Divisional Commissioner of Gwalior Shivam Verma exhorted people to plant more trees and keep their surroundings clean to ensure a green city and better environment for future generations. He was speaking at the advisory meeting convened to discuss the various steps to be taken to make the city greener and more beautiful.
Verma told the gathering that an awareness campaign will be conducted for a week to make the public aware about the importance of planting more trees. He added that online registration for plantation of trees will be done on the Vayudoot App of the Ankur program of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Giving details about the app, Verma said that in the Ankur program, a public participation competition is initiated to encourage the common people of the Madhya Pradesh state for plantation. Participation in this competition is through online registration and uploading the activity details using the Vayudoot app. Verma further said that prizes will be given to selected participants who plant the maximum number of trees.
Speaking further Verma said that the Park department of the civic body has chalked out a plan to plant more trees in and around the city. He added that the responsibility for planting more trees will be on the civic body and the citizens.
Regarding future plans, the Divisional Commissioner said that under the ages of the Green Festival 2021, 200000 trees will be planted in the division. He added that participation of all government, semi-government and private sector will be ensured through the Vayudoot app. Verma exhorted the public to voluntarily take part in these programmes and make them a grand success.
He asked the officials present to form rules against cutting and destruction of trees. He further said that the need of the hour is not only to plant more trees but also to respect and protect the trees.