Sir,
Forests constitute the largest renewable resource on which hinges the sustenance of general economy of many a developing nation like India. They are, however, very sensitive to maltreatment and unless properly managed and properly utilized and are prone to deteriorate in many a way to the extent of vanishing. The ever-escalating population vis-à-vis rising living standard, rapid industrialization and urbanization have brought about heavy onslaught on forests leading to fast depletion and degradation. Many of the areas once under luxuriant forest cover have practically denuded and decimated or almost become extinct.
It is, therefore, pertinent that a carefully thought-out strategy is the need of the day to be adopted for the balanced and judicious utilization of the most precious resources which the nature has bestowed on us so much so that we can preserve and conserve maximum and deteriorate the least.
It is in this context that a need has been felt for the inventorization of natural resources which broadly means periodic assessment of forest resources as well as the land on which these subsist and sustain with regard to various parameters and this assumes greater contemporary relevance in our country.
Forest inventory provides necessary data base for long term strategy on long term basis.
Unfortunately, in absence of a sound and adequate database, major constraint in forestry planning has become a big bottleneck. In other words, this has hurdled in proper planning and orientation ofthe forest resources in a bigger way.
Yours etc…
G L Khajuria
Jammu
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