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VoL Desk, April 20, 2022: Executive Councilor Revenue & Forest, LAHDC, Kargil, Mohsin Ali today convened a meeting with the Councilors from Baroo Minjee to Padum Zanskar and Divisional Forest Officer, Kargil to discuss the afforestation plan in the affected areas due to widening of 301 National Highway from Baroo Minjee to Padum, Zanskar.

The Divisional Forest Officer, Kargil briefed the participants that in order to protect the environment the Forest Department Kargil is going to submit afforestation plan of 80000 to 120000 trees to the NHIDCL in place of 40000 trees came under the widening of NH 301.

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The Divisional Forest Officer, Kargil requested the Councilors to identify 50 kanal of community land in each Constituency for the said plantation purpose.

After discussion it was been decided that every Councilors will submit the identified land to the Divisional Forest Officer, Kargil within a period of 5 days, so that the Forest Department Kargil could submit the plan to the concerned immediately.

It has further decided that the Executive Councilor Forest & Revenue, LAHDC, Kargil may approach Principal Secretary Forest UT Ladakh and Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil to speed up the sanction/approval case of revised tree compensation and Land/ Building compensation in favour of the affected families for which a resolution has also been passed by the Councilors on spot.