Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday launched a statewide campaign aimed at planting 16 crore saplings this year. Fadnavis kicked off the campaign by planting a sapling at Kalyan in Thane district.

"I am happy that by geotagging every plant we are also taking responsibility of survival of each sapling planted. Today is the day to create history and it is the need of the hour to take our forest cover to 33% to fight ill effects of global warming," he said.