The cell formed to deliver the government's election pledge of planting 250 million trees in five years held its fifth meeting on Wednesday afternoon, 7 October, in the conference room of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Alongside a review of progress, the meeting discussed what happens after planting: the care of saplings, monitoring how many of them survive, and plans for creating green employment.
In a planting programme the survival count matters as much as the number put in the ground. Without watering, fencing and follow-up, a large share of saplings is lost, so a decision to monitor survival rates gives the programme a measurable result.
The meeting said planting would take account of which species suit which district and how much economic value a given tree carries. That calculation matters directly for trees planted on homestead land and field boundaries, because fruit trees and timber trees do not return the same income.
The meeting was told that the Prime Minister gives saplings as gifts when presenting awards and honours, and encourages everyone to plant trees.
Participants also urged that planting be treated not merely as a programme but as a link to green employment, which takes in nursery work, transport of saplings and their upkeep.
Reported by a staff correspondent of Desh Rupantor.
Source: Desh Rupantor
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