Protecting nature essential for better health: Eshwar Khandre

Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B. Khandre stressed that protecting nature is essential for better health. He said rising pollution levels are contributing to an increase in health problems. Khandre pointed out that rapid depletion of forests and green cover, coupled with increasing pollution in food, water, and air, has become a major concern. The minister highlighted the significance of traditional Indian medicine, describing Ayurveda as one of the world's oldest and most effective healing systems. Khandre also expressed concern over substance abuse among youth and assured financial support for the development of a local park in Jamkhandi. He urged multi-speciality hospitals to provide quality healthcare services at affordable rates for poor and middle-class families.