Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday planted saplings of Moulshree, Neem and Kachnar in Smart City Park, Shyamla Hills in Bhopal.
Along with Chief Minister Chouhan, members of social organisations and girl students also planted saplings.
The teachers and girls of Canyon Higher Secondary School planted saplings.
Continuous work is being done by the school for environmental protection. SV Nagamani, Krishna Sharma, Paryul, Aryan Thakur, Harsh Soni, Harshvardhan Sisodia, girls Lavi Soni, anishka Yadav, Pallavi Sisodia, Shailja Chaturvedi, Mahi Vajpayee, Saurabh Saxena participated in plantation.
Social activists Yogesh Waswani of Bhopal’s Gandhi Nagar area also planted a sapling on his birthday.
Mahavir Singh, Shamsher Singh and Abhay Tiwari also took part in plantation.
Chouhan also interacted with the school girls (nieces).
Chouhan asked the girls about their studies, the girls told that they are studying regularly and want to be like you.
Mama, tell me from where do you get the inspiration to do so much work. CM Chouhan said that inspiration comes from the inner soul.
Chouhan told to the girls about the story of the dialogue went between Yudhishthira and Yaksha, in which it has been said that whatever life is there, it should be meaningful.
He said mMake life purposeful. One of the questions asked in the context of the conversation described in the story of Yudhishthira and Yaksha is “What is the greatest wonder of the world?”
The answer is that “Everyone who is born has an inevitable death”, but man behaves as if he has come here to stay forever, Chouhan said.
That is why man should spend as much life as he has in good works, Chouhan said.
Chief Minister Chouhan said Swami Vivekananda used to say that man is master of infinite powers.
He can become whoever he wants to.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that be it medical, engineering or any other field, first make a roadmap and then work hard. With determination one can reach the destination of success.
Importance of plants
Moulshree planted today is a medicinal tree, it has been used in Ayurveda for centuries.
Abounding in antibiotic elements, Neem is known as the ultimate medicine. Kachnar is a beautiful flowering tree.
Nature has made many plants and trees that are rich in medicinal properties, among them Kachnar is one.
