Rons Bantwal
Mumbai, Dec 13: Eco-warriors were feted at Raj Bhavan here on Monday December 13.
Tribal environment activist Tulsi Gowda was presented Mother Teresa Memorial Award. Paani Foundation, Aadya Joshi, and Subhajit Mukherjee also honoured.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Change to tribal environmental activist from Karnataka Tulsi Gowda at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.
Known as Encyclopaedia of Forests, Tulsi Gowda is credited for planting more than 30,000 trees.
The awards instituted by the Harmony Foundation were also presented to Paani Foundation, young environmentalist Aadya Joshi and founder of Mission Green Mumbai Subhajit Mukherjee. The award for Paani Foundation was accepted by Dr Avinash Pol.
Chairman of Harmony Foundation and former vice chairman of State Minorities Commission Dr Abraham Mathai was also present.