Government to provide free saplings for Rotary Club plantation drive

Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 1

The Rotary project launched earlier to plant one lakh saplings of fruit and shade trees, besides establishing 21 micro forests, received a shot in arm when Minister of Forest Sadhu Singh Dharamsot announced to provide free samplings for the venture.

The minister directed the district forest officers concerned to arrange and provide saplings of various shade and fruit trees to Rotary Club teams engaged in the drive.

District Governor Parveen Jindal said senior functionaries of the organisations, led by PDG Dharamveer Garg, had approached the Forest Minister to seek organised guidance and necessary paraphernalia required for accomplishing the target of establishing 21 micro forests in the region and planting at least one lakh saplings at venues chosen by 86 clubs of the organisation.

Jindal thanked the Forest Minister for the gesture. “Now, when our major burden has been shared by the government, we will channelise our saved resources for protection of the planted saplings,” Jindal said.

District chairman SP Sofat said assistant governors concerned had been asked to coordinate with officials at regional offices of the Punjab Forest Department and procure the required number of saplings by submitting copies of requisition letter signed by the Forest Minister.