Nine crore
sapplings will planted during 'Harihar Chhattisgarh'
Raipur, 13 June 2017
Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh today instructed the Divisional Commissioners and
District Collectors to distribute nine crore sapplings during the massive
afforestation drive in the months of July-August in the entire State. He was
addressing Divisional Commissioners and Districts Collectors meet via video- conferencing
from his official residence here. Dr. Raman Singh said that the aim is to see
that 50 lakh citizens participate in Yoga on International Yoga Day on 21 June.
Dr. Raman Singh
instructed the district officials to make arrangements for making available
seeds, fertilizers to farmers, curbing the illegal sale of sub-standard
fertilizers and preventing seasonal diseases during monsoons. Chief Minister called upon the District
Collectors to identify vacant State Government land for developing 'Oxyzones'
in the entire State. He said saplings should be supplied free of cost at Janpad
panchayat offices, tehsil offices, Forest Departments from 1 July to 15 August.
Dr. Raman Singh said
that 'Oxyzone' is being developed on a 19-acre site behind the Raipur
Collectorate. Similar Oxyzones should be developed at tehsil, village and
district levels. He appreciated the efforts of District Collectors and top
police officials to curbing bootlegging in all parts of the State as a part of
new Excise Policy. It had been a highly successful mission. He stressed upon
the need for keeping vigil on the State's borders to control drugs and illicit alcohol.
Chief secretary Mr.
Vivek Dhand, Additional Chief Secretary Mr. N. Baijendra Kumar, Panchayat and Rural Development Department
Additional Chief Secretary Mr. M. K. Raut,
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Aman Kumar Singh, Social Welfare Department Secretary Mr.
Sonmani Bora, Industry Department Secretary Mr. Subodh Singh, Public Relations Department Secretary Mr.
Santosh Misra and senior officers of several departments were also present.
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