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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah applies fertiliser around a peepal sapling as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai (left) looks on during the inauguration of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Sector 16, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
The 16-acre park is part of the ‘People for Peepal’ campaign, which aims to involve residents in caring for the city’s trees
Key Highlights
- Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the park in Sector 16 of Nava Raipur Atal Nagar.
- Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma attended the inauguration.
- More than 2,500 peepal saplings and over 500 saplings of other native species have been planted at the park.
Raipur, November 3, 2026. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar on Tuesday and planted a peepal sapling on the grounds. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma were present.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai waters a peepal sapling as Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Skill Development Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb, both on the left, and Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary, standing behind Sai, look on during the inauguration of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
Spread across about 16 acres in Sector 16, the park is part of an effort to develop Nava Raipur as a ‘Peepal City’. The state government said the park links Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India with a local effort to expand urban greenery and involve residents in its upkeep.
Residents to Help Care for Saplings
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai ride in an open cart during their visit to Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
The ‘People for Peepal’ campaign encourages residents to take part in planting, protecting and regularly tending saplings. The initiative draws on the peepal tree’s cultural significance to encourage community participation in conservation.
Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap and Skill Development Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb also attended the inauguration.
