Survey conducted at Singda Dam watershed area
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 14 2022:
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF) along with a team of Forest officials visited Singda Dam yesterday and carried out a survey of Singda Dam watershed/catchment area.
As per a statement from PCCF and HoFF, Singda Dam catchment area is roughly about 2300 hectares out of which 310 acres have been acquired by the Water Resources Department in 1977 .
It may be noted that considering the receding nature of water level at Singda Dam, the Chief Minister has directed the Forest Department and Water Resources Department to take necessary action to revive the Singda Dam watershed area.
On visiting the area, PCCF has informed that afforestation activities will be taken up in more than half of the catchment area under KfW (Indo-German Project) while on the remaining areas and particularly on the higher slopes on the north, PCCF has directed the DFO to take up afforestation/restoration during the current year plantation season.
The idea of participatory plantation has also been mooted as Singda Dam is a lifeline of most Imphal based residents irrespective of community.
Further the Forest Department has planned to initiate a 'Save Singda, Save Water' campaign by means of participatory plantation and appealed to the people to take part in the campaign which will start from next Monday.
The seedlings will be made available to all people who will take part in the campaign,
added the statement.