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Green India Mission misses forest cover target by 97.57%, CAG flags poor planning and funding gaps

Guwahati: The Green India Mission has achieved only a fraction of its targeted expansion in forest cover, falling 97.57% short of the goal set under the programme, according to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in Parliament on August 13. The audit found that the mission increased forest cover across only 0.03409 million [] The post Green India Mission misses forest cover target by 97.57%, CAG flags poor planning and funding gaps appeared first on NorthEast Now .