Chalo Taluke - Gujarat Information Bureau

October, 2011
audience at district, taluka and village
level with a view to spread awareness.
Free seedlings are given to farmers to
promote Green Gujarat and to pursue
viable agrarian business options like
Clone and Tissue culture. The Anand-
Kheda model of agro-forestry
appreciated world over is being
considered for districts with canal
irrigation. Seedlings of trees facing
extinction, for instance deshi mango,
Rayan & Mahuda, are distributed free.
Van Mahotsav pays special attention to
urban areas by increasing tree count as
these areas are hit by rapid
infrastructural expansions and growing
pollution.
School nurseries which instil the
“green-notion” in children have been
set-up. Kisan nurseries and Shibirs
(training camps) are being organised to
inculcate a habit of nurturing plants and
farmers are also encouraged to plant
fruit-bearing-trees. Planting
medicinally valuable plants too has
created awareness of ayurveda and
homeopathy remedies. Additionally,
several Van Chetana Kendras (help
centres) and shibirs (training camps)
have been set for those who wish to
know about plant health, gardening,
Table
Environment
Achievements (cumulative for all the years) Land in Lakh ha.
Strip Plantations 0.96 lakh ha.
Panchayat lands (Village Forests) 1.22 lakh ha.
Private Degrade Lands 1.65 lakh ha.
Seeding Distribution(Van Mahotsav) 443.84 lakh ha.
Source: http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/socialforestry/socialforestry, Forest Environment Department| Social Forestry| Success Stories
agro-farming, etc. increase tree cover in educational
Land allocated for agricultural institutions, government and semi-
purposes cannot be allocated for government organisations and private
forestry. Hence, the concept of Social compounds. Community and cremation
Forestry and Vaave Gujarat motivates grounds are also being developed under
people to plant more trees on low this scheme. Individual schemes, which
productivity land, personal premises benefit farmers and agricultural
and unused land. Many associated labourers, are being facilitated through
schemes have been taken up such as various plantation programmes
Gram Vans (forests in villages) for conducted at various de-forested areas.
development of gauchar (grazing) Chachariya village in Mehsana
lands, grasslands, and lands along district saw a splendid Van Mahotsav
roads, canals, ponds, railways, ravines being celebrated on 26th of August. The
and barren hills. There are several Revenue Minister, Mrs. Anandiben
community benefit schemes as well. Patel was present for the inauguration
Sapling plantation drives seek to of Chachariya's Gram Van – “Anand
Upvan”. Speaking about a clean
Vaave Gujarat : The CM plants the seeds for a greener planet
environment she said, “None of us
wants to live in a soiled house, so we
clean it. So why should it be different
with the environment or the air we
breathe; the first step towards a clean
environment, is planting trees”
Vaave Gujarat indicates the state
government's unrelenting efforts in
ensuring that urbanization and
environment protection takes place
hand-in-hand. The fact that forestation
drives are an absolute imperative for the
overall protection and health of our
planet has been accepted by the state
wholeheartedly and the state
government is leaving no stone
unturned in ensuring its effective
implementation.
It's about time the entire nation joins
hands together and adopts similar
methods and techniques in order to
provide its current and forthcoming
generations with a clean and green
future.
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