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Lucknow, June 18 (HS). Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Zoo, Dr. Arun Kumar Saxena held a review meeting of 'Ped Lagao-Ped Bachao' Jan Abhiyan-2024 at the Forest Department Headquarters on Tuesday. The minister reviewed the preparations through video conferencing with the Divisional Forest Officer and Chief Conservator of all the districts in the Parijat Auditorium of the department and obtained detailed information regarding the status of the plants and the identified places before the upcoming tree plantation. He appealed to the general public to plant 'one plant in the name of mother' on the instructions of the Government of India.
During the meeting, Dr Saxena gave clear instructions to all the officers that before planting trees, proper arrangements should be made for their safety. He said that to make the Tree Plantation Public Campaign 2024 successful on a large scale, along with planting the saplings, technology should also be used for their safety.
He said that after planting the saplings, they should be secured by installing tree-guards and full preparations of boundary etc. should be done before planting in schools-colleges and other places. He instructed to make permanent and temporary arrangements for regular watering of the saplings. He instructed the concerned departments to physically inspect the saplings every three months and inform him about the actual information of the saplings.
The Forest Minister said that he himself will inspect the plantation sites from time to time and if any deficiencies are found, departmental action will be taken against the concerned person. He said that the general public must be informed about the place where the saplings will be planted so that they can also take care of them.
Dr. Saxena said that while planting trees in all the parks located in the cities of the state, trees should be planted in the name of the local people and their family members to connect them emotionally, so that maximum number of people participate in the event. He said that tree plantation programs should definitely be organized in the premises of temples, religious places and schools-colleges etc.
Dr. Saxena instructed all the forest officers of the state to specially invite media friends along with their families and request them to plant trees. He expected the forest officers of the main tourist places to identify special land for tourism in their districts and give priority to planting Ayurvedic saplings along with maximum number of shady plants on roads and midlines. The roads and midlines identified by him will be inspected by him himself. He instructed to make full preparations in the districts selected by VIPs/distinguished dignitaries for tree plantation.
The Forest Minister said that NHI, PWD, Nagar Vikas and Vikas Pradhikaran should plant trees on their land and NHI and PWD should plant trees along the road with the help of the Forest Department. He said that the Forest Department should distribute fruit plants to school and degree college children. He also said that if needed, the work of plantation should be successfully completed by identifying the land with the help of various voluntary organizations.
During the preparation review, Dr. Saxena expressed deep displeasure over the unsatisfactory conditions of Deoria, Fatehpur, Jhansi, Jalaun and Bijnor and directed to present the action plan before him within three days. He obtained detailed information regarding special plantations, heritage tree garden, wetland conservation forest and Mitravan.