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ENF/43/2022-ENV./FOREs sf-Environment & Forest

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MINUTES OF THE MEDTING HELD ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AMRIT
BRIKHA ABHIYAN AT 3:00 PM ON 09.06,2023 AT CONFERENCE HALL OF
CHIEF SECRETARY, ASSAM

Members present : As per Annexure A'.

The meeting was chaired by Shri Paban Kumar Barthakur, IAS, Chief
Secretary, Assam.
The Chairman informed the house that the Hon'ble Chief
Minister of Assam on June
8, 2023 while participating in the Amrit Plantation
Programme at
people to plant one crore trees on Qctober 2, 2023 on the occasion ofChandubi, urged the
Gandhi Jayanti as
Assam's contribution in the fight against global warming. The time of plantation will be from
9:00AM to11:00 AM(2 hours). The person planting the tree
sapling will be provided with a
financial grant of Rs. 100/- as a token of gratitude. After 3 years, the state government will
again give Rs. 200/- to the concerned person for taking care in
the growth of the plant for
these many years, as a part of building a tree economy. These
persons will have to register
themselves in the web portal along with the geo-location.
Additional Chief Secretary informed that the Hon'ble Chief
Conference in Tinsukia had said that the campaign should be organizedMinister like
during DC
booth- level distributing and readiness in a planned and elections with
In the meeting, Shri M.K. Yadava, IFS, PCCF methodical manner.
&HoFF, Assam made a presentation
on preliminary steps to be taken for the massive
plantation programme. After threadbare
discussion, following decisions were taken
(1) PCCF & HoFF will prepare an Action Plan and
steps to be taken for the programme.
(2) PCCF &HoFF willtake stock of total
to one and half crore plantations on
available stock of saplings for plantation of one
02.10.2023.
PCCF & HoFF stated that the state may have 40 to 50
lakhs sapling of commercial
plants and will have to explore from
neighbouring states like
Corporation, so that enough saplings are available for plantation.West Bengal Seeding
(3) A mass awareness campaign will be
launched to give wide publicity to the Plantation
Programme on Gandhi Jayanti day. Universities, schools, colleges and private
institutions should be involved in this campaign
Commissioners shall also be involved. programme. AIl the District
(4) The Panchayat & Rural Development Department will launch a
campaign in rural areas in cach Gaon Panchayat mass awareness
involving
Panchayat President, Gaon Panchayat Secretaries, Gaon all elected members, Gaon
Officers etc. Pradhans, Booth Level

(5) MD, Amtron will develop a

website and an
Barphukan 400 years celebration (where 42 lakhsApplication on the lines of Lachit
essays were uploaded). The name
of the participant, Age, Address
details,
Account number should be indicated in theGeo-tagging of the place of plantation,
portal where every interested individual
shall register.
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(6) PCOF &HoFF will - a) Properly identify the
day. commercial plants to be planted on the
b) The total plantation arca will be
c) The seeding distribution identified.
network
d) Publicity campaign should be
will be identified.
e) Assam has a diversified outsourced
to a good firm.
geographical area, the plants should be identified
specifically for each and every district. For example- Pine trees can be planted in the
Hill Districts of Dima Hasao and Karbi
Anglong. The flood prone areas should have
similar arangements.
(7) PCCF &HoFF will report on the
availability of sapling
information from all the Rangers and Beat Officers. stock in the state by collecting
(8) Agriculture Department represented by the
Director was
availability of commercial plants in the nurseries and identifyrequested to submit the
areas how can they help
and cooperate in the massive plantation
should be programme. Farmers, FPOs, NGOs etc.
involved in the campaign.
(9) Forest Department will publish a series of
on the
articles in newspapers and electronic media
usefulness of the commercial tree to be planted and indicate their market
values.
(10)A proper distribution network should be
identified upto
should be safe keeping of the seeds in each places of Gaon Panchayat level.There
Offices, ADO offices, Beat Offices, Range Offices etc. storage like Gaon Panchayat
The proper transportation of
the saplings to the places of plantation should
should be done for smooth implementation of the also be identified. Proper mapping
programme.
(11))PCCF &HoFFwill submita proper
Budgetesttimate for the programne.
(12) The launching of the programme centrally in a
Incharge, Minister may be considered. district in presence of District
(13) An essay competition among the school and
college
improvement in environment and how we can preventstudents with relevant topics of
essay competition one state level Art Competition can be climate change. Along with
organized.
4) PWD (Roads) and NHAI authorities were
by identifying plantable area by interested requested to participate in the prograrmme
an Action Plan from their students and individuals. They can submit
Departments Environment &Forest Department.
to
The above matters may be placed before Hon'ble Minister, E &F and Hon'ble
CM approval and further
suggestions/guidance.
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair,

Signed by Paban Kumar

Borthakur
Date: 14-06-2023 16:05:10
Chief Secretary, Assam
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ENF/43/2022-ENV.FOREST-Environment &Forest

Memo ECF No. 213632/70-A

Copy to: Dated Dispur, the 14th June, 2023
1. The Senior Most Secretaries,
Guwahati-06.
Agriculture/P&RDIRevenue Departments, Dispur,
2. The PCCF & HoFF, Assam / CEO, CAMPA, Assam, Aranya Bhawan,
panjabari,
Guwahati-37.
3. The Commissioner & Secretary, PWD Roads Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
4. The Commissioner, P&RD Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
5. The Director, Agriculture, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.
6. The Director, Handloom &Textiles, Assam.
7. The Director, Sericulture, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.
8. The Regional Officer, NHAI.
9. The MD Amtron, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21.
10. The OSD, Environment & Forest Department, Dispur, Guwahati-06.

(E-signed)
Secretary to the Government of Assam,
Environment and Forest Department
 Annexure-1
AMRIT BRIKHA ABHIYAN

No. of
Latitude & Approx. Area for
SL Name of Name of Name of Location for
No. Division LAC Planting Saplings Longitude ofthe Planting Saplings |Saplings
can be
that Remarks
location (in sqm)
planted

EE, PWRD