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The government which has increased the afforestation area in the state to two lakh hectare this year, aims to plant about eight lakh 43 thousand saplings in 27 towns and Bhubaneswar alone will share three lakh. While plans are there to plant various types of saplings along side 1600 km road in the state, plantation of bamboo saplings would be promoted in Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.