Overview
- Seva Parv will run from September 17 to October 2 with an inauguration on September 17, the department announced.
- A statewide event on September 25 will plant 15 lakh saplings, with the Forest Department supplying plants to citizens and institutions.
- Secretary Sushant Sharma is the government nodal officer and Additional PCCF Ramkumar is the departmental nodal officer, with execution directed by PCCF Sunil Chaudhary.
- Site selection will be coordinated with District Magistrates and urban bodies, prioritizing urban areas, river catchments, and pond banks, including at least 100 plants in each of 34 Nagar Vans.
- The drive features cleanliness actions, anti-single-use plastic campaigns, weed removal in bird sanctuaries, and public engagement through schools, NGOs, civic groups, and volunteer networks such as Tiger, Sarus, and Wetland Mitras, with mayors, MPs, and MLAs expected to attend.