Lucknow, 9 July (HS): In Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the state is on

track to break a new record by planting more than 37 crore saplings in a single

day as part of the ongoing Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign. In a tweet

on social networking site X, the chief minister stated that Uttar Pradesh would

achieve a new milestone today, July 9, 2025, as part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke

Naam' campaign.

Under

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership and inspiring direction,

the state has successfully planted more than 204 million trees over the

previous eight years, boosting forest cover by an extra five lakh acres. In

continuance of this initiative, we intend to plant more than 37 crore saplings

across the state in a single day, said the chief minister, while inviting people to join the campaign and show

their appreciation to Mother Earth and their own moms via environmental

conservation. Using the campaign

hashtag #EkPedMaKeNaam, Adityanath encouraged Indians to participate in the

drive as a mark of respect to maternal figures and environment. In another tweet, the chief minister

published a message, in which he wrote for a renowned Hindi daily, titled

Aaiye Karen Vasudha Ka Harit Shringaar (Let us decorate the land

with greenery). He remarked,

referring to the state's yearly plantation campaign, The Plantation

Campaign-2025 begins on July 9. We

are not only planting saplings; we are planting for the future and ideals.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi