U.P. CM launches mega plantation drive; Oppn. alleges ₹350-cr. ‘scam’
Uttar Pradesh launched a state-wide plantation campaign called ‘Ek Pedh Maa Ke Naam’ with a reported target of 35 crore saplings and a claimed planting total of 35.2 crore saplings.
AI generated- Uttar Pradesh launched a tree plantation campaign called ‘Ek Pedh Maa Ke Naam’.
- The Uttar Pradesh government said the plantation target was 35 crore saplings and reported 35.2 crore saplings planted.
- Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the plantation campaign in Gorakhpur and planted Triveni saplings consisting of neem, peepal and banyan.
- Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the plantation campaign was a corruption programme and that saplings often dried up because of inadequate maintenance.
Uttar Pradesh has launched a large plantation campaign under the name ‘Ek Pedh Maa Ke Naam’. The state government said the campaign targeted 35 crore saplings, and the Chief Minister stated that 35.2 crore saplings were planted. The issue is relevant for UPSC because plantation targets are a common public-policy tool, but their environmental value depends on survival, maintenance, and monitoring.
What happened
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the campaign in Gorakhpur and planted ‘Triveni’ saplings consisting of neem, peepal and banyan near the Bhagwanpur Toll Plaza on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. He framed tree protection as essential for the welfare of humanity and for sustaining life.
UPSC may use Uttar Pradesh's plantation campaign to test afforestation policy, ecological outcomes, and the gap between plantation targets and sapling survival. The debate also allows questions on programme monitoring, transparency, and outcome-based environmental governance.
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