Over 50,000 saplings planted across 31 states on Hariyali Amavasya under Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Green Initiative

August 12, 2026 5:29 PM

Over 50,000 saplings planted across 31 states on Hariyali Amavasya under Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Green Initiative

More than 50,000 saplings were planted across 31 states on Wednesday as part of a nationwide plantation campaign led by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in collaboration with the Vriksh Mitra Parivar. The campaign, held on the occasion of Hariyali Amavasya, also drew momentum from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. A major plantation programme was organised at the PBG Ground, Central Ridge, near Talk...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for nationwide plantation drive on Hariyali Amavasya, over 50,000 saplings to be planted

August 12, 2026 1:10 AM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for nationwide plantation drive on Hariyali Amavasya, over 50,000 saplings to be planted

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon people across the country to mark Hariyali Amavasya on August 12 by planting saplings, with members of the Vriksh Mitra Parivar pledging to plant more than 50,000 saplings nationwide. Chouhan will lead a plantation drive at the PBG Ground, Central Range, near Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, along with hundreds of colleagues on Wednesday. At the same time, thousands of members associated...