The Assam government has announced an initiative involving planting 1 crore saplings in a single day in the upcoming month of September to increase the forest cover in the state. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched an app and a web portal related to this large-scale initiative. The initiative has been named 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan'.

• The minister said that collective initiatives such as 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' would be Assam's contribution towards the fight against climate change.
• Saplings would be available at distribution centres that would be set up for the purpose, he said, adding that those who register themselves with the Amrit Brikshya Andolan app or portal and upload geo-tagged photographs of them planting the saplings would be credited with an amount of Rs 100 in their bank account.
• The state government would target planting of 3 crore commercially-viable saplings, while in 2025, the aim would be to plant 5 crore saplings, Sarma added.