PM launches tree plantation campaign on World Environment Day

    New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling at the Buddha Jayanti Park here to mark World Environment Day.
    Under the campaign, 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', millions of trees will be planted across the country.
    In a series of posts on X, Modi said he was delighted to launch the campaign.
    "This morning, I planted a tree in line with our commitment to protecting Mother Nature and making sustainable lifestyle choices. I urge you all to also contribute to making our planet better," he said.
    "It would make you all very happy that in the last decade, India has undertaken numerous collective efforts which have led to increased forest cover across the nation. This is great for our quest towards sustainable development. It is also commendable how local communities have risen to the occasion and taken a lead in this," he added.
    The prime minister urged people to plant trees in their mothers' names and share pictures online using #Plant4Mother.
    Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena joined Modi at the event.
    The Environment Ministry, in a statement, later in the day said Central and state government departments and local bodies will identify public spaces to assist the #Plant4Mother campaign.
    "Plantation of trees is central to the theme of World Environment Day 2024 namely halting and reversing land degradation, building drought resilience and preventing desertification," it said.
    Besides the #Plant4Mother campaign, plantation of 80 crore trees by September and 140 crore by March 2025 has been planned following the 'whole of government' and 'whole of society approach', the statement said, adding the trees would be planted by individuals, entities, community-based organizations, central and state government departments and local bodies.

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