Floods rip into Punjab's dwindling green cover, 5 lakh trees uprooted
CHANDIGARH: Devastating floods in Punjab have severely hampered the state’s desperate efforts to expand its diminishing green cover. The forest and wildlife preservation department has reported the loss of 4,94,956 trees over nearly 776 hectares in the current floods – the worst in 37 years.The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 estimates the state’s […]