Newly-weds plant saplings in U'khand district
The Maiti Andolan, wherein newly-weds plant a sapling and give money to village girls for its upkeep, has become a tradition in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, The Better India reports. The money takes care of the underprivileged​ girls in the village, said a resident. Maiti Andolan began as an experiment in 1995, and has spread across thousands of villages since.