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Bihar Bureaucrats to plant a tree each for mission Green Bihar Posted: 12 Sep 2011 03:12 AM PDT Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked bureaucrats to plant a tree sapling each at their house with an aim to increase the state’s forest cover.It is expected that if 400000 officials of Bihar Government plant a tree each, the state’s Green Cover will rise to 15 percent in next 5 years. These steps will greatly boost the mission ‘Green Bihar’.further they have been advised to plant fruit bearing trees, so that they and their families can enjoy the fruit in future. This move has been welcomed by various senior officials and is considered as a sign of changing mindset of the people of Bihar. Undivided Bihar had a forest cover of 17 percent. At present, Bihar stands sixth from the bottom in terms of forest cover in the country. This move is second after the ruling Janta Dal United(JDU) asked it members to plant a tree each. The party has decided to plant five million saplings over the next two-three years. Last month, the chief minister kick-started the green drive from his native village, Kalyanbigha, in Nalanda district. He made planting of a sapling mandatory for JD-U members for their membership to be renewed. Related News Bihar to have 10 crore new trees in next 5 years PATNA: Bihar is going all out to expand green cover in the state. The state government has set out an ambitious plan to plant 10 ... Bihar all set to increase the forest cover PATNA: The Bihar government has come out with a massive scheme to increase the Bihar's forest/tree cover area from 9.89 percent to 15 percent in ... A Novel initiative by Nitish and co in Bihar JDU on Thursday kicked off its novel drive to enrol 50 lakh members and plant an equal number of trees in the state simultaneously. Christened ... CM to promote environment protection drive Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will kick off a tree plantation drive from his native village Kalyan Bigaha in Bihar's Nalanda district on August 11 to ... JDU to promote afforestation in Bihar Janata Dal United(JDU), has planned to go green in Bihar. The party has decided to go for plantation to expand green cover and make people ...

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