Overview
- Uttar Pradesh reported that it planted 352,789,926 saplings on July 12, exceeding the 350 million target set for the Vraksharopan Paudharopan Mahayagya.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the statewide drive from Gorakhpur by planting a Triveni trio of sacred trees while the district worked toward a 5.53 million sapling target with predug pits and nursery stock.
- The state forest department said it used comprehensive geo‑tagging and an Android‑based Plantation Monitoring app to provide real‑time updates and transparency on site‑level plantings.
- Other high‑profile events under the national 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' push included Amit Shah’s Ahmedabad launches for a five‑million‑tree campaign and 101 oxygen parks and Indore’s plan to plant 2.1 million saplings alongside 51,000 rainwater‑harvesting units.
- Officials cautioned that long‑term gains depend on survival work such as species selection, watering, protection and community stewardship, and they point to prior multi‑year programmes and complementary infrastructure as essential to lasting benefits.