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FOREST DEVELOPEMENT AGENCY-PANCHAYAT ROLE
The Panchayats are working very well in the field of forest development
as a forest development agency. Some of the live examples of this are "Van
Panchayats" and "user group organizations" of Orissa and "Adarsh
Gram Vikas Samiti" of Kudada (South Bihar).
Some of the activities in which Panchayats can help in forest development
programmes are:
- The Panchayats can create awareness among the local people about
the uses and importance of forests and can initiate a community movement
as panchatyats remain in direct contact of the people.
- The Panchayat can identify the wastelands of the area where the
afforestation programmes can be done.
- Panchayats can also help by using their organizational skills by
planning and organizing community groups which can help in the integrated
forest management through performing activities like shift wise night
patrolling of their forest area for its protection; adopting soil conservation
practices like terrace farming, mulching, crop rotation, plantation
of wind breaks; adopting proper timber cutting practice and so on.
- Panchayats can also help in selection of the type of tree species
which will be suitable for the area while considering the demand
of fuel wood, topography, uses of the trees and needs of the people.
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