The government plans to increase the forest cover in the country to 35 percent by 2020. Currently, the forest cover is 29.7 percent.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/countrys-forest-cover-increase-35-pc-2020
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation