Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with Education Minister Ashish Sood plants a sapling during the launch of the environmental initiative ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, at Shalimar Bagh, in New Delhi on Monday.
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday planted a ‘sindoor’ sapling at a government school in Shalimar Bagh and said the country’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack was a reflection of our “national spirit”.

She inaugurated the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0” campaign at the school in Shalimar Bagh and said that the Delhi government is planning to plant 70 lakh saplings this year. This comes days Ms. Gupta assured her commitment to sustainable urban development and environmental conservation on World Environment Day.

“Our resolve is to make Delhi not just a Capital but a symbol of greenery, cleanliness and compassion. For this purpose, a target of planting 70 lakh saplings has been set this year so that a green and healthy Delhi can be provided to the coming generations,” the CM said in an X post.

She said that planting saplings is “one of the few ways to combat pollution”.

She planted a sindoor tree as part of the campaign, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the armed forces for “ensuring the dignity of our sisters through ‘Operation Sindoor’”.

“This tree is a symbol of a mother’s love and our nation’s spirit,” she said.