India, Feb. 3 -- Eco-restoration activities under the Green Credit Programme have been initiated over an area of 4,258 hectares through the participation of 17 entities, the Union environment ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Under the Centre's Green Credit Programme, a scheme aimed at addressing land degradation, degraded land parcels are identified and restored with financial support from various public and private entities, including industries.

The degraded land parcels proposed to be taken up under the Green Credit Programme are selected and registered by the State Forest Department after due verification on the ground, the ministry said while responding to questions by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Yogender Chando...