"Forest Department accomplishes Target of planting 33 cr seedlings". This news item, published in big bold letters in The Hitavada, Drew my attention. This was not the only news item, there have been many others with similar news published in recent past.
Not only local news papers but such news items are also seen in National News papers.
All these organisations, leaders and officials who shout their feats of achieving tree plantation targetsmiss the woods for the trees.
Put intended.
Absymal survival rate of such 'target achieving' tree plantation drives are common knowledge.
All these people claiming achieving plantation targets must be told that, what matters is not how many seedlings were planted but "HOW MANY SURVIVED"
We will be better off even if targets are reduced by half, BUT proper care, post plantation, is taken to ensure survival rate of at least 80 - 90 percent.
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