# 50 lakh saplings planted in Delhi under government drive 2026-08-20T22:16:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced Thursday that agencies in the capital have planted 50 lakh saplings so far, against a target of 70 lakh, under the 'Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam' campaign. The portal for the drive has seen 1.8 lakh registrations, with about 1.5 lakh citizens participating and planting around 3.4 lakh trees. The minister said 13 vriksh raths have taken the campaign to neighbourhoods, connecting over 58,000 people. More than six lakh saplings have been distributed free through institutions including the CRPF, BSF, and schools. Trees are being geo-tagged, and a QR-code system is being developed for citizens to track the growth of trees they planted. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Delhi's annual plantation targets have often fallen short due to poor survival rates of saplings in the harsh summer heat and lack of post-planting care. The geo-tagging and QR-code tracking announced here aim to fix that accountability gap. The total target of 70 lakh saplings, if achieved, would be one of the largest single-city drives in India. The next check will be the survival audit, typically done after the monsoon season, which will determine the real impact of this campaign. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Reports minister's statements and campaign statistics without framing or editorial comment. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BSF, CRPF, Delhi government, Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam, Manjinder Singh Sirsa Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/50-lakh-saplings-planted-in-delhi-under-government-drive/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/50-lakh-saplings-planted-in-delhi-under-government-drive/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/