Chandigarh, July 28 – Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal said that in the last three years, the Paudhgiri Abhiyan launched for environmental protection has achieved great success in Haryana. The State Government has linked lakhs of schoolchildren with this campaign of environmental protection. Even this year, a target has been set to associate 22 lakh students of government and private schools with the scheme.
Mr. Manohar Lal was speaking in the plantation drive and art festival organized by Faridabad Navchetna Trust, HSVP, Faridabad Municipal Corporation and Bharat Vikas Parishad under Jal Shakti Abhiyan at Faridabad today.
The Chief Minister said that plants should be loved like children and served like parents. After some years, these plants will become trees and serve the people throughout life. He said that all the schoolchildren from class VI to ten plus two, who are associated with this campaign, have been asked to send photos by geo tagging of their planted plants to ensure their survival. If the students will again send photo with the same plant after six months, the government will send Rs 50 each to their bank accounts. After one year, the students will again send a photo and this cycle will continue for three years, then every child will get Rs 600 in their bank accounts. A student studying class VI can continue this cycle up to class ten plus two. “In such a way, we are going to do this great work of environmental protection”, he added.
The Chief Minister said that at present, Haryana has only 3.5 percent forest area, whereas it is 25 to 30 per cent in many states. The forest area in the state should also be increased along with the pace of development. He congratulated the Faridabad Navchetna Trust for distributing, planting and taking care of plants for the last several years and said that it is a great resolution for humanity and future generations. He said that 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' was launched in 2015 and after that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched and now efforts would be made for the success of Jal Shakti Abhiyan for water conservation.
Speaking on the occasion, Industries and Commerce Minister, Mr. Vipul Goel said that under the leadership of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, equitable development has taken place all over the state from Hodal to Dabwali and from Mahendragarh to Yamunanagar and on the basis of this development, BJP will fulfill its resolution of 75 plus seats in the Assembly Elections. Regarding the Paudhgiri Abhiyan, he said that this campaign was launched many years ago in Faridabad and this time, it has been carried forward by sowing crores of seeds in the Aravali mountain range. More than 2.5 crore plants are being distributed with resolution letter. He called upon all the industrialists from the city, RWAs, social-religious institutions and administrative departments to carry further this campaign.
National Organising Secretary, Bharat Vikas Parishad, Mr. Suresh Jain praised steps taken by the Haryana Government for the Paudhgiri Abhiyan and environmental protection.
Earlier, the Chief Minister, along with thousands of people, launched the planting drive by planting ‘Triveni’ in Town Park Sector-12, Faridabad.