{"id":29331,"date":"2026-07-28T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/indore-mayor-pushyamitra-bhargava-launches-ek-ped-maa-ke-naam-drive\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:21:39","slug":"indore-mayor-pushyamitra-bhargava-launches-ek-ped-maa-ke-naam-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/indore-mayor-pushyamitra-bhargava-launches-ek-ped-maa-ke-naam-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava Launches Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/28\/ezgifcom-optimize-26_1785236215.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/28\/ezgifcom-optimize-26_1785236215.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/28\/ezgifcom-optimize-26_1785236215.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Indore, which has earned nationwide recognition for its cleanliness, has now taken a major step towards transforming itself from a clean city into a green city.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Under the \u2018Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam\u2019 campaign, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, along with his wife, launched a mega plantation drive at Ahilya Upvan on Tuesday by planting saplings. As part of the campaign, 21,000 saplings will be planted at the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Most of the saplings being planted under the initiative are fruit-bearing varieties. Once they grow, the area will be developed as a dense forest and fruit garden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">School students, representatives of social and voluntary organisations, and local residents also participated in the plantation drive and delivered a message of environmental conservation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Fruit-bearing trees planted to compensate for trees removed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The mayor said planting trees alone is not enough for environmental protection. The bigger responsibility is to protect the saplings and ensure that they eventually grow into mature trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The Indore Municipal Corporation is working with this approach, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Fruit-bearing saplings measuring 5 to 8 feet in height are being planted at Ahilya Upvan as compensation for trees that had to be removed during various development and construction projects across the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t160946927_1785236233.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t160946927_1785236233.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t160946927_1785236233.jpg\" alt=\"The Mayor planted saplings with school children.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>The Mayor planted saplings with school children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Agency to maintain saplings for 3 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The Mayor said an authorised agency will be responsible for the regular maintenance, irrigation and protection of the garden and saplings for the next three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The objective is to ensure that the newly planted saplings survive and develop into dense, mature trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">\u201cNow our goal is to transform Indore from a clean city into a green city,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t161005500_1785236252.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t161005500_1785236252.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/28\/new-project-2026-07-28t161005500_1785236252.jpg\" alt=\"A large number of saplings planted.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>A large number of saplings planted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Indore targets 21 lakh saplings this year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The city has set a target of planting 21 lakh saplings across Indore this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The initiative is being undertaken under the leadership of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav and Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, with the aim of expanding the city\u2019s green cover and strengthening environmental conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indore, which has earned nationwide recognition for its cleanliness, has now taken a major step towards transforming itself from a clean city into a green city. Under the \u2018Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam\u2019 campaign, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, along with his wife, launched a mega plantation drive at Ahilya Upvan on Tuesday by planting saplings. 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