DC reviews preparations with stakeholders
Ludhiana, February 19 (Punjab khabarnama) : Aimed to make green Ludhiana, a Miyawaki dense Forest will come up along the Buddha Dariya soon.
Presiding over a meeting with officials of the Forest Department, Drainage Department, MC and other departments concerned regarding the plan to develop the forest along the Buddha Dariya, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said that a piece of land along Buddha Dariya had also been identified for the project and work woulld start soon. She said that Japanese technique Miyawaki method would be adopted for afforestation which ensure denser growth of plants and hence better carbon-dioxide absorption. She said that such a forest would be in fact a milestone in reducing greenhouse gases and making the environment healthy. She said that forest along with the Buddha Dariya would also strengthen the banks and avoid encroachments.
The Deputy Commissioner said that Vardhman Group had submitted a proposal with the administration in this regard and MOU will be signed with them soon. She also gave necessary directions to the officials to immediately remove all bottlenecks to start this pious work.
Sawhney also said that the administration was making stupendous efforts for protecting the environment and giving a better future to the next generations by planting saplings.
ADCs Ojasvi Alankar, Anmol Singh Dhaliwal, Assistant Commissioner Upinder Kaur Brar, DDPO Navdeep Kaur and others were present.