Plantation drive honour mothers, increase green cover: DGP
The campaign aims to not only increase green cover but also honour the nurturing spirit of motherhood.
The campaign, spearheaded by the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, sets a target of planting 8,000 saplings across the city. Saplings are being planted in all police stations, police lines and battalion premises.
Senior officers including police commissioner Amrendra Kumar Sengar, joint police commissioners Amit Kumar and Bablu Kumar, and several police personnel, volunteers, and citizens participated in the event.
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