Full demarcation of Madhupur Sal Forest begins

Full demarcation of Madhupur Sal Forest begins

The government has commenced the demarcation of 18, 565 acres of Madhupur Sal forest in Tangail.
The Forest Department, local administration and local organisations jointly started the work as per the directives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
For the first time in the country history, the official boundary of a forested region is being systematically delineated.
The demarcation process has begun at the border points of Beribaid Mouja in Madhupur upazila and Kamalapur Mouja in Mymensingh.
A total of 15 moujas, including Arankhola, Beribaid, Chunia, Gachabari, Idilpur and others, will have their forest boundaries precisely defined.
The absence of a clearly marked boundary has led to rampant encroachment, with settlements emerging and large tracts of forestland being converted into pineapple, banana, and papaya plantations.