CM Yadav along with State BJP President V.D. Sharma planted saplings in the Jamboree grounds. The Chief Minister also took a photograph of his mother while planting saplings.

CM Yadav said, "This step is a pledge to protect the environment. The resolution of the people of Bhopal to plant 12 lakh saplings will prove to be a milestone in the direction of environmental protection, which will inspire other cities."

Meanwhile, he also appealed to the people of the state to participate in the campaign.

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.

The Madhya Pradesh government is equally committed to environmental protection, aiming to plant around 5.5 crore saplings across the state by July 15.

It is noteworthy that for the last few years, his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chauhan (now Union Minister) used to plant a sapling every day on Shyamala Hills.

After becoming the Union Agriculture Minister, planting trees was his daily routine till he shifted to Delhi.