Lucknow (UP), July 6, 2025 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted the success of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, launched in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision on World Environment Day, June 5, 2025. He said “The campaign 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' that we started in alignment with the Prime Minister's vision on World Environment Day - June 5, 2025, is achieving new heights of success. On June 29, this campaign moved ahead and on July 9, it will achieve a new height when 37 crore saplings will be planted across Uttar Pradesh... I am happy that the 210 crore tree plantation programs were successfully completed in 8 years... We now have 10% forest cover... We should aim for 16% of forest cover in Uttar Pradesh, which will equal the country's 16% population living in the state.”
