Mega Plantation drive held at Faculty of Forestry SKUAST–Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal

A Mega plantation drive was held at Faculty of Forestry SKUAST–Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal. The drive was organized by Faculty of Forestry in collaboration with Sindh Forest Division, Ganderbal under the J&K Forest Department initiative “Green J&K Drive”. The drive was inaugurated by Commissioner Secretary forest ecology and environment Government JK Sanjeev Verma IAS in presence of Vice Chancellor N A Ganai,PCCF Dr Mohit Gera and Director ICAR-Central Dr Gouranga Kar,faculty members of SKUAST-K, senior officers of Forest department were present on the occasion. Saplings of different varieties were planted within the faculty campus. On the occasion, Commissioner Secretary forest ecology and environment Government JK Sanjeev Verma IAS emphasized on the essence of Green J&K Drive initiative in which Forest Department is collaborating with different departments for carrying out institutional plantations. Commissioner Secretary said forest department is always ready to provide technical assistance and plant saplings to every department for such drives. PCCF Dr Mohit Gera appreciated the role of Forest faculty SKUAST-K and Forest department in organizing the event. He said that every stakeholder present has to be the green ambassadors for the betterment of environment and plantation drives will go a long way for enhancing green cover of the JK He said that tree plantation is one of the most important measures for environment protection.