Chief Minister Raghubar Das will inaugurate the 70th Van Mahotsav cum Nadi Mahotsav at Jumar River, Kanke on Sunday.
Addressing the media about the month long Mahotsav and other plans of the Government, Principal Chief Conservative and Head of Forest Force (PCCF), Sanjay Kumar said, “After receiving great response from the state dwellers, the BJP Government has vowed to execute several developmental programmes in the coming four months.”
The Van Mahotsav and Nadi Mahotsav will be observed from July 7 to August 6 with an aim to create awareness among citizens and encourage them to participate in river and forest conservation programme. “117.186 Lakh saplings will be planted in forest land and 8.376 Lakh plant saplings in non-forest land during this period of time,” the PCCF informed.
The Government aims to plant 158 Lakh saplings in 35,900 hectares of forest land and 9.15 Lakh saplings on non-forest land by 2020.
Talking about plantation drive in the State capital Kumar said, “This financial year 6,000 saplings are being planted on the bank of Harmu River. Also, beautification work at Divyayn Talab, Chutia Talab and Karamtoli Talab is ongoing.”
The officials present in the press conference informed that a number of steps are being taken for conservation of environment across the State including construction of bio-diversity Park in Deoghar, Chandan Kiari Park in Bokaro and Fossil Park in Sahibganj. Also, maintenance work of the existing parks in districts like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Godda and others is ongoing.
The officials informed that in the last four years, BJP government has led several development activities in the State for conservation of environment, including construction of 820 check dams for development of 4408 villages, plantation of 6.605 lakh saplings under ‘Mukhya Mantri Jan-Van Yojana’, payment of subsidy worth Rs 529.828 lakhs to farmers under the scheme benefitting 1116 farmers and much more.