Inaugurating the Grand Plantation Campaign, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that now public programmes would begin with plantation and Kanya Poojan in the State. He said entire State was fulfilling the commitment to enrich greenery around Maa Narmada on Sunday. lakhs of people are performing Maa Narmada’s pooja and undertaking plantation at their own will. There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the entire State. Elders, children, women, students, farmers, social activists, journalists, administrative officers, police personnel and people from all walks of life are planting saplings today. This is the world’s peerless example of public participation and river conservation.
Addressing the people in Grand Plantation programme at Amarkantak on Sunday, Chouhan said trees were integral part of life. They gave us breathe of life. Controls the earth’s temperature, therefore each citizen should shoulder responsibility to plant at least one sapling besides its protection, than only we can achieve our target. He also participated in the plantation programme organized by Police, Sports and Youth Welfare department.
Notably, at the initiative of the CM, 11 lakh saplings are being planted on both the banks of Narmada River in Anuppur district today. Saplings are being planted in 38 gram panchayats of Pushparajgarh Janpad by Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture besides Panchayat and Rural Development department. lions Club, Rotary Club, Jan Abhiyan Parishad, Police, Administration, Sports and Youth Welfare department, Societies, NCC, NSS, Scouts, Students of school and colleges, Journalists’ organizations and SECl are playing an important role in the plantation campaign.
Minister for Forest Gourishankar Shejwar, Minister in-charge of Anuppur District Sanjay Satyendra Pathak, Chairman Scheduled Tribe Commission Narendra Marawi, Chairman Vindhya Development Authority Subhash Singh, MlAs Ramlal Routel, Phundelal Singh, President Nagar Panchayat Amarkantak Prabha Panariya, Senior Administrative Officers and people in large number enthusiastically participated in the plantation programme.