Overview
- Local governments, schools, NGOs and community groups held plantation drives on Friday that planted thousands of saplings across Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
- A Sonitpur programme at Chotai Nadi planted about 1,100 indigenous saplings as part of a larger Chotai Nadi–Balipara effort that officials say has already put more than 13 lakh saplings in the ground toward a roughly 8,000-hectare restoration target.
- Events mixed tree planting with cleanliness drives, competitions and public pledges, and institutions including IIM Shillong, district forest departments and CRPF units led or joined many activities.
- Journalists and local residents warned that past one-day campaigns saw many saplings wither for lack of watering, protection and follow-up care, making survival the key unresolved challenge after planting.
- Organisers introduced accountability measures such as individual ‘One Person–One Tree’ commitments, climate-action pledges and geotagging of saplings to improve monitoring and boost the chance of long-term survival.