Bathinda: The Punjab forest and wildlife department claims to have planted 7.87 lakh saplings under the compensatory afforestation scheme during the ongoing fiscal year so far.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/145-lakh-trees-axed-8-months-punjab-forest-deptt-tells-ngt
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-chandigarh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-green-trbunal-ngt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests