Indore education department to plan 35 lac saplings during this year’s Haryali Mahotsav

The Indore education department will plant over 35 lac saplings during the Haryali Mahotsav this year as per the instructions of the state government.

The directions were given to the district education officials during a meeting between education minister vijay Shah and department officials held at Bhopal recently. The aim of this campaign is to promote greenery in and around schools. The minister also directed the education officials to make sure that the government school campuses are green and surrounded by plants throughout the year.

"Indore has got a target of planting 1 crore saplings during Haryali Mahotsav wherein the district education department will be planting a total of 35 lakh saplings this year," said district education officer SS Kaushal.

The teaching staff along with the students and parents will plant the saplings on their school premises and in their residential areas. Several NGOs and social clubs from the city also donated saplings to the education department for Haryali Mahotsav. 

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"Some people have volunteered to donate saplings to us. It will be helpful for us. The state education department will also be funding us for the same," said Kaushal.