Agartala, Sept. 17 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched a Nationwide Plantation Drive during Seva Parv from September 17 to October 2, aiming to inspire citizens to plant trees and create a participative greening movement across the country.

The drive was formally inaugurated in Tripura on Wednesday at the Forest Headquarters under the JICA Project in Gandhigram, coinciding with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The campaign will continue till Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2.

In Tripura, the Forest Department has set a target of planting 50,000 seedlings across all eight districts during this period. Special plantation programmes will be organised on Se...