Conservator of Forests West Circle Rajouri Vivek Verma was the Chief Guest and Additional Deputy Commissioner Sunderbani, Vinod Baniyal; Divisional Forest Officer Nowshera Neelima Shah; DDC Seot, Sangeeta Sharma; BDC Chairman Seot Bal Krishan, SHO Dharam saal Neeraj Choudhary HDO ,AEO, AEE PWD were the guest of honours.
Addressing the participants, the Chief Guest said that the forest fires have a devastating effect on both environment and forests. “We have to create green corridors for the clean air. A team of fire volunteers should be constituted at Panchayat level so that the information should be quickly disseminated.” He suggested.
He also presented one plant and a certificate to the newly born girl child besides distribution of 400 fruit plants among all the participants.
Bal Krishan, Chairman BDC Seot said that all PRIs were always ready to support the forest department in all its matters, be it controlling forest fires, removing encroachments or plantation programmes.
ADC, Vinod Baniyal said that it was the fundamental duty of every individual to save the Forests from every type of disaster. Sangeeta Sharma extended her full support to the forest department.
Earlier, the Range officer Sunderbani welcomed the guests and presented a brief account of forest fires in Sunderbani Forest Range. He expressed his thanks to the people of all the adjoining Panchayats who rendered their support during last year's forest fires.
Sarpanch Channi, Anita Sharma presented vote of thanks to all the guests as well as the general public present at the camp. The camp was jointly organised by Rangeel Singh BO Sunderbani and Ved Parkash BO Dharam saal.
