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Over 1.84 lakh saplings planted in Dausa under Hariyalo Rajasthan campaign
Jaipur, Jul 18 (PTI) More than 1.84 lakh saplings have been planted across Dausa district as part of the 'Hariyalo Rajasthan' campaign held recently, a district administration official said on Friday. The initiative, led by Collector Devendra Kumar, saw participation from public representatives, administrative officials and local residents. Women played a notable role in the massive drive, he said. The plantation drive was conducted simultaneously in all gram panchayats of the district on Wednesday. A district-level event was held at Hemlyawala village where Collector Devendra Kumar planted saplings. Mahwa MLA Rajendra Meena had joined in from Hadiya, Sikrai MLA Vikram Bansal had taken part in the event at Pilodi, and Bandikui MLA Bhagchand Tankda participated the drive at Ghuraliya and Kesrisinghpura. 'Under Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's call for environmental action, an extensive plantation campaign is being carried out, under which 1.84 lakh saplings were planted in Dausa on Wednesday," the official said. He said that a target to plant 17 lakh saplings has been set for Dausa district this season. PTI SDA RUK RUK Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
04-07-2025
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- Time of India
Govt to plant 11cr saplings, links it to marks of students
Jaipur: Education secretary Krishna Kunal said that the department will plant 11.04 crore saplings as part of the Hariyalo Rajasthan 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign this year. The secretary conducted a review meeting for different initiatives of the department Friday. "During the campaign, a target of 10 saplings per student for Classes 1 to 8 and 15 saplings per student for Classes 9 to 12 has been set. For this target, the parents of the children should also be included because the basic spirit of this campaign is to connect children emotionally with plants." A target of planting 15 saplings has been set for each teacher and employee, said officials. The secretary also directed officials to take public support for this work and to connect donors. Along with the available land of the schools, plantation will also be done on the sites approved in the NREGA of the Gram Panchayat. In the meeting, the secretary also informed that students will be able to take selfies with their mothers while planting saplings and enter them on the Eco Club portal to get instant certificates. They will also get marks in internal exams for planting saplings as per the target. "After planting saplings, it will also have to be geo-tagged on the Hariyalo app so that the sapling can be monitored continuously," added the secretary. TNN
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
Rural devpt dept forms panels to probe NREGA irregularities
Jaipur: The rural development department formed committees at the district level to probe 130 gram panchayats across 12 districts where significant irregularities were found in NREGA works through the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The department reported that monitoring took place at state, district and block levels through an app which successfully prevented five to seven lakh fake workers from being registered daily. Rural development minister Kirori Lal Meena during a review meeting of the department said the attendance of workers engaged in community-based works under the MGNREGA scheme is being monitored through the NMMS. The quality of recorded worker attendance has improved through NMMS, and only workers present at the worksite are being paid. This innovation of NMMS at the state, district, and block levels has been appreciated by the Centre," said Meena during the meeting. The meeting discussed the geo-tagging of individual and block plantations in three stages through the 'Hariyalo Rajasthan' app. Geo-tagging of 1.03 crore individual plantations and 2.07 crore block-level plantations was completed through the app. Under the Chief Minister's Tree Plantation Month campaign, a target of planting 2 crore trees was set for the rural development, panchayati raj department, and water harvesting development collectively this year, following the theme of "One Tree in the Name of Mother." Meena instructed district officials to ensure the complete care of all planted trees, arrange water during summers, and link all plants with geo-tags. Officials from all districts were directed to prepare and present a report on the plants destroyed from last year's plantation within seven days. The minister informed that over 2 crore plants are being prepared to develop panchayat nurseries in all 11,214 village panchayats of the state.
