JAMMU, March 12 -- Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE), Dehradun under Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change has launched a project to prepare Forest Soil Health Cards in the country.
The exercise in J&K has been taken up by Himalayan Forest Research Institute Shimla under the aegis of ICFRE. Under the project, samples of soils were collected from different territorial forest divisions. The samples were analyzed and data obtained has been shared with the J & K Forest Department for inputs.
In this regard, a consultative meeting on FOREST SOIL HEALTH CARDS (FSHCs) of Jammu and Kashmir was organized at Forest Resources Management Centre Jammu today.
The meeting was chaired by Principal Chief Conservator & Ho...