India, July 23 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration is set to launch two initiatives-Green Week and Green Chaupal-aimed at boosting local participation and community dialogue to revive ecological balance across urban and rural areas, officials said on Tuesday.

While the drives will be locally led, officials said Green Chaupal is part of a larger initiative by the Uttar Pradesh government to transform every village into a green village and increase the state's green cover to 15% by 2030.

The campaigns aim to respond to the increasing strain on the district's rivers, wetlands and green cover, with a structured, participatory approach that goes beyond routine plantation drives, said officials.

Under the state's Green Village Mission, e...