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Vedanta Plants 3.5 Lakh Saplings in Barmer Desert, Boosts Green Cover
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News18•23-09-2026, 13:45
Vedanta Plants 3.5 Lakh Saplings in Barmer Desert, Boosts Green Cover
- •Vedanta Oil & Gas has planted 3.5 lakh saplings across 700 hectares in Rajasthan's Barmer district over the past two years.
- •Nearly 80% of the saplings have survived the harsh desert conditions, with the drive starting in 2023.
- •The plantation includes native, drought-tolerant species like khejri, rohida, and neem, along with native grasses.
- •Water and soil-moisture conservation structures were implemented to improve sapling survival rates.
- •This initiative is part of Vedanta Oil & Gas's goal to plant 20 lakh trees by 2030, overcoming challenges like hard subsurface layers and invasive vegetation.
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Vedanta Oil & Gas has planted around 3.5 lakh saplings across 700 hectares in Rajasthan’s Barmer district over the past two years, with nearly 80 per cent of them surviving the harsh desert conditions.
The plantation features native and drought-tolerant species such as khejri, rohida, neem, kumat, jal, ber, sheesham, ardu, moringa, and gugal, alongside native grasses like sewan and dhaman.
The plantation initiative is part of Vedanta Oil & Gas’s broader target of planting 20 lakh trees in the Barmer district by the year 2030.
