1,100 villages of Haryana to get 1.15 crore fruit-bearing, shady trees, says Haryana minister

A total of 1.15 crore fruit-bearing and shady trees will be planted in 1,100 villages of Haryana state, Haryana education, forest, and tourism minister Kanwar Pal in a talk on Friday said under a plan to conserve the environment, on the Global Environment Day. Kanwar said, "We have selected 50 villages each in 22 districts of Haryana for a major plantation drive is planned for the coming monsoon season this year and a total of 1.15 crore trees will be planted in the entire state. These trees will be planted at the temples, gurdwaras, matthas, village boundaries, cremation grounds, panchayati lands, and other available spaces at the rural-level in Haryana. These trees would be planted with a policy to increase and maintain the green cover for around 50 years. The trees include fruit-bearing, shady and such trees on which the birds can also nest and breed. Rather than planting the commercial or expensive wood, our target will remain on planting trees for maintaining greenery.”