D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
NDJ Subject Files No.122
I. Subject Files, 1976-2016
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
1985
The file contains proposal titled ‘The Re-Afforestation of the Himalayas’, a note titled ‘Afforestation of Selected Western Himalayan Watersheds’, a paper titled ‘Afforestation in India: Problems and Strategies’ by Vandana Shiva, J. Bandyopadhyay and N.D. Jayal published in AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment, Royal Swedish Academy of Science.
Afforestation; Western Himalayas; Vandana Shiva; Royal Swedish Academy of Science
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
November 1988
The file contains appointment letter of N.D. Jayal as Member of the Implementation Committee and terms & conditions for IC members. Includes related letters from Yogesh Chandra to N.D. Jayal; photocopy of a note on organizational chart of the Secretariat and work allocation amongst officers; and a condolence letter from Jitendra Prasad (M.P.) to N.D. Jayal on the demise of his nephew. Also, includes bio-data of N.D. Jayal.
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
December 1988
Recommendations of sub-committee on development of hill areas. Includes ‘Guidelines & Application Form for Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Agencies’ (NWDB); U.P. Govt. Forest Department- 2 notification, 1976; an article titled ‘Something Wrong in the Himalayas’ by Mira Behn; summary of ‘Recommendations of Sub-Committee on U.P. Hills; brief note on Forest Policy; note for the cabinet regarding revision of the National Forest Policy; an article on afforestation in China; an essay titled ‘The Greening of Himalayas with Pines or Heading towards Disaster’ by Sunderlal Bahuguna. There is a letter from M.N. Buch (Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements & Environment) to N.D. Jayal regarding his response to Neeru Nanda’s study of Tehri; a pamphlet titled Parichay Patra: Grameen Jan Seva Samiti (06 June, 1986); ‘The Value of a Tree’ special editorial column by T.M. Das (Indian Biologist, Vol. XI. No. 1-2, 1979); photocopy of a book Jawaharlal Nehru on Nature and Environment; ‘General Recommendations of Sub-Committee on U.P. Hill Areas’ appointed by Advisory Committee on Hill Areas of Planning Commission and ‘Review of Forest Working Policy in the Himalaya by Multidisciplinary Scientific Team and Moratorium on Commercial Exploitation’.
Mira Behn; National Forest Policy; Greening of Himalayas; M.N. Buch; T.M. Das
