15 lakh saplings to be planted in Bengaluru to mark Kempe Gowda Jayanti

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription

The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective.

First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming.

Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day.

Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers

Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there

The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features.

Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi planting and watering a sapling on the Kempegowda International Airport premises in Bengaluru on June 5 to mark World Environment Day. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced that a programme to plant 15 lakh saplings would be launched in the city on June 27 to mark the birth anniversary of Bengaluru founder Kempe Gowda.

Speaking to mediapersons after planting a sapling on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha on June 5 to mark World Environment Day, Mr. Shivakumar said the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) would implement the programme.

Highlighting the importance of increasing the green cover, he said every one should try to plant at least one sapling a year.

He said Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who was in Bengaluru on Friday (June 5), too had planted a sapling on the Kempe Gowda International Airport premises.