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Agriculture
Go Green Volunteers' 3‑Year Tree Drive Achieves 60% Survival of 20,000 Saplings in Tripura
✍️ Northeast Today
🗓 04 Sep 2026, 02:35 PM
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Over three years, Go Green Volunteers planted around 20,000 trees across Tripura and a recent survey shows a 60% survival rate.
Go Green Volunteers, a non‑government environmental group, completed a three‑year planting campaign that saw roughly 20,000 saplings introduced in various districts of Tripura. The organization recently released monitoring data indicating that about 60% of those trees have survived the monsoon cycles and local climatic conditions.
The survival rate, while modest, reflects the challenges of afforestation in the hilly and flood‑prone regions of the state. Volunteers employed site‑specific techniques such as mulching, community stewardship, and periodic watering to improve the odds of growth.
Officials from the Tripura Forest Department praised the effort, noting that the initiative aligns with the state's broader goal of increasing forest cover under the National Mission for a Green India. Go Green Volunteers plan to expand the program, targeting an additional 10,000 saplings over the next two years while refining maintenance practices.
The campaign also engaged local schools and village councils, fostering awareness about the environmental and livelihood benefits of trees. Continued collaboration between NGOs and government bodies is expected to boost the overall survival of future plantings.
The survival rate, while modest, reflects the challenges of afforestation in the hilly and flood‑prone regions of the state. Volunteers employed site‑specific techniques such as mulching, community stewardship, and periodic watering to improve the odds of growth.
Officials from the Tripura Forest Department praised the effort, noting that the initiative aligns with the state's broader goal of increasing forest cover under the National Mission for a Green India. Go Green Volunteers plan to expand the program, targeting an additional 10,000 saplings over the next two years while refining maintenance practices.
The campaign also engaged local schools and village councils, fostering awareness about the environmental and livelihood benefits of trees. Continued collaboration between NGOs and government bodies is expected to boost the overall survival of future plantings.