India, Aug. 8 -- Calling for greater public participation in environmental conservation, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday urged every family in the state to plant at least one tree and take responsibility for nurturing it, stressing that the success of plantation drives should be measured not by the number of saplings planted but by how many survive and grow into trees.

Launching the second phase of the 77th State-Level Van Mahotsav in Manesar, Saini said environmental conservation was not merely a government programme but a moral responsibility of every citizen. The first phase was launched in Karnal on July 30.

The state has set a target of planting 14 million saplings during the ongoing financial year under Prime Mi...