The Raipur district administration is launching a tree plantation campaign ‘Har Ghar Hariyali’ (Greenery in Each House) from July 18. Free saplings will be provided in villages and urban areas.
Raipur MP Sunil Soni, MLAs of Raipur district, the Mayor and other dignitaries have appealed to residents to plant trees and take care of them. The saplings are being provided through camps and in urban body offices.
On July 18, mass plantation will be done at Nalanda premises, Swami Atmanand schools and other institutions, said Raipur Collector Dr Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure.
He said the assistance of NGOs and civil society will also be taken.
Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar said that in 70 wards, through the zone office, home delivery of plants will be done. Two lakh saplings of 28 species will be provided free of cost to the residents.