Gurgaon: eight South Haryana District, including Gurgaon and Faridabad, has set a target to restore a total of 11,272 hectares of Aravali land for the next five years under the Indian Mission (GIM).
But experts have asked questions about the effectiveness of the project, indicating that the country’s green cover will not increase until the area where the puppies planted are given “protected” status.
These words are the first time the recovery of the Aravalis has been included in the game.
Launched in 2014, this mission conducts all types of afforestation activities under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
The main goal is to protect, restore and improve reduced forest cover in India.
Until now, GIM is one of the eight missions identified under NAPCC throughout the country.
Apart from Gurgaon and Faridabad, other districts that have been included in this project are Bhiwani, Noah, Rewari, Palwal, Dadri and Mahendragarh.
Of 11,272 hectares that should be restored, Noah has the highest area with 2,817 hectares, followed by Bhiwani (2,414 hectares), REWARI (1,602 hectares), Dadri (1,375 hectares), Faridabad (989 hectares), Palwal (699 hectares)) and Gurgaon ( 485 hectares).
It takes the next five years, the officials said, work will be carried out in several aspects, such as relegated open forest restoration, meadow, and abandoned mining areas.
“This is the first time the Aravali landscape is included under the GIM.
The Haryana Government has submitted a proposal about this and will begin in the next five years.
We have never received a more early GIM funds.
This is the first time Haryana will get funds from the center of the action plan Green, “said Suresh Dalal, head of the main main conservator forest.
Haryana’s government’s decision to send a proposal to the center to assist in preserving Aravalis came after it proposed a written statement in the Supreme Court that all areas borne with Punjab land conservation laws (PLPA) could not be considered “forest land”.
The environment shows this, saying the initiative will not see the success in the long term unless the area covered by the drive games is given the status of “forest” and is protected from construction activities.
“Making a mission for the entire country is not the ideal way to increase green cover in circumstances.
Each state has own land use problems and must form its own methodology to increase green cover.
Also, how can this project provide protection in an area after the puppies? Most of the areas that will be borne by the urge are private land or Panchayat, “said Rp.
Balwan, a former forest conservator.” Until now, only a portion of the protected Aravalis.
So, where will they do plantations? Ministry of Forestry can plant puppies and improve Green cover, but they have to develop several mechanisms to ensure puppies in private protected areas.
This provides a completely distorted picture of forest status, “he added.
Others, Vivek Camboup, said, “What happens to the initiative if the private owner plots decide to eliminate the puppies? How can this increase green cover? The state government does not have a machine to check their own trees, especially private areas.” According to Officials Department of Forest, any land, regardless of ownership, can be part of the game.
For example, drives can be done in private properties such as schools, commercial companies and pancrayat plots too.
Tanggunya about the search ions raised by the action-vists, the head of the Forest Conservator Vasavi Tyagi said, “We are working.” Plans to increase green cover, not to provide ‘forest cover’ status.
We will only do plantations, regardless of land ownership.
“All projects in eight districts are estimated to cost RS 989 Crore.
The center will disburse money after through a proposal sent by the Government Haryana, officials said.
According to the target set by the Government Haryana, a total of 960 hectares of mining locations left behind in Noah and 42 hectares In Faridabad will be restored under Gurgaon Gim, which has the lowest target, aims to restore open forests in 132 hectares and carry out agro-forestry across 353 hectares, in accordance with the proposal sent by the Forestry Department to the center.
Drive for green cover? Experts demand the first protected status
