Haryana Government had fixed a target to plant saplings over an area of 37408.49 hectares of land and plantation on 26814.07 acres of land has been achieved, said Haryana Forests Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Monday.
He said that forests are significant to reduce the effects of global warming and climate change. ‘Har Ghar Hariyali-Haryana Ki Khushhali’ scheme has been launched under which people of rural and urban areas are encouraged to plant maximum number of saplings and they had actively participated in plantation of saplings.
The Minister said that Forest Department had identified many such locations in the State where saplings are being planted to increase the forest cover. Rao Narbir said that forest area has reduced due to fast urbanization, widening of roads and rail network and now the efforts are being made to increase the forest cover. He said that support of farmers and non government organizations is also taken for planting on Government and Forest Department land.
The Minister added that under 20-point programme, it was targeted to plant 265.71 lakh saplings and as compared to this 210.44 lakh saplings have been planted. Out of the total, 20.97 lakh saplings were planted in district Panchkula, 11.33 lakh in district Ambala, 18.65 lakh in Yamunanagar, 8.75 lakh in Kurukshetra, 8.39 lakh in Kaihtal, 9.02 lakh in Rohtak, 10.29 lakh in Jhajjar, 11.10 lakh in Sonipat, 9.05 lakh in Panipat, 8.68 lakh in Karnal, 4.24 lakh in Gurgaon, 5.26 lakh in Faridabad, 7.22 lakh in Mewat, 6.09 lakh in Palwal, 8.76 lakh in Mahendergarh, 6.99 lakh in Rewari, 8.70 lakh in Hisar, 18.26 lakh in Fatehabad, 9.47 lakh each in Bhiwani and Sirsa and 9.54 lakh in district Jind.