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Venkatachalam, president, Save Eastern Ghats, who spearheaded the Save Western Ghats March from Tamil Nadu as the chief co-ordinator on Monday, called upon people to turn the historic 100 days march that set the momentum to save the environment in 1987 into a movement. This meet was organised in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the last three years. Nearly 10 people were honoured with Auroville Aranya Bio-Diversity Conservation Excellency Award – 2017. “At least three to four centres should be identified in Goa, Puducherry, Kerala and exhibitions should be organised. D.Saravanan from Aranya Forest and Sanctuary, Auroville, who joined the Save the Western Ghats March at the age of 19, was one of the main organisers of the event..