“One tap one tree” across the state to increase greenery

Lucknow | The Yogi government is going to start ‘One tap one tree’ campaign in the state from July 1. Under this campaign, lakhs of saplings will be planted from July 1 to 7. Under the Har Ghar Jal Yojana, the state government will also give a gift to make the future green along with providing tap connections to the villagers. Will gift a sapling to the villagers. Officers and employees of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department will plant these saplings outside the house where tap connection is provided, in the premises of overhead tank, pump house and water treatment plant premises.

Unique campaign starting on the instructions of CM Yogi

This unique campaign of greenery with the connection of pure drinking water to the villagers is being started on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In seven days, more than 5 lakh saplings will be planted in Uttar Pradesh. During this campaign, all the units, officers and employees of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department will be involved. Principal Secretary of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department, Anurag Srivastava has issued instructions to the departmental officers for plantation on a large scale between July 1 and 7. Let us inform that besides becoming the state which has provided maximum tap connections to the villagers under Har Ghar Jal Yojana, Uttar Pradesh is also providing tap connections to more than 40 to 42 thousand rural families daily.

Water committees and institutions will also get saplings planted

Water committees and institutions at the district, block and gram panchayat levels have been entrusted with major responsibilities. Along with organizing environment-based programs among the villagers, the members of the organizations will give information about saving water and promoting the environment to the people in every village. Explain the importance of water conservation. Not only will we tell you about the diseases caused by dirty water and the measures to prevent it, we will also inform you about the ways to save rain water. Along with this, tree plantation programs will be organized in villages, courtyards of overhead tanks built on blocks, panchayat buildings and water treatment plants.

Water Power Minister Swatantra Dev Singh said that the Yogi government is aware of the present as well as the future. We are working on this plan so that our future generations can breathe in a clean environment along with getting clean drinking water. Saplings are being planted as a gift with tap connection for the first time in any state.