On gender ratio, country has to emulate Bihar village

Bhagalpur, June 6 (PTI) If the country has to gain significantly on gender ratio, here is an example to follow — a village in Bihar that celebrates the birth of a girl child by planting trees.

The age-old practice of Dharhara villagers today came in for praise from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who said the people have set an example to fellow countrymen to treat the girl child as an asset and not a liability.

On being informed that the villagers plant at least ten fruit-bearing trees upon the birth of girls and use the resources for education and marriage of these girls, Kumar said the locals have in their own novel way served twin purposes, that of environment conservation and gender sensitivity.

The Chief Minister also planted a tree to mark the birth of a girl Lavi Kumari, born to Saurabh Singh and Priyanka Devi.

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