Q. Which Indian state/UT has launched a drone-based afforestation project, named ‘Hara Bhara’?
Answer:
Telangana
Notes:
- The Telangana government has recently launched a drone-based afforestation project, named ‘Hara Bhara’.
- The state has partnered with Marut Drones, a Hyderabad-based drone technology start-up, to launch the project.
- Under the initiative, the state government will plant 50 lakh trees across 12,000 hectares of land in forests in all the 33 districts of Telangana.
- Named the ‘Seedcopter’, it involves the preparation of the seed balls by the local women and welfare communities, which are dispersed via drones in the targeted areas.