Tamil Nadu government has undertaken a preservation of bio-diversity and afforestation programme along with Japanese International Co-operation and Assistance at an estimated cost of Rs 686 crore.
The government of Tamil Nadu is engaged in the conservation, development and management of the agricultural land and water resources of the state and the Centre and Tamil Nadu government have brought many schemes to use the land for prosperity and leave it to future generation in good condition.
The total geographical area of the state is 13 million hectares. While cultivated land forms 57.7 per cent of geographical area, the cultivable wasteland about 2.80 per cent of the total area.