District Collector Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi (in pic) on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to start lok Seva Kendra in all tehsils of the district within seven days. Addressing a time limit meeting held at the Collectorate, the Collector asked them to motivate farmers for lifting fertilizers from the centres. They need not to pay interest, he added. In the meeting a forest official informed the Collector that 17-lakh saplings would be prepared in nurseries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Pardeshi instructed the district education officer to encourage schools for sapling plantation.
Sub-divisional magistrates have been directed to chalk out a work plan for promotion of eco-tourism in their respective areas. In order to promote tourism, tourist spots should be developed in all sub divisions. Besides, local people should be engaged in income generation activities, he added. For that he asked the officers to submit a work plan within 15 days. The collector asked the Food Department officers to ensure distribution of two months’ ration once in a month. Various other issues were also discussed in the meeting.