Fruit-bearing trees to be raised on 100 acres in Belthangady taluk
The Hindu
Scheme will be extended to all districts in the State, says Forest Minister
Forest Minister Aravind Limbavali on Saturday said the department will launch a scheme to plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees on 100 acres in Belthangady taluk on June 5 as a pilot programme. The initiative will be replicated in all districts from next year, the Minister said. He was speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with department officials, people’s representatives and Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade at Dharmasthala. Mr. Heggade will launch the programme, the Minister said. Directing Mangaluru Deputy Conservator of Forest V. Karikalan to be the nodal officer for the scheme, Mr. Limbavali asked him to procure the required number of saplings and seeds. The department should raise forests on the lines of Miyawaki urban forest with public participation, he said, adding that necessary training to personnel should be given by May 15 before its symbolical launch on June 5.More Related News