Mamata Banerjee marches 10km on International Day of Climate Action

Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Thursday took part in a 10 kilometers long march in Darjeeling hills to create awareness on the conservation of the environment. Banerjee is known to be a fitness freak. She marched the entire 10 km stretch starting from Kurseong to Mahanadi area on the occasion of the International Day of Climate Action. She also interacted with the locals during the march speaking on the issues related to environment conservation and keeping the greenery intact.

READ | Mamata Banerjee Opposes NRC Again, Won't Allow Detention Centres In WB

'Save Green, Stay Clean'

Earlier in the day, she also tweeted about the need for environmental conservation. In her tweet, she urged people to make a pledge to make every effort to save the planet through environment conservation. 

READ | Kailash Vijayavargiya Accuses; Says Mamata Doesn't Follow Constitution

4000 events across 175 countries

On the eve of the International Day of Climate Action, as many as 4000 events were reportedly conducted in 175 countries across the world with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe gathered to call for an end to global warming.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also brought the attention of masses on the issue of global warming, climate change and plastic pollution on several international as well as domestic forums. On his birthday on September 17, PM Modi during his address on the Sardar Sarovar Dam had pledged to phase out the use of single-use plastic by 2022 in a bid to move towards a cleaner environment and better climate. Thereafter, in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), PM Modi addressed the issues of climate change and protecting the environment. He specifically brought the world's attention to the menace of plastic pollution and reiterated that India vows to ban the use of single-use plastic in a bid to eradicate plastic pollution to move towards a cleaner environment.

READ | Mamata Assures Farooq Abdullah Of Standing By Him In 'difficult Times'

READ | WB Spokesperson 'arrested' For Posts Against Mamata Govt: Congress

(With inputs from PTI)