Afforestation programme in Jaflong begins
Monday, 2 July 2007
SYLHET, July 1 (UNB): The afforestation programme in Jaflong Green Park in Goainghat Upazila began Friday under the supervision of the joint forces.
Jaflong Foundation and Forest Department have jointly taken up the afforestation programme.
The joint forces in separate drives from February 01 to February 03, 2007 reclaimed about 100 hectares of grabbed land.
Sources said a vast area of Jaflong had been under the clutches of land grabbers for the last two decades.
The land grabbers occupied government khas land and reserved forestland and extracted stone by cutting small hills polluting the environment of Jaflong, one of the most attractive tourist spots of the country.
They also established crushing mills on the forestland without permission.
Under the afforestation programme, various types of trees, including hybrid Akashmoni, are being planted in the park to maintain ecological balance.
Jaflong Foundation and Forest Department have jointly taken up the afforestation programme.
The joint forces in separate drives from February 01 to February 03, 2007 reclaimed about 100 hectares of grabbed land.
Sources said a vast area of Jaflong had been under the clutches of land grabbers for the last two decades.
The land grabbers occupied government khas land and reserved forestland and extracted stone by cutting small hills polluting the environment of Jaflong, one of the most attractive tourist spots of the country.
They also established crushing mills on the forestland without permission.
Under the afforestation programme, various types of trees, including hybrid Akashmoni, are being planted in the park to maintain ecological balance.