Dehradun, May 17 -- A large-scale plantation and voter awareness campaign will be launched across Uttarakhand from World Environment Day, 5 June, under the directives of Chief Electoral Officer DR BVRC Purushottam. The campaign aims to plant 2 lakh saplings across the state, including all polling booths, and will run till the end of July with the participation of multiple departments.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Kumar Jogdande held a meeting with officials from key departments at the Secretariat here today to discuss preparations for the campaign. He stated that Uttarakhand has over 11,700 polling booths, each of which will have a target of planting 10 saplings. The initiative will involve the oldest, new, and women voters a...