Mentioning that India has a population of almost 2,970 at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country would take a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people’s participation.
“India has the distinction of having a population of almost 2,970 tigers. India has achieved its target of doubling the number of targets two years before the committed date of 2022. India would be taking a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people’s participation,” Modi said while addressing a convention on ‘Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ at Gandhinagar via video conference.
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Highlighting that India’s forest cover has increased significantly, the Prime Minister said, “The present assessment also indicates that the total forest cover is 21.67 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. The number of protected areas has increased from 745 in 2014 to 870 in 2019 with an area coverage of nearly 1.7 lakh square km.”
Source: ET Energy World
