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Patil said that the state government has set the target of planting 50 crore trees and as of now 7 crore trees have been planted and this year over 13 crore trees will be planted. Also, we are planning to bring the social organisations on board to plan the plantation drive. Chaudhari raised the concerns over depleting green cover and claimed that the civic administration is going to roll out plan to initiate massive plantation drive during the rainy season. "As per the experts we need to plant 400 crore trees across the state to protect environment. District guardian minister Chandrakant Patil kickstarted the drive by planting trees at Shenda Park area at the outskirts of the city..