Lucknow, July 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to plant over 37 crore saplings on July 9 to bolster PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative.

He held a meeting with all village heads, blockheads, district panchayat presidents, and other officials through video conferencing.

The Chief Minister urged people to take part in a state-wide tree plantation drive on July 9 from 7 AM to 7 PM. He also encouraged people to plant a tree and share a selfie to spread awareness.

While virtually addressing the meeting, Yogi Adityanath said, "If we plant flowering trees on the roads' median and give the responsibility of protecting them to NGO or other organisations, it will give out a good message. We have to do i...