Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Jharkhand CM Directs Digital Forest Records
The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, has asked officials to make digital records of the state's forests.
This will help them see how the forests are changing over time.
The CM wants to use helicopters to plant more trees and has a plan to give free electricity to people who plant trees.
He also wants to use new technology to keep people and animals safe from each other.
All this is to make sure the forests and the environment are taken care of.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren directed officials to create digital records of forest areas within a month.
The records will enable real-time monitoring of changes in forest cover, wildlife habitats, and other ecological assets.
Soren emphasized the need to document changes in forest cover, plantations, wildlife, and national parks since the state's formation.
He directed the use of modern technologies to minimize losses from human-wildlife conflict.
An action plan for afforestation using helicopters to disperse seeds was also instructed.
- Who
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
- What
- Directed officials to create digital records of forest areas and implement various environmental initiatives
- When
- July 20
- Where
- Jharkhand, India
- Why
- To monitor changes in forest cover, wildlife habitats, and other ecological assets, and to promote environmental conservation
- Chief Minister
- Hemant Soren
- State
- Jharkhand
- Department Involved
- Forest, Environment and Climate Change
- Deadline for Digital Records
- 1 month
- Key Initiatives
- Real-time monitoring, afforestation via helicopters, urban tree plantation
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Modern technologies to minimize losses
- Tree Plantation Scheme
- Plant a Tree, Get Five Units of Free Electricity