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| Strip Plantation |
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Unused patches on the sides of roads, canals and railway tracks have been put to afforestation since 1970. So far 100907 hectares of area has been brought under tree cover under this activity. Grass growing in the area is given free to local people. Apart from creating aesthetic environment and creating assets¸ the strip plantations have been helpful in controlling dust pollution and sound pollution, and make the journey of the travellers more pleasant. On maturity these plantations are harvested and fifty percent of the net profit generated from such plantations is passed on to Taluka Panchayat for their development works. |
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| Village Woodlots |
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Gujarat State has about 18600 villages and over 13000 village panchayats. The village panchayats have a very low level of income which makes it very difficult for them to carry out developmental activities in their village. On the other hand many panchayats have gauchar lands not put to any productive use. Continued grazing on these lands have further reduced the productivity of these lands. With a view to increase the productivity of these gauchar lands and to increase the income of panchayats¸ the activity of planting village woodlots was initiated in 1974. Under this activity a maximum of four hectares of area of gaucher land in a village is planted by the Forest Department if panchayat makes a resolution to that effect. The plantation is carried out by Forest Department and handed over to Gram Panchayat after five years. Where water is available, woodlots are provided support irrigation also. 126390 Ha. area has been covered under village woodlots. Panchayats have to maintain and protect the woodlots till maturity. These village woodlots, when mature, are harvested and 75% of the profit generated is given to the concerned Gram panchayat and 25% amount is redeployed for afforestation works in the village. |
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