'Plantation along new roads mandatory'

In a major green initiative, the Odisha government has decided to make plantation compulsory along all newly constructed roads under Works department. The move aims to balance the state’s rapid infrastructure growth with a robust green cover.

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Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced that every new road — including state highways, district roads, and other public routes — will have trees planted on both sides and along the dividers. To ensure proper implementation of the new initiative, one per cent of the