Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Environment Minister Sunil Kumar and Additional Chief Secretary Harjot Kaur joined senior officials at Patna’s Rajdhani Vatika for the observance
• The Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission, instituted in 2012, underpins annual sapling drives and links environmental conservation with emerging eco-tourism efforts
• Nitish Kumar urged residents to pledge tree protection during Raksha Bandhan and highlighted the need to plant and nurture saplings to combat climate change
• Recent government data indicate that nearly 7,000 acres of Bihar’s forest land have been diverted for infrastructure projects over the past five years, underscoring preservation challenges
• Former chief minister Rabri Devi continued her tradition by tying a Rakhi to her adopted brother Sunil Kumar Singh, illustrating shifting political and familial alliances