Goa, June 6 -- SHASHWAT GUPTA RAY

While Chief Minis ter Pramod Sawant marked World Environment Day by launching the Green NH66 Mission, involving large scale plantation activities along highway medians and roadside avenues from Patradevi to Galgibag, en vironmentalists criticised the initiative, labelling it a 'greenwash', citing low survival rates for roadside plantations and the ongoing felling of thousands of trees for state-approved mega infrastructure and develop mental projects. Rajendra Kerkar, environ mentalist said that while the government frequently undertakes these initia tives, they often appear to be more of a formality than a meaningful environmental effort. "A primary issue is the lack of focus on survival rates and the s...