Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has initiated an afforestation project in Bihar to enhance greenery across key forest areas in the state. 

BPCL in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of Bihar, and its NGO partner will deploy 100,000 seedballs across three significant forest regions provided by the forest department, it said in a press release.

The "Aranya" project in Bihar will cover 50 hectares across three key forest areas, focus on Umga Pahadi in the Madanpur Forest of Aurangabad, the Rajauli Forest Area in Nawada, and the Brahmyoni, Dungeshwari, Pretshila, and Barabar Hills in Gaya. 

The use of aerial seeding technology through drone deployment will allow for efficient and effective reforestation in areas that are otherwise difficult to reach.