Chandigarh, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the farmers of the state to plant at least four saplings in their fields to increase the green cover of Punjab.
He made the appeal during a meeting to review the afforestation drive, an official statement said. Mann stressed that the need of the hour is to increase the forest area of the state.
Mann said, the government has set a target of planting about 3 crore trees in the state, for which a big campaign will be launched in the coming days.
He said that farmers can play an active role in converting this campaign into a mass movement. Since farmers have made the country self-reliant in food production, they can play a major role in increasing the green cover.
Every farmer should plant at least four saplings around the tube well in his field. With 14.01 lakh tube wells across the state, if every farmer does this, the forest cover will increase significantly, Mann said.
He said, it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that the state government has already covered 3.95 lakh tube wells under this scheme.
He said that last year 1.2 crore saplings were planted, this year the target is 3 crore.
He also asked the Deputy Commissioners to identify vacant government land in their districts where tree plantation drives can be carried out.
He made the appeal during a meeting to review the afforestation drive, an official statement said. Mann stressed that the need of the hour is to increase the forest area of the state.
Mann said, the government has set a target of planting about 3 crore trees in the state, for which a big campaign will be launched in the coming days.
He said that farmers can play an active role in converting this campaign into a mass movement. Since farmers have made the country self-reliant in food production, they can play a major role in increasing the green cover.
Every farmer should plant at least four saplings around the tube well in his field. With 14.01 lakh tube wells across the state, if every farmer does this, the forest cover will increase significantly, Mann said.
He said, it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that the state government has already covered 3.95 lakh tube wells under this scheme.
He said that last year 1.2 crore saplings were planted, this year the target is 3 crore.
He also asked the Deputy Commissioners to identify vacant government land in their districts where tree plantation drives can be carried out.
