CM to unveil several projects

Gandhinagar: As the nationwide 'Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam' campaign completed a year on June 5, the state govt said it planted 17.48 crore saplings and secured the second position in the country.
Kutch district led by planting 2.95 lakh saplings over the past year, the govt said.
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will preside over the state-level environment day function at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre on Thursday to mark
World Environment Day
. He will unveil several projects of the environment and forests department at the event, a govt statement said on Wednesday.
An official statement mentioned that 1.76 crore saplings were planted in rural areas of the state, while 15.72 crore saplings were planted in urban areas over the past year.
The statement also noted that in Gujarat, 5,500 villages established 'Matruvan' as part of the 75th Van Mahotsav in 2024. Additionally, under the 'Van Kavach' scheme, 10,000 saplings were planted using the Miyawaki method, preparing 122 Van Kavach over 200 hectares in 2024-25.
On Thursday, the chief minister will launch a dashboard for plastic waste management, update the GCZMA website, virtually inaugurate the new building of GPCB's Bharuch regional office, the air laboratory of GPCB's Morbi regional office, and the newly constructed CETP in Halol.

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