Nagpur Governor of Maharashtra, Acharya Devvrat, has called for a shift towards natural agriculture to “preserve soil, water and health”, noting that widespread use of harmful fertilizers such as urea has led to high blood pressure and diabetes.
Speaking at the Lokmat Times Healthcare Excellence Awards 2025 here on Thursday, Devrat urged doctors to play a proactive role in guiding society towards a healthy, disease-free life.
He said: “Animals that are not in captivity rarely get sick. Only humans need a doctor. This is because we have moved away from nature. We are eating fast food and junk food instead of following a healthy diet.”
He said that humans pollute the environment in every way.
He lamented, “We use harmful urea fertilizer, which enters our bodies through the food we consume. Even tribal people in Gujarat are now suffering from blood pressure and diabetes due to the presence of harmful substances in their food.”
“It is the mind that separates human beings from other living beings, but this mind must be used well because it also has the capacity for great destruction,” he noted, calling for natural agriculture to preserve soil, water and health.
Maharashtra Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare Prakash Abitkar, Mayor of Nagpur Nita Thackeray, Lokmat Editor-in-Chief and former MP Dr Vijay Darda, Director of National Institute of Environmental Engineering Research Dr S Venkata Mohan, Padma Shri Dr Vikas Mahatme, Padma Shri Dr Chandrashekhar Meshram, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur Dr Prashant Joshi were among the dignitaries present. The occasion.
The governor praised Luqmat Media Group for its unbiased journalism and work for the welfare of the community.
Lokmat has established itself as a leading platform for fair and unbiased journalism. He said that in addition to journalism, it has actively contributed to public welfare through initiatives in disaster relief, education, healthcare and other social sectors.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Vijay Darda said that if a doctor wants to open a hospital, he has to undergo extensive procedures and obtain multiple No Objection Certificates (NOCs), and approvals like environmental clearance and fire department clearance are required, which consume a huge amount of time of the medical professional.
He called for a single window system for obtaining various permits.
He said that the responsibility for maintaining government hospitals should fall on those concerned with the environment and hygiene, and this initiative should begin at the level of primary health centers.
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