Divisional Commissioner Kalpana Shrivastava informed that woody area of Capital Bhopal has come down to 22 percent from 66 percent during the last 20 years. This has resulted in 10 percent increase in temperature. There is a need to plant saplings in large number to bring it to the old condition. After the beginning of ‘Hara Bhopal-Sheetal Bhopal’ campaign, over 4 lakh saplings have already been planted in Bhopal till now.
Besides activeness of government agencies, people’s participation and their activeness is must in the implementation of the campaign. The implementation and processes of the campaign have been made simple to link common man with campaign. Plantation is being encouraged in 325 parks, 6 hills, roadsides, land of educational institutions and colonies. Help of municipal corporation, sanchi parlours, petrol pumps, gas agencies and hotel operators to deliver plants from house to house.
