The country's forest areas now stand at 17.08 percent which was 7 to 8 percent during the previous government, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud told parliament on Wednesday.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-areas-now-1708-pc-js-told
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-nation-bangladesh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation