World Earth Day: PM Modi Gives A Shout Out To COVID-19 Warriors

Created: Apr 22, 2020, 11:50 IST | Updated: Apr 22, 2020, 20:05 IST

NEW DELHI: On the occasion International Earth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to work towards a cleaner and healthier planet.

On Wednesday, PM Modi took to his Twitter and gave a shout-out to all those working at the forefront who were fighting the COVID-19 battle.

Here's his tweet:

On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet.

A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. #EarthDay2020

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also extending his greetings via Twitter on 'World Earth Day'.

माता भूमि: पुत्रो अहं पृथिव्या: !

समस्त देशवासियों को #WorldEarthDay की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
आइए, इस दिवस पर पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक वातावरण के प्रति संवेदनशील बनने व धरा को हरा भरा बनाने का संकल्प लें।@moesgoi #EarthDay2020 pic.twitter.com/LHvVH2cNPF

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) April 21, 2020

"Amid the recent outbreak, we encourage people to rise up but to do so safely and responsibly - in many cases, that means using our voices to drive action online rather than in person," said Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network.

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first observed in the year 1970.

Meanwhile, the confirmed cases of novel coronavirus cases have reached 20,000-mark in India. PM Modi had also extended the 21-day lockdown till May 3 to curb the chain of deadly virus spreading in India.

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