MP govt launches scheme to award people for planting trees

NewsBharati    26-May-2021
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Bhopal, May 26: In yet another initiative introduced, the Madhya Pradesh government announced the launch of Ankur - a scheme where citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon.

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Pranvayu Award will be award that will be given to people who take the initiative to plant saplings. Speaking at the launch, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “We are setting up oxygen plants. But trees provide natural oxygen. No oxygen plant is bigger than trees. A sapling plantation campaign will be carried out under the Ankur scheme during monsoon.”
 
 
The Chief Minister emphasized that the imbalance in nature has to be corrected and urged citizens to pledge to plant more trees in monsoon. Additional chief secretary environment, Malay Shrivastav said the scheme will ensure public participation in the program
 
 
In order to participate in this the tree plantation initiative, People need to register themselves on Vayudoot app. Participants need to upload a picture while planting the sapling and upload another photograph after taking care of the sapling for 30 days. Following a verification, the chief minister will give away the Pranvayu Award to winners selected from each district.
 
 
In another initiative announced earlier, the state government had announced to provide free education and a monthly pension to children who have lost their parents or guardians during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The state government had decided to assist children by providing a pension of Rs 5,000 per month.