Addressing a gathering after launching the state’s Plantation Maha Abhiyan 2026 by planting a Maulsari sapling along the Ramgarh Tal Ring Road, the chief minister said every tree absorbs and stores thousands of litres of water, helping recharge groundwater and sustain rivers.

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak will plant a sapling in Lucknow, while deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya will be in Jhansi for the same exercise on July 12

As part of the drive, Yogi Adityanath will plant Neem, Peepal and Banyan saplings near the Gorakhpur Link Expressway and a Maulsari sapling along the Ramgarh Tal Ring Road in…