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Monsoon Van Mahotsavs Launch in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to Plant Millions of Saplings

Both states have set ambitious planting targets to drive community involvement in monsoon greening efforts.

UP’s minister of state for environment, forest and climate change KP Malik, the chief guest at the event, planted a “rudraksha” sapling on the occasion. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photos)
CM Rekha Gupta along with Cabinet Ministers planting a tree on the occasion of Van Mahotsav on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
Photo: SNS
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Overview

  • President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Uttar Pradesh’s monsoon plantation drive in Gorakhpur on July 2, kicking off a campaign aiming for 35 crore new saplings.
  • Uttar Pradesh’s Forest and Wildlife Department is establishing theme-based forests—Atal Van, Ekta Van, Eklavya Van and Shaurya Van—in every district to foster local stewardship.
  • Gautam Budh Nagar’s Van Mahotsav at Noida’s Okhla Bird Sanctuary launched a drive to plant 931,520 saplings, backed by publicity vans and resident pledges.
  • In Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated Van Mahotsav 2025 at Delhi Ridge on July 3 and appealed for tree plantings in tribute to mothers under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0.’
  • Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the city will plant more than 70 lakh saplings during the month-long festival, engaging schools, colleges and residential societies.