Shimla, June 23 -- As part of the Rajiv Gandhi Green Adoption Scheme, the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two private hospitality institutions -Red Apple and Paradise Chateau-at Kullu on Monday.

As per the understanding, both the institutes will be adopting and providing money under CSR for plantation and maintenance of plants in one hectare land each for next five years.

Himachal Pradesh has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Green Adoption Scheme with the objective of promoting ecological restoration, enhancing green cover, and encouraging public participation in environmental conservation across the state.

CM in the budget highlighted the introduction of a new adoption scheme under Corporate...