Over 3.72 crore saplings to beautify Uttar Pradesh riverbanks
5 months ago

Over 3.72 crore saplings to beautify Uttar Pradesh riverbanks

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh has been planning another ambitious plantation drive, aiming to plant 3,72,66,000 sapling on 25061.84 hectares of land along riverbanks statewide. The plan includes planting 77.5 lakh saplings on 5,096.42 hectares of land along the banks of Ganga, 98.47 lakh sapling in 6581.32 hectares at 534 places along the Yamuna river and four lakh saplings in 270.13 hectare to beautify Hindon, said a press statement by the state government issued on Monday. In the forest divisions along the Ganga, including Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Kashi wildlife, and Ballia, an incentive scheme funded by the National Mission for Clean Ganga is also being implemented. Various trees, including Neem, Drumstick, Tamarind, Arjun, jamun, Bel, Mango, Mahua, Teak, Sheesham, Guteel, Bamboo, Peepal, Pakkad, and Banyan, will be planted along the riverbanks, said additional chief forest conservator PP Singh.

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One Crore Saplings as AP’s Target This Year, Says CM Naidu
3 months, 3 weeks ago

One Crore Saplings as AP’s Target This Year, Says CM Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister launches one-crore sapling plantation drive at Vanamahotsavam
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The Hindu  

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Stage set for finalising MGNREGS works worth ₹4,500 crore in Andhra Pradesh
4 months ago

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The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan has announced the commencement of 87 types of development works with an outlay of nearly ₹4,500 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in 13,326 gram panchayats. The stage for these works would be set at the ‘grama sabhas’to be conducted in the …

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5 months ago

Green Goal: U.P. aims high with 36.50 cr sapling plantation on Saturday

Hindustan Times  

The massive target of 36.50 crore sapling plantation in a single day on Saturday on the path to the state achieving 15% green cover by 2027 stems from optimism born out of the about 79% survival rate of saplings planted by the forest department between 2017-2021 in Uttar Pradesh. While the state is aiming to plant 36.50 crore saplings in …

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi
5 months ago

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

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Achieve target of planting 36.46 crore saplings: Yogi tells departments
5 months, 1 week ago

Achieve target of planting 36.46 crore saplings: Yogi tells departments

Hindustan Times  

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Yogi urges people to join green initiative by planting sapling in mother’s name
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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GB Nagar forest dept plants over 500 saplings at Surajpur Wetland as part of ‘Van Mahotsav’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

GB Nagar forest dept plants over 500 saplings at Surajpur Wetland as part of ‘Van Mahotsav’

Hindustan Times  

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30 lakh saplings in Hyderabad go missing, GHMC blames monsoon
2 years ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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‘Green Mass Movement’: CM Yogi Orders UP Govt to Launch Mega Plantation Drive from July 1
2 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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GCC to plant one crore saplings
3 years, 5 months ago

GCC to plant one crore saplings

The Hindu  

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250 million saplings planted in mass plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

250 million saplings planted in mass plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

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How Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh is taking a big role in fighting climate change in India
3 years, 5 months ago

How Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh is taking a big role in fighting climate change in India

Live Mint  

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Amit Shah calls to make Ahmedabad world’s greenest city
3 years, 6 months ago

Amit Shah calls to make Ahmedabad world’s greenest city

The Hindu  

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Delhi to plant 33 lakh saplings from June 5
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi to plant 33 lakh saplings from June 5

India TV News  

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MP Forest Official Turns Barren Land into Green Hill by Planting 54000 Saplings in a Day
4 years, 2 months ago

MP Forest Official Turns Barren Land into Green Hill by Planting 54000 Saplings in a Day

News 18  

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Green Cover: 12 City Forests Ready in Delhi, Four More Soon, Says Environment Minister Gopal Rai
4 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

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