Has the forest area of ​​India increased by 5188 sq km?

According to the Forest Survey of India (FSI) report, the forest area in India has increased by 3 sq km between forests and booms. With this increase, forest trees are covered in 5% of the total geographical area of ​​the country. India's Forestry and Forestry Department claims that forests have grown in some of the most important countries in the world, including India. The forest area has also increased to 7,000 sq km after five.

According to the data, the government considers the density of more than 5% of the trees in a forest area more than one hectare. Remote sensing technique is applied to fix this on the ground surface. In the darkest forests, tree canopy density is 5 percent, mid-range forests 3 to 5 percent, while forests with a density of less than 3-5 percent are called open forests. Similarly, the common tree found in a land area of ​​less than one hectare is called a tree cover.

According to the 2019 report, India's forest cover is spread over 3 sq km, while tree cover is 5 sq km, which is about 8% of the total area of ​​the country. The increase in the forest and tree cover of the country has increased by 8% (5) sq km compared to 7. Most strikingly, the growing area of ​​mangrove growing along the coast and in salinity has increased to 3 sq km.

However, some environmentalists are accusing the government of not complying with the criteria for measuring tree cover and forest area. Equally important is how the forest is used and managed by the forest and beyond, as the forest area grows. Every two years, the forest area is surveyed and the figures are released. Greenery can be seen through the satellite but the nature of the natural forests is not known. When we are ending the natural forest there, it is not right to just go green and get the satisfaction of it.