Pantnagar University Resolves to Celebrate Harela Festival as 'Green Yajna', Report Says
Pantnagar University has resolved to celebrate the Harela festival as a 'Green Yajna', according to a Garhwal Post report. The activities planned, the scale of plantation, and the dates of the celebration have not been detailed.
Current Summary
Pantnagar University has resolved to celebrate the Harela festival as a 'Green Yajna', according to a Garhwal Post report published on the afternoon of July 11. What the Green Yajna designation involves, the plantation targets or activities planned, the dates of the celebration, who took the resolution, and the participation of students, faculty and surrounding communities have not been detailed in the available signal. Harela, marking the onset of the sowing season in the Hindu month of Shravan, is Uttarakhand's principal folk festival, celebrated especially in the Kumaon region in mid-July, and has in recent years been promoted by the state government as an occasion for large-scale tree plantation. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology at Pantnagar, in Udham Singh Nagar district, is India's first agricultural university and regularly hosts environment and agriculture-linked public programmes.
What We Know
- Pantnagar University has resolved to celebrate the Harela festival as a 'Green Yajna', per a Garhwal Post report published July 11.
- Harela, Uttarakhand's principal folk festival marking the sowing season, falls in mid-July and is widely used for tree plantation drives.
What Is Still Unclear
- What activities the 'Green Yajna' celebration will include and any plantation targets.
- The dates and venues of the celebration.
- Who took the resolution and the extent of student and community participation.
What Changed
- 11 Jul, 12:21 pmSignal detected: Pantnagar University Resolves to Celebrate Harela Festival as 'Green Yajna', Report Says
Background
Harela is celebrated in Uttarakhand, particularly in Kumaon, at the start of the Hindu month of Shravan and symbolises greenery and a good harvest. The state government has promoted Harela as an occasion for mass tree plantation. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology at Pantnagar in Udham Singh Nagar district is India's first agricultural university.