
Chief Guest Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh plants a sapling at Variksh Bandhu. Photo/TPiE
Dharamshala: In accordance with the invitation proffered, Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phunstok of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile partakes in a plantation program (VARIKSH BANDHU) as it’s special guest which was organized by Himalaya Pariwar, Himachal Pradesh to save and protect our nature and environment on 8 August 2020 at Govt. Circuit House, Sarah road, Chilgari, Dharamshala.
The plantation program i.e. Variksh Bandhu started with Hindu rituals in the presence of Chief Guest Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh; Special Guest Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile; special invitee Shri Devinder Ji, Vibhag Pracharak of RSS; Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs); the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Dharamsala; heads of the Tibetan NGOs based in Dharamsala; and members of the Himalaya Pariwar. Followed by plantation of saplings by the chief guest, the special guest, and other guests.
Deputy Speaker greeted and invited Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in near future. Deputy Speaker also met Himachal Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur at the Govt. Circuit House.
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The plantation program i.e. Variksh Bandhu starts with Hindu rituals in the presence of Chief Guest Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh; Special Guest Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile; special invitee Shri Devinder Ji, Vibhag Pracharak of RSS; Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs); the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Dharamsala; heads of the Tibetan NGOs based in Dharamsala; and members of the Himalaya Pariwar. Photo/TPiE

Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh and Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile greet each other. Photo/TPiE

Deputy Speaker plants a sapling at Variksh Bandhu. Photo/TPiE

A group picture of the chief guests and attendees of the plantation program i.e. Variksh Bandhu. Photo/TPiE

Dharamsala Settlement Officer and Tibetan NGO members greet the Chief-Guest Shri Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forest of Himachal Pradesh. Photo/TPiE