SRINAGAR: A massive plantation drive will be launched in Budgam during which near about 3 lakh 20 thousand plants of different species would be planted. This was given out during a meeting chaired by District Development Commissioner Budgam Mir Altaf Ahmad. It was informed that the Department of Social Forestry will plant about one lakh seventy three thousand plants of different species including 50,000 male Russian popular. Similarly Department of Horticulture would plant 41, 475 plants of different species, Department of Sericulture 38,000 Mulberry plants, Soil Conservation department 43000 plants while IWMP has identified 1800 Kanlas of Barren Karewa land where department is going to plant 30,000 species of different kinds. The DDC stressed on synergized efforts for making this programme a success and said that the drive shall make a positive change in the environment.