Chandigarh: The Haryana forest minister Ajay Singh Yadav said the Centre has sanctioned Rs 23 crore under National Afforestation Programme and its first installment Rs 11.15 crore has already been received. Yadav was presiding over the meeting of divisional forests officers (DFOs), which was called to review the progress of plantation and free distribution of plants in the state during the current financial year. Yadav said 4.10 crore saplings have been planted in the state thus achieving the target of 81% of planting five crore saplings in the state by September 30. He directed the officers of forests department that they should chalk out an ambitious action plan, especially for the Mahendragarh and Rewari districts, for setting up of small check dams to store the rain water so that it could be used for water recharge. He also stressed on making the herbal parks should to be made self sustainable. He was of the view that such type of system should be developed that these herbal parks could become self sustainable by planting nurseries and other fruit trees in parks.