Srinagar: The green cover of Baramulla district is only 49 percent of geographical area against the national average of 66 percent.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jehlum Valley division Baramulla, Parvaiz Ahmad Wani, said the district has extended the green cover to 49 percent against the national average of 66 percent to the total geographical area.
He said the efforts were put in place by the forest department in collaboration with other departments towards achieving the 66 percent target.
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“As per the national average, the green cover of the district should be 66 percent of the total geographical area. We are trying our best to achieve the target soon,” Wani told Greater Kashmir.
Referring to the latest Forest Surveys of India (FSI), he said the forest division Baramulla has been able to enhance the total green cover of the district by around 84 square kilometers.
“As per the FSI 2019 we increased the green cover area of the district by 63 square kilometers from 2017 to 2019,” he said.
He added that it was further enhanced by 22 square kilometers from 2019 to 2021. “We are hopeful to achieve the national level target,” he said.
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