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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Timber earmarked for pucca house constructions under CMRHM

GANGTOK, 12 Sept: The state government, through the Forest Department, has marked out as to what kind of timber from different kinds of forests can be made available for beneficiaries of the Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission (CMRHM) for pucca house constructions. Under this mission, all kutcha houses are to be converted into pucca houses by the year 2014.
The scheme is being implemented under the RMD Department. To cater to the requirement of timber for conversion of kutchha houses to pucca establishments for the beneficiaries, the marking order for trees has been issued which will be available for beneficiaries for three years - from 2011 to 2013.
From Reserve Forests, all naturally fallen trees and those trees felled by storms and landslides, will be available as timber for the beneficiaries; all felled trees in forest lands diverted for development projects such as power projects and road constructions projects etc which are located away from the road but nearer the proposed house sites of the beneficiary will also be similarly used.
As for trees in khasmal forests, timber from all naturally fallen trees and those felled by storms and landslides will be available for the making of pucca houses. The trees will be made available to the beneficiaries on the payment of royalty on ‘bustiwala’ rate, it is informed.
Excess timber left after the construction can be sold by the beneficiary to another beneficiary under the scheme. In this event, no royalty need be paid for the timber purchased. If the timber is sold to any person other than a beneficiary of the Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission, s/he shall have to pay commercial royalty on the timber.
However, if there is any dispute over land ownership in which the tree falls, the tree will not be marked or available.

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