India plans to plant two billion trees, using the labor of young unemployed

India plans to plant two billion trees using the labor of young unemployedA photo from open sources

The Indian government wants to kill two birds with one stone: hire young unemployed to put about two billions of trees on the outskirts of roads in the country. According to this plan, 300,000 young Indians will be able to get a job that significantly help the country reduce unemployment among young people aged 15 to 24 years; also it will help fight climate change that affect well-being state and contribute to the improvement of roads, reports Inhabitat, citing publications by The Hindu and TreeHugger.

“The length of highways of national importance is about 100,000 kilometers. Our plan is to plant two a billion trees along them, which will create jobs for unemployed, on the one hand, and protect the environment, on the other parties, “said Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Rural Development terrain of India for the editors of The Hindu. This is good news for India, on the territory of which there are six cities from the list of “10 cities with the most polluted air in the world. ”

In a recent study published by Treehugger, it is said that tree leaves have the ability to capture particles dust and dirt from the air (those that cause smog and pollute the air). UK scientists have done a study demonstrating these abilities of trees through experiments, made in a British city, with iron particles: in 13 days, air pollution dropped by 65% ​​due to experimental areas of trees (birches).

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