Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Seethakka Orders Districts to Complete Vana Mahotsavam Targets
Minister Seethakka asked officials to plant trees across the state.
The tree-planting program is called Vana Mahotsavam.
So far, 5.32 crore saplings have been planted out of a goal of 6.18 crore.
Officials must record the planted trees online.
They must also water and protect the saplings so they can survive.
The minister wants public representatives, students, youth, and women's groups to help.
She also wants every Gram Panchayat to provide daily work for at least 60 laborers.
Farm ponds, check dams, and other water projects should be built while creating jobs.
Minister Seethakka directed officials to complete Vana Mahotsavam targets across the state within the stipulated timeframe.
Officials reported that 5.32 crore of the targeted 6.18 crore saplings had been planted, reaching 86 percent.
The minister ordered immediate online recording, regular watering, and protective fencing to ensure every sapling survives.
She instructed officials to provide work for at least 60 laborers daily in every Gram Panchayat and monitor NMMS attendance.
Officials were directed to accelerate farm ponds, check dams, and other water-conservation projects while creating rural employment and livelihood assets.
- Who
- Minister Seethakka and Rural Development Department officials, including district-level officials.
- What
- Officials were directed to complete the Vana Mahotsavam tree-plantation drive and expand rural employment and water-conservation works.
- When
- The review meeting was held on Tuesday; officials were instructed to act within the program's stipulated timeframe and monitor work daily.
- Where
- The meeting took place through a video conference at the State Secretariat, with implementation planned across the districts and Gram Panchayats.
- Why
- To meet tree-planting targets, protect saplings, provide rural employment, and create water-conservation and livelihood assets.
- Plantation target
- 6.18 crore saplings
- Saplings planted
- 5.32 crore
- Progress reported
- 86 percent of the target
- Survival requirement
- Officials were told to aim for 100 percent sapling survival through watering and protection.
- Daily employment target
- At least 60 laborers in every Gram Panchayat
- Attendance monitoring
- NMMS attendance must be monitored daily.
- Water projects
- Farm ponds, check dams, and other water-conservation works were ordered to begin or be expedited.