Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant Chautala, directed officers of the Public Works Department (PWD) to identify approximately 500 acres of land in each district for planting forests. This proactive measure aims to reduce delays in infrastructure projects due to time spent acquiring no-objection certificates from the Forest Department for cutting existing trees. Chautala, who also oversees the PWD, reviewed land acquisitions conducted through e-Bhoomi during a meeting here today.
He highlighted the challenges faced by the department when building new roads, widening existing ones, or constructing government buildings on land with existing trees. Obtaining no-objection certificates to cut these trees often leads to delays in project timelines. To address this issue and ensure timely completion of projects, Mr. Chautala instructed the PWD officers to proactively plant forests on its own land. Identifying and securing approximately 500 acres of land in each district for dedicated forest development will create a readily available pool of trees that can be utilized for future infrastructure projects, eliminating the need for cutting existing trees and expediting the no-objection certificate process.
Chautala also reviewed the construction of mini-secretariat buildings for newly established tehsils and sub-divisions across the state. Present at the meeting include Additional Chief Secretary, PWD, Anurag Rastogi, Director of the Land Consolidation and Land Records Department, Amna Tasneem and other senior officers.
