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Tamil Nadu forest cover will increase to 33% by 2031
Promised in the manifesto
The TVK government will increase the forest cover of Tamil Nadu to 33% by the year 2031.
From the manifesto: Inbam (Joy) › 8. Healthcare and Environment › B. Protecting Tamil Nadu's Future: Environmental, Forest, and Climate Change Concerns, see page 76
Where it standsFormal order
Formal order on 14 Aug 2026.
The government ordered the declaration of specific land as a reserved forest.
So far
Declaring 12.00.5 Hectares in Pudur village as a reserved forest
Not yet seen
There is no comprehensive plan or target set to reach 33% forest cover by 2031.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 14 Aug 2026 · Government orderG.O.(Ms).No.74 (Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department)
- The government declares 12.00.5 Hectares of land in No.35, Pudur village, Tirunelveli taluk and district as a reserved forest with effect from 17.02.2027.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the land specified in the table as Reserved Forest, effective from 17.02.2027.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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