MP achieves 60% plantation target, Bhopal hills to bloom by 2026

Madhya Pradesh has achieved around 60% of its target under the Amrit Harit Maha Abhiyan, aiming to plant over one crore saplings by the end of 2025. The Urban Administration Department (UAD) is already preparing proposals for 2026, focusing on securing land, beautifying Bhopal’s seven hills with seasonal flower beds and introducing concept plantations such as Nagar Vans, Herbal Forests, Oxygen Parks and Botanical Gardens.

- Utsav Gupta

The UAD plans to transform Bhopal’ seven hills into seasonal floral landscapes by 2026, planting 25,000-30,000 flowering plants to ensure year-round bloom cycles. Six varieties of seasonal plants will be used. Satna leads in total land identified. In Bhopal, three of five patches face encroachments, including 19 acres in Damkheda and two 13-acre patches; the remaining patches in Jahgariya Kurd, measuring 15 and 23 acres, are free fro