Responding to the news of UP Government’s ‘Mission Vriksharopan’ which aimed to plant 25 core saplings across the state during previous year’s ‘van mahotsav’, Padma Shri and Braj litterateur Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia said that while this is a commendable initiative, the government should also make efforts to protect and restore the ecological diversity and character of Braj.