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Punjab govt to plant 10 lakh saplings

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Press Trust of India Moga
Last Updated : Jul 25 2014 | 5:06 PM IST
Punjab Government would plant 10 lakh saplings of eucalyptus, poplar and other fruit trees in various educational institutions to enhance green cover area from existing 8 per cent to 15 per cent.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesman said that the state forest department would supply 10 lakh saplings to the registered Charitable institutions, religious, educational, government and semi government institutions during the year 2014-15.
The department would also facilitate the people who want to plant saplings in their own land by providing free saplings as advised by the departmental experts, the spokesman said.

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First Published: Jul 25 2014 | 5:06 PM IST

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