Haritha Haram saplings have 85-95% survival rate: CM
The Hindu
₹6,555 crore spent on improving green cover so far
The State government has claimed the survival rate of saplings planted under Telangana Ku Haritha Haram programme at 85% to 95% so far, and targets in forest areas and outside have been crossed except for rejuvenation of plantation through the root stock with the help of watershed.
Speaking during the short discussion on Haritha Haram in the Assembly on Friday after the reply by Minister for Forests A. Indrakaran Reddy, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that against the target of planting 230 crore saplings so far, 20.64 crore saplings were planted in forest areas, 14.5 crore in the GHMC and HMDA areas and 162.77 crore outside the forest and other areas.
Besides, saplings were also planted in avenues called block plantation, urban and rural parks and institutions. However, of the 80 crore target to rejuvenate plantation through root stock in the forest areas, the achievement was 42.42 crore and the work on rejuvenating the remaining root stock plantation was in progress.