Govt working on satellite mechanism to monitor forestation, says Javadekar
Govt working on satellite mechanism to monitor forestation, says Javadekar In August this year, the Environment minister handed over Rs 47,436 crore of CAMPA funds to various states for the promotion of afforestation and achieving green objective of the country. Current Affairs News :A satellite-based component to screen regions under green spread and the development of saplings planted there is being created by the administration, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. The Environment serve said a few states have made huge accomplishments in sustaining planted saplings to their full development. “We are likewise endeavoring toward this path by building up a component for the moment specifying of the forestation at the (given) geo-facilitates and checking of development of the planted saplings, with the utilization of satellite. “Twelve crore saplings were planted in most recent five years. Information on the development of these saplings will b...