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LOOT OF GREEN GOLD IN BHADERWAH

Young Bites. Dated: 11/15/2017 11:27:37 AM

BUREAU DODA Doda, Nov 14 Environmentalist Mansoor Qadir has appealed to State Government and Minister for Forest to look into the matter personally so that State's precious wealth green gold can be saved. As massacre of green gold going on unabated in Chenab Circle particularly in Forest division Bhaderwah, for which Forest officials are solely responsible for the damage in prima facie. Bhadarwah Forest Division comprising of four forest ranges, Neeru,Killar Chiralla, And Gandho is filled with coniferous forests on all sides but illegal deforestation is depleting the green cover rapidly and hills once filled by dense forest are becoming barren at an alarming pace. According to the environmentalists, the issue is not only about the falling of Green Cedar, Fir and Pine Trees, it is about the whole ecosystem which is in danger. "Cutting of green Cedar and Pine Trees is going on at an alarming pace without any check. The higher authorities of Government, Forest Deptt and administration were time to time informed by the Media and social workers but all seems to be going to the deaf ears which clearly indicate that they are also getting the booty from Mafia and Corrupt Forest officials," said Environmentalist Mansoor Qadir.
And it seems that there is a competition of green destruction going on in between Neeru range, Killar range, Chiralla range and Gandho range of forest division Bhaderwah.
Few days back more than hundred green trees were mercilessly cutting down in Chiralla range and the officials have given report of only 53 trees and in the same area more than 200 trees were illegally cut down in December 2015 and only 75 trees were reported by the forest team and later the whole case was dumped by taking huge amount by the higher ups of forest department and the present grave situation is the result of that negligence.