Trees needed for handicrafts should be grown Focus on eco-tourism should be promoted while protecting the environment. The livelihood of tribals should not be disturbed.
Work should be done to ensure that 50 percent of the state’s land area is covered with greenery by 2047. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forests and Environment Pawan Kalyan released the Great Green Wall campaign posters
BY RAJA PENTAPATI
AP BUREAU CHIEF
National News
Amravati October 24 (Bharat News) AP
Forests are national property. Protecting them is the responsibility of all of us. The coalition government is giving top priority to protecting forests. There is no room for politics in protecting forests. There is no room for compromise. Forests are national wealth, every inch is precious.
Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu is setting the pace in protecting forests. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forests and Environment Shri Pawan Kalyan has made it clear that the field level staff and officers of the Forest Department should also move forward with a strong strategy in protecting forest lands.
He participated as the chief guest in the two-day workshop of state level forest officers held on Friday at the premises of the National Disaster Management Authority in Kondapavuluru, Krishna district.
He gave directions on forest conservation and future goals. On this occasion, Shri Pawan Kalyan said, “In every review, the officials bring to my attention that there are not enough staff to share different responsibilities in the Forest Department. We have placed the ways to overcome this problem before the Cabinet. There should be complete transparency in the appointment of staff.
Do not give in to any recommendations. The safety of Forest Department officials is paramount to protecting forests. The coalition government is fully clear about the safety of forest personnel. Even if officers on duty are harassed or attacked, we will not ignore them, no matter what level they are.
We will take strict legal action. If there are any difficulties in the performance of duty, meet me personally and tell me the problem. As soon as the Srisailam incident came to my attention, I got to know the truth. We ensured that due justice was done to the staff. Do not give in to any fears regarding the performance of duty. He said
There are 22 percent notified forests in the entire state. If we add the de-notified ones, it is estimated that the total may be 31 percent. But how much greenery is there in the existing forests? In the wake of encroachments The question is how much forest is left. A comprehensive survey should be conducted on this and plans should be made to acquire forest lands in coordination with other departments. Wherever there is encroachment, whoever has done it should not be ignored.
We should work to make 50 percent of the state’s land area green by 2047. This requires public participation. We can achieve the goal only if we make people aware of the need to increase greenery for future generations, said Pawan Kalyan.
Great Green Wall of Andhra Pradesh… A great effort
Ours is a state with a 974-kilometer long coastline. Mangrove plantation is the mainstay for coastal protection from Srikakulam to Nellore.
Great Green Wall Andhra Pradesh is being launched as a great effort. Everyone should take this seriously. We should work to surpass the goal.
We are preparing an action plan for the program of widespread scattering of red sandalwood seeds in the Seshachalam forests. In addition, measures to prevent red sandalwood smuggling and bring back red sandalwood seized in other states to the state We are taking. He said that Rs. 110 crore worth of red sandalwood that was illegally transported from our state has been seized and auctioned.
We are importing 900 lakh cubic meters of wood worth Rs. 22 thousand crores from other countries every year for the needs of our country. While protecting the forests, steps should be taken to use the denotified areas for timber cultivation.
Trees needed for handicrafts should be grown
Focus should be placed on the establishment of wood banks and eco-tourism. Eco-tourism should be promoted while protecting the environment. Thus, employment opportunities should be provided to the tribal youth. While protecting the forests, the livelihood of the tribals should not be disturbed.
There is a high incidence of Madaputenge in Chittoor, Parvathipuram, Manyam and Srikakulam districts. We have brought Kunki elephants from Karnataka to solve the problem in Chittoor district. He said.
On this occasion, Great Green Wall campaign posters Shri Pawan Kalyan along with the officials unveiled it.
Special Chief Secretary of Forest and Environment Department Shri Kantilal Dande, PCCF Shri Chalapathi Rao, Advisor of Forest Department Shri Mallikarjuna Rao, senior officials of the department Shri Rahul Pandey, Mrs. Shantipriya Pandey, Director of NIRD Shri P.S. Reddy, Krishna District Collector Shri D.K. Balaji, SP Shri Vidyasagar Naidu and others participated in this workshop.
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