Speech in English - HP Police

Forest and
Wild Life.
`1 crore 90 lakh will be provided for renovation of inland
fish landing centres near reservoirs in the state.
44. Speaker Sir, there is a large area of forest land
infested with Lantana in the State which affects the
productivity of the land and the livelihoods of the people.
We have fixed a target of treating 5000 hectare of infested
forest area during 2013-14 where species of fuelwood,
fodder will be planted to restore their productive status.
45. The herbal wealth of the State requires protection
from illegal extraction and also scientific management for
generating income for the farmers. During 2013-14, I
propose to allocate `10 crore to raise 45 lakh herbal plant
species, which shall be planted in the state.
46. In view of the problems faced by people living in
the wildlife areas, State Government had made a petition
before the Hon’ble Supreme Court to take out the affected
villages from the wild life areas. I am pleased to inform
the august House that our case has been accepted by
the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Accordingly, 775 villages will
be taken out of the wildlife sanctuary areas, thereby
benefitting more than one lakh people.
47. The damage to agriculture and horticulture crops
by monkeys has become a serious problem for the farmers
of the state. Our Government is conscious of the monkey
menace and will take all necessary measures to contain
it. Presently, four monkey sterilization centres are working
in the state. I propose opening of six new monkey
sterilization centres in districts Sirmour, Chamba,
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