Bhopal, February 19: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his cabinet colleagues on Sunday planted saplings at a site where he said the largest man-made forest in the state would come up.

The saplings were planted on a plot near the Raja Bhoj Airport here to mark two years of Chouhan's daily plantation drive, which started on this day in 2021 in Amarkantak. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Attends ‘Safalta Ke Mantra’ Program To Honor UPSC Aspirants From State.

"The biggest man made forest with 40,000 trees will be developed at this site and will be monitored by Shri Ram Astha Mission," said Chouhan, who also released a pictorial book about his daily plantation drive. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Appeals To Replace Social Media DP With Ujjain’s ‘Mahakal Lok’.

"Madhya Pradesh will play a key role to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by the year 2070 set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," said Chouhan.

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