LUCKNOW, July 7 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh now ranks second in India in terms of green cover growth. He made the remark during an interaction with all mayors, district panchayat chairpersons, area panchayat chairpersons, block pramukhs, zila panchayat and block panchayat members, councillors and village heads through video conferencing for successful implementation of the Plantation Mega Campaign-2025. He emphasised the importance of everyone participating in the plantation campaign to ensure a better environment for future generations. "Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh's forest cover was declining. However, in the past eight years, due to well-planned efforts, the forest cover in the state has increased from 9% to 10%," he said. P5...