Forest Department intends to plant 11,700 saplings during 2024-25 to shore up Mysuru’s green cover. Besides, there are saplings and seedlings available under Raising of Saplings for Public Distribution (RSPD) scheme.
This was stated by Range Forest Officer P. Dhanyashree during an interaction with citizens and NGOs organised by Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) here on Sunday. It was held to discuss means of increasing the city’s green cover and to identify ways for greater cooperation between the department and the public to ensure a higher survival rate of trees that are planted.
Ms. Dhanyashree said the saplings have already been raised in the nurseries and will be planted in Vijayanagar and surrounding areas. While 11,700 saplings will be planted by the department, nearly 40,000 seedlings are available for public under RSPD scheme. In the last three years, the department has planted nearly 1.5 lakh seedlings and saplings in the Mysuru Territorial division, she added.
