More than 1.14 crore saplings will be planted in Chhattisgarh during the current year – Forest Minister Shri Akbar

During the current financial year 2022-23, more than 01 crore 14 lakh saplings will be planted in the state by the Forest and Climate Change Department under various schemes. Along with this, a target of distribution of 01 crore 67 lakh saplings has also been set by the Forest Department during the current year. For the successful implementation of the tree plantation program in the state, at present more than 3 crore 12 lakh saplings are available in all the 257 nurseries of the Forest Department. The distribution of saplings will be started by the Forest Department in all the forest divisions under the program ‘Tunhar Paud Tuhar Dwar’ from July 1. Forest and Climate Change Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar in a virtual meeting from his residence office at Shankar Nagar in the capital today in relation to the plantation program. reviewed in detail. In the meeting, Secretary Forest Ms. R. Sangeeta, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force Shri Rakesh Chaturvedi, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Shri P.V. Narsing Rao, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri P.C. Pandey, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri Tapesh Jha, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri Ashish Bhatt and Chief Executive Officer of CAMPA Shri V.Srinivas Rao were present. Apart from this, all the Chief Conservators of Forests and Divisional Forest Officers were also involved in the virtual meeting. Forest Minister Mr. Akbar took information about the preparations for the entire forest circle and forest division wise tree plantation program in the meeting and to make it successful, all the Forest Divisional Officers were given a time bound action plan. Instructions were given to ensure proper implementation. For the proper implementation of tree plantation work in the state, he gave strict instructions to all the officers of the Forest Department to keep regular monitoring along with on-the-spot inspection. In these, all the DFOs were also directed to expedite the digging of pits for plantation and transportation of plants to the site as per the requirement. He said that for its successful implementation, the work should be started at the earliest to reach the plants prepared from nursery and fertilizers etc. at the identified places of plantation. During this, he also gave necessary instructions regarding the measures to protect the plants planted by the roadside. Instructing the State Forest Development Corporation to prepare a special action plan to promote inter-cropping including quality improvement in plantation, Forest Minister Shri Akbar reviewed the forest division wise plantation program in detail under various schemes like departmental and CAMPA in the meeting. During this, he also directed the State Forest Development Corporation to prepare a special action plan for plantation of medicinal plants, etc. Along with strengthening the plantations of the Forest Development Corporation, necessary instructions were given regarding the improvement of the quality of teak plants and promoting the planting of tissue culture plants for their rapid growth. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading

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