Q693
For ecological balance, the area under forests in India should be about
A.
16%
B.
23%
C.
27%
D.
33%
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
As per The National Forest Policy, it has been proposed that the area under forests in India should be about 33% for ecological balance.At present, the total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectares which are 24.62% of the geographical area of the country.