Archive · 7 Oct 2026
NGT Chairperson Joins Tree-Planting Drive at Kolkata Botanic Garden
Justice Prakash Shrivastava, who leads the National Green Tribunal, visited a large botanical garden in Kolkata.
He and Ms. Pradipti Shrivastava took part in a tree-planting activity.
The activity was part of a campaign called “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.”
It was held in an area of the garden for plants that are native to particular places or are threatened.
The garden has more than 12,000 living plants.
It is also known for its very large Great Banyan Tree.
The programme encouraged people to care for plants and nature.
The article says the event was part of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026.
National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava visited the Indian Botanic Garden in Kolkata with Ms. Pradipti Shrivastava.
They participated in an “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” tree-planting drive.
The programme took place in the garden’s Endemic and Threatened Plant Section under the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 initiative.
The garden covers approximately 273 acres beside the Hooghly River and contains more than 12,000 living plants.
The event highlighted conservation, ecological restoration, and protection of endemic and threatened plant species.
- Who
- NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Ms. Pradipti Shrivastava participated; NGT registry officials were also present.
- What
- A tree-planting drive under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign.
- When
- The date is not stated; the programme was part of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026.
- Where
- The Endemic and Threatened Plant Section of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Kolkata.
- Why
- To highlight environmental conservation, ecological restoration, and protection of endemic and threatened plants.
- Garden area
- Approximately 273 acres
- Living plants
- More than 12,000
- Garden location
- Along the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata
- Plantation campaign
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
- Associated initiative
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026
- Planting location
- Endemic and Threatened Plant Section
- Notable garden feature
- The Great Banyan Tree, whose canopy covers nearly five acres