GORAKHPUR, July 12 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the statewide 35-crore (350 million) sapling plantation campaign in a single day from Gorakhpur on Sunday.

As part of the drive, he will plant the sacred Triveni-Neem, Peepal and Banyan saplings-near the Gorakhpur Link Expressway and a Maulsari sapling along the Ramgarh Tal Ring Road. He will also address a public gathering.

Gorakhpur has been assigned a target of planting 55.28 lakh (5.528) million saplings under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign. Twenty-seven state government departments will participate in the district-wide plantation drive.

During the programme, the chief minister is expected to appeal to people to actively participate in the campaign and contribute t...