The Union government has taken up about 22,560 hectares of land to restore and conserve mangroves under the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) initiative over the past two years.
Almost 85% of land, measuring 19,220 hectares, under the scheme has been acquired in Gujarat alone.
MISHTI was announced in the Union Budget for 2023-24 and was launched on June 5, 2023 to restore and promote mangroves as a unique, natural ecosystem and for preserving and enh
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