Cabinet Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal inaugurated the Forest Festival using the Miyawaki method

Today, the Forest Department organized a Van Mahotsav program in the premises of the District Collector’s Office under the campaign “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”. In the event, Cabinet Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal inaugurated the Van Mahotsav in the premises through the Miyawaki method by cutting the ribbon.

On this occasion, the Health Minister said that the Forest Officer told about the Miyawaki method in the district through the Van Mahotsav. Today, forestry is being done through this method in big metro cities. Dense plantation is being done at a distance of one meter. This gives a dense forest. Due to which we get pure air. It absorbs 30 percent carbon dioxide. It also absorbs the same amount of air and noise pollution. Our Manendragarh can become an urban heat island. The people of the district have planted a lot of trees. Similarly, there is a need to plant more trees in empty places. Due to which we will get the benefit of a healthy environment. This time the rain has been good in our district. We will get sufficient amount of humidity and moisture for plantation. He called upon the district public representatives, officials, recipients of Mahtari Vandan and school students to plant as many trees as possible. Along with this, he asked the Forest Officer to do the tree plantation program in the district in the mission mode of the campaign. So that we can provide pure and clean air to our future generations.

Explaining the achievements of environment and forestry, he said that the Honorable Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has given a big gift to the district in the form of Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla. Which has been approved by the cabinet. This is the third largest tiger reserve of India. He asked everyone to take every possible measure to plant trees and protect the environment. Trees are necessary to keep the earth’s environment clean. For this, all people should plant as many trees as possible. He said that the Central Government has launched the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign with the aim of improving the environment and climate. Therefore, all the district residents should join this campaign and make it successful. Plantation work should not be done only in the forest area but also outside the forest area in private and government lands like Anganwadi, Police Chowki, Garden, Hospital, Crematorium, Government Complex, Hostel, School Complex etc.

Forest Divisional Officer Mr. Manish Kashyap while explaining about the Miyawaki method said that by using this method, the empty spaces (backyards) around the houses can be converted into small gardens or forests. The pioneer of the Miyawaki method is Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. Through this, small places in the district are to be developed as mini forests. So that the district can be saved from heat wave. With this method, plantation increases from 3 to 4 acres.

On this occasion, District Panchayat Chairperson Korea Smt. Renuka Singh, District Chairperson Smt. Sonamti Urre, District Panchayat Member Shri Drigpal Singh, Collector D. Rahul Venkat, eminent citizens Anil Kesharwani, Lakhan Lal Shrivastava, Dhamendra Patwa, Jamuna Pandey, Smt. Raj Kumari Baiga, Alok Jaiswal, Dhirendra Vishwakarma, Rahul Singh, Ankur Jain, Virendra Rana, Ranjeet Singh, Praveen Nishi along with other public representatives of the district and officers and employees of Forest Department were present in large numbers.