LUCKNOW, June 4 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will plant a sapling under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign at Pushp Vatika near Ramkatha Park on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya on Thursday, marking World Environment Day.

Similar drives will be conducted across all U.P. districts. Ayodhya's divisional forest officer Prakhar Gupta said the chief minister will plant a Harishankari sapling, and all preparations for the event have been completed.

In response to the chief minister's appeal, the environment department will engage schoolchildren and youth in taking the 'End Plastic Globally' pledge and encourage them to participate in environmental protection efforts.

The main event in Lucknow will feature street play...