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19/09/22 10:42 AM IST

India's First Forest University to Come Up in Telangana

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  • India is soon going to get its first forest university. The Telangana legislative assembly approved the University of Forestry (UOF) Act 2022 recently.
  • The ‘University of Forestry (UOF) will be the first of its kind in the country.
  • With only Russia and China having forest universities in the world, globally, this will be the third university of forestry.
Forest University 
  • The University will also network and partner with similar institutions to create synergies in learning.
  • The University will promote action research by providing comprehensive training to farmers.
  • The objectives of the University will be to produce quality forestry professionals for conservation and sustainable management of forest resources and to promote research and develop appropriate methods for propagation of plantation crops to meet the demand of industries.
  • The University will also work to develop agro-forestry models suitable for various agroecological conditions in addition to traditional forestry operations to reduce pressure on natural forests, and economic upliftment of farming communities.
  • Telangana Government has planted 268.83 crore saplings under the flagship program ‘Telangana Ku Haritha Haram”.
Source- News 18

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