Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a pioneering step towards environmental transparency, theUrban Administration Department (UAD) is preparing a proposal to upload comprehensive data on both tree plantation and tree cutting activities on the MeriLiFEportal, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India.

The MeriLiFE portal, developed under the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), currently hosts data on plantation activities from 4,852 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country. However, it lacks a mechanism to track the number of trees felled or the status of compensatory plantation.

According to UAD officials, over 31 lakh saplings have been planted this year across 416 ULBs in Madhya Pradesh. The data, updated daily, has already been uploaded on the portal up to September 25.

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