In Jammu and Kashmir, in a significant stride towards fostering a culture of civic responsibility and environmental stewardship among the electorate, the J&K Election Department today launched a new application-‘GreenSVEEP’, to capture the plantation drive 2024 that would take place during the forthcoming Assembly Elections at all the polling stations of all the 90 assembly constituencies across the UT.

The application was launched by P. K Pole, Chief Electoral Officer. To promote eco-friendly practices among voters and polling officials, and ensure vibrant and active participation of the electorate in the upcoming elections, the office of the CEO, J&K has set a target of planting over 1 lakh plants across the UT and ‘GreenSVEEP’ App will take this initiative further. The App is a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based auto-tracking system which would capture pictures and videos of the plantation done by various forest officials during the forthcoming elections. In addition, various SVEEP activities at school, colleges and offices would also be uploaded by the respective nodal officers through this application. Additionally, the Block Level Officers will also ensure that video and photographs detailing the plantation drives and ensuring the nine Assured Minimum Facilities (AMFs) at all polling stations are also uploaded on the ‘GreenSVEEP’ app. The CEO also stressed on transparency measures for home voting for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and issued directions for uploading high-definition photographs and video on the ‘GreenSVEEP’ app.