PM marks World Environment Day with a Sindoor sapling
World Environment Day
Thursday,
PM Narendra Modi
planted a Sindoor sapling at his residence and launched a special plantation drive in the capital as part of Centre's Aravalli Green Wall Project, which aims to reforest the 700-km mountain range that stretches from Delhi to Gujarat.
The Sindoor sapling was gifted to him by a group of women during his recent visit to Kutch. The women, displaying remarkable courage, had helped Army rebuild an airfield during 1971 Indo-Pak war. Recalling his visit to Gujarat, the PM, in a post on X, said the Sindoor sapling represented for him bravery and inspirational role of women in the country.
The PM planted a tree at Bhagwan Mahavir Vanasthali Park in the capital. CMs of all four Aravalli states, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, participated in the programme by planting trees in Aravalli districts falling under their respective jurisdiction.
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