Greening of Hills

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In accordance with the head of the State and VIPs, special greening activities are being carried out mainly at the famous (17) mountains of central dry zone of Myanmar. During the period from 1997-98 to 2012-2013, rehabilitation of the sparsely vegetated hills (plantation establishment and conserving remaining natural forests) have been accomplished as follows: –


Sr.



Name of Hill



Total Area


(acre)



Plantation


(acre)



Natural Forest


(acre)



1



Min Wun Taung



18965



3750



14000



2



Phoe Win Taung



11379



1555



6500



3



Bawdi Ta Htaung, Kyauk Kar, Shwe Myin Tin



20520



4245



4500



 



Sagaing Region



50864



9550



25000



4



Tant Kyi Taung



36910



6211



34400



5



Tet Ma Taung



26500



4920



24600



6



Shin Ma Taung



18995



4193



9174



7



Kyauk Sin Taung



8548



360



10000



8



Min Bu Taung



14515



5750



15000



9



Shwe Bon Taung



12379



3850



-



 



Magway Region



117847



25284



93174



10



Shwe Thar Hlayaung Taung



1137



145



1000



11



Shwe Min Wun, Pada Myar,  Me Nyo Taung



820



385



820



12



Min Soan Taung



5584



405



2100



13



Kokke Taung



15688



2445



15050



14



Taung Thar Taung



3302



1300



1200



15



Kyauk Ta Lone Taung



2867



1720



3000



16



Myin Saing Taung



2700



985



950



17



Tu Yin Taung



2760



2550



2760



 



Manadalay Region



34858



9935



26880



 



Grand Total



203569



44769



145054


Targets of special greening activities for fiscal year 2013-14 and accomplishments up to end of June 2013 are as follows:

Sr.


Region


Planting Trees (number)


Percentage


Target


Accomplishment


 


1


Sagaing


22525


22525


100%


2


Magway


63725


63725


100%


3


Mandalay


27000


27000


100%


Dryzone