Former minister Kathiriya gets green award

Former Union Minister Vallabh Kathiriya has received environment preservation award from Bharat Vikas Parishad.

Kathiriya,a five-time MP and former minister,was given the award for working to preserve environment by building checkdams and planting trees.

The award was handed over to him by former union minster Jagmohan recently in New Delhi.

Talking to mediapersons here,Kathiriya,who has set up Vasundhara Trust to carry environment related programmes,said he could get the award only because of support of activists working with him.

He said the trust has built more than five lakh checkdams in Gujarat and planted trees thus creating awareness among the people about preservation of environment.

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