UP CM Yogi Adityanath To Launch 'Maha Vriksharopan 2026' Drive Today

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday will launch the 'Maha Vriksharopan 2026' initiative to plant 35 trees across the state under the scheme 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (One tree in the name of mother).

Where did the event happen?

The 'Maha Vriksharopan 2026' campaign will kick off on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh. Under this campaign, 35 crore saplings will be planted across the state. The campaign's theme is 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (One tree in the name of mother). 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday planted a tree under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath plants a tree under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative. He will later address a public meeting in Gorakhpur district, where he will launch the 'Maha Vriksharopan 2026' initiative to plant 35 crore trees in the state. pic.twitter.com/mHXwWINhlS

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What did the Chief Minister say?

Chief Minister Yogi while launching the event in Gorakhpur on Sunday, will also establish the 'Holy Triveni Plantations Development Garden' in the district. 

Yogi Adityanath will also hand certificates to local farmers under the Carbon Credit Scheme. "The abode of penance of Shivavatar Mahayogi Guru Shri Gorakhnath Ji, Gorakhpur, will tomorrow inaugurate the statewide 'Tree Plantation Mahayagya-2026,'" CM Yogi said in an X post.

"This green Mahayagya, with the target of planting 350 million saplings, is a public festival of gratitude towards nature, responsibility towards future generations, and the resolve for a 'Developed Uttar Pradesh'. Turning the clarion call of the esteemed Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, 'One Tree in the Name of Mother', into a life value, plant at least one sapling and take a pledge for its protection. Planting a sapling is creation; protecting it is culture.

"One sapling planted by you will become shade, life-giving oxygen, and the foundation of life for future generations. Come, let us transform this green Mahayagya into a people's movement through our participation and become partners in building a green, prosperous, and developed Uttar Pradesh," he added.

What about the campaign?

This campaign will be run across the state with the participation of 26 government departments, including the Forest Department, and the general public. This information was given by Arun Kumar Saxena, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests, Zoos and Climate Change, at a press conference held at the Forest Headquarters on Friday.