About Arogya Van Initiative:
- It is a new initiative to develop thematic medicinal tree plantations on vacant land parcels along the National Highways.
- It aims to enrich biodiversity along the National Highways by introducing medicinal tree species that support pollinators, birds and microfauna, thereby strengthening ecosystem resilience.
- In the first phase an action plan has been formulated covering 17 land parcels along different National Highway projects in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
- Under this tree species with established medicinal properties have been identified and will be planted at land parcels as per suitability to the respective agro-climatic zones.
- Priority: Priority will be given to land parcels near toll plazas, wayside amenities, interchanges, cloverleaf junctions and other prominent stretches along National Highways
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
