CM Bhupendra Patel Plants Trees in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar to Mark Modi's 25 Years
Synopsis
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel planted trees at Bhadaj and Oganj under the Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan marking PM Modi's 25 years in public life. AMC's Mission Five Million Trees hit its 50-lakh target, and a medicinal 'Trifala Van' is being developed at Bhadaj.
Key Takeaways
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel led tree-plantation drives at Bhadaj, Ahmedabad and Oganj, Gandhinagar on 8 October 2026 .
The drives were part of 'Seva, Sankalp aur Samarpan Abhiyan' marking PM Modi's 25 years in public life.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has achieved its target of planting 50 lakh trees under Mission Five Million Trees .
A dedicated 'Trifala Van' — a medicinal green space — is being created at Bhadaj on a large scale.
The drives are linked to PM Modi's national #EkPedMaaKeNaam campaign encouraging citizens to plant a tree in their mother's name.
Forty-eight hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years in public life, Gujarat's landscape got a little greener — and the occasion carried genuine ecological weight. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel led tree-plantation drives at Bhadaj in Ahmedabad and Oganj in Gandhinagar district on Thursday, 8 October 2026, under the 'Seva, Sankalp aur Samarpan Abhiyan' — a statewide campaign organised to mark the Prime Minister's silver jubilee in public service.
AMC's Mission Five Million Trees crosses the 50-lakh mark
The headline number from the day: the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has achieved its landmark target of planting 50 lakh (five million) trees under its flagship 'Mission Five Million Trees' programme. Chief Minister Patel described this as 'extremely joyful news' — and in a city that regularly bakes under summer temperatures exceeding 40°C, half a million new trees are more than a symbolic gesture.
The scale of the Bhadaj plantation is particularly notable. A dedicated green space called 'Trifala Van' — named after the traditional Ayurvedic trio of amla, haritaki, and bibhitaki — is being created at the site. Trifala Van is designed to serve a dual purpose: deepening the city's green cover while anchoring the plantation in a cultural and medicinal heritage familiar to most Gujarati families.
'Seva, Sankalp, Samarpan' — the campaign behind the saplings
The 'Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan' (Service and Resolve Campaign) is the BJP's nationwide programmatic response to PM Modi's 25-year public-life milestone. Across Gujarat, party workers, civic bodies, and government departments have been mobilised for service-oriented activities — from health camps to cleanliness drives — with tree plantation emerging as one of the most visible threads. The hashtags #EkPedMaaKeNaam (One Tree in Mother's Name) and #SevaSankalpAbhiyan accompanying the CM's post tie the local drive to a broader national green movement that PM Modi has championed since 2024.
#EkPedMaaKeNaam — literally 'plant one tree in your mother's name' — was originally launched by PM Modi as a participatory environmental initiative encouraging every citizen to dedicate a sapling to their mother, building an emotional bridge between personal affection and ecological responsibility. The Bhadaj and Oganj drives effectively embed that sentiment into a civic infrastructure project.
Bhadaj and Oganj: Two sites, one green message
Bhadaj sits on Ahmedabad's western periphery, an area that has seen rapid residential and commercial expansion over the past decade — making large-scale greening both urgent and consequential. Oganj, in Gandhinagar district, neighbours Gujarat's administrative capital, giving the plantation symbolic proximity to the state's seat of power. Chief Minister Patel participated personally at both locations, signalling that the drive was not a delegated formality but a political and environmental commitment the CM chose to own on camera.
Patel extended congratulations to all participants in what he called this 'Bhagirath karya' — a Gujarati idiom invoking the mythological King Bhagirath, who is credited with bringing the river Ganga to Earth through relentless effort — framing routine plantation work in the language of historic perseverance.
Point of View
PM Modi's 25-year jubilee — into civic infrastructure narratives, making political loyalty look like ecological delivery. AMC's five-million-tree achievement, if independently verified, would represent a measurable urban greening benchmark in one of India's fastest-growing cities. The Trifala Van concept adds a cultural-Ayurvedic dimension that resonates with Gujarat's voter base while sidestepping the contested politics of urban forest rights. Whether the plantation survival rate matches the headline numbers will be the real test of whether this 'Bhagirath karya' endures beyond the campaign cycle.
NationPress
8 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan launched by BJP?
The Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan (Service and Resolve Campaign) is a BJP-organised nationwide programme of public-service activities — including health camps, cleanliness drives, and tree plantations — held to mark PM Narendra Modi completing 25 years in public life.
What is AMC's Mission Five Million Trees?
Mission Five Million Trees is an Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation initiative to plant 50 lakh (five million) trees across the city. As of October 2026, AMC has achieved this landmark target, according to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
What is Trifala Van being built at Bhadaj?
Trifala Van is a large-scale green space being developed at Bhadaj on Ahmedabad's western periphery, featuring trees associated with the traditional Ayurvedic combination of amla, haritaki, and bibhitaki. It aims to boost urban green cover and preserve medicinal plant heritage.
What does Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam mean?
'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' translates to 'One Tree in Mother's Name.' It is a participatory environmental initiative launched by PM Modi asking every citizen to plant a sapling dedicated to their mother, linking personal sentiment to ecological action.
Where is Bhadaj located in Ahmedabad?
Bhadaj is a locality on the western periphery of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which has seen rapid urban expansion and is now the site of a major tree-plantation and Trifala Van development drive.
