For this, 35 forestry divisions have selected the locations.
The department is committed to establishing the yogi government's new initiative 'Mitra Van'. For this a 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan' will be held not only along the border states but also near the friendly nation of Nepal.
According to the government spokesperson, the Forest Department is coordinating with neighboring states and Nepal to improve vegetation by planting 35 crore saplings.
Furthermore, apart from planting saplings on UP lands on the borders, the Forest Department will also involve dignitaries from other states in this mega campaign.
Under this campaign, extensive tree plantation programs will be carried out in the border districts of the state. Intense preparations are being made in this regard in the 35 districts bordering neighboring states.
Comprehensive tree plantation programs are being planned in Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Etawah, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Noida, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli.
The Forest Department will establish 'Mitra Van' along the borders of districts adjoining Nepal, including Sonauli in Maharajganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shravasti, Bahraich and Pilibhit.
During plantation, coordination will be established not only with representatives of Uttar Pradesh but also with neighboring states to involve them in this program.
Earlier, principal chief conservator of forests and department head Sudhir Kumar Sharma also directed 35 forest divisions to select the place to establish 'Mitra Van' and mark the plant species to be planted by the dignitaries of the neighboring country. Nepal and border states.
Further, he directed coordination with Forest Department officials of neighboring countries/states to obtain their views on species selection and ensuring availability of plants, and to provide this information to the command center at forest headquarters.
Along with 'Mitra Van', instructions have been given to establish special forests like 'Shakti Van', 'Yuva Van' and 'Bal Van' in each district under Abhiyan.
Additional Chief Conservator of Forests P. P. Singh stated that under Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan-2024, 'Mitra Van' will be established in all states bordering Uttar Pradesh including Bihar, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan . The department has completed all preparations for it.
Saplings have also been prepared in nurseries for plantation of 35 crore trees.
The department is committed to establishing the yogi government's new initiative 'Mitra Van'. For this a 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan' will be held not only along the border states but also near the friendly nation of Nepal.
According to the government spokesperson, the Forest Department is coordinating with neighboring states and Nepal to improve vegetation by planting 35 crore saplings.
Furthermore, apart from planting saplings on UP lands on the borders, the Forest Department will also involve dignitaries from other states in this mega campaign.
Under this campaign, extensive tree plantation programs will be carried out in the border districts of the state. Intense preparations are being made in this regard in the 35 districts bordering neighboring states.
Comprehensive tree plantation programs are being planned in Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Etawah, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Noida, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli.
The Forest Department will establish 'Mitra Van' along the borders of districts adjoining Nepal, including Sonauli in Maharajganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shravasti, Bahraich and Pilibhit.
During plantation, coordination will be established not only with representatives of Uttar Pradesh but also with neighboring states to involve them in this program.
Earlier, principal chief conservator of forests and department head Sudhir Kumar Sharma also directed 35 forest divisions to select the place to establish 'Mitra Van' and mark the plant species to be planted by the dignitaries of the neighboring country. Nepal and border states.
Further, he directed coordination with Forest Department officials of neighboring countries/states to obtain their views on species selection and ensuring availability of plants, and to provide this information to the command center at forest headquarters.
Along with 'Mitra Van', instructions have been given to establish special forests like 'Shakti Van', 'Yuva Van' and 'Bal Van' in each district under Abhiyan.
Additional Chief Conservator of Forests P. P. Singh stated that under Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan-2024, 'Mitra Van' will be established in all states bordering Uttar Pradesh including Bihar, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan . The department has completed all preparations for it.
Saplings have also been prepared in nurseries for plantation of 35 crore trees.