BECOME A MEMBERPINE NEEDLES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION TO MANAGE FOREST FIRE AND ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
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- chirpine forests
- pine forests
- pine needles
- pine needles burn
- carbon dioxide
- green house effect
Magazine: May 2024
Page: 39 - 44
Volume: 4
Issue: 5
Issue Date: 10 May 2024
Abstract
In Himachal Pradesh, India, chirpine forests are found in ten districts out of 12 districts. The total amount of needle litter falling in pine forests is around 6.3t/ha per year depending on the density and maturity of the crop. In summer pine needles burn in no time and fires spread fast to large swathes of the forest. All this not only damages the natural resource pool in the area but also adversely affects the local livelihood, besides the release of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, responsible for the enhanced green house effect. Briquettes prepared from pine needles have a calorific value of 4727 kcal/kg suitable for heating in industries. The strategy and tools to collect pine needles have been presented in the present study.