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Haryana Launches Saraswati Wetland, Biodiversity Park and Jungle Safari, Sets 2.1 Crore Sapling Goal

CM Saini urged widespread volunteer participation with digital monitoring tools tracking sapling growth.

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini watering a sapling at the state-level Van Mahotsav event in Kurukshetra on Sunday. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)

Overview

  • Saini emphasized environmental protection as a collective civic duty at the 76th state-level Van Mahotsav in Seonsar, Kurukshetra.
  • He inaugurated the Saraswati Wetland Reservoir, Saraswati Flora and Biodiversity Conservation Park and the Saraswati Jungle Safari.
  • Phase two of the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign sets a 2.1 crore sapling target after Haryana exceeded its first-phase goal with 1.87 crore plantings.
  • Plantations by the Forest Department will be geo-tagged and subject to annual drone surveys with growth monitored for up to five years.
  • The government has also rolled out urban forestry schemes, strict anti-felling measures and a joint Green Aravalli Action Plan to expand green cover statewide.