<p class="title">The Karnataka government is mulling a law that mandates growing a minimum of 20 trees on every acre of agricultural land. This is an attempt to increase the state’s green cover, said Forest Minister R Shankar on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We have noticed that it rains only where there are forests. Increasing green cover is essential. Farmers need to be involved in the drive,” Shankar told reporters. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“On one hand, we take up afforestation drives and on the other, farmers cut trees down,” he rued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government would provide farmers Rs 100 per tree as support price, the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“There is a provision for us to incentivise up to 100 trees per acre,” he said, adding that the proposed law would benefit farmers in the parched regions of north Karnataka.</p>
<p class="title">The Karnataka government is mulling a law that mandates growing a minimum of 20 trees on every acre of agricultural land. This is an attempt to increase the state’s green cover, said Forest Minister R Shankar on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We have noticed that it rains only where there are forests. Increasing green cover is essential. Farmers need to be involved in the drive,” Shankar told reporters. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“On one hand, we take up afforestation drives and on the other, farmers cut trees down,” he rued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government would provide farmers Rs 100 per tree as support price, the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“There is a provision for us to incentivise up to 100 trees per acre,” he said, adding that the proposed law would benefit farmers in the parched regions of north Karnataka.</p>
