New Delhi:Calling for active public participation in World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Tuesday launched #SelfieWithSapling campaign, urging people to plant a sapling and click a selfie with it.
Javadekar, who took charge of as the environment minister on Saturday, said 'Jan Bhagidari' (people's participation) is integral to tackling environmental issues and it has to be a people's movement.
"June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day. I am sure people of this country will enthusiastically participate in it. I appeal to the people to plant a sapling, click a picture with it and post it on social media using '#SelfieWithSapling'. We need such initiatives as we are creating a carbon sink," the minister said.
"The Modi government believes that the environment is not just a government programme but a people's programme," he added.
World Environment Day 2019 will be hosted by China with a theme of 'Air Pollution'.