As per a decadal analysis of forest cover change in megacities of India between 2011 and 2021, Hyderabad emerged as the city with a 147 percent growth in forest area, followed by Chennai and Delhi. Ahmedabad lost 48 percent of its forest cover in a period of ten years.
Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021
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Forest Survey of India. (January 15, 2022). Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399485/india-change-in-forest-cover-of-cities/
Forest Survey of India. "Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021." Chart. January 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399485/india-change-in-forest-cover-of-cities/
Forest Survey of India. (2022). Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399485/india-change-in-forest-cover-of-cities/
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Forest Survey of India, Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399485/india-change-in-forest-cover-of-cities/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Change in forest cover of Indian megacities from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Forest Survey of India, January 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399485/india-change-in-forest-cover-of-cities/
