AHMEDABAD: Five hundred years ago Sultan Mehmud Begda encouraged people of Ahmedabad to plant trees by giving prizes to those agreeing to go the green way. Ahmedabad had many trees and gardens during the sultanate period. Many travellers sang praises on the green beauty of this city.
Maverick Sultan Begda had a deep interest in planting trees.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tree-plantation-drive-conducted-500-years-ago
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ahmedabad-t
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/neem
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pipal
