Uttar Pradesh plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to improve forest economy

The Yogi Adityanath government 2.0 has allocated Rs 100 crore for a slew of programmes under the Green India Mission

Uttar Pradesh plans to invest nearly Rs 1,000 crore to improve the value chain of the state’s forest economy and increase its green cover to 15 per cent by 2030, a government spokesperson has said.
 

At present, the forest and tree cover is estimated to be 9.23 per cent of the state's total geographical area.
 

To achieve its ecological objectives, the state will undertake multiple activities by injecting almost Rs 1,000 crore across projects.

“While the state is planning to plant 350 million saplings this rainy season, a provision of Rs 600 crore has been made in the UP

Budget for the