Uttaranchal unveils new forest policy

  • 24/12/2001

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)

More than a year after Uttaranchal came into being, the state Cabinet has finally approved its new forest policy with a focus to develop eco-tourism and preserve its precious wildlife and bio-diversity. The government has decided to develop one forest each in all the 15,000 villages of the state in a bid to stop depleting forest cover, Uttaranchal principal secretary R. S. Tolia told newsmen on Monday.