LUCKNOW, July 7 -- A mega plantation drive will be held across Uttar Pradesh on July 9, during which 37 crore saplings will be planted. Citizens are encouraged to participate by planting a sapling and sharing their photograph with the forest department. This year, the target is to plant 37 crore saplings in a single day-two crore more than last year's figure. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will take part in the drive by planting a sapling in Orai. "This year's plantation campaign is expected to be the largest ever, with wide participation from public representatives, government employees, students, farmers, lawyers, doctors, NGOs, and community groups," stated a press release issued by the state government on Sunday. The government has urged everyone not only to plant trees but also to upload photographs of their participation and take responsibility for nurturing the saplings, the statement added. CM Yogi Adityanath has held several review meetings with officials, directing the forest department to ensure wide public participation. In response, state and departmental officers have reached out to representatives, organisations, and individuals from every corner of society to unite for the cause. The participants will include: 60,182 public representatives, 3.4 crore students, 2.24 crore farmers, 13,44,558 government employees, 4,69,900 advocates, 27,270 voluntary organizations and 15,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Deepak Kumar, mission director of plantation campaign 2025, said that as per the state government's directions, all preparations have been completed to make the campaign a historic success through public participation. He stated that public representatives, students, farmers, lawyers, doctors, government employees, and voluntary organisations will all take part in the mega drive. With their collective support, the state aims to achieve the target of planting 37 crore saplings on July 9. A total 52.43 crore saplings are ready for plantation at 2586 nurseries across the state. Among major share of saplings, the forest department has 1901 nurseries and 47.27 crore saplings, horticulture department has 146 nurseries and 44 lakh saplings, there are 484 private nurseries and 3.17 crore saplings available. People can upload plantation photos on https://upforest.gov.in or https://upfd.in/upfdmedia/secure/login/login.aspx, or by scanning the QR code. To geo-tag the images, participants must enable GPS on their mobile phones. These images will serve as a digital record of people's participation....