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| Vana Mahotsava culminates with plantation drive at Revenue Complex | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: The Forest Department organized a massive plantation drive today at the divisional revenue complex and the revenue training institute, Gole Gujral, Jammu. Chief Conservator of Forests, Abhay Kumar was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme was organized as a symbol of coordination between the Forest and Revenue Department, and also reiterating the concern towards the sustainable environment. On the occasion all the senior officers of both the departments planted saplings in the premises of Revenue Training Institute, apart from about seven hundred plants planted by the officials of forest department and jawans of the Eco-Task Force.
Abhay Kumar, expressed his great happiness over such a greater coordination and cooperation between both the departments in carrying out plantation in the area. He further stressed on the need of mitigating climate change through greening campaign. The programme marked the culmination of the 60th Vanmahotsav which was inaugurated by the Minsiter of Ecology, Environement and Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmed on 25th July 2009.
On the occasion, an interaction among the officers was also organized at the Revenue complex. Conservator of Forests, Arun Kumar Tickoo dwelled on the issue and need of coordination between both the departments for protecting the forest land and further enhancing the nature of ecology. Director, Land Records, Ghulam Mohiuddin Malik while expressing his concern towards the need of increasing awareness about more and more plantation, thanked the forest department especially DFO Jammu, Dr Shahid Iqbal, for organizing this major event in the revenue complex and hoped that such a coordination will grow mature in times to come. Tehsildar Settlement, Jammu, Islam Din Choudhary presented the vote of thanks and assured all support for the plantations raised in the vast revenue complex. While as DFO Jammu Dr Shahid Iqbal, shared his concern for and increased cooperation between the departments so that the forestland, which is the basic asset and facing tremendous population pressure, could be well protected.
Later, all the officers inspected the ongoing plantation work in the whole revenue complex and Conservator of Forests, Tikku instructed the staff for a regular care of the plantation to achieve greater results. Settlement Officer, Saleem Ahmed Choudhary further assured the protection of this massive plantation and instructed the revenue staff for a regular care of the newly planted saplings.
The function was attended by DFO Billawar Mr Kamal Kishore, Col Kotwal and Col Devender Singh of the Eco Task Force, S. Jatinder Singh, Principal of Revenue Training Institute, and all the Naib Tehsildars and Range Forest Officers of Jammu Division. The efforts of Mr Anil Sharma, Range Officer, in coordinating the programme effectively were also appreciated.
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