Bring HP under Chandigarh office for faster green nod CM

  • | Sunday | 9th December, 2018

He urged the Union government to declare monkey as vermin in 53 more tehsils and sub-tehsils.Additional chief secretary Ram Subhag Singh, additional principal secretary to chief minister Sanjay Kundu and principal chief conservator of forest Ajay Kumar were present . SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has requested the Union government to bring Himachal Pradesh under the regional office, Chandigarh, instead of Dehradun, so that the state can get clearances under Forest Conservation Act (FCA) with more convenience. Expressing concern over monkey menace, he said even though monekys had been declared vermin in about 38 tehsils and sub-tehsils of the state, the menace continues unabated. He also demanded extending the limit of approval for FCA clearances to 10 hectares from the existing one hectare.Thakur was presiding over a meeting with senior officers of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change led by director general of forests and special secretary of the ministry, Siddhanta Dass.

SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has requested the Union government to bring Himachal Pradesh under the regional office, Chandigarh, instead of Dehradun, so that the state can get clearances under Forest Conservation Act (FCA) with more convenience. He also demanded extending the limit of approval for FCA clearances to 10 hectares from the existing one hectare.Thakur was presiding over a meeting with senior officers of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change led by director general of forests and special secretary of the ministry, Siddhanta Dass. Expressing concern over monkey menace, he said even though monekys had been declared vermin in about 38 tehsils and sub-tehsils of the state, the menace continues unabated. He urged the Union government to declare monkey as vermin in 53 more tehsils and sub-tehsils.Additional chief secretary Ram Subhag Singh, additional principal secretary to chief minister Sanjay Kundu and principal chief conservator of forest Ajay Kumar were present .

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