TSFDC crowned with FSC certification

Hyderabad: Constant efforts pose by the State Government for the environmental management of forests received big appreciation. The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) bagged the prestigious Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)’s certification to role its logo on natural bamboo, nuts and roundwood (logs) for a interval taken to complete one cycle of five years.

The Forest Development Corporation was raising Eucalyptus, Bamboo, Teak and Mango trees in unlike areas disseminate over 75 acres in the State. Of these, the FSC certification has been approved for trees being raised in 45,000 acres in Kothagudem, Paloncha and Sathupally divisions.

The FSC certification testament further boost the standards and make double of Corporation products internationally and economic aid in disposing the FSC certification bamboo and hard substance under the bark of trees to leading multinational companies IKEA. In terms of revenue contemporaries, this would economic aid in generating Rs10 crore in the five years for the corporation. Good monetary value would be offered for processed products by composite hard substance under the bark of trees material for writing or printing on and packaging units. FSC certification has been approved for material for writing or printing on, tetra packs and mixed hard substance under the bark of trees manufactured from timber products said the officials to the Forest Minister AIndrakaran Reddy at Aranya Bhavan here on Thursday.

The government minister said that securing the FSC certification for TSFDC products reflects the upright body of work being done by the Telangana government in increasing Green handle in the State. This was achieved by collective efforts pose in by the timber officials, especially following the prescribed rules in raising trees. Apart from upright ability and desire to purchase goods and services in market, the revenue increased by 30 per cent, he said.