Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted saplings of Banyan, Mango and Saptaparni at Smart Garden (Water Vision Park) located in Shyamla Hills in the presence of citizens on Narmada Jayanti today. Chouhan had taken a pledge to plant saplings every day by planting saplings at Amarkantak, the origin place of Narmada Maiya on Narmada Jayanti of the year 2021. In a period of about two years, Chouhan has planted more than 2,000 saplings at different places of the country and state including Bhopal.
On the call of Chief Minister Chouhan, lakhs of citizens of the state have started planting saplings regularly. The work of planting saplings on the occasions of birthdays, marriage anniversaries and in the memory of departed relatives is being carried out in the entire state. More than 60 lakh saplings have been planted under Ankur Abhiyan. People's participation in tree plantation is continuously increasing.
Today along with Chief Minister Chouhan, Pankaj Suryavanshi and Vijeta Suryavanshi planted saplings with the resolution of helping the children of poor families without spending the marriage amount.