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The government on Wednesday approved the final de-merger of staff, assets and liabilities of the A.P. Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) in accordance with Schedule IX of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, as per the recommendations of the expert committee led by retired IAS officer Sheela Bhide.
A G.O. MS No. 25 was issued to this effect by Secretary (environment, forests and science and technology) G.S.R.K.R. Vijay Kumar.
It was stated that the de-merger plan had been approved by the Government of Telangana, and permission was given for the formation of Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Limited.
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Hyderabad– The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation on Tuesday decided to provide 1,000 tonnes of firewood free of cost to crematoriums in and around Hyderabad in view of the high demand for wood for funerals on account of increasing deaths due to Covid.
SFDC Chairman Vanteru Pratap Reddy said the decision to provide wood has been taken on humanitarian grounds.
The Corporation acted in response to media reports that crematoriums are facing acute shortage of firewood due to increasing number of Covid deaths.
eddy pointed out that SFDC takes up plantation on large scale every year and paper mills procure this wood. He said 1,000 tonnes of wood currently available with the Corporation will be supplied free of cost to crematoriums in and around Hyderabad.
1,000 tonnes of free firewood for crematoriums in Hyderabad
By IANS| Posted by Neha | Updated: 5th May 2021 11:29 am IST IANS
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation on Tuesday decided to provide 1,000 tonnes of firewood free of cost to crematoriums in and around Hyderabad in view of the high demand for wood for funerals on account of increasing deaths due to Covid.
SFDC Chairman Vanteru Pratap Reddy said the decision to provide wood has been taken on humanitarian grounds.
The Corporation acted in response to media reports that crematoriums are facing acute shortage of firewood due to increasing number of Covid deaths.
Covid surge: Forest department to rush 1000 tonnes of firewood to crematoriums in Telangana
After selling the wood to the paper mills, the Corporation will be left with 1,000 tonnes of wood and this will be provided to the cremation grounds.
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Pyres of Covid and suspected Covid victims burn endlessly at the ESI cremation ground, where around 30 to 40 bodies are being cremated on a daily basis. ( File Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS) By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation has decided to provide 1,000 tonnes of forest wood to the cremation grounds located in Hyderabad and other towns in the state to help them overcome a shortage caused by the brutal second wave of Covid-19.
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