To celebrate the swarna jayanti year of the State in a befitting manner, Haryana Government has decided to plant saplings equal in number to the 2.5 crore population of the State.
These include 60 lakh saplings of eucalyptus, 13.50 lakh medicinal plants and 20 lakh fruit-bearing trees, said Haryana Forests Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, who was presiding over a review meeting of the Department here.
In view of increasing global warming and climate change, the Minister directed officers to encourage people to plant neem, peepal and banyan saplings during the 68th Van Mahotsava celebrations in July this year.
It is necessary to save and conserve forest resources, said he.
Haryana Government observes ‘Van Mahotsav’ throughout the state every year, with the assistance of non-governmental organisations.
The Minister also directed to carry out special aerial seeding of Rohira in Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Satnali and loharu areas, besides planting shady trees such as neem and amaltas instead of babool.
