Jammu: With 14,539 hectares of forest land having been encroached upon in the state, Forest Minister Mian Altaf Ahmed, while releasing the J&K State Forest Policy 2010 here today, not only laid emphasis on the protection of forest cover, but also announced that the Forest Protection Force (FPF) would be provided arms to check timber smuggling.
Addressing mediapersons here today, the minister sa
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-forest-policy-launched
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
