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Gujarat Leaders and 182 MLAs Join Ek Ped Plantation Drive
Gujarat’s leaders gathered to plant trees together.
The event took place at the Secretariat Complex in Gandhinagar.
It was part of a campaign called Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched this campaign to encourage people to protect nature.
The Chief Minister, Assembly Speaker, ministers and all 182 MLAs took part.
They planted many kinds of trees near a statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Leaders said trees give us oxygen, cleaner air and shade for animals and birds.
They encouraged people across Gujarat to plant more trees for future generations.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and all 182 MLAs joined the plantation drive in Gandhinagar.
The event was held under the third phase of the nationwide Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign.
Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary said the campaign was becoming a people’s movement for environmental conservation.
Legislators planted species including peepal, tamarind, jamun, kadam and silk cotton trees.
Each tree planted during the programme was identified with an individual MLA’s name.
- Who
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, ministers and all 182 MLAs.
- What
- A collective tree-planting drive under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0.
- Where
- The Secretariat Complex and Legislative Assembly premises in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- When
- Wednesday; Gujarat launched its third-phase campaign in June this year.
- Why
- To promote environmental conservation, increase green cover and encourage public participation in tree planting.
Key facts
- Campaign
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0
- Location
- Secretariat Complex, Gandhinagar
- Participants
- All 182 Gujarat MLAs, the Chief Minister, ministers and Assembly officials
- Campaign purpose
- Promote environmental conservation and increase green cover
- Tree species
- Peepal, kusum, kadam, arjun, sadad, tamarind, sisoo, jamun, silk cotton, desi almond, borsali, kachnar and kigelia
- Tree identification
- Trees were identified with the names of individual MLAs
Quotes
Shankar Chaudhary
Gujarat Assembly Speaker
“The trees planted on Wednesday would remain as an enduring memory within the Assembly premises and, in the years ahead, would provide shelter and shade to animals and birds.”
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“All generations would continue to require oxygen to sustain life and people across Gujarat must participate actively in the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0’ campaign.”
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Sources
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