SRINAGAR, March 12 -- J&K Forest Department launched sale of conifer plants for the general public, here today to enhance the tree cover outside forests which include Towns, Urban and Peri-Urban areas of Kashmir Valley.

The sale was inaugurated by Conservator Forests, Srinagar Circle, Tawheed Ahmad Deva at Sheikhbagh Forest Complex, Srinagar. The event was attended by forest officials and officers including Divisional Forest Officer, Urban Forestry Division, Srinagar Dr. Sheikh Mehraj and DFO Planning and Publicity Division.

Speaking on the occasion, Conservator Forests, Srinagar Circle highlighted the need for intensive plantation and emphasised planting indigenous species of conifers including Deodar, Kail and Fir. He underscored the ...