Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted saplings along with Bhopal's renowned psychiatrist Dr. Satyakant Trivedi and his mother Smt. Prabha Devi on World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10). Smt. Prabha Devi, who was a teacher, was impressed by the initiative of CM Rise School being taken by Chief Minister Chouhan and presented him a pen as a blessing. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan planted saplings of Banyan, Neem, Kadamba and Gulmohar in the Smart City Garden. Sarvshri Ashutosh Sengar, Abhishek Tripathi, Bhupendra Yadav and Shubham Yadav of Dastan-e-Udan Sanstha also participated in the plantation.
Chief Minister Chouhan along with psychiatrist Dr. Satyakant Trivedi gave the message of "Say Yes to Life" to the people of the state on World Suicide Prevention Day.
Dr Trivedi is running "Say Yes to Life" campaign against suicide. He believes that trees teach us optimism. We get the lesson of being flexible in temperament from the trees and plants. They do not resist the time of change, but adapt themselves according to winter, summer, sun, rain and autumn without resistance.
Trees also teach us to struggle with external crises. Growth of a tree from a plant teaches us to struggle. Even after providing life-giving air and fruits, the tree never considers itself as superior and others as inferior, because humility is the nature of the tree.
For the last three years, the organisation has planted a large number of saplings for environmental protection in Bhopal, Satna and Bina of Sagar district. Along with this, it also runs a campaign Sakora for the wordless birds. Relief activities were also conducted by the organisation during the Covid pandemic.
Banyan has religious, medicinal and environmental importance. Flowers blooming in large clusters among the well-arranged leaves of Gulmohar give a distinct attraction to this tree.
This tree also abounds in medicinal properties. Rich in antibiotic elements, Neem is known as the supreme medicine.
The Kadamba tree found everywhere in India is full of medicinal properties.