Dehradun/New Delhi (ANI) Oct 24 (ANI): Forests are the lifeline of any river! Which is why to conserve and rejuvenate the holiest River Ganga, an afforestation drive is ongoing along the 2,525 km-long River and its catchment areas in five states – Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The National Mission for Clean Ganga with the help of the Forest Research Institute has identified an area of 134,000 hectares, in which plantation is to be done. The National Mission for Clean Ganga under its `Namami Gange’ Programme has provided funds to the state governments to establish nurseries and grow trees, plants and shrubs as suited to climate and soil. As per the DPR guidelines prepared by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, the state forest departments are also constructing control trenches, small check-dams and side walls in specified sites for soil and moisture conservation in the forest areas. Ganga remains the most sacred River in the world with sacred pilgrimage sites and cities along its banks. Restoring the depleting water flow into the river is only possible with the revival of forest riverscape.
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