Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 5: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Suresh Chugh today took stock of the working of the Forest Department in Jammu region in a meeting held at Forest Headquarter here.
Chief Conservator Forest Jammu Sameer Bharti, Conservator of Forest East Circle Mohandas, Conservator of Forest West Circle Dr Jitender, Conservator of Forest Chenab Circle T.B Singh and all the DFOs of Jammu region participated in the meeting.
During the meeting, up-to-date division wise progress in respect of CAPEX and District, FDA, forest protection works and FCA cases were reviewed and directions were issued to expedite the pending works at the earliest. The PCCF reiterated that progress in respect of financial and physical target should be achieved without any delay.
He said that protection of forest and its conservation and management through afforestation would be department’s priority. Climate change is a big challenge that the State of Jammu Kashmir is facing and mitigating the effect of climate change is another area where the efforts are required, he added. He said that the removal of encroachment and reduction in forest damage are other areas which would be addressed in time bound manner.
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