Planting saplings for photos not enough: Saini
Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday called upon citizens to actively participate in environmental conservation, saying protecting nature should become a people's movement rooted in India's cultural values. Saini cautioned that planting a sapling merely for ceremonial purposes- or a photograph- cannot be considered success, saying that real success lies in how many of the saplings planted become full grown trees three years after the plantation.
Addressing the inaugural session of the second phase of the state-level van mahotsav organised at Manesar in Gurugram on Friday, CM directed the forest department, panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies to focus not only on plantation targets but also on ensuring the survival and growth of every sapling.
The programme was presided over by Haryana environment, forest and wildlife minister, Rao Narbir Singh, while Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav attended the programme as the guest of honour.
"Merely planting a sapling for ceremonial purposes or a photograph cannot be considered success," Saini said, adding that environmental conservation is not merely a government programme but a moral responsibility of every citizen....
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