All India Muslim Development Council to plant ten lakh trees in Dakshina Kannada District
Mangaluru: All India Muslim Development Council has announced its plan to plant ten lakh saplings in Dakshina Kannada District to stress upon the need of green environment in the region following water scarcity problem the District faced during summer, earlier this year.
The council in association with 'Masjid One Movement' will plant the saplings at Mosques, Madrasas, Public Places, Forest lands and at the homes of the members of Jamat across the District to plant ten lakh trees in the region.
In a press release issued by the council, it stressed upon the need of planting trees to save the planet. “Due to depleting number of trees, the temperature of the planet has gone up and continues to be on rise. The average rainfall is also dipping every year. We are heading towards running out of underground water. All these are not good signs for the planet so we have planned to take this initiative of planting ten lakh trees in the District”.
The council added that Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) had also stressed upon conserving forest and green environment and that it is of great importance in Islam. “Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) had time and again stressed on conserving forest and planting trees. The initiative is also in line with this” the press release added.
If we donate blood, we can save one life. If we plant trees it will help us save several families at once. Protecting Environment has great importance in Islam and if we see the current scenario and reports of environment it is very alarming and it is very important for us all to stand up and work towards improvising the condition. It is in line with the same context that All India Muslim Development Council is taking this initiative to play our role to safeguard the environment” the President of the organisation's Dakshina Kannada chapter Ahmed Mohiddin told Vartha Bharati.
The council has reportedly received assurance of support for the initiative from several mosques and other organisation and it is expecting support from every mosque from the District to support the cause. The officials of All India Muslim Development Council and Masjid One Movement urged masjid committees and other organisations to join hands in the initiative to create green and healthy environment in the District.
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Manmohan Singh, LK Advani cast votes from home
New Delhi (PTI): Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former deputy prime minister LK Advani and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi have cast their votes using the home voting facility, the Delhi poll body said.
The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi on Thursday kicked off the home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities (PwDs) and it will go on till May 24.
According to the data shared by the office, 1409 voters cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Friday, which was the second day of the facility being started.
The West Delhi constituency reported the highest number of home votes, with 348 voters participating. Among them, 299 were elderly individuals.
With the completion of the second day, a total of 2,956 voters have exercised their right to vote from home, the CEO office said.
"Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi successfully cast their votes on May 17 from their home availing home voting facility in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency," the office said.
Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari cast his vote on Thursday, it added.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani cast his vote on Saturday, sources said.
On the first day, 1,482 voters exercised their franchise from home.
A total of 5,406 voters across Delhi -- elderly individuals and PwDs -- have filled out Form 12D to avail of the home voting facility in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
This initiative ensures these voters can participate in the electoral process with ease and dignity, eliminating the need to visit polling stations. Delhi will go to polls on May 25.
