Bhubaneswar, Sept 16: The Odisha government is set to plant 75 lakh saplings across the state in a single day on Wednesday to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, officials said on Tuesday.

Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, Satyabrat Sahu said that saplings will be planted from sunrise to sunset tomorrow.

The Forest Department is set to plant 15 lakh saplings, while the Panchayati Raj Department will plant 34 lakh saplings, the Industries Department will plant 15 lakh saplings, Agriculture Department will plant 23 lakh saplings, CAPFs in the state will plant 2.2 lakh saplings, police will plant 3 lakh saplings, and banks and financial institutions will plant 2 lakh saplings, he said.

As many as 15 lakh students, 2 lakh teachers, 76,000 Anganwadi workers, 17,000 ASHA workers, 10,000 eco-clubs, 17,500 forest protection committees, 1 lakh NSS volunteers, 16,500 MY Bharat youth volunteers, thousands of self-help groups and corporate volunteers will participate in the massive plantation drive, he added.

Odisha’s single-day plantation drive has been officially listed on the Meri Life Portal, and participants will be eligible for digital certificates.

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This initiative not only marks a significant birthday but also reinforces Odisha’s commitment to ecological sustainability and community-driven conservation.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has encouraged participants to take selfies while planting and share them on social media to amplify the message of environmental stewardship.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise Service Fortnight- Sewa Pakhwada across the country from September 17 on the occasion of PM Modi’s birthday.