LUCKNOW, March 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh Forest Force will soon be upgraded/mordenised to address various issues including man-animal conflict, said Arun K Saxena, UP minister for forests, environment and climate change on Friday, while addressing a press conference.

"We are leaders among other states in terms of plantation as other states are coming to us to learn how we planted 242.18-crore saplings since 2017 and have been able to increase our green cover over the years. Now our force too will be mordenised," said the minister, while announcing a day-long national conference on World Forestry Day, March 21, to be held in Lucknow.

"Uttar Pradesh will fast pace modernisation of forest force and we are the first state to take this initiat...