Forest dept starts mulberry plantation to promote sericulture in Punjab

Owing to the poor availability of Resources and expertise in sericulture with the department, the forest department has launched a scheme to revive the sericulture with the beginning of mulberry plantation in Pathankot.

They will also provide other facilities like raising Infrastructure, silkworm pathology, and Marketing.

The villages identified for sericulture where mulberry plantation would be carried out were Durang Khad, Phangtoli, Bhadan, Samanu, Junghath, and Bhabhar.