HAMIRPUR (HP), Sep 24: Himachal Pradesh has suffered huge losses in terms of forest land following the monsoon disaster, prompting the forest department to earmark 21 thousand fallen trees for removal, according to an official.
The HPSFDC has started removing the trees which have fallen, and the work would be completed soon.
Talking to journalists at Nadaun on Saturday evening, Khachi said in Hamirpur forest division also, the forest department has marked about 21 thousand trees and handed them over to the corporation. The corporation is starting the tender process to lift these.
Khachi said he was personally taking stock of the situation by visiting Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Kangra divisions of the corporation for three days.
He said under the leadership of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, the state government has identified three important areas as water, forest and tourism to make Himachal self-reliant. As per the instructions of the Chief Minister, the Forest Corporation is working diligently towards the proper utilisation of dry and fallen trees in the forests and its positive results have started emerging within a few months.
Khachi said: “During this period, an encouraging growth has been recorded in the net profit of the corporation and in the coming times, rapid work would be done towards developing it as a big profitable enterprise. In just about eight months the corporation has earned a net profit of crores. During this period, there has been a good increase in the income of Bilaspur’s Biroja Factory and various divisions of the corporation.
He said after the decision of the Supreme Court, the process has been started for cutting wells in the lower areas of the state. Marking of trees has also been done at many places. This will increase the revenue of the state and the people of these areas will benefit. (UNI)
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