What is Aravalli Green Wall Project ?

 

What is Aravalli Green Wall Project ?

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Government of India launched the Aravalli Green Wall Project as part of Prime Minister's vision and India’s commitment under the UNCCD to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land.

Under this initiative, 6.45 million hectares of degraded land in the Aravalli region has been identified, with greening work initiated over 2.7 million hectares across Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. Divisional Forest Officers from 29 Aravalli districts are implementing the project, focusing on plantations of native species suited to arid and semi-arid conditions

Around 97 square kilometres of Aravalli revenue land, stretching from Naurangpur to Nuh in Haryana and heavily degraded, has been identified for afforestation and has also been declared a Protected Forest by the State of Haryana for better protection and management..  

‘Aravalli Green Wall Project’ of the  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is under  the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation.