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Himachal Pradesh gives incentives to prevent forest fires
The Himachal Pradesh forest department has decided to reward community initiatives in the state that are successful in averting forestfires. The annual reward would vary between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000, depending on how successful a joint forest management committee is in checking fires.
The programme for giving cash rewards for preventing forestfires was started in the State
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