Afforestation activity in Mai Chal Chorian village

As many as 15,000 saplings were planted across 15 hectares of forest land in Mai Chal Chorian village of Dasuya block in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab in 2018-19. The afforestation activity was carried out under PUNCAMPA (Punjab Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) degraded programme of the state government. PUNCAMPA is meant to accelerate activities related to conservation of forests and wildlife and development of infrastructure in these sectors. It aims to promote conservation, protection, regeneration and management of forests.