With plantation of 60 lakh saplings, Punjab’s forest cover increases by 11.63 sq km in 2020 Updated Jan 01, 2021 | 11:46 IST
Forest cover in Punjab increased by 11.63 square kilometres in 2020, the state’s forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot said. Punjab’s forest cover increases by 11.63 sq km in 2020 [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The government has planted 60 lakh saplings in 6,989 villages in one year, the minister said.
Funds were transferred to bank accounts of farmers for plantation of over 19,5 lakh superior quality clonal plants, the minister added.
Chandigarh: With plantation of around 60 lakh saplings in 2020, Punjab’s forest cover has risen by 11.63 square kilometres, the state’s forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot said, citing the Centre’s latest forest cover report.