MUZAFFARABAD:(Parliament Times) AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that his government would get reduced the dependence of the masses on the forest fire wood through providing alternative energy resources in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
He was addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national forests conference which started here on Tuesday under the auspices of the AJK Forests Department.
The Prime Minister underlined that it was a matter of grave concern that Pakistan falls at No. 7 the world over in connection with the threats to the environment in the country.
The AJK government, the Prime Minister announced, has decided to execute the demarcation of Forests during the forthcoming fiscal year of 2017-18.
Raja Farooq Haider warned stringent punitive action against the elements involved in encroachments on the state forests land in AJK. He reiterated his government’s resolve to ensure the safety, security and existence of the forests.
The Prime Minister directed the Forests Department of AJK to sincerely forces for the promotion of forests through reforestation using latest means and technology under the spirit to bring maximum of the state and private lands under wide scale forestation. He said that the importance and benefits of the forests for the humanity was crystal clear all the times.
He said that his government was bent upon to ensure the security of the national wealth of forests through its maximum promotion. He said that the government would get ensured the useful role of the officers and subordinate staff of the State Forests Department through getting their skills and abilities objective in letter and spirit.
AJK minister for forests Sardar Mir Akber Khan, Secretary Forests Syed Zahoor ul Hassan Gillani and experts of forests field from various parts of the country also addressed the conference and tabled various proposals coupled with the priorities for the promotion of forests in line with the need of the modern age to successfully meet the challenges faced by the environment in the country including AJK. Ends
