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Hello Jammu News at 10:59:00 PM 0



Jammu, July 10  :   The state Forest Department has launched a massive plantation drive on retrieved land here at Dwara.

As per the Chief Conservator, Jammu around 16 hactare forest area has been freed from encroachment during previous months at this location and protected with 15000 feet fencing. The drive was started on July 8 as part of the Green J&K initiative.

The department has set a target of planting 15000 plants this monsoon to develop the area into a lush green patch. A proposal to develop the area into a city park is also under consideration which will provide the avenues of eco-tourism and recreation in the vicinity of Jammu city.

Meanwhile, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Suresh Chugh inspected the ongoing fencing and plantation works on the encroachment evicted land at Dwara. He also carried out plantation in the area . CCF Jammu, Sameer Bharti, DFO Jammu Alok Maurya DFO Jammu, DFO Urban Forestry Sh. Suneel Singh and other staff of Jammu and Urban Forestry Divisions was also present.

The PCCF expressed satisfaction over the progress of work and emphasized upon timely completion of the all the works of the monsoon season in proposed areas. The PCCF directed the staff to take the drive forward for the entire season by involving Schools, Colleges, Panchayats, NGOs, Defence forces etc.

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Hello Jammu News at 11:45:00 AM 0

Bhubaneswar, Jun 23 :  A male Royal Bengal Tiger, which was translocated from Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to Odishas Satkosia in Angul district, was doing well, the Odisha government has said.
"Despite the tiger's 24-hour journey covering about 500 km from from Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the big cat is found to be healthy and fine. The animal is under watch and kept in an enclosure," Odisha's Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray told reporters here yesterday.
Routray said though tigers from one forest to another have been relocated in the past, this is for the fist time a Royal Bengal Tiger has undertaken such a long and tedious journey to reach its destination at Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul district.
Stating that the tiger is being monitored round-the- clock, the minister said the Wildlife Institute of India and Kanha Tiger Reserve officials will take a call when the tiger will be released into the wild.
However, senior officials of the forest department are worried since the tiger has not eaten any live prey after it was released in a closed special enclosure on Thursday.
"If required, we will supply food from outside the enclosure," an official said.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF), Sandeep Tripathy said the big cat brought from Madhya Pradesh is one of the best specimens of Royal Bengal Tiger.
Forest and environment secretary S C Mohapatra said: "We did not have any male tiger at Satkosia. Now, we will watch how the old tigers are behaving with the guest from Madhya Pradesh. We will monior their movement."
Mohapatra said that three pairs of tigers will be brought from Madhya Pradesh. One male tiger has already come and a female will come soon. All the three pairs will be at Satkosia within two years, he said.
There are two female tigers, aged around 13 years, at Satkosia at present. The tiger population has not been increasing for some years at the Tiger Reserve which was why a male tiger was requisitioned by the state.PTI
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Hello Jammu News at 6:59:00 PM 0



JAMMU, MARCH 16-Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh asked the Divisional Forest Officers of Jammu province to gear up front line forest staff who is taking week-long training from experts for demarcation of un-demarcated open spaces of Forests across the Jammu region so that encroachments on Forest land can be curbed from land grabbers.
This was stated by the Minister while addressing frontline forest staff at a concluding day function of 5-day long training programme on settlement of demarcation of Forest land at Soil Conservation Training Institute at Miran Sahib, here today.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravi Kesar, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests settlement and demarcation N P Singh, Conservator East Circle Kh Qamar-ud-Din besides Divisional Forest Officers of Jammu city were present on the occasion.
The Minister directed the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of settlement and demarcation N P Singh to immediately release funds and keep at the disposal of Divisional Forest Officers of Jammu region so that demarcation job under Forests Demarcation Map can be completed by May this year.
He asked them to demarcate the open spaces strictly as per the forest land office record.
Choudhary Lal Singh said that Government has prioritized the protection, preservation plan of forests and wildlife by taking up systematic demarcation of forest and wildlife land across the State. He said that Government has initiated a process of demarcating the Forests and Wildlife land across the State and assured that strict action would be taken against the encroachers. 
The Minister said that directions have already been issued to the officials of the department that there shouldn’t be no compromise on the protection of wildlife, environment and ecology of the State.
Choudhary Lal Singh called for a greater role of the civil society in raising awareness among the people of all sections, which would help in protecting forests and wildlife. He said that Government has prioritized protection and preservation of forests and wildlife by taking up systematic demarcation of forest land.
Later, the Minister also distributed certificates and mementos to the frontline staff who got training for demarcation of open spaces of forests across the Jammu region.  

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Hello Jammu News at 8:10:00 PM 0

‘Inaugurates 5-day training programme on settlement of Forest land’’


JAMMU, MARCH 12- Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today ordered for demarcation of forest land across the State under forest demarcation map.
This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering of 200 front line forest staff of Jammu province after inaugurating 5-day training programme on settlement of demarcation of Forest land at Soil Conservation Training Institute at Miran Sahib, here today.
Member Legislative Assembly Gagan Bhagat, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravi Kesar, Chairman State Pollution Control Board B Siddhartha Kumar, Commissioner/Secretary Forests, Ecology and Environment Sourabh Bhagat Chief Conservator of Forests Farooq Gillani, Conservator East Circle Khawaja Qamar-ud-Din, Conservator West Circle T B Singh, Regional Director Social Forestry Roop Kour Avtar, Principal of the Institute Ashok Kalsi besides other senior officers of Forests and its allied wings were present on the occasion.
The Minister said there is no constraint of funds in demarcating the un-demarcated land of the forests across the State. He asked the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Ravi Kesar to immediately provide a translated copy of all 2161 demarcation files from Urdu to English and English to Urdu so that front line forest staff could start the demarcation job from April 1, 2018.     
Choudhary Lal Singh said that best performer would be rewarded and poor will face action.
The Minister   directed the DFOs to personally monitor the fencing of forest land to check encroachment. He stressed the need to generate mass awareness regarding the measures for   safeguarding the forest wealth, prevent illicit felling of trees and avoid spreading of denuded forests in the state.
Choudhary Lal Singh said that forests contribute in maintaining the climate and conserving bio-diversity thereby helping in maintaining the quality of life. He further focused on the department’s role to ensure that the government nurseries have wide variety of fruits and ornamental plants for people.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:46:00 PM 0


More than 25,000 saplings planted along roadside on NH
KATHUA, JANUARY 06: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today inaugurated mega plantation drive in which more than 25,000 saplings were planted on 5 km long stretch of National Highway at Barnoti here.
The mega plantation drive was a joint initiative of State Forest Research Institute (SFRI) and Social Forestry Department in which trees including Peepal, Bourd, Guava, Saru, Neem, Safaida, Bruganvillea, Kitamb and other medicinal plants were planted on the roadside strips and open spaces.
SFRI also provided 97,000 different plants to Social Forestry Department for plantation in 48 left out road strips in Kathua town near Barnoti.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravi Kesar, Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria, Chief Wildlife Warden Manoj Panth, Chairman State Pollution Control Board B Sidhartha, Director Social Forestry Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Director SFC Suresh Gupta, Director FPF Asif Mehmood Sagar, Chief Conservator of Forests Farooq Gillini, Director SFRI B M Sharma, Director Soil Water and Conservation Javed Iqbal Punju, Director Environment and Remote Sensing O P Sharma, Regional Director Social Forestry Roop Avtar Kour, Regional Director Wild Life Dr V.S Sinthil Kumar besides other senior officers of Forest and its allied wings participated in the Mega Plantation Drive at Barnoti.
While addressing the gathering, Choudhary Lal Singh said the initiative has been taken to cover every open space with greenery. SFRI and Social Forestry Wings have been directed to develop nurseries with different plants to beautify every area with green face, he added.
He appealed the people to hold plantation drives during the monsoon season and advised them to plant trees in and around their localities as they adapt readily to local climate, integrate into the eco-system and prove helpful in supporting birds, insect and animals.
The Minister directed the officers of SFRI and Social Forestry to deploy dedicated staff in their jurisdictions for ensuring timely watering of plants. He also asked the State Pollution Control Board not to allow industrialists to release pollution through their industries in Samba and Kathua. He asked the industrialists to follow the norms of the SPCB for running their units and providing pollution free environ to the people.
He stressed on the role of trees in maintaining balance in nature and emphasized that the people should come forward and plant trees for protecting green wealth for survival of mankind.
The Minister informed that during last monsoon, the Forest department had planted about two crore plants across the state in forests and road strips. The main focus of the department would be on the plantation of fruit, ornamental and medicinal plants as these trees remain green throughout the year adding to the beauty of the State, he stressed.
Choudhary Lal Singh said that the Forest Department has been tasked with a very important role to conserve the natural resources which directly impact the life of human beings and other living creatures. He said dedicated efforts are required to meet this noble cause.

Later, on the way, Choudhary Lal Singh found some trolleys and tractors plying without following the guidelines of SPCB. He directed SPCB to cancel the licenses of the drivers who are found plying the vehicles without plastic sheet (Tripal) and creating problems for the commuters.
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