Park to Promote Environmental Conservation and Public Participation Alongside the Vision of a Developed India
Spread across nearly 16 acres, the park has over 2,500 Peepal trees and more than 500 saplings of native species under the ‘People for Peepal’ campaign.
A significant initiative towards developing Nava Raipur as a ‘Peepal City’.
The park will inspire future generations to contribute to building a developed, self-reliant and prosperous India.
Raipur, November 2026: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Sector 16 of Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma were present on the occasion.
Amit Shah also planted a Peepal sapling within the park premises, conveying a message of environmental conservation and a greener future.
The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park has been developed to give a lasting form to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed India and to carry the message of nation-building to future generations. Besides symbolising the vision of a developed, self-reliant and prosperous India, the park will highlight the collective responsibility of citizens towards environmental conservation.
The initiative marks an important step towards developing Nava Raipur as a green, clean and environmentally sustainable modern city.
Spread across approximately 16 acres, the park has so far seen the planting of more than 2,500 Peepal trees and over 500 saplings belonging to native plant species. It is expected to give Nava Raipur a distinct identity as a ‘Peepal City’ while contributing to greater green cover and strengthening the city's ecological balance.
Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Skill Development Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb and other dignitaries were also present.
‘People for Peepal’ Campaign to Strengthen Public Participation in Environmental Conservation
The ‘People for Peepal’ campaign is being implemented with the objective of developing Nava Raipur into a greener and more environmentally friendly city.
The campaign goes beyond plantation activities. It aims to involve citizens in protecting, nurturing and regularly caring for trees, thereby transforming environmental conservation into a people's movement.
As part of this initiative, the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park has been developed as a centre for environmental conservation, public participation and sustainable development.
The Peepal tree holds special spiritual and environmental significance in Indian culture. Through the campaign, people's traditional reverence for the tree is being connected with nature conservation and community participation.
The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park will serve as an example of how modern urban development can be balanced with nature. The initiative is expected to make future generations more environmentally conscious and inspire them to actively participate in building a developed India.
