COORDINATION MEETING:

The IDA Mission representative, Senior Water Resource Specialist, Sheikh Javed Ahmed and BIWRMDP team comprising Project Director, Abdul Hameed Mengal and Deputy Conservator Forest/Rangeland, Abdul Qadeer Gichki, participated in the orientation meeting with the recently appointed Secretary Forests, Rana Khalid Naseer, at the provincial Forest Department, Government of Balochistan, Quetta, on July 20th. The project team introduced the project to the Secretary. The team elaborated the role of the forest department and the local communities in the project. It also highlighted the status of the project activities related to forestation and conservation of forests. The Conservator Planning, forest department, Syed Ali Imran, facilitated in introducing the project to the Secretary. The Secretary assured the active engagement, involvement and support of the forest department in implementation of the project activities at the provincial and district levels