The State Forest Department will spend nearly Rs. 6 crore for maintenance of degraded plantations raised on 47,000 hectares and carry out buffer zone activities in 230 villages this year.
Along with activities under infrastructure improvement, forestry extension, research, monitoring and evaluation and GIS, the buffer zone activities will be carried out this year under Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project (Phase II). The project is being implemented from 2005-06 to 2012-13 with an outlay of Rs. 567 crore in 950 villages (800 under Japan International Cooperation Agency and 150 under State funds).
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/buffer-zone-activities-230-villages-year
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
