Lok Sabha Question No. 4512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Plantation Scheme of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Arun Sao, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4512 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## PLANTATION SCHEME OF RAILWAYS

†4512.    SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  proposed  to  plant  nearly  five  crore saplings around the railway tracks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of saplings planted as on date along with the names of railway divisions where these have been planted;
- (c) whether Bilaspur, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Raipur, Durg and Bemetara districts under South East Central Railway of Chhattisgarh  and  all  railway  zones  of  Maharashtra  particularly Satara  and  Solapur  districts  have  also  been  covered  under  the plantation scheme of the Railways; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4512  BY  SHRI  VIJAY  BAGHEL,  SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI, SHRI ARUN SAO AND SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.03.2022 REGARDING PLANTATION SCHEME OF RAILWAYS

(a) and (b):       Yes, Sir. In pursuance of Railways'  commitment towards environmental improvement and sustainable development, Railway  had  planted  4.55 Cr. plants against planned  5  crore sapling/plants  planned  up  to  March,  2020  on  railway  land.  Forest Departments of the States are being involved in plantation as well as  maintenance  and  disposal  of  trees,  thus  bringing  in  the  much needed  expertise  in  afforestation.    During  2020-21,  Railways  have planted  0.92  cr.  sapling/plants  making  cumulative  total  of  5.47  Cr. saplings planted upto March, 2021.

During  2021-22,  Railways  have  planted  around  69.33  lakh saplings up to February, 2022, the division wise details is as under:

| Railway      | Division             |   No. of Saplings planted (upto February, 2022) (figures in lakhs) |
|--------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central      | Pune                 |                                                               0.2  |
| Central      | Mumbai               |                                                               0.13 |
| Central      | Solapur              |                                                               0.18 |
| Central      | Nagpur               |                                                               0.01 |
| Central      | Bhusawal             |                                                               0.05 |
| Eastern      | Sealdah              |                                                               2.26 |
| Eastern      | Asansol              |                                                               1.35 |
| Eastern      | Malda                |                                                               0.33 |
| Eastern      | Howrah               |                                                               0.29 |
|              | Sonpur               |                                                               0    |
| East Central | Danapur              |                                                               0.99 |
| East Central | Dhanbad              |                                                               0.75 |
| East Central | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya |                                                               0.15 |
| East Central | Samastipur           |                                                               0.14 |

| Railway            | Division          |   No. of Saplings planted (upto February, 2022) (figures in lakhs) |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| East Coast         | Waltair           |                                                               1.59 |
| East Coast         | Khurda Road       |                                                               1.57 |
| East Coast         | Sambalpur         |                                                               0.87 |
| Northern           | Ambala            |                                                               3.18 |
| Northern           | Delhi             |                                                               2.13 |
| Northern           | Moradabad         |                                                               0.02 |
| Northern           | Firozpur          |                                                               3.16 |
| Northern           | Lucknow           |                                                               0.75 |
| North Central      | Prayagraj         |                                                               4.6  |
| North Central      | Agra              |                                                               3.13 |
| North Central      | Jhansi            |                                                               2.64 |
| North Eastern      | Izzatnagar        |                                                               1.1  |
| North Eastern      | Lucknow           |                                                               0.81 |
| North Eastern      | Varanasi          |                                                               1.47 |
| Northeast Frontier | Alipurduar        |                                                               0.34 |
| Northeast Frontier | Katihar           |                                                               0.03 |
| Northeast Frontier | Lumding           |                                                               1.28 |
| Northeast Frontier | Rangiya           |                                                               0.08 |
| Northeast Frontier | Tinsukia          |                                                               1.37 |
| North Western      | Jaipur            |                                                               0.44 |
| North Western      | Jodhpur           |                                                               1.28 |
| North Western      | Ajmer             |                                                               0.8  |
| North Western      | Bikaner           |                                                               0.79 |
| Southern           | Tiruchchirappalli |                                                               0.1  |
| Southern           | Palakkad          |                                                               0.06 |
| Southern           | Madurai           |                                                               0.08 |
| Southern           | Chennai           |                                                               0.18 |
| Southern           | Tiruvananthapuram |                                                               0.02 |
| Southern           | Salem             |                                                               0.01 |
| South Central      | Secunderabad      |                                                               1.93 |
| South Central      | Hyderabad         |                                                               1.9  |
| South Central      | Guntakal          |                                                               0.52 |
| South Central      | Guntur            |                                                               0.5  |
| South Central      | Nanded            |                                                               0.47 |
| South Central      | Vijayawada        |                                                               1.09 |

| Railway            | Division      |   No. of Saplings planted (upto February, 2022) (figures in lakhs) |
|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| South Eastern      | Adra          |                                                               2.1  |
| South Eastern      | Chakradharpur |                                                               1.51 |
| South Eastern      | Kharagpur     |                                                               0.07 |
| South Eastern      | Ranchi        |                                                               1    |
| South East Central | Bilaspur      |                                                               0.47 |
| South East Central | Nagpur        |                                                               2.01 |
| South East Central | Raipur        |                                                               1.01 |
| South Western      | Hubballi      |                                                               0.19 |
| South Western      | Bangalore     |                                                               0.4  |
| South Western      | Mysore        |                                                               0.13 |
| Western            | Ahmedabad     |                                                               1.5  |
| Western            | Rajkot        |                                                               1.5  |
| Western            | Ratlam        |                                                               1.5  |
| Western            | Vadodara      |                                                               1.67 |
| Western            | Mumbai        |                                                               0.86 |
| Western            | Bhavnagar     |                                                               1.42 |
| West Central       | Jabalpur      |                                                               1.5  |
| West Central       | Bhopal        |                                                               1.79 |
| West Central       | Kota          |                                                               1.58 |
| TOTAL              | TOTAL         |                                                              69.33 |

(c) and (d):  Yes, Sir. In Bilaspur, Korba and Janjgir-Champa, Raipur, Durg and Bemetara districts of Chhattisgarh State under South East Central Railway, 3.49 lakhs sapling/plants  have  been  planted. Further,  in  Satara  and  Solapur  District  under  Pune  &  Solapur Divisions of Central Railway, 0.20 lakh and 0.18 lakh sapling/plants have  been  planted  respectively.  However,  State  and  district-wise progress of plantation is not maintained.

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