Lucknow,

5 June (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched

the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Abhiyan' by planting a vine sapling at the Chief

Minister's residence on the occasion of World Environment Day-2025. On this

occasion, the Chief Minister said that the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign will

continue from today till June 30. Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee's 'Balidan Diwas will

coincide with massive Van Mahotsav program from July 01 to July 07. A target

has been set to plant more than 35 crore saplings in the state. This sequence

will continue till August 15. Yogi Adityanath said that the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke

Naam' campaign makes us aware of the environment and forest culture. The world

is grappling with difficult environmental challenges. Man will have to find a

solution. We will have to coordinate and communicate with nature.

During

this, Minister of State for Forests (Independent Charge) Dr. Arun Kumar Saxena,

Minister of State for Forests KP Malik, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh,

Principal Secretary (Forest/Environment) Anil Kumar were prominently present.

The Chief Minister, who arrived on a visit to Ayodhya, planted the sacred

Triveni Peepal, Banyan and Neem saplings in the 'Pushp Vatika' located in

Ayodhya Dham. Here the Chief Minister appealed to the people to plant a tree in

the name of the mother.

Deputy

Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya appealed to the general public that every

person should plant a tree in the name of their mother; this will be a precious

gift from you to your mother. He said that planting a tree in the name of your

mother will create an emotional attachment towards that tree and the feeling of

protecting it will always remain in your mind. He said that protecting the

trees is more important than planting them. He emphasized that you should

protect and care for the plants like your children.

The

Deputy Chief Minister was addressing the tree plantation program organized in

Majra Bharoswa of Devaria Bharoswa Gram Panchayat of Mohanlalganj as the chief

guest. Before this, he planted Harishankari (Banyan, Pakkad and Peepal)

saplings here. State President of Bharatiya Janata Party Bhupendra Singh

Chaudhary on Thursday inaugurated the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign by planting

trees at the State BJP Headquarters on World Environment Day. Bhupendra Singh

Chaudhary said that the campaign will start at the district level by planting

trees at all the district headquarters on Thursday. From 23 June, the martyrdom

day of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, to 15 August, tree plantation programs will

be organized at the booth level. Along with this, tree plantation will be done

after every campaign and program from 5 June to 15 August.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi