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Harit Maharashtra' aims to increase forest cover [1]

In a bid to increase state's forest cover to 33% as prescribed under the National Forest Policy, 'Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan' was launched in entire state on January 26 by the forest department.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2014
Times of India (Nagpur) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Maharashtra [4], Afforestation [5], Joint Forest Management (JFM) [6], LPG [7], Firewood [8]
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