India’s growing energy requirements have made Kinnaur a major hub of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh, particularly over the past two to three decades. As a result, there has been a large-scale diversion of forest land and cutting of trees, including chilgoza pine trees, for the construction of dams. Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana), called champions […]
Workshop on capacity building of Forest, other deptts inaugurated Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 9: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review traffic scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Principal Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, Commissioner/ Secretary, Transport Department, ADGP, Traffic, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Transport Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, representative of NHAI, and concerned officers participated in the meeting. The Chief Secretary expressed serious concern over the alarming figures of fatal […]
SRINAGAR : The ‘Poplar Commission’ constituted by the Government held its second meeting on Tuesday at Forest Complex Sheikh Bagh under the chairmanship of Dr. Mohit Gera, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and HoFF.The Commission has been