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life of the people through various   during our National Games as well.
 presented brass plates written in   measures. There is complete   With the theme ‘Judega India to
 Kannada to hundreds of people.   focus on Solar Energy, Biogas, Bee   Jeetega India’, national games,
 If both Ecology and Culture grow   Keeping and Bio Fertilizers. Overall,   on the one hand, have given a
 together and flourish…, just imagine   Bio-Village-2.0 is going to lend a   strong message of unity, and on
 how great it would be!  lot of strength to the campaign   the  other, have promoted  India’s
 Friends,  today,  more
        against climate change.  I am      sports culture. You will be happy
 awareness is being seen among   very happy to see the increasing   to know that the National Games
 people about eco-friendly living   enthusiasm for environmental   this time was the biggest ever
 and eco-friendly products than   protection in different parts of the   organized in India. 36 sports were
 ever before. I also got a chance to   country. A few days ago in India,   included in this, in which 7 new
 know about one such interesting           and two indigenous competitions,
 endeavor from Tamil Nadu. This is   Mission LiFE dedicated to protect
        the environment has also been      Yogasan and Mallakhamb were
 a brilliant effort by a team of tribal   launched. The simple principle of   also included. The three teams
 women in Anaikatti, Coimbatore.   Mission LiFE is – Promote such a   that were at the fore in winning
 These women crafted ten thousand   lifestyle, which does not harm the   the Gold Medals are – Services
 eco-friendly Terracotta Tea Cups   environment. I urge you to also   team, Maharashtra and Haryana
 for export. The amazing thing is that
        know Mission LiFE and try to adopt   team. Six National Records and
 these women themselves took up   it.      about 60 National Game Records
 the entire responsibility of making   Friends, Tomorrow, the 31  of   were also made in these games. I
                                   st
 the Terracotta Tea Cups. From Clay   October, is National Unity Day, the   congratulate all the players who
 Mixing  to Final  Packaging, they   auspicious occasion of  the  birth   won medals, made new records,
 did all the work themselves. They         and participated in this sports
 rejuvenate a forest of Sahakara   had also taken training for this.   anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai   competition. I also wish these
        Patel. On this day, Run for Unity is
 Nagar in the city. It was a difficult   Whatever praise is showered on   organized in every corner of the   players a bright future.
 task. But these saplings that were   this wonderful effort is little.  country. This race strengthens   Friends, I would also like to
 planted 20 years ago have grown   Friends, some villages of   the thread of unity in the country,   express my heartfelt appreciation
 into 40-feet tall huge trees. Now,   Tripura have also set very good   inspires our youth. A few days ago,   to all those people who contributed
 their beauty captivates everyone’s   examples. You must have heard   the same sentiment has been seen   in the successful organization of
 mind. This also gives a feeling of   about Bio-Village, but some villages   the National Games held in Gujarat.
 great pride to the people living   of Tripura have ascended to the   You have seen that in Gujarat,
 there. Suresh Kumar ji also does   level of Bio-Village 2.0. Bio-Village   NATIONAL GAMES   the  National Games were  held
 another wonderful job. He has also   2.0 emphasizes how to minimize   during Navratri. Before organizing
 built a bus shelter in Sahakara   the damage caused by natural   these games, once it came to my
 Nagar  to  promote  Kannada  disasters. In this, full attention is   2022  mind that at this time the whole of
 language and culture. He has also   given to improve the quality of   Gujarat is involved in these festivals,
            Celebrating Unity

             through Sports


















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