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On June 5, World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will plant a sapling in Mahavir Jayanti Park in the national capital as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Par’ 2.0 campaign. PM Modi greeted the nation on World Environment Day, urging them to step up their efforts to protect the earth.
In a post on his X handle, the Prime Minister wrote on Thursday, “This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s deepen our efforts towards protecting our planet and overcoming the challenges we face. I also compliment all those working at the grassroots to make our environment greener and better.”
The PM plant a sapling at Mahavir Jayanti Park in Delhi as part of the celebrations and initiatives organised across India on the occasion of World Environment Day, as well as to commemorate the anniversary of ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Par’, an initiative launched by the PM to protect the environment while also honouring motherland and motherhood.
On this momentous day, PM Modi will plant a sapling and commemorate the program’s accomplishment.
The ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Par 2.0’ project intends to plant 10 crore trees in India between June 5 and September 30 of this year.
On June 5, last year, the Prime Minister started the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Campaign in honor of World Environment Day by planting a Peepal tree at Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi.
The essence of ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ is a symbolic gesture: planting a tree in the name of one’s mother. This simple act has two purposes: it honours the role of mothers in nurturing life while also contributing to the planet’s health because trees are life-sustaining and, like mothers, provide sustenance, protection, and a future for the next generation.
The Prime Minister urged everyone to help make the globe a better place, stating that India has made significant efforts over the previous decade that have resulted in an increase in forest cover.
“It would make you all very happy that in the last decade, India has undertaken numerous collective efforts which have led to increased forest cover across the nation. This is great for our quest towards sustainable development. It is also commendable how local communities have risen to the occasion and taken a lead in this,” PM Modi posted on X.
