There was a time in hills when governments put all round efforts in taking forestation activities to new heights in general and in hills in particular.
In the hills of Utrakhand and Himachal, whose climatic and geographical conditions are more suitable to the growth of pine trees were planted in large numbers. Uttarakhand is home to more than 340,000 hectares of pine forests. Clubbed with stretches in western Nepal and Himachal Pradesh, pine forests cover about 1.5 million hectares. Pine trees grew to full-fledged forest areas in a very short time span. The air coming from pine tree leaves is said to be very helpful to people suffering from Asthmas and tuberculosis. The controlled wood from these pine trees were a great resource to local people for cooking, building materials and garniture and household wooden tools.
Power of pine
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