Gangtok, July 26 -- At the official launch of the Connect to Earth and Shramdaan for Green Sikkim initiative, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang made an appeal to the people of Sikkim to reconnect with the soil and nature.
The launch event was held in Gangtok today as part of a series of events including inauguration of a foot-over bridge near Holy Cross School.
Speaking to a gathering of officials and citizens, the CM said that while we proudly stand on the earth, we often do so wearing shoes symbolizing the growing distance between people and Mother Earth. He urged everyone to spend at least one moment a week walking barefoot, working with soil, and rebuilding a direct relationship with the land that sustains us.
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