Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday voiced concern over the rapid concretisation of Kolkata and its adjoining urban areas, alleging that mandatory norms on preserving green spaces in construction projects were often ignored during the previous regime, and warned that the environmental cost of such violations would be paid by future generations.
Launching the state government's ambitious afforestation campaign, 'Ekti Gaach Mayer Naame' (A Tree in Mother's Name) on World Environment Day, Adhikari announced a target of planting and maintaining 1.10 crore trees across the state by March 31, 2027.
