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Haritha Haram fails to take off in Mahbubnagar
Though the district administration of Mahbubnagar had initiated the prestigious programme of ‘Telanganaku Harithahaaram’ launched by the Telangana State government last year with much hype, the project has been a big flop in the district as it could not achieve the intended goal.
Mahbubnagar: Though the district administration of Mahbubnagar had initiated the prestigious programme of ‘Telanganaku Harithahaaram’ launched by the Telangana State government last year with much hype, the project has been a big flop in the district as it could not achieve the intended goal.
Out of 15 crore plantations taken up in select regions such as highways, institutions, office premises and urban localities across the district, even 20 per cent of these plantations have not sustained. That means only 3 crore plants are said to have sustained while a majority of 12 crore plants have died due to lack of planning to nurse them.
The most important aspect that is attributed to the failure of 'Harithahaaram' programme is lack of commitment and determination to take up plantation in a planned and sustainable manner. The district administration has taken up the programme in an arbitrary manner without involving the NGOs, civil societies and Vana Samrakshana Samithis (VSS).
However, this year the forest department is planning to move strategically to make the 'Harithahaaram' programme a success. At present, the forest department is ready with 46 crore seedlings and expected to begin second phase of 'Harithahaaram' from June 15 this year.
“In fact, we had planned to sow 40 crore seedlings in the district last year. But because of bad rains and severe scarcity of water we could plant only 15 crore plantations with a success rate of about 20-30 per cent,” informed, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Telangana PK Sharma.
The role of forest department is vital in making the 'Harithahaaram' programme a success. But the fact is that the department itself is bogged down with various problems like staff crunch, corruption, and lack of proper communication and infrastructure facilities.
“The areas that we cover in the forest are very large. It becomes tough to supervise a large stretch of forest area without vehicle. With large stretches under our supervision, we are not able to catch forest thieves and poachers.
Moreover, temporary employees who are recruited on outsourcing basis are not given uniforms and their salaries are also not paid on time,” said a forest range officer on anonymity.“The district administration has failed to take along with them the NGOs in the plantation programmes.
By:A Raju
