During the concluding two-day training session of Indian Forest Service (IFS) on topic ‘Role of Forestry in Sustainable Development of People’ organised by State Forest Research and Training Institute, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, 22 IFS officials from 14 states studied the state government’s flagship programme ‘Narva, Gharuva, Ghurva aur Baari’ (NGGB).
The officers had arrived from states of Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.
The workshop had different technical sessions on forestry and also highlighted the innovations being undertaken in the state.
Commissioner and secretary, MGNREGA T.S. Mahawar in his addressed spoke on role of the forestry in human development. Chhattisgarh which has 44 percent forest has around 33 percent of tribal residing in them. The forest produce and other products not only fulfill their daily needs but also a source of their livelihood. He briefed the participant officials on importance of innovative project like NGGB and linking it with livelihood of local residents.
Panel discussion was also held.