Juhi
Chawla
made
a
donation
of
1,000
trees
on
her
son
Arjun's
birthday,
to
the
Cauvery
Calling
movement
which
was
launched
by
Sadhguru,
the
founder
of
Isha
Foundation.
Juhi
called
the
gift,
'the
best
life
insurance
plan'
for
her
son
as
the
Cauvery
Calling
movement
is
aimed
at
revitalizing
Cauvery,
a
major
river
in
southern
India
which
has
depleted
drastically
in
the
last
few
decades.
Announcing
the
contribution
and
calling
it
a
'gift
of
clean
air
and
water',
Juhi
tweeted,
"For
my
son,
Arjun,
a
1,000
trees
on
his
birthday,
in
the
Cauvery
Calling
project.
A
gift
of
clean
air
and
water,
the
best
life
insurance
plan.
Can
anything
be
better?"
Her
thoughtful
contribution
intended
to
create
a
secure
future
for
her
child
was
lauded
by
Sadhguru.
"Namaskaram
Juhi,
your
unwavering
commitment
towards
ensuring
an
abundant
planet
for
future
generations
is
inspiring.
Congratulations
and
blessings
to
you,
and
a
very
happy
birthday
to
Arjun," he
wrote
on
Twitter.
Namaskaram
Juhi,
your
unwavering
commitment
towards
ensuring
an
abundant
planet
for
future
generations
is
inspiring.
Congratulations
&
Blessings
to
you,
and
a
very
Happy
Birthday
to
Arjun.
–Sg
#CauveryCalling
https://t.co/tLAcopPb8v
Juhi
has
been
an
active
supporter
of
Cauvery
Calling
project
by
pledging
trees
as
gifts
for
many
personalities
such
as
Akshay
Kumar,
Asha
Bhonsle,
Lata
Mangeshkar
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
Anil
Kapoor
and
others,
on
their
birthdays.
Last
September,
she
donated
1,000
trees
in
the
memory
of
her
late
brother,
Bobby
Chawla.
Not
only
Juhi,
but
other
celebrities
from
the
Hindi
film
industry
such
as
Dia
Mirza,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
and
Anupam
Kher
have
also
voiced
their
support
towards
Cauvery
Calling.
Cauvery
Calling
aims
to
empower
50
lakh
farmers
to
plant
242
crore
trees
on
their
farmlands,
in
one-third
of
the
Cauvery
river
basin.
The
project
was
launched
in
September
2019,
with
a
12-year
vision
to
promote
tree-based
agriculture,
which
will
significantly
improve
economic
gains
for
farmers
and
simultaneously
restore
green
cover
in
the
denuded
Cauvery
basin.
The
project
is
being
implemented
by
Isha
Outreach,
which
is
a
member
of
the
world's
foremost
conservation
body,
the
International
Union
for
Conservation
of
Nature
(IUCN).
It
will
positively
impact
food
and
water
security
of
84
million
people
in
Karnataka
and
Tamil
Nadu.