Port Louis, March 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritius PM Naveen Ramgoolam on Tuesday jointly planted a sapling at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden in Mauritius under the Ek Ped Maa ke Naam initiative. The two leaders planted the

Aegle Marmelos or Wood Apple tree which is better known as Bael.

Prior to this, PM Modi had undertaken a similar initiative during his visit to Guyana as well. Due to the incessant efforts of PM Modi, the initiative has resulted in planting of more than 1 billion trees in India.

Moreover, the impact has spread to countries outside India as well. A total of over 27,500 trees have already been planted in around 136 countries across the world under this initiative, with PM himself having par...