BANDIPORA: Forest Division Bandipora today organised an awareness camp for tribal community at Gabipathri, Arin regarding Forest Rights Act and other forest related issues. On the occasion, detailed awareness was provided regarding the Forest Rights Act, NTFP policy recently announced by the state government and the various green initiatives launched by the J & K Forest Department.
Speaking on the occasion, Divisional Forest Officer Bandipora Mudasir Mehmood briefed the stakeholders and said that the government is proactively working towards facilitating the welfare of forest dependent communities which can be gauged from the recent initiatives of the department.
The camp was also attended by DDC Arin and Sarpanch Dardpora who appreciated the initiatives of the department and vowed to support the cause of forest protection. Plantation programme and distribution of economically important plants was also carried out as part of the camp. At the end, literature on the Forest Rights Act was distributed among community leaders.