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Production Up in Forestry

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, January 17 (KCNA) -- A production upswing is being made in the field of forestry in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In the first ten days of the new year, the forestry complexes in different parts of the country overfulfiled timber felling by 100 percent and timber carriage to such intermediate spots as railway stations and riversides by 20 percent.
    The Jagang Provincial Forestry Complex is carrying out its daily quota at 300 percent. And the Ryanggang Provincial Forestry Complex fulfilled its plan at 250 percent in timer felling, 200 percent in intermediate logging and 150 percent in timber carriage in the first three days of the year.
    The Huichon Forestry Station fulfilled its monthly plan at 25 percent in the first seven days and the Yonam Forestry Station produced over 2,000 cubic meters of prop timber in the same period.
    The Yangdok and Sinyang Prop Timber Stations under the South Phyongan Provincial Forestry Complex turned out 500-odd cubic meters of prop timber respectively in a week.
    The forestry workers in Kangwon Province are striving hard to hit their plan which is set 30 percent higher than last year's.
    Such successes have also been reported from forestry stations and workteams under the forestry complexes in South Hamgyong and other provinces.