Get the feel of real village in Pune city

Pune, 4 th  July: ‘Vanrai’ foundation is turning 33 rd  on this 10 th  July. To commemorate this
special occasion foundation has organized a huge exhibition especially based on Mahatma
Gandhi’s ‘go to village’ concept. Rural development is at the forefront of the Vanrai’s main
motives. These includes mainly, water management, plantation, sustainable farming,
community farming, solid waste management, husbandry and livestock management,
education and health related facilities, women empowerment and skill development
training programs, which are conducted by the foundation. On this anniversary day, Vanrai
has decided to create the replica of a typical Indian village. Punekars can experience the
environment and surroundings of the actual village at this model village like entering the
village along with the special ‘Paravarchya Gappa.’ Citizens can also have a close look on
Vanrai’s journey so far in the last 32 years. The exhibition is open at the foundation’s
premises at the Mitra Mandal Chowk, Parvati, Pune.

Exhibition will be mainly bamboo cycle, non-renewable energy equipment, environmental
books, hand tractors, electric bicycles, household appliances. This exhibition is open from
10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Wednesdays, 10th July, and everyone has free access. Students
from different schools and colleges will be visiting in the morning session. 4pm Later
visitors will visit the exhibition in Pune and other parts of the state.
Padmavibhushan Dr. Mohan Dhariya alias Anna, always dreamt of a strong and prosperous
Bharat covered with greenery. He wanted the waste lands to be used again and
unemployed people to get work in there also everybody should live in a clean, green
environment with clean water-sources. He also wished that the deprived sections of the
society should get to taste the fruits of technology and science. To bring his dream into
reality, Vanrai was founded, which is entering into its 33 rd  year on this 10 th  July 2019.

Vanrai has distributed over 2 crore saplings to the farmers so far to bring the wastelands
into cultivation and thus helping to increase the green cover of the country. Vanrai also
built the movement of bunds for the water and soil conservation. Along with the water
management programs, Vanrai also organized events like family planning, ban on liquor,
ban on illegal tree-felling, illegal grazing and free of cost, community working. They have
established 13 training centers in the rural areas to provide latest scientific and
technological developments. Small scale saving-groups are providing employment to the
rural women. With the help of the villagers, clean, green, prosperous and sustainable
villages are created. The sustainable village development is no more a dream but a reality
now. Vanrai has successfully achieved this impossible achievement in various villages of
the west Maharashtra, Konkan and ,Marathwada region with the help of sustainable rural
development and brought the much needed ‘reverse migration.’

Vanrai’s programs are based on the needs of the local villagers and executed with their help
only. Vanrai foundation’s chairman,Ravindra Dhariya told in the press conference that
Punekars can experience and enjoy all these works on the occasion of the anniversary
events. Vanrai’s representatives were also present at the press conference.