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Strive towards making a pollution free country: President Mukherjee

by IBNS 01 Jan 2016, 08:36 am

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS) Greeting the people on New Year's Day, President Pranab Mukherjee has urged them to strive towards making India pollution free.

The President said, "Let us strive to make our country clean and green and the environment pollution free."

He also exhorted the countrymen to preserve symbiotic relationship with nature.

"Let us resolve to make 2016 - a year in which people work towards preserving symbiotic relationship between man & nature."

The President also said that one should use this time of the year to reinforce civilizational values.

"This is the time to reinforce the civilizational values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India."

President Mukherjee also called for the creation of an inclusive society.

"Let us inculcate in ourselves love, compassion, tolerance & create an inclusive society where peace and harmony pr