Shimla, Aug. 6 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday launched a week-long afforestation campaign under the Municipal Corporation Shimla's 'Green Shimla, Our Shimla' initiative by planting a sapling at his official residence, Oak Over, and appealed to citizens to actively participate in tree plantation for environmental conservation.
Launching the drive, the Chief Minister said that if every individual planted and nurtured at least one tree every year, it would make a significant contribution towards protecting the environment and benefiting society. He also called upon social organisations to join the plantation campaign in large numbers and help make it a people's movement.
On the occasion, Sukhu di...