Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced to start ‘Environment Budget’ to compensate for the damage caused to the environment.
Participating in the National Forest Martyrs Day program on Saturday, he said that annual assessment of green areas in Karnataka will be done.
Pointing out that humans have caused 2,000 years of damage to the environment in 20 years alone, he acknowledged that the state has 4.3 million hectares of forest and there is a 21.5% deficit. He urged the forest department officials to work towards conservation of forests, reducing human-animal conflict and tackling poachers.
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