2024: Year of achievements for forest department
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 31-
With a view to increase green cover in the State and protect the wildlife, the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Department has undertaken remarkable initiatives during the year 2024. This involved plantation of 2.84 Lakh saplings under various schemes such as the State Authority CAMPA and Greening Punjab Mission and furthermore, 3153.33 Hectare area has been brought under forests.
Stating this, the cabinet minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said that ‘Tree Preservation policy for Non-Forest Govt and Public Lands-2024’ was okayed by the Cabinet in order to save the trees in Non-Forest and Govt lands from illegal felling besides saving the environment from pollution and promote afforestation.
Also, 28.99 lakh saplings stand planted at the tubewells as per the policy of planting at least 4 saplings per tubewell, said the Minister adding that 46 Pavittar Van and 268 Nanak Bagichis were also set up during the year. As many as 78 toilets are being constructed in the nurseries of the department for the women staff members.
A project worth Rs. 792.88 Crore has got approval from the Union Government to meet the target to increase forest cover to 7.5% by 2030. T