Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla Ji planted saplings in Atal Van of Bijasan, Indore along with school children to resolve the environment challenges.
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla on Tuesday took part in the mega campaign of planting 51 lakh saplings in Indore under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign.
He also planted saplings in Atal Van near Bijasan in Indore. Shri Birla described the plantation campaign as the biggest need of the hour. He said that when the whole world is facing the ill effects of climate change and global warming, this campaign will give a new perspective to the country and the world in the direction of environmental friendliness and will show a new path.
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Birla said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has started the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign. This campaign is being taken forward rapidly in Madhya Pradesh, especially in Indore. This campaign has taken the form of a mass movement.
He said that plantation is linked to our culture, values and spirituality. This campaign is a campaign to make the future as well as the present pleasant. It will also become a medium to solve the environmental challenges of the country and the world.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan said that this campaign is a massive campaign to save human life. This is a good work. This campaign should be continuously carried forward. Urban Development and Housing Minister Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya said that trees are the adornment of the earth. It is the biggest basis of our life. Life depends on trees.
Trees give us everything to save life. It is our duty to plant as many trees as possible and take a pledge to protect them. Indore Mayor Shri Pushyamitra Bhargava, while giving the welcome speech, gave information about the progress of the plantation campaign being run in Indore.
He said that this campaign has become a mass movement with the active participation of every section of the society. On one hand, the state government has set a target of planting 5.5 crore trees. Out of this, 51 lakh trees are being planted in Indore city itself.
Forest and Environment Minister Shri Nagar Singh Chauhan, Animal Husbandry Minister Shri Lakhan Patel, MP Shri Shankar Lalwani, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Member Shri Mahendra Singh, Scheduled Caste Finance Development Corporation Chairman Shri Sawan Sonkar, MLA Shri Mahendra Hardia, Shri Ramesh Mendola, Shri Madhu Verma and public representatives were present. In the program, all the guests planted saplings in Atal Van located in front of Bijasan along with thousands of school children. On this occasion, Shri Om Birla also honored the brand ambassadors of tree plantation, Shri Vishnu Lamba and Kumari Prashanthi.
