MISHTI Scheme
The scheme's primary goal is to establish mangrove plants along the shoreline. In other words, mangrove trees will be planted around the nation's coasts.
- Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu all have mangrove forests.
- Scheme implementation: MISHTI is to be implemented by converging CAMPA Fund, MGNREGS, and other sources.
About Mangrove Cover in India
- The Mangroves cover 0.15% of the total Indian Geographical area. This is around 4,975 square kilometres.
- The state of West Bengal alone has 42.45% of India’s mangroves.
- Indian mangroves are facing limitations such as an increase in ....
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