Madhupur Sal forest and its biodiversity will be brought back: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said that the Sal trees and its biodiversity will be brought back to the Sal forest.
"The forest dwellers here should play their role in protecting this forest. Students are being involved in these activities. Boundary pillars are being provided to identify the encroached areas in the forest," Rizwana said while planting Sal seedlings in the Telki area of Madhupur under the jurisdiction of the Tangail Forest Department in the afternoon.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Therefore, more and more Sal trees should be planted in the upcoming monsoon, she said.
She also said that eucalyptus and acacia trees are commercially planted in the Sal forest. These will be phased out.
In response to a question from journalists, the adviser said that although it is not possible to do it now, the encroached forest land of Madhupur will be recovered in phases.
Later, the activities of the "Madhupur Shalban Restoration through the Participation of Local Communities" project were inaugurated by inspecting the boundary marking work and installing boundary pillars in the Rajabari area of the Madhupur forest area.
She addressed as the chief guest at a discussion meeting marking the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 in Dokhala, Madhupur.
She called on local forest dwellers to be vigilant in protecting the forest. She told them that if they are in the forest, they should behave like the forest.
She said that hundreds of acres of forest land should be cleared of pineapple and banana cultivation and trees compatible with the Sal forest should be planted.
At this time, the advisor announced the withdrawal of 129 cases filed against forest dwellers, including ethnic minorities, in Madhupur.
Renowned wildlife expert Professor Mohammad Ali Reza Khan, Chief Conservator of Forests Md Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Tangail Deputy Commissioner Sharifa Haque, Tangail Divisional Forest Officer Abu Naser Mohsin Hossain, local tribal leaders Ajay A Mre and Eugene Nokrek were also spoke the meeting.
Earlier, the advisor inaugurated the process of releasing peacocks at Luhuriya in Madhupur National Park.
In the morning, Rizwana inaugurated the 500,000 tree planting programme organised by local environmental organisation Sabuj Prithibi by planting trees at the public service square in front of the Tangail Deputy Commissioner's office.
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