Summary:
more-inThe Telangana ku Haritha Haram programme launched amid much fanfare in 2015-16, might be, by its conclusion in 2019, at least 40% short of its stated plantation target across the State. Against a target of 230 crore saplings in four years, only about 82 crore have been planted across departments. The actual target of planting is only 20 crore for Forest department, and for the non-forest departments including GHMC and HMDA, it is 130 crore. However, considering that of the 230 crore plants, 80 crore were expected through rejuvenation of degraded forests by the Forest department, the results may vary further. Jha, the green cover improvement in degraded forests has been evaluated by sampling, after capturing the satellite data from various locations..