Hyderabad, March 9 -- Hockey India has partnered with Adoptrees to launch a large-scale tree plantation initiative during the Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 being held in Hyderabad, aiming to promote environmental sustainability through sport.
Under the initiative, every major moment in the game will contribute to environmental restoration. For every penalty corner during the matches, 50 trees will be planted, while 100 trees will be planted for every goal scored.
The plantation drive will be carried out across Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Telangana, ensuring that the environmental impact extends across diverse ecological zones in the country.
The project is being implemented in phases. Plantation activity has already begun ...