⇒ The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, on the second day of his Meghalaya visit, launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji) 25 July 2021. Shri Amit Shah also inaugurated the Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme. Union Home Minister also gave the slogan “Evergreen Northeast”, underlining the importance of afforestation and tree plantation.
This afforestation campaign will be run by the Meghalaya Government with the help of Assam Rifles. This will greatly benefit eco-tourism and will also boost tourism in the state.
All the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) planted trees across the country as part of the tree plantation drive launched at the initiative of Home Minister Shri Amit Shah. More than 16 lakh and 31 thousand saplings were planted under this campaign.
Union Minister Shri Amit Shah in his address said:
As part of the Prime Minister’s ambitious project Jal Jeevan Mission, the Ministry of DoNER and the Government of Meghalaya, under the North-East Special Infrastructure Scheme, the Greater Sohra Water Project costing Rs. 25 crore, will provide pure drinking water through taps to every household.