Uttarakhand: Saplings planted under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 30 : The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, running across the country is also being taken forward by the 'Society for Environment and Rural Development' in Uttarakhand, a release said.
The organisation has been engaged in plantations across the state under the guidance of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the release said.
Office bearers of the Society including president Indrajit Singh Kadakoti, said that under the campaign, various species of plants were planted in 11 Battalion SSB DDhat. The plantation was also done in coordination with 7 Battalion ITBP Mirthi and Centralized Training Center, Srinagar (Garhwal).
Earlier, CM Dhami also participated in the campaign and planted saplings in the "Haat Kalika" temple complex.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted a sapling under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign in New Delhi on Thursday and urged everyone to plant a sapling to protect the environment for coming generations.
"In the Kisan Kendras, Agriculture Universities of the Agricultural Department and in all our offices, the employees of our department are planting trees today. We have to keep this Earth safe for future generations and save the environment. At least we should make arrangements for our living that we should plant saplings for the sufficient amount of oxygen we need," Chouhan said.