Chandigarh, July 7, 2020: On the Occasion of ‘Van Mahotsav-2020’ during the monsoon season, the Department of Forest & Wildlife, UT Chandigarh has started the initiative titled “वन विभाग आपके द्वार”(Forest Department at your doorstep) in Chandigarh.
This scheme of free distribution of plants/saplings to general public without any formal application, thereby easing the governance in forest.
Three Vehicles are designed for free distribution of saplings. The timing of the distribution of plants/saplings door-to-door by Forest Department, Chandigarh is from (10/07/2020 to 31/07/2020 09:00 AM to 06: 00 PM).
One can receive up to 05 plants from the department for his/her choice of species without any charges through this moving vehicle. The initiative has been taken to encourage people to plant more plants. The schedule of movement of the Van is given as under: