ‘Ashiyana’ were staged on this occasion completely based on the preservation of ecology.

            The dignitaries present on the occasion included Shri F. B. Singh, C.F., Hazaribag, Shri Deepak Verma, I.P.S., IG Retd., Shri M. Prasad, G. M. Hazaribag, Shri S. K. Gupta, C.F. Chatra , Shri Mahabir Lal Vishwakarma, Ex. M.P. Hazaribag  ,Shri Mahadeo Mahto ,Dr. Hiralal Saha ,Shri M. K. Singh, D.F.O. Koderma ,Shri Madhukar, D.F.O. Hazaribag (West) ,Shri A. K. Mehrotra, D.F.O. Chatra (North) ,Shri R. N. Mishra, D.F.O. (W.L.) etc. apart from a no. of parents and the students .The program was anchored by Mr. K. K. Singh, Teacher, and the students like Ananya, Mrinalini, Aditi etc.