Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Saturday that Atal Van will be developed in Naya Raipur as a symbol of Chhattisgarh. Janpad presidents, panchs, sarpanchs, representatives from forest committees, school children and members of forest committees from 146 development blocks of the State planted saplings at the Atal Van.
The representatives of each block brought with them main species of saplings, earth and water from rivers of the block and watered the saplings with the same water.
While addressing the Atal Van plantation programme at Kurru village under the Van Mahotsava 2013, the Chief Minister said that through this forest emotional relationship of all the 146 development blocks with the State Capital would be maintained. This forest would grow up and bear fruits in the earth of all the development blocks and would make alive the special identity of that block, he added.
Forest Minister Vikram Usendi, PWD Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, agriculture minister Chandrashekhar Sahu, MPs Ramesh Bains and Chandulal Sahu, Parliamentary secretary forest Bharat Sai, MlA Vaiduram Kashyap, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Minorities Commission Dilip Singh Hora and wife of chief minister Dr Raman Singh Veena Singh and peoples’ representatives from Cheria, Pautha, Khandwa, Pacheda villages and Radiant school children and others have also planted saplings at the Atal Van.
In the Atal Van 75 trees and about 11,500 saplings of 120 forest medicinal plant would be planted in the 11.50 hectare land. This forest is being developed from the State Fund.
The chief minister took round of the forest and had discussion with the representatives and school children came from various development blocks.