# Tamil Nadu forest cover will increase to 33% by 2031

- ID: P08-B-04#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p08-b-04-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p08-b-04-1)
- Pillar: 8. Healthcare and Environment
- Section: B. Protecting Tamil Nadu's Future: Environmental, Forest, and Climate Change Concerns
- Manifesto page: 76
- Stage: Formal order (A government order or sanction was issued)
- Last recorded: 14 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The TVK government will increase the forest cover of Tamil Nadu to 33% by the year 2031.

## Where it stands

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 order · G.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. ([Open the document (Government order)](https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/GO/env_e_74_Ms_2026.pdf))
- 14 Aug 2026 · Government order · G.O.(Ms).No.74 (Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department): The Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the land specified in the table as Reserved Forest, effective from 17.02.2027. ([Open the document (Government order)](https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/GO/env_e_74_Ms_2026.pdf))

> 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.