- Title: INDIA: Plantation drive to save Chinar tree in Indian Kashmir
- Date: 20th March 2010
- Summary: RINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA (MARCH 20, 2010) (ANI) GV OF FOREST VARIOUS OF CHINAR TREES YOUNG CHINAR TREE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PLANTING TREE PEOPLE DIGGING HOLE CLOSE UP OF MAN DIGGING HOLE PEOPLE DIGGING SCHOOLGIRLS PLANTING TREE (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) G.S. SARWAR NAQASH, DIRECTOR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR FLORICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SAYING "The Chinar tree is a part of our heritage and symbolises the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We started this drive a few days ago and we want that it will continue until the 31st of March. People can plant Chinar trees wherever they want. They should go to their local floriculture office and Chinar saplings will be provided free of cost. A lot of NGOs and ordinary people are interested in planting the trees and have come to us so they can plant Chinar trees in their areas." CLOSE UP OF HOLE BEING DUG SCHOOL GIRLS DIGGING SCHOOL GIRLS WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu/English) SABAH, SCHOOL GIRL, SAYING "We have come here to plant Chinar trees. There are a lot of schoolchildren here. We came here to plant the trees because the Chinar trees are an integral part of Kashmiri culture. We want that the trees should continue to grow in Kashmir so that the environment becomes clean, which will attract tourists to the Kashmir valley, which is known as heaven on earth." CHINAR SAPLING BEING CARRIED VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PLANTING SAPLING PEOPLE WALKING PAST NEWLY PLANTED TREE VARIOUS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WALKING
- Embargoed: 4th April 2010 15:40
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- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: Environment / Natural World
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- Story Text: India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state launches a massive plantation drive to save the famous Chinar trees in the Himalayan region.
India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir has embarked on a wide scale plantation drive to save the famous Chinar trees in the Himalayan region.
The Chinar trees, locally known as Boen, have been indiscriminately cut over the last two decades for wood.
In a bid to raise awareness of these cherished trees, March 15 marked 'Chinar Day'.
G.S. Sarwar Naqash, director of the state's floriculture department, said the drive would continue until the end of the month.
"The Chinar tree is a part of our heritage and symbolises the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We started this drive a few days ago and we want that it will continue until the 31st of March. People can plant Chinar trees wherever they want. They should go to their local floriculture office and Chinar saplings will be provided free of cost. A lot of NGOs (Non Government Organisations) and ordinary people are interested in planting the trees and have come to us so they can plant Chinar trees in their areas," said Naqash, in Srinagar, main city of Kashmir region.
Several schoolchildren joined the drive on Saturday (March 20).
"We have come here to plant Chinar trees. There are a lot of schoolchildren here. We came here to plant the trees because the Chinar trees are an integral part of Kashmiri culture. We want that the trees should continue to grow in Kashmir so that the environment becomes clean, which will attract tourists to the Kashmir valley, which is known as heaven on earth," said Sabah, a school girl.
Mughal rulers introduced the Chinar tree to the state in the early 16th century.
The tree is an integral part of Kashmiri culture and experiencing its cool shade is believed to be conducive to health. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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