Scouts & Guides come forward to protect environment & play key role in safeguarding water & forests: Chhattisgarh Guv Deka

Raipur,, Oct 29 (UNI) Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka today suggested that environmental protection being one of the biggest challenges today and requires collective efforts to conserve water and forests, Scouts and Guides can play an important role in environmental conservation, water harvesting and forest protection. Appreciating the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, he said initiatives of this kind are proving effective in promoting environmental protection. The Governor was speaking as the chief guest at the State Award Ceremony organised by Bharat Scouts and Guides, Chhattisgarh, at Chhattisgarh Mandapam in Lok Bhavan today. On the occasion, he presented State Awards…