JK has most productive Forests of India; reports ISFR 2023
JAMMU, DECEMBER 22: With the release
of ‘India State of Forest Report 2023
(ISFR 2023)’ on 21st December, 2024 by the Union Minister for Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, three positive outcomes have been
reported for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
The J&K has the highest growing
stock among all the States/UTs at 296.22 Cum/ha followed by Himachal Pradesh at
2nd position which has 219.46Cum/Ha.
J&K has also maximum Carbon Stock /ha at 174.10 ton/ha among UTs
besides having increased forest cover by
34.78 Sq Km.
In order to celebrate the
achievements of J&K Forest Department reported in the latest release of
ISFR 2023, all the HoDs/ senior officers of the J&K Forest Department led
by the PCCF and HoFF, B K Singh, participated in a plantation drive held at the
FRMC Complex, Narwal, Jammu today. Two
former PCCFs of J&K Forest Department also participated in the plantation drive.
It was informed that the left over
portion of the FRMC complex has been selected for Plantation drive where
variety of indigenous plant saplings were planted. It was stated by the PCCF
& HoFF that all the left over portions of the FRMC complex shall be covered
with plantation so as to erect a green barrier around the main office building.