Uttarakhand

• 01 Nov 2022

Contract Between 'Namami Gange' and Patanjali

Why In News?

• On October 31, 2022, on the occasion of natural farming program organized by Patanjali Organic Research Institute and National Mission for Clean Ganga in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, a contract was signed between 'Namami Gange' and Patanjali to increase the income of farmers from natural farming.

Key Points

• It is noteworthy that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, DG Namami Gange Ashok Kumar jointly inaugurated the Natural Farming Program at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar and on this occasion the Union Minister inaugurated Natural Farming in Ganga Basin. He also released the book Reason (Perspective and Solution).
• Apart from this, the first 20 children participating in Ganga Run were also awarded certificates and prizes.
• On this occasion, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the MoU signed between Patanjali Research Center and National Mission of Clean Ganga is a historic occasion.
• It is known that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna have established Yoga and Ayurveda in the world and today there is no field which has remained untouched by Patanjali.
• On this occasion, Acharya Balkrishna said that around 3.60 lakh vegetation is found all over the world and about 20 thousand types of vegetation are found in India and thousands of species are found on the banks of Ganga.
• He told that before doing natural farming, there is a need to think about what to cultivate and where to do which farming, farmers can get more profit.