Saturday, 09
March 2013 17:10
PNS |
BALANGIR
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With a view to sensitising people about the danger from forest
fire and checking pollution from polythene, besides protection of forest in the
Gandhamardan region, a two-day Padayatra was undertaken by the Gandhamardan
Suraksha Action Committee (GSAC) in eight villages of Nandupala gram panchayat
located in the Gandhamardan foothills near Harishankar, 80 km from here.
“We took out the Padayatra on March 6 and 7 in the villages of
Nandupala gram panchayat in Khaprakhol block to sensitise villagers about the threat
to the Gandhamardan forest from fire and pollution from polythene. Our aim is
to make the villagers aware about the need for forest protection,” said GSAC
president Tikendra Jaal.
With the beginning of the Mahua flower season, people collecting
the flowers are burning Mahua leaves thereby damaging the areas and causing
wide-scale forest fires, he pointed out. Moreover, the pollution from polythene
materials used by visitors is threatening the ecology of the area.
The polythene containers strewn all over the area make their way
to agriculture field and become a major problem for farmers, Jaal said further.
GSAC members also sensitised women SHG members on these issues on
the International Women’s Day on Friday.
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