The new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodland Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the ...

Trees play a crucial role, using a natural mechanism that lets them absorb CO₂ from the air and convert it into oxygen.

Officials said that reviving defunct firelines would also involve felling trees. To start with, fireline clearance will commence from Dehradun, Nainital, Ramnagar, and Kalsi forest divisions.