Madhya Pradesh will become a witness to a grand plantation campaign being undertaken on Sunday for environment and Narmada river conservation. As many as 6.67 crore saplings will be planted. A total of 24 districts of Narmada basin have been identified for the plantation.
A Guinness world record will be set planting over two dozen varieties of saplings, including fruit-bearing and umbrageous trees like Aam, Amla, Neem, Pipal, Bargad, Mahua, Jamun, Kahmer, Shisham, Kadam, Bel, Arjun, Babool, Baans, Imli, Gular, Kher besides Amrood, Santra, Nimbu, Kathal, Sitaphal, Anaar, Achaar, Chikoo, Bair, Munga etc. of agro forestry varieties.
A target has been set to plant 667.50 lakh saplings in Narmada catchment area of 24 districts on July 2. Under the campaign, 10.50 lakh saplings in Anuppur district, 33 lakh in Dindori, 50 lakh in Mandla, 42 lakh in Jabalpur, 6 lakh in Katni, 15 lakh in Indore, 37 lakh in Dhar, 30 lakh in Alirajpur, 45 lakh in Dewas, 25 lakh in Sehore, 35 lakh in Raisen, 55 lakh in Hoshangabad, 46.50 lakh in Harda, 25 lakh in Betul, 16 lakh in Chhindwara, 30 lakh in Seoni, 50 lakh in Narsinghpur, 35 lakh in Khandwa, one lakh in Burhanpur, 48 lakh in Khargone, 25 lakh in Badwani, two lakh in Damoh, two lakh in Sagar and 3.5 lakh in Balaghat districts will be planted.
Arrangement for 3 crore saplings has been made by the Forest department for te day-long plantation campaign and remaining 3 crore saplings have been arranged by other departments like Rural Development, Agro forestry, Jan Abhiyan Parishad, Urban Administration, School Education and others. Necessary saplings of agro forestry have been arranged by Forest department and private nurseries besides from other States.
An online registration arrangement has been made by the Government for maximum people’s participation in the plantation campaign. Over 6 lakh people have registered themselves for plantation on the website www.namamidevinarmade.mp.gov.in so far. Over 5 lakh are ready to take part in the plantation offline.
Plantation work has been fixed from 7 am to 7 pm. In order to maintain transparency of the grand plantation campaign, arrangements have been made to upload district-wise and department- wise information of planted saplings from time to time against target on the link 'Narmada Kachhar Mein Vrakshyaropan 2 July, 2017' of website www.mpforest.org of Forest department for common people.