pratiyogita darpan english Published this article page no 88 The gain in forest cover or improvement in forest canopy density may be attributed to better conservation measures protection afforestation activities tree plantation drives and agroforestry. Among the mega cities in the country Ahmedabad has been the biggest loser when it comes to forest cover. States with maximum forest cover Areawise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh Chhattisgarh Odisha and Maharashtra. 17 statesUTs have above 33 per cent of the geographical area under forest cover. Challenges The northeast did not show positive results as the current assessment showed a decrease of forest cover to the extent of 1020 sq km in the region. Arunachal Pradesh lost the maximum forest cover of 257 sq km followed by Manipur which lost 249 sq km Nagaland 235 sq km Mizoram 186 sq km and Meghalaya 73 sq km. In total 140 hill districts of the country the forest cover has been reduced by 902 sq km in the last two years. In the 2019 report the forest cover in the hill regions had increased by 544 sq km. Commission for Air Quality Management recently reviewed the progress of Biomass Cofiring. Though some progress has been made towards cofiring the CAQM finds the progress not up to the desired levels. Background In May 2021 to address the issue of air pollution due to farm stubble burning and to reduce carbon footprints of thermal power generation Ministry of Power decided to set up a National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants. Objectives of the mission (a) To increase the level of cofiring from present 5% to higher levels to have a larger share of carbon neutral power generation from the thermal power plants. (b) To take up R&D activity in boiler design to handle the higher amount of silica alkalis in the biomass pellets. (c) To facilitate overcoming the constraints in supply chain of bio mass pellets and agro residue and its transport upto to the power plants. (d) To consider regulatory issues in biomass cofiring pratiyogita darpan English buy.
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