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| Cutting of green trees in Bhaderwah goes unchecked | | | | Kishtwar, May 25:- A day after the Forest Minister Mian Altaf asserted that protection of forests will ensure conservation of biodiversity, and environment and made an appeal for contributing in this noble cause, some anti-nature and anti-forest protection elements are working contrary to the Minister's appeal and cutting down fully grown and small growing trees for their vested interests. Minister while addressing a seminar on International Biodiversity Day at College of Education had said that God has gifted the state with natural beauty, our responsibility is to work collectively for its preservation by making people aware about the importance of forests and biodiversity in our life followed by their practical participation in its conservation. Interestingly, the Minister in his address claimed, "Every year thousands of trees are planted by the Forest Department in the state, adding that it becomes social responsibility of the locals to protect these trees. Relevant to mention here that in Compartment No- 1 of Chiralla Forest Range of Forest Division Bhaderwah, the land adjoining graveyard of Malik Pura in Chiralla Panchayat, the activities of forest land encroachers are on rise and the green trees are being damaged at their tender age besides cutting down of the fully grown trees. Now, it is time for the department to act tough and punish the culprits so this can be a deterrent for other. |
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