Machenahalli, June 10, DHNS:

''No other village can boast of having so many neem trees as we have in our village. We protect neem trees because we respect and rever it,'' says a Machenahalli Gram Panchayat Secretary Ramesh.

AGARTALA, June 6: Tripura Forest Minister Jitendra Choudhury has urged the groups lobbying for the cause of environment to plead for increasing the sphere of access and benefit sharing of forestry resources.

DINDIGUL: Lakshmi Seva Sangam, an ayurveda medicine manufacturing unit of Gandhigram Trust, has plans to buy forest produce directly from tribal people living on Sirumalai hills with an aim of enhancing their economic activities and ensuring sustainable development at tribal villages.

Middlemen

Democratising joint forest management

KOKRAJHAR, May 25: The Deputy Chief of BTC Kampa Borgoyary, who is looking after the Forest and Tourism department, said that collective efforts from all sections of the society, NGOs and other organizations was the need of the hour to conserve the forest resources in the region.

ITANAGAR, May 16: The All Pakke-Kessang Pijeriang Dissing-Passo Seijosa Student

SILCHAR, May 4: The Forest Department of Cachar has decided to plant herbal plants on 400 hectares in the Dholai area of the district for which the first installment of Rs. 60 lakh has been sanctioned by the state government. This was revealed at the meeting of the District Development Committee held in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner of Cachar today.