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Bhopal : Thursday, February 24, 2022
Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that tree plantation is necessary to reduce the temperature of the atmosphere. Due to climate change and global warming, the temperature of the earth will increase by 2 degrees centigrade because of which glaciers will melt, sea level will rise and rainfall will be irregular. One of the effective means of avoiding these hazards is tree plantation. We have to make tree plantation an integral part of our life. We must plant saplings in the memory of family members and on every happy occasion. Activities such as making giving bouquets, garlanding and putting up hoardings on birthdays are futile. By planting a tree, birthdays will be more meaningful. With this, we will be offering something to the earth, remembering the day we have come into the world. It will be an expression of love for our earth. Along with this, activities like social service, helping the underprivileged on birthdays etc. should also be encouraged. These activities will give a meaningful shape to our birthday.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan along with social organizations was addressing a tree plantation programme in the ABD area of Tatya Tope Nagar in Bhopal. A pledge was taken by Chief Minister Shri Chouhan to plant saplings every day in Amarkantak on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti on February 19, 2021. In the sequence of this resolution, saplings were planted by many organizations along with Chief Minister Shri Chouhan. Tree plantation was done by the representatives of these institutions in the programme organized. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan planted five saplings including Peepal and Mango along with Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra, Urban Development and Housing Minister Shri Bhupendra Singh, Medical Education Minister Shri Vishwas Sarang, All India Co-Organizational General Secretary Shri Shivprakash, Madhya Pradesh in charge Shri Murlidhar Rao, Khajuraho MP Shri V.D. Sharma, Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, MLA Smt. Krishna Gaur, State Organizational General Secretary Shri Suhas Bhagat, former minister Shri Umashankar Gupta, former minister Shri Ramkrishna Kusmaria, former MLA Shri Ramesh Sharma Guttu Bhaiya and other public representatives.
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Chouhan, 425 saplings were planted simultaneously by various social organizations under the resolve to serve nature. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan released the book “Shiv Vatika Prakriti ke Seva Ka Sankalp” focusing on the plantation done since February 19, 2021 in order of his resolve. He also reviewed the exhibition focused on the saplings planted throughout the year. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan also unveiled the Environment Resolution Plaque. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan met the members of voluntary organizations who had come to plant trees.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Ankur Abhiyan has been started by the state government for tree plantation under which, there is a system to upload photos at the time of planting, thirty days after planting and again after 80 days. The intention is to plant saplings and also to take care and protect the plant. The creative workers involved in this activity will be called Vriksha Veer and Vriksha Veerangana. They will also be rewarded. The state government intends to develop a tendency among the people of the state of planting trees and preserving it.
Co-Organizational General Secretary Shri Shivprakash, said in the programme that it is due to the resolve of Chief Minister Shri Chouhan that such a pious welfare programme of tree plantation is being undertaken. Environment is also one of the major problems being faced by the nation. To solve this, activities like tree plantation will continue. We have to enliven the vision of environment of Indian culture. Not only the country but the world also needs environment centric development. Shri Shivprakash appealed that we should plant trees, keep rivers clean and pave the way for building a healthy, disease free India. Khajuraho MP Shri V.D. Sharma said that one year of Chief Minister Shri Chouhan’s resolve to plant saplings every day is nearing completion. On this occasion, the initiative of the voluntary organizations of the state to come forward and plant saplings makes historic.
Under the Prakriti ke seva ka sankalp programme, 425 saplings of 14 species were planted by various social organizations. Under this, 100 saplings of Maulshri, 50 of Conocarpus, 25 each of Kachnar, Belpatra, Peepal, Banyan, Shisham, Neem, Mango, Sakodia and Guava, 20 each of Saptaparni and Parkia and 10 of Parijat were planted. Representatives of the organizations, who had participated in tree plantation along with Chief Minister Shri Chouhan in the previous months, planted saplings in A.B.D area.
Office-bearers of Bhopal City Live, Dharamshri Foundation, The Lion City Group, Book Wala, Dishanjali Society, Jeevan Sarthak Foundation, Swechha, Kunjal Welfare Society, Return Gift to Mother Earth, Robin Hood Army, Square LLP Voluntary Organization, Angels Welfare Society, Society for Promotion and Protection of Gaukasht and Envroment, Excel Venture Society, Navrachna, Council of Social Justice, Deeprekha, Team Clean and Green, Bachpan, Muskaan, Atmos Welfare Society, Awaaz Jan-Kalyan Samiti, Tript Samajik Seva Sansthan, The Hope of Change and Atal Bihari Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis have also planted saplings.
