10th August. Women from local villages walk towards the Mahan forest to mark an protest on Raksha Bandhan. In a pledge to save the Mahan forests of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, from coal mining, people from across 10 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, sent over 8,900 rakhis to the forest dwelling communities of Mahan forests.
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