Monday, January 25, 2016

Forest Extension Centre ready


The centre near Pazhuvur in Ariyalur district would be utilised to sensitise farmers, students, and members of the public to the importance of afforestation. —Photo: M. Srinath
The centre near Pazhuvur in Ariyalur district would be utilised to sensitise farmers, students, and members of the public to the importance of afforestation. —Photo: M. Srinath
Work on the construction of the Forest Extension Centre has been completed at Karuppur village near here. Spread over a plinth area of 1,600 square feet, it has been built at an expenditure of Rs. 31.95 lakh under the Tamil Nadu Bio-diversity Conservation and Greening Project.
It will be used for imparting training on raising and nursing saplings for stepping up forest cover across the district. Periodical training sessions would be organised to benefit students, teachers, environmentalists, and Forest Department in-service personnel, said Sivakumar, Assistant Conservation of Forests, here on Saturday.
The centre would be utilised to sensitise farmers, students, and members of the public to the importance of afforestation, he added.

Source : The Hindu

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