<p>Staff of the Forest Department, representatives of forest committees and local organisations will be involved to avoid smuggling of medicinal plants.<br />Task Force chairman Ananth Hegde Ashisar, in a press conference in Bangalore on Wednesday, said a consultation meeting with the objective of conserving medicinal plants was held in Hassan recently. A similar meeting would be convened in Bangalore on Thursday.<br /><br />As many as 13 medicinal conservation areas, spread across the State, have been identified. <br />The Task Force would conduct programmes to spread awareness on medicinal plants among the public. <br /><br />A database of plants would also be prepared, he added.<br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Staff of the Forest Department, representatives of forest committees and local organisations will be involved to avoid smuggling of medicinal plants.<br />Task Force chairman Ananth Hegde Ashisar, in a press conference in Bangalore on Wednesday, said a consultation meeting with the objective of conserving medicinal plants was held in Hassan recently. A similar meeting would be convened in Bangalore on Thursday.<br /><br />As many as 13 medicinal conservation areas, spread across the State, have been identified. <br />The Task Force would conduct programmes to spread awareness on medicinal plants among the public. <br /><br />A database of plants would also be prepared, he added.<br />DH News Service</p>