The Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy, 2015 covers all the National Highways of the country with the aim to promote greening of corridors. Under the policy, 244.68 lakh plants have been planted upto December, 2021 across 869 NH projects having length of 51,178 Km. State-wise details of plantation are placed as Annexure.
The local indigenous, non-invasive shrubs and ornamental as well as non-ornamental shade bearing trees suitable for different agro climatic zones are planted as per the Indian Road Congress’ guideline (IRC SP:21-2009).ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REGARDING “STATUS OF PROJECTS UNDER GREEN HIGHWAY POLICY”
State-Wise details of Plantation
| Sl No. | States | Total No. of Projects | Total Projects Length (in Km) | Number of Plants planted (in Lakh) |
| 1. | Karnataka | 47 | 3282.464 | 14.55 |
| 2. | Madhya Pradesh | 59 | 4196.784 | 14.80 |
| 3. | Odisha | 26 | 1765.837 | 9.13 |
| 4. | Haryana | 35 | 2290.25 | 16.07 |
| 5. | Punjab | 26 | 1114.945 | 8.41 |
| 6. | Tamilnadu | 66 | 3767.103 | 14.27 |
| 7. | Uttarakhand | 13 | 551.245 | 3.01 |
| 8. | Delhi | 54 | 1479.79 | 13.30 |
| 9. | Gujarat | 59 | 3991.517 | 16.94 |
| 10. | Assam | 22 | 683.98 | 4.05 |
| 11. | Telangana | 26 | 1779.816 | 12.88 |
| 12. | Rajasthan | 84 | 6232.436 | 19.65 |
| 13. | Jammu &
Kashmir |
16 | 567.64 | 2.43 |
| 14. | West Bengal | 26 | 1565.47 | 10.03 |
| 15. | Maharashtra | 98 | 5086.924 | 21.70 |
| 16. | Bihar | 44 | 2876.58 | 13.17 |
| 17. | Chhattisgarh | 14 | 752.674 | 5.47 |
| 18. | Jharkhand | 19 | 818.01 | 5.12 |
| 19. | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 260.24 | 0.86 |
| 20. | Kerala | 17 | 559.544 | 0.68 |
| 21. | Uttar Pradesh | 71 | 5093.801 | 24.69 |
| 22. | Andhra Pradesh | 39 | 2461.254 | 13.48 |
| Total | 869 | 51178.304 | 244.68 |
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
