Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 9 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 75th Van Mahotsav-2024 at the Harsiddhi Mata temple in the Gandhvi village of Devbhoomi Dwarka district, along with the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign. The Chief Minister also dedicated the state's 23rd cultural forest, "Harsiddhi Van," located by the seashore. As part of the state's Forest and Environment Department initiative, a program celebrating the 75th Van Mahotsav was held on Thursday at the Harshad Mata temple in Gandhvi, Kalyanpur taluka, Devbhoomi Dwarka.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, the Chief Minister and dignitaries planted trees for the construction of "Matruvan." Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that Gujarat is currently ranked second in the nation, having planted 7.25 crore trees under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.
He emphasized that in the coming days, this campaign will turn into a mass movement with the support of the public. The Chief Minister mentioned that the world is currently facing challenges from global warming, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on World Environment Day with the vision of increasing the Earth's green cover. He further mentioned that as part of this campaign, 140 crore trees are to be planted across the country.
Gujarat has given a significant boost to this campaign by launching the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative durin.