Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- The House Committee on Estimates today convened a meeting at the Assembly Complex, Srinagar, to review the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest, Ecology & Environment Department. The meeting was chaired by Committee Chairperson Shamim Firdous and attended by members including Abdul Majid Bhat Larmi, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Mir, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Gharu Ram Bhagat, Aijaz Ahmad Jan, Shafi Ahmad Wani, Chander Prakash Ganga, Pyare Lal Sharma, and Arjun Singh Raju. Expressing serious concern over the dwindling forest area and its adverse impact on the environment, the Chairperson stressed the need for sustainable and time-bound measures to protect forests and safeguard ecological balance. The Committee emphasized conduc...