Research before plantation

  • 25/05/2000

Though the existence of sandalwood trees was established in forests adjoining Jwalamukhi in 1983, yet the forest authorities have made no efforts to ascertain its commercial viability. Though residents of Bohan and Majheen villages and other adjoining areas are planting sandalwood trees but so far no scientific research has been done to quantify the percentage of santalin oil, in each sandalwood tree. In four hectare forest land where there are about 2,500 sandalwood trees being reeared by forest officials.