LUCKNOW: Forest department planted more than 35 crore (35.49 crore) trees, all over the state, under the massive plantation campaign Vriksharopan Janandolan 2022. The plantation target for the year 2022 was 35 crore trees.
The plantation campaign ended with the `Harishankari Week' on August 15. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also planted 'harishankari' trees during the week that started on August 8. The plantation campaign was launched on July 5 by Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath at Lucknow and Chitrakoot respectively. On the day, more than 25 crore saplings were planted throughout the state.
During the second phase of the campaign, which was on July 6, more than 2.5 crore saplings were planted (as was the target) by establishing `Shakti Van' in each district with the participation of women. Another 2.5 crore saplings were planted during the third phase of the drive on July 7 through plantation of `Food Forest' in every district with the cooperation of farmers at the local level.
In the final phase of the drive, from August 8 till August 15, `Harishankari Week' was celebrated throughout the state and more than five crore saplings were planted. Harishankari is a plantation of peepal, banyan and pakar saplings together and close to each other.
