Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari held a meeting with officials of irrigation, panchayat raj and forest department and took stock of the measures taken for plantation on irrigation lands.
Officials informed that after the revisit of joint teams consisting of Additional Collectors (Local Bodies), DFOs, DRDOs and district irrigation officers micro plan for 389 blocks has been identified along the canal bunds.
The species proposed are timber and fruit-bearing plants which are readily available in forest and gram panchayat nurseries.
Chief Secretary asked the officials to prepare a plantation model to be taken up in an area of more than three acres. She suggested that fruit-bearing plants should be taken up in areas which are nearer to the villages. Officials were also told to develop a design for taking up trenching in areas that are of more than three acres. She also directed that work should start from 15 th June. PCCF R M Dobriyal, Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, Commissioner RD Hanumantha Rao and other officials attended the meeting.
