Chief Minister Chouhan sets a record by planting saplings for
Wednesday - October 27, 2021 12:11 am ,
Category : BHOPAL
250 consecutive days
Bhopal 26 October 2021: For environmental protection, on Narmada Jayanti, exactly 250 days ago, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had taken a pledge that he would plant a sapling every day. This resolution of Chief Minister Chouhan was not only a message of environmental protection for the people of the state, but it was also a successful attempt to mobilize public participation for the environment, which is also becoming fruitful today.
Even today the Chief Minister is fully committed to fulfill his resolve. His every morning begins with planting saplings. Whether he is in Bhopal or Delhi, or in any division, district, tehsil or village, he does not fail to plant saplings wherever he is in the morning. This cycle has been going on continuously for 250 days. Chief Minister Chouhan had started planting one sapling every day by planting Rudaksha and Sal saplings in Shambhudhara area of Amarkantak on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti on February 19. He had also said that plantation is a sacred work, all citizens should plant saplings and protect them for environmental protection on priority. He also appealed to the citizens to contribute to the conservation and promotion of nature by protecting trees.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been sensitive towards the environment from the very beginning. Chief Minister Chouhan not only kept the Narmada water clean but also mobilized wide public participation for nature and environment by planting trees extensively on both the banks of Narmada Maiya, by undertaking Namami Devi Narmade Yatra for the protection of Narmada river, the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh. Along with development, he also got success in making the society stand with the government in climate change through Narmada Yatra. The local people took up the responsibility of protecting the saplings planted on the banks of Narmada.
Along with the development of the state, the initiative of taking the society along in other mega campaigns has reached its peak today. On the initiative of the Chief Minister, a state-wide "Ankur Abhiyan" was launched to ensure public participation in the field of environment. In the campaign, more than 4 lakh people registered online and planted saplings and took selfies with the planted saplings and uploaded photos of themselves and plants on the Ankur Abhiyan app. Along with this, the responsibility of protecting the plants has also been taken over. This campaign is going on continuously and people's participation too.
In order to promote greenery in urban and rural areas also, Chief Minister Chouhan has decided to plant more and more trees in public interest. While giving permission for the construction of new houses by the urban body, the condition of plantation is also being put in the housing complex. Similarly, villagers are also constantly being motivated for plantation. Overall, Chief Minister Chouhan is leaving no stone unturned in increasing public awareness about the environment in the state. He says that we have to give clean and environment-filled surroundings to the coming generation, which was given to us by our old generation – Window to News
