Provision of outlay would be made in district plan as per the requirement of Forest department to achieve tree-plantation target.

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the district magistrates for plantation of five crore trees at 6,500 sites in 24 hours on a date fixed in month of July under the ‘Green UP - Clean UP’ programme.

Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has directed all DMs that the coding of plantation sites should be done according to IGRS based coding of NIC.

He said that all online data of plantation sites should be prepared with the cooperation of NIC to ensure effective district-wise monitoring.

All directions have been issued through a circular.

He has said that district tree-plantation committee, formed under the chairmanship of DM with the Zonal Forest Officer as its member secretary, would implement this programme.

Mr. Ranjan has directed chief development officers, ADMs, all SDMs, Tehsildars and Block Development Officers, Chief Medical Officers, District Zonal Transport Officers and District School Inspectors to discharge the duties assigned to them under the programme.

A control room would be set up at district level by District tree-plantation committees for efficient execution of the programme, it would be monitored by Zonal Forest Officer.

He has said that it would be the responsibility of Zonal Forest Officer/Zonal Director to ensure tree-plantation on the specified date.

Provision of outlay should be made in district plan as per the requirement of Forest department to achieve tree-plantation target for the year 2016-2017.

Aiming to set a world record, the Chief Secretary has directed to ensure sufficient availability of labourers during the two days before and after the fixed date for plantation.

He said that on the date of plantation all MNREGA workers should be directed to join the plantation drive.

The sector officers would obtain the list of plantation sites from zonal forest officer and would assign various duties to officials concerned along with organizing training and transport of workers.

He said that at least two impartial witnesses at each plantation site and two observers for counting the number of plants would be selected from amongst the teachers, post—graduate students and staff of local colleges and schools, members of any voluntary registered organisation, local banks and personnel of other departments.

He said that a photographer , a videographer should be deployed at each plantation site for recording the activities.