KATHUA, MARCH 13- Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment
Choudhary Lal Singh today asked the Divisional Forest Officers to prepare log
books of un-demarcated forest compartments and also display sign boards on
forest land so that the land grabbers refrain from encroaching state’s
green wealth.
This was stated by the Minister while interacting
with officers at a public grievances redressal camp at Basholi, here today.
Principal Chief Conservator of
Forests, Ravi Kesar, Chairman State Pollution Control Board B Siddhartha Kumar,
Commissioner/Secretary Forests, Ecology and Environment Sourabh Bhagat Director
SFRI B M Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forests Farooq Gillani, Additional Deputy
Commissioner Sanjay Gupta, Conservator East Circle Kh Qamar-ud-Din, Assistant
Commissioner Development Rajiv Khajuria besides other senior officers of
Forests and its allied wings were present on the occasion.
Choudhary Lal Singh directed the officers to
provide training to all the frontline field staff for demarcation of un-demarcated
forest land in a transparent and judicious manner across the State. He informed
that the Government has retrieved around 1.35 lakh kanals forest land in
2016-17 for restoration of state’s forest cover.
Emphasizing the need to protect state’s
forest wealth from land grabbers, the Minister directed the officers of the
department to ensure proper demarcation of the forest land in a transparent
manner so that encroachment can be curbed at all levels.
The Minister asked the Principal Chief Conservator
of Forests to constitute committee for monitoring the demarcation process by
frontline staff across the State and take all necessary steps to demarcate the
entire forest land to avoid day-to-day encroachment.
The Minister asked the DFOs to submit the area wise
detail of the forest land within a week’s time to the
department so that the spaces can be demarcated under Forest Demarcation Map
and called for formulation of proper demarcation plan with greater vigil,
proper fencing methodology and involvement of locals.
Earlier, during the public grievances redressal
camp, several deputations met the Minister and projected the development
related problems of their respective areas.
Choudhary Lal Singh asserted
that three regions of the State have witnessed massive development in all
spheres during the current regime and that the government is duty bound to
provide all basic amenities to the people of the state.
He said Government has taken several concrete
measures to create durable infrastructure to upgrade the living standard of the
people. He said government is committed to provide all basic amenities
including road connectivity, education, health, drinking water and better lanes
and drains in every area of the State.
The Minister said that Government is fully aware of
people’s development related problems, adding that in this
regard a new master plan has been prepared to meet all developmental needs
particularly in far-off areas of the State.
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