LUCKNOW: Trees should be planted in gram panchayats in the memory of those who have died due to Covid-19, said CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday.
He planted a peepal sapling on the premises of CMS Gomtinagar Extension to mark the start of Van Mahotsav in the state. Yogi said the peepal symbolises lord Vishnu and is also called Bodhi tree as it was under it that Buddha attained knowledge.
He said that it was in 2017 that the state government had decided to take up plantation as a campaign every year. This year, the state government would plant 30 crore trees between July 1 and 7. On July 4, 25 crore trees will be planted in the state.
The CM said that of the total trees planted in the past four years, 75% to 90% are surviving. He said that more and more people should participate in the plantation drive following Covid-19 protocol.
