Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has set an ambitious target of planting more than 5.51 crore saplings across 74,453 hectares during this year’s ‘Van Mahotsav’ campaign, while the state Forest Department also plans to distribute around 11.80 crore saplings through its network of 423 government nurseries to expand green cover and encourage public participation in afforestation. The plantation drive will be carried out under the state government’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0’ initiative and the ann…
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Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) Gujarat will expand its indigenous ‘Van Kavach’ afforestation model to cover 1,100 hectares during 2026-27, with more than half of the new plantations concentrated in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency as part of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Green Lok Sabha initiative, according to the state Forest Department. The programme includes the development of Gujarat’s largest “Maha Van Kavach,” spanning over 100 hectares in Godhavi village near Ahmedabad.Under the wid…
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that, guided by the vision of harmony between development and environmental conservation, Odisha has emerged as a leading state in the country in forest conservation and the creation of green cover. In his address during the State-Level Van Mahotsav event here, CM Majhi said, “Extensive plantation is the only long-term solution to tackling global climate change and increasingly severe heatwaves. Development and enviro…
Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday called upon people across the state to actively participate in the week-long Van Mahotsav celebrations by planting at least one sapling, stressing that collective public participation is essential to ensure a greener and more sustainable future. Marking the beginning of Van Mahotsav, the Chief Minister appealed to citizens to devote the power of “Jan Bhagidari” towards increasing the state’s green cover and safeguardin…