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SRINAGAR: The Department of Social Forestry celebrated ‘’40th Arbor Day’’ International Day of Forestry in CRPF Campus at Humhama Srinagar today. The Minister of State for Forests, Irrigation & Flood Control, PHE and Animal Husbandry, Mr. Abdul Majid Padder attended the function as chief guest. On the occasion, the activities of the Social Forestry were highlighted. On the day of celebration, one lakh plants have been planted in the Valley in addition to target of 10 lakh plants being achieved over an area of 678 hectares of land under various schemes. As many as 15 lakh plants have been raised/restocked in the nurseries of Social Forestry in Kashmir region which include 4,59,923 male poplar cotton free plants and around 2 lakh plants of male poplars are being distributed in the Valley under Farm Forestry among farmers in various institutions.
The Minister on the occasion stressed need for protection of forests and increase in green vegetative cover by planting more and more plants. The function was attended by the Director Social Forestry Mr. A.K. Tiku, Chief Conservator of Forests Kashmir, Mr. Nissar Ahmad, IGP CRPF, Regional Director Social Forestry Kashmir, Mr. M.M. Rather and other officers of the Provincial Heads of various Wings of Forest Department.
- ‘Swatch Bharat Mission‘ Awareness Program held at Jandrah
- Plantation of Russian Poplar prohibited in Shopian
- Shukhnandan for timely completion of desilting works of canals
- Sanitation Awareness rally organized
- Bali, Bukhari inspect damaged Niki Tawi Bridge
- Snow clearance begins on Sonamarg road
- DC visits water logged areas of Srinagar
- Avalanche warning
- Channi Rama: College,School links cut off by the havoc caused by rains
- Picturesque Sonamarg out of bounds for tourists: Snow clearance by 15th of March: CE BEACON
- Sat Sharma reviews Sanitation & Sewerage problem in Ward Number 27
- Bali reviews functioning of Forest Deptt, directs for affective steps to retrieve encroached land
- Clear Jhelum banks and water bodies of encroachments: DC Bla
- Demolition drive against illegal encroachments on Jhelum banks begins in Bandipora
- Social Forestry kicks off plantation drive
- Hunting of wild birds goes unchecked in Ganderbal
- Ice Stupa artificial glacier inaugurated
- Speed up removal of encroachments of river banks & water bodies: Div Com
- Forester attached, beat guard suspended at Doda, more to follow: Conservator Chinab Circle
- SMT welcomes agenda on cleaning, beautification of River Tawi
- Avalanche warning
- DC reviews snow clearance, water logging in Srinagar
- DC reviews essentials stock position, snow clearance in Shopian
- Div Com visits South Kashmir; Takes stock of essential services, snow clearance
- 27 families evacuated in Kulgam
- Another spell of snowfall in upper reaches of Ganderbal
- Rs 22 crores utilized on construction of protection bunds on rivers of the Valley
- Moderate snowfall in Gagngir Sonamarg
- Rainfall causes hazards in Soura Srinagar
- Info Deptt organizes debate on Air pollution