even the word funny cannot convey the comedy that is going on in the name of development. let's look at this.

the union minister of state for forest and wildlife (moef i guess, but hindu says its forests and wildlife), says that his ministry is joining hands with 'private parties' for growing trees on their land to achieve 30% green cover by 2012.

forget now the fact that india pristine forests are under huge assault to various types of illegal mining, fake dams and encroachment, tigers under death spiral, etc. but our minister, who obvious watching lot of comedy tamil movies, says as below

"With afforestation having taken place on almost all forest land, the Ministry was planning to increase the green cover by planting trees on private land."

in the same hindu, from his own state of tamilnadu, people are opposing mining of iron ore in and around reserve forest area.

funny became very very funny (and very very dangerous) i guess. on one hand the minister jokes but on the other hand his own party run state government is deadly serious in bringing destruction to people in name of mining.