ACTS OF GREEN

New Delhi,(H.S): To mark the World Environment Day, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Thursday planted a sapling at BhagwanMahavirVanasthali Park in Delhi strengthening the EkPedMaaKeNaam initiative and resolved to reforest the Aravalli range under the Aravalli Green Wall project.

The Prime Minister noted that the Aravalli range, one of the oldest on the planet, spans Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi. He highlighted that the region faces multiple environmental challenges which the Government is committed to addressing. Modi said that in the Aravalli range and beyond, in addition to the traditional planting methods, we will encourage new techniques especially in urban and semi-urban areas where there are space constraints. Plantation activities will be geo-tagged and monitored on the MeriLiFE portal, he added. The Prime Minister also urged the youth of the country to actively participate in the movement and contribute to enhancing the green cover of the planet.In a X thread, the Prime Minister said; “Today, on #WorldEnvironmentDay, we strengthened the #EkPedMaaKeNaam initiative with a special tree plantation drive. I planted a sapling at the BhagwanMahavirVanasthali Park in Delhi. This is also a part of our effort to reforest the Aravalli range – the Aravalli Green Wall project.””It is widely known that the Aravalli range is one of the oldest on our planet, covering Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. The past several years have brought to the fore several environmental challenges relating to this range, which our Government is committed to mitigating. Our focus is to rejuvenate areas linked with this range. We are going to work with the respective local administrations and going to emphasise things such as improving water systems, curbing dust storms, stopping eastward expansion of the TharDesert and more.””In the Aravalli range and beyond, in addition to the traditional planting methods, we will encourage new techniques especially in urban and semi-urban areas where there are space constraints. Plantation activities will be geo-tagged and monitored on the MeriLiFE portal. I call upon the youth of our nation to take part in this movement and add to our planet’s green cover.”

PM plants sindoor sapling: The Prime Minister also planted a Sindoor sapling at his residence in New Delhi. The plant was gifted to him by the brave mothers and sisters of Kutch, Gujarat, who had displayed extraordinary courage and patriotism during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.Recalling his recent visit to Gujarat, the Prime Minister said the gift of the Sindoor plant will remain a strong symbol of the bravery and inspiration of the women power of our country.