Juhi
Chawla
has
taken
to
a
unique
way
to
wish
her
loved
ones
and
friends
in
the
Hindi
film
industry,
on
special
occasions
such
as
birthdays.
The
actress
pledges
trees
as
gifts
to
a
project
called
Cauvery
Calling,
which
aims
to
revitalize
River
Cauvery
and
address
farmer
distress
in
the
river
basin.
Juhi,
who
recently
contributed
1,000
trees
as
a
gift
for
her
son
Arjun,
opened
up
on
why
she
started
this
thoughtful
trend
to
celebrate
special
occasions.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Juhi
said,
"The
lockdown
in
the
Covid-19
crisis
has
been
a
godsend,
as
the
city
is
cleaner,
I
hear
birds
chirping
in
my
garden,
it's
been
beautiful.
Now
the
traffic
is
increasing,
I
can
feel
the
fumes
coming
back
in.
When
you
feel
those
changes,
you
realise
what
you
are
doing,
you
are
not
thinking
far
enough.
If
not
for
anybody,
do
it
for
your
children.
That's
why
on
Arjun's
birthday,
I
did
this.
I
anyway
help
in
collecting
tress
and
Cauvery
Calling.
Since
the
last
three-four
months,
everything
went
in
a
tizzy,
and
I
wasn't
quite
punctual,
so
I
got
back
to
that."
Making
the
contribution
of
trees
for
her
son,
Juhi
had
written
in
a
tweet
that
a
gift
of
clean
air
and
water
is
the
best
life
insurance
plan.
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
"Instead
of
sending
flowers
which
would
die
in
three-four
days,
we
plant
100
trees
for
whoever
I
want
to
wish,
In
a
way,
when
they
tweet
it,
someone
somewhere
gets
inspired
and
does
the
same," the
actress
added
in
her
interview.
Juhi
has
been
a
constant
supporter
of
the
Cauvery
Calling
project,
and
has
contributed
trees
on
the
birthdays
of
celebrities
like
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
Akshay
Kumar,
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Asha
Bhonsle,
the
late
Rishi
Kapoor,
and
many
others.
Cauvery
Calling
is
a
movement
started
by
Sadhguru,
the
founder
of
Isha
Foundation,
to
address
the
issue
of
river
depletion,
soil
degradation,
and
agrarian
economy
in
the
Cauvery
river
basin
area.
The
project,
with
its
12-year
vision,
intends
to
support
farmers
to
shift
to
tree
based
agriculture,
which
promises
significant
economic
returns,
while
also
helping
revitalize
River
Cauvery.
The
aim
is
to
plant
242
crore
trees
in
one-third
of
the
river
basin.