Summary
The trees have to stay alive, and at least nine out of ten must be healthy when checked 🌿.
Key Points
3 points1
New rule: plant trees on at least 80 % of the road side space.
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Goal: keep at least 90 % of those trees alive.
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If trees die, they must be replaced with new ones the same size.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsNational Highways Authority of India
The government group that looks after the big roads in India
Right of Way
The strip of land next to a road where things like trees can be placed
sapling
A young tree that has just been planted
survival rate
How many of the planted trees stay alive
certification
A paper that says a project is finished correctly
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