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Volvo Trucks and Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) in the last year has enabled transplantation of 3,000 plus trees for various government and non-government institutions.
Kamal Bali, President & Managing Director Volvo Group India said company facilitated transplantation connected with various 100 plus organizations as a part of the development projects.
“While the transplantation was on various research projects to ascertain survival of transplanted trees were jointly initiated and papers are being published on a regular basis,” he added.
Characteristics of about 50 species in different agro-climatic zones with regards to transplantation have been documented. The institute is diligently working towards forming policy on tree transplantation and a committee regarding the same has already been formed.
Surendra Kumar, Director, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), said, “we are hosting the “14th National Silviculture Conference which commemorates 100 years of evolution of silviculture and forestry priorities in the country.”
“Among various path-breaking ideas that will be shared during this event, we are also exultant to assimilate our joint initiative of “Green Cover Retention” with Volvo into this prominent event,” he added.
Talking about environmental care, Bali said “Environment is one of the core values at the Volvo Group, is a key contributing factor of sustainable transport in India. Volvo Trucks along with Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) under Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Ministry of Environment and Forest, had embarked on an ambitious project for exploring ways to retain our existing green cover.”
As part of this the first edition of “Green Cover Retention: The Critical Need, Policy and Practices-2017” was organised last year. Enthused by the positive energy of the participants we have mooted to embrace the concept under a larger umbrella of the National Silviculture Conference which is in its 100th year of actuality, and is a flagship congregation of eminent dignitaries aiming at the study, cultivation, and management of trees. In effect the “Green Cover Retention-2018” will have wider scope.”
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