Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has said that one crore 32 lakh saplings will be planted in 18 thousand 406 hectare area with the help of local communities in Narmada watershed area. Plantation of saplings of local forest species of these areas will be prioritized.
Forest Minister Shah informed that decision of large-scale plantation in order to keep the Narmada river, the life-line of the state flowing and clean, with a view to restore the forest areas located in the catchment area of river Narmada has been taken this year.
This year World Environment Day will be celebrated on June 5 as Sankalp Diwas in the catchment area of river Narmada. Guidelines have been issued by the Forest Department in this regard. In order to increase awareness about forests, active cooperation of local citizens, voluntary organizations, public representatives and government departments will be taken by the regional units.
Preparations for plantation have been completed in the catchment areas of river Narmada. This year, instructions have been given to register the plantation being done on forest lands during the rainy season on ‘Plantation Monitoring System’.