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3, 646 sq kms
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5, 511 sq kms
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2, 261 sq kms
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1, 538 sq kms
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forest Report 2021. Read to know the details of the report here. The India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR) has found the country’s forest cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since 2019.
Detailed explanation-2: -key findings of the ISFR 2021: The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).
Detailed explanation-3: -As of 2021, the total forest cover in India is 80.9 million hectares , which is 24.62 percent of the total geographical area. There is a 1,540 sq.km increase in forest cover over 2019. Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest cover as per the area followed by the Arunachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-4: -India’s total forest cover was 7,13,789 sq km in 2021, reflecting an increase of 3.14 per cent over 2011 even as it remained the tenth-largest country by forest area in the world, the Economic Survey 2021-22 said.
Detailed explanation-5: -Published by Dehradun – 248195, Uttarakhand.