Kharge stresses need to boost forest cover, claims ‘non-effective implementation’ of laws by govts

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday stressed the need to increase forest cover in Karnataka and across the country, expressing dismay over the “ineffective implementation of existing laws and programmes” to curb deforestation and expand green cover.

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha urged ministers, authorities, central and state governments, and the public to pay serious attention to the loss of tree cover.

He claimed that governments may come and go, but if nature is not protected, there will be no foundation for life in the future. PTI