SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, June 2 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
Exhorts for community participation in conservation of forests through 'Van Mitras'
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the 'Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana' from Hamirpur today. Terming it as a significant step towards environmental conservation and community participation in forest management, he said that the scheme not only aims to increase the green cover by planting fruit-bearing trees on barren and degraded forest areas but will also generate employment and income for local communities by ensuring participation of mahila and yuvak mandals besides self-help groups.
The Ch...