Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ties rakhi on a tree at Rajdhani Vatika during Bihar Barish Suraksha Diwas programme on ... Read More

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today tied a rakhi to a tree at Eco Park here for creating awareness about environment among the people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan .

Participating in the ' Bihar Vriksh Suraksha Diwas ' programme, the chief minister who was accompanied by deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi , urged the people to take a pledge to protect trees, an official release said.

The chief minister also planted a sapling at the ' Rajdhani Vatika' .

Several people, including state ministers, MLAs, government officials and schoolchildren were present at the programme.

Earlier in the day, a delegation of 'Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya' met governor Lalji Tandon and the chief minister and tied rakhis on their wrists and prayed for their happy, healthy and successful life, the release said.

