In Uttar Pradesh a new record was set up by planting 25 crore saplings during the week-long Van Mahotsav culminating today.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced in his tweet that with the active participation of the people of state the target of planting 25 crore saplings has been achieved.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the four day long plantation drive culminated today and a target of plantation of 25 crore saplings was achieved by late evening.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath planted the sapling at the newly constructed Purvanchal expressway in Sultanpur district.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Governor Anandiben Patel carried out tree plantation in Jhansi.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Ministers in charge and nodal officers also carried out tree plantations in their respective districts and monitored the plantation campaign.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''To achieve the target of planting 25 crore saplings under the campaign each district was given its target and saplings had been provided to farmers, youths, students and different organisations.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Strict adherence to the covid protocols was followed during the campaign.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Under Van Mahotsav government aims to plant 30 crore saplings this year.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Yogi Adityanath government claims that with its efforts in last four years&nbsp;plantation of hundred crore sapling is going to be possible.</span>
News On AIR | July 4, 2021 9:21 PM
New record being set up by planting 25 crore saplings during week-long Van Mahotsav in UP