‘Matheran Green festival 2015’ is India’s first Green festival initiated  to bring an astute awareness about nature, its conservancy and it's creative expressions attracting around 50,000 visitors .

Artists, innovators and environmentalists from seven countries and 16 states would be participating at the festival which is held from May 21 to 25. ‘Matheran’ situated in Maharashtra’s Raighad district is a 100 per cent pollution-free hill station and also an only vehicle-free hill station in Asia.

The festival held in a reserved forest is organized by Matheran Pratishthan and the New Bombay Design. It is hosted by Matheran Municipal Council, Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Union government.

This is the first step towards transforming Matheran as a model town and destination, which will speak about Eco-sensibility, responsibility of each individual to conserve and understand nature, a release from the organisers said.

Bollywood's renowned Art Director Sukant Panigrahy and Bhubaneshwar's Kalanirvana International Art Centre's Ashis Pahi would be among the prominent participants including art enthusiasts and nature lovers across the country,especially from Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Odhisa, Pondicherry and nearby cities by involving the community and creating a model that can be replicated to other natural resources as well, the release said.

-Ratnakar