Lucknow : Under the initiative 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday planted saplings at his official residence in Lucknow.
CM Yogi, while speaking to ANI, said, "PM Modi has appealed to the whole nation to plant a tree under the scheme 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' to protect themselves from global warming. Today, I planted a sapling at CM's residence under the same initiative. We have prepared 54 crores of saplings in the nurseries of UP for this initiative." Earlier, in June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
Prime Minister Modi also planted a peepal tree sapling at Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi. While addressing the nation in his 111th episode of the 'Mann Ki Baat' programme, PM Modi said that with the thought of doing something for our mother, the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign was launched across the country on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5 which is progressing rapidly.
"If I ask you which is the most precious relationship in the world, you will definitely say, 'Mother'. In all our lives, the status of 'mother' is the highest. A mother nurtures her child despite facing every pain. Every mother shows affection for her child. This love of the mother who gave birth to us is like a debt to all of us that no one can repay. We cannot give anything to Mother, but can we do anything else? With this thought in mind, a special campaign has been started on World Environment Day this year, The name of this campaign is 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam'. I have also planted a tree in the name of my mother," he said.
"I have appealed to all my countrymen, people of all the countries of the world, to plant a tree along with their mother or in her name. I am very happy to see that the campaign of planting trees in the memory or honour of Mother is progressing rapidly," the Prime Minister added. World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5 to raise awareness across the world towards the environment.