Lucknow, June 4 -- Acting on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a large-scale plantation drive will be carried out across the state on Friday under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on the occasion of World Environment Day. In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the campaign from the Kukrail Forest Area.
Under his leadership, 50 million saplings will be planted across the state in a single day. Targets have already been assigned to all departments and divisions.
The Forest Department will organize the main event at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Environment Day, which will also be attended by the Chief Minister.
A large-scale plantation drive will be undertaken at the Kukrail Forest Area under the 'Ek Ped Maa K...