With monsoon expected to arrive on time, the arrangements to start annual plantation exercise for the year 2013-14 have been put in place by forest department. Soil work has already been done and saplings, 8 to 12 ft high, have been sent to the divisions. The department would start the plantation as soon as the monsoon arrives or latest by July 1.
“Any organization that wants plantation to be done in its premises can also get it done,” said an official in the forest department. Schools and colleges can get the plantation done on their campus and forest department would do it if asked.
The annual plantation drive would add more than four crore tree sin Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 4.39 crore saplings will be planted on 67,600 hectare.
The rural development department would plant about seven lakh trees on 12,100 hectare area, energy department 1.17 lakh, industrial development 7.8 lakh, housing and urban development 8.5 lakh, irrigation 7.8 lakh, PWD 5.9 lakh, and higher, secondary and primary education together would plant about 2.9 lakh trees.
“Any organization that wants plantation to be done in its premises can also get it done,” said an official in the forest department. Schools and colleges can get the plantation done on their campus and forest department would do it if asked.
The annual plantation drive would add more than four crore tree sin Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 4.39 crore saplings will be planted on 67,600 hectare.
The rural development department would plant about seven lakh trees on 12,100 hectare area, energy department 1.17 lakh, industrial development 7.8 lakh, housing and urban development 8.5 lakh, irrigation 7.8 lakh, PWD 5.9 lakh, and higher, secondary and primary education together would plant about 2.9 lakh trees.
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