SRINAGAR, JULY 11 Commissioner
Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Saurabh Bhagat today
reviewed the functioning of State Forest Research Institute J&K.
The meeting
was attended by Director SFRI, Special Secretary (Technical) Forests, Additional
Secretary (Forest) and other officers of the department.
The work
programme of Capex budget, CAMPA, nursery management on scientific lines,
proposal on re-structuring of SFRI for development of scientific cadre were
discussed threadbare. The Commissioner/Secretary emphasised upon the
upkeep of necessary stocks for the forthcoming monsoon plantation in Jammu
region along with establishment of necessary infrastructure for raising of the
important medicinal plant flora of J&K.
A broad
based committee of officers from Forest, Wildlife, FPF and SFRI
departments has also been proposed to be constituted to work out a mechanism to
check the pilferage of the Minor Forest Produce of the State. The committee
shall also propose the species which need immediate protection and not to be
allowed for trade and the species which can be selectively allowed for trade
with regulations, and the legislation required for protection of threatened
flora and fauna of the State shall also be proposed by the committee within fortnight.
The Commissioner
Secretary also laid emphasis on the exemption of bamboo from the ambit of
transit permit under J&K Forest Act to encourage bamboo cultivation by
locals, and the required notification in this regard will be issued shortly.
Further, there
was also thread bare discussion on innovative projects submitted by
the SFRI which include a) establishment of a Pinetum in
Srinagar, b) Vermi-compost from Dal Lake
weeds c) establishment of a bamboo-setum at SFRI HQ Jammu
and d) Sacred grooves of J&K. The Commissioner Secretary
appreciated the innovative proposals submitted by the SFRI and assured the
financial assistance of Government for implementation of these projects.
The Director SFRI also briefed about progress regarding the notification
to be issued by the Government of India for endangered and threatened plants
and animals of J&K, under Sec. 38 of Biological Diversity Act 2002.
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