Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman plants a sapling at the launch of the Bharat Vann project in K.C. Layout, Mysuru. Image: PIB Bengaluru
Mysuru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Bharat Vann afforestation project in Mysuru’s K.C. Layout on Friday. She planted a sapling and interacted with students at the launch, held under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign.
The project aims to plant two lakh saplings across 17.63 acres in Mysuru, with corporate social responsibility funding from the State Bank of India and SBI Foundation. It will use the Miyawaki method to grow dense stands of native vegetation.
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