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ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਇਹ ਖਬਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦੇਖੋ।
Chandigarh, November 3 – Haryana Forests Minister, Mr. Kanwar Pal said that global warming and climate change is adversely affecting the environment day by day and to prevent this we have to increase forest cover and plant more trees. To achieve the target set by the Central Government of increasing forest cover by the year 2024-25, the states as well as the public will have to cooperate with each other.
In a statement issued here today, the Forests Minister said that the Central Government has set a target of six projects in its vision, mainly to establish urban forests in cities, school nursery schemes, plantation under 20-point programme, Conservation of 13 rivers of the country through forests, use of LIDAR technology for soil moisture conservation and National Transit Permit for farmers to conserve timber.
Mr. Kanwar Pal said that a target has already been set to increase the area under total forest and trees from 7 percent to 20 percent in the next three years in the state. Based on the pilot project, ‘COVID Vatika’ will be set up in 1100 villages of the state and every year plantation will be done in the same number of villages.
He said that the department has started fencing on panchayati land along with plantation this year and 1,34,600 saplings have been planted in 272.5 hectare area during the year 2020-21 and this area will be increased in the coming years. An area of 1000 hectares is targeted to be covered.
The Forest Minister said that though the Yamuna and Ghaggar are the only two major rivers in the state under the River Conservation Plan of the Central Government, a target has been set to plant 7.40 lakh saplings on their banks, which is a commendable initiative of the department. The Forest Minister said that under the 20-point program, plantation will be done in 7246 hectare area. Under soil moisture conservation, 125 check dams have been constructed in Shivalik forest area and work on 8 check dams is in progress.
Similarly, concrete steps are also being taken by the department in the direction of conservation and promotion of extinct wildlife species.
