Forest cover has increased by 1 per cent, says Javadekar

The forest cover of the country has increased by 1 percent in the last five years and continuous progress will happen only through participation of people, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Thursday, 6 June.

The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change called upon people to plant tree saplings.

Javadekar, who is also Minister of Information and Broadcasting, visited the premises of Gulshan Mahal, the historic building in Films Division that houses a part of the National Museum of Indian Cinema, which was inaugurated in January this year.