River Rejuvenation through Forestry Interventions

On 14th March, 2022, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) released the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) on rejuvenation of thirteen major rivers through forestry interventions.

  • The 13 rivers for which DPRs were released are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Cauvery.
  • These thirteen rivers collectively cover a total basin area of 18,90,110 sq. km that represents 57.45% of the geographical area of the country. The length of these 13 rivers including 202 tributaries within the delineated riverscapes is 42,830 km.
  • The DPRs were funded by National Afforestation & Eco-development Board (MoEF&CC), and ....
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