To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 70th birthday on September 17, Surat in Gujarat is going green.
Civic body officials in Surat along with other govt officials are planting 70,000 saplings across the city. The initiative began 15 days ago and hopes to complete the task by September 16. Organisers have urged citizens to join in, in a bid to boost the green cover of the city.
Saplings are being planted in open plots of the Surat Municipal Corporation and near water head tanks, among other areas. Once planted the trees will be looked after by different NGOs in the city.