India, Jan. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday inaugurated the National Conference on Eco-restoration of the Aravalli Landscape: Strengthening the Aravalli Green Wall in New Delhi. The Minister also released a report titled "Eco-restoration of the Aravalli Landscape", prepared by the Sankala Foundation, during the inaugural session.
In his address, Shri Yadav said the government launched the Aravalli Green Wall Project as part of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision and India's commitment under the UNCCD to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land.
Under this initiative, 6.45 million hectares of degraded land in the Arav...