India, June 14 -- The Forest Department is planning fresh plantation of about 150,000 saplings and maintenance of existing green cover across Gurugram, officials said on Saturday. As part of the exercise, a Rs.40.64 lakh tender was floated on Friday under the all-state maintenance scheme for upkeep of green cover along the Behrampur-to-Sohna corridor.

According to officials privy to the matter, bids have been invited until June 18 for maintenance works, including site-wise irrigation, weeding and protection measures along the 23-km stretch.

Tender documents uploaded on the Haryana government website require contractors to ensure a 90% survival rate of plants for two years from the date of work allotment. The plantation programme will in...