International Forest Day Was Celebrated in Anantnag Forest Division
The World celebrates the International Day Of Forests on March 21 every year with the aim to increase the Awareness about the unprecedented role forests play in sustaining lives on this planet. Forests provides Food, Water and Shelter to animals and human beings They reduce the impact of events threatening to life, such as floods and climate change.
On the International day of forests Kokernag Range, Anantnag Forest Division conducted a drive in which conifer saplings, plantation of Deodar were done.
While talking with the news agency, Service Conservator Forest, South Circle Irfan Ali Shah said that the international day of forests is celebrated with a particular theme every year. The theme of 2022 is Forest’s and Sustainable Production and Consumption. Forests acts as a shields from Zoonotic diseases as well, he said
In this drive Divisional Forest officer Anantnag, Mohammad Ramzan Mir; Range Officer Kokernag, Peer Riyaz Ahmad and other officials were present.
