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In a historic move, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Wednesday launched the first-ever initiative to develop green cover over barren lands in the Himalayan terrains of Leh-Ladakh by planting bamboo saplings.
In a joint exercise, KVIC and the Forest Department of Leh-Ladakh with support from ITBP planted 1000 bamboo saplings at Village Chuchot in Leh over 2.50 lakh square feet of barren forest land that has remained unutilized so far. The bamboo plantation was launched by KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena in presence of local Councillors, Gram Sarpanch and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials.
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