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Time of India
08-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Plantation 2025: Geo-tagging, tree guards to protect saplings
Lucknow: The Plantation-2025 campaign introduces a transformative approach by integrating geo-tagging technology for every sapling planted and plantation site. The digital tagging will enable real-time monitoring of each tree's growth, health and location with support of forest department and other institutional partners. To ensure long-term survival of saplings, the campaign will also deploy tree guards and other modern protective tools aimed at increasing sapling longevity and shielding them from environmental threats. Geo-tagging will help create digital record for every sapling and plantation site. This will make it easier to track the condition of the plants even after plantation and take timely action for their care and protection. Geo-tagging will not only simplify plant maintenance but also increase transparency and accountability in the campaign. The Plantation-2025 is also being promoted as a symbol of community participation. Forest department has partnered with businesses, social organisations and educational institutions to make the campaign a success.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
UP min reviewsPlantation 2025 preps
Lucknow: Minister of state for environment, forest and climate change (independent charge) Arun Kumar Saxena on Wednesday reviewed the preparation for Plantation-2025 and provided guidelines for the successful planting of 35 crore trees. The minister suggested that 1% of the legislative area development fund should be used by public representatives for thematic tree planting along roadsides using tree guards. He also emphasised promoting agroforestry by encouraging plantation on the boundaries of agricultural fields. Large-scale plantation is being done on forest land, community land, other govt land, agricultural and private land with the cooperation of 26 govt departments and the general public. As a result of extensive plantation done in the years so far, the state's forest and tree cover increased by approximately 1.38 acres according to the ISFR report 2023 released by the Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, last year, which is the second-highest increase in India. Ministers from other departments also participated in the review meeting. PWD state minister Brijesh Singh said that tree protection ensures water security and also proposed establishing 'Sindoor Van' in the state.
