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NWFP forest ordinance 2001 promulgated

PESHAWAR---The NWFP Cabinet has approved promulgation of the North West Frontier Province Forest Ordinance 2001 subject to certain amendments to be finalized by a Sub Committee of Ministers. The ordinance has been prepared after consultation with the major stake holders in the sector, including donors as well as NGOs like SUNGI Foundation etc.

The cabinet met on Dec. 26, 2001 at Governors House, Peshawar. Governor NWFP Lt. Gen. Retd. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah presided over the meeting. Provincial cabinet was informed that the NWFP Forest, Fisheries and wildlife Deptt has initiated a number of reforms in the sector consisting of a New Forest policy, the adoption of a new forest management system and reorganization of the department.

This policy, institutional and management reforms need to be supported by new forest
laws so as to facilitate their implementation, as well as, to provide legal cover. New Forest ordinance has been drafted with major objectives including involvement of local
communities and other stake holders in the formulation and implementation of forest management plans and operational policies.

It also contains effective protection, conservation, management an sustainable development of forests and consolidation and updating of existing laws with a view to enacting a comprehensive law which adopts modern concepts and promotes present day objectives of forest management besides providing means to make forest protection and administration effective and is in consonance with the existing forest policy an environmental laws.

Wheat sotck: In order to dispose off wheat stock held by the Food Department NWFP at an early date, cabinet discussed various options and decided that presently wheat should continue to be sold to Flour Mills at the rate of Rs. 8600/- per ton. The situation will be reviewed again in the first week of February 2002.

Environment Department: The cabinet also considered and approved the structure of the independent environment Department with slight amendments. All five components i.e. environment, forest, wildlife, fisheries and transport will now be merged in a single department of Environment. It may be recalled that the Governor had ordered the creation of an independent environment department, consisting of the environment, forest, wild life and transport departments, to tackle the growing environmental problems of the province.

Sugarcane crushing: The matter of licensing for commercial Power crushers of sugarcane was also discussed in the Cabinet meeting. It was decided that All Gur Ghanies including commercial and non-commercial should be registered on payment of Rs. 500/- as registration fee to regulate/keep record of Gur Industry in the Province.
Power Crushers of more than 12.5 Horsepower should be treated as Commercial Cane Crushers. Their owners will be required to obtain license for which annual registration fee will be Rs. 50.000/- per crusher. District Revenue Officers of the respective districts will be responsible for registration of all Gur Ghanies and issuance of annual licenses to commercial cane crushers.