Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has praised the Balipara Foundation s initiative to plant 1 billion trees in the North East region of India, as well as in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The initiative aims to raise $1 billion to restore and safeguard one million hectares of land across the Eastern Himalayas. The Chairman of Balipara Foundation, Ranjit Barthakur, described the initiative as a significant conservation effort for South Asia.