Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted Peepal, Neem and Harsingar saplings in Smart City Park. Along with CM Chouhan, Bhopal Food Lovers, members of Swadesh News Channel and senior journalist Abhishek Jain along with wife Divya Jain planted saplings on his birthday.
On the second anniversary of Swadesh News Channel, Shweta Shrivastava, Ruma Pal, Mukta Pathak and SP Tripathi planted saplings. Chief Minister Chouhan was informed by Tripathi about the activities being conducted by Swadesh News Channel for the awareness of environment-protection and cleanliness.
Ravish Shrivastava, Prabhdeep Singh, Shailendra Dubey, Vaishali Shrivastava and Nirmaljit Kaur of Bhopal Food Lovers planted saplings. More than 57 thousand members associated with this food group are working to make citizens aware against plastic and to connect the people of Bhopal settled in other countries. The group actively worked in providing food, medical aid etc. to the needy people during the difficult times of Covid.
Peepal is a shady tree. It purifies the environment. It has religious and Ayurvedic significance. Rich in antibiotic elements, Neem is known as the ultimate medicine. Harsingar has also medicinal properties. According to medical experts, it is used to cure many diseases.