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"The
Mission of the Department of Environment and Forests, Assam is to
protect and improve the environment, to safeguard the forests and
wildlife of the State, to preserve and add new dimensions to the
rich heritage of our composite culture, to protect and improve the
natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife
and to have compassion for living creatures. It also encompasses
opening up the forestry sector for income and employment generation
among our people while conserving the priceless biodiversity of the
State." |
Sri
Tarun Gogoi
Chief
Minister, Assam |
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"The
primary responsibility of a transparent and clean Government is to
inform the people about public sector institutions. To this end our
Government has already enacted the 'Right to Information Bill' in
the state. Now the Forest Department, Assam has published a booklet
"Assam Forests at a Glance" wherein all the basic information
relating to the Department and pertinent to its public interface has
been incorporated. The information presented is also valuable for
the layman and for this the Department is worthy of praise. The
booklet contains vital data on the present infrastructure, status,
human resource, equipments, natural resources and the rich
bio-diversity protected under Forests Department's guardianship. The
revenue generated, expenditure incurred, the various schemes
undertaken and proposed for the protection and sustainable
management of Forests and Wildlife by the Department, has been well
presented. The implementation of various innovative schemes for
participatory forest protection and income generation of the forest
fringe villagers under Joint Forest Management etc, also finds
mention in this booklet. The booklet contains vivid information of
the Forest Department and it is hoped that it will elicit the
spontaneous support for protection and sustainable use of our
natural resources." |
Sri
Rockybul Hussain
Minister,
Forest &
Environment, Assam |
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