Nellore district targets 50% green cover by 2047
The Collector of SPSR Nellore district has directed various government departments to coordinate efforts to achieve 50% green cover by 2047. The initiative includes multiple programs such as the 'Great Green Wall of A.P.', school nurseries, and agroforestry schemes to improve environmental protection and biodiversity.
Why it matters
This large-scale administrative push highlights the growing importance of local government-led climate adaptation and reforestation strategies in India.
With a goal of achieving 50% green cover in SPSR Nellore district by 2047, Collector Himanshu Shukla directed officials from various departments—including Horticulture, Agriculture, Panchayat Raj, Education, Industries, Irrigation, NHAI, Roads & Buildings, Sericulture and Forest—to work in coordination and successfully implement the government-mandated greening initiatives.
He convened a District Forest Committee meeting here on Tuesday (July 28, 2026). The meeting discussed implementation of various programmes including ‘Great Green Wall of A.P.’, School Nursery Scheme, ‘Namo Van – Nagar Van’ Scheme, and establishment of palm groves in every village, cultivation of timber-tree species under VB-GRAMG programme, seed ball dispersal, and PM-RKVY Agroforestry scheme.
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