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taken by the state government or the local body
by making the land available, technical advise and seedlings etc.
The planning and implementation would necessarily require active
participation of the local community and ultimately the management
should be entrusted to the local community, organizations, NGO's
or welfare associations etc.
All over the world, people believe in
perpetuating the memory by erecting memorials. Trees can be
planted as "Live Memorial". Planting of a tree(s), on
any occasion would not only satisfy the desire to keep the memory
fresh, but also help in the national cause of "Greening and
Maintaining the ecological balance as well as atmospheric
equilibrium" .The planting of non timber species, which have
value in terms of the regular usufruct they give like fruits,
flowers, nuts, leaves, fodder and even shade, without having to be
felled when mature, will enhance the concept of perpetuation of
the memory of an ancestor, who is seen to continue to be a
benefactor.
The Matsya Puran says that, "Ten sons are
equal to a tree." We can plant several hundreds of trees
whose contribution to the state and nation for the cause of
Environment and Ecology would be universally acknowledged.
In this program, till date in Sikkim, 40
numbers of Smriti Vans at various places such as: Bulbuley (29 nos)
[East District], Rinchingpong- Tagore Smriti Van [West District],
Sakyong [West District] and Guru Padmasambhava Smriti Van at
Samduptse (Tendong) [South District] have been created and the
Yumthang Valley Smriti Van [high altitude, in North District] is
being started by May 2001. Till date about 35,000 numbers of
seedlings have been planted in the year 1999-2000 & 2000-01 by
the various Non Governmental Organizations, Voluntary
Organizations, Associations, Religious & Social groups and
other Government Agencies as well as by individuals.
For the year 2001-02, the planting season would
start from the first week of JUNE , kindly contact any Forests
Officials in Districts/headquarter or to the undersigned or S.B.S.
Bhadauria, C.F.(FCA) or C.S.Pradhan.DFO (FCA) or M.R.Rai R.O. (FCA)
,Please.
T .R. Sharma IFS
PCCF cum Secretary
Department of Forest, Environment and Wildlife ,Government of
Sikkim.
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