Pyongyang, December 22 (KCNA) -- North Phyongan Province of the DPRK has made progress in the project for raising the level of scientific afforestation.

The province applied phytosin to transplanting saplings and large trees to increase the rate of rooting of planted trees.

It established a system for supplying cities and counties with various kinds of physiological activators and nutritive accelerants and made the masses understand the scientific and technological problems arising in their use.

The provincial forest science institute paid attention to concluding more than 10 scientific research tasks, including studying the method of raising new good species of saplings.

The Jongju City Forest Management Station organized a demonstration to introduce carbonated self-sufficing manure into all units in the province.

The province repaired hundreds of kilometers of fire belt and took measures for the normal operation of surveillance cameras. It has protected the forests by using drones for spraying agrochemical. -0-