Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has set a three-month deadline for Forest Department officials to conduct an audit and find out how many of the total five crore saplings that were planted last year as part of the afforestation exercise have survived.
Mr. Khandre, who held a meeting with the officials, also sought to know how many saplings they have planned to plant this year.
He also asked officials to provide information within a week as to how tall the saplings have grown in the department’s nurseries.
