Chief Secretary Basant Pratap Singh chaired 9th meeting of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) organising committee. Singh directed that such works should be carried out at maximum to obtain financial support. It was decided in the meeting that a committee will be constituted for financial activities of the Authority wherein Officers of finance, rural development, forest and public works department will be included.
It was informed in the meeting that proposals worth `322.97 crore i.e. 10 per cent on the basis of amount deposited in Adhoc CAMPA in the year 2016-17 were prepared. And proposals worth `247.15 crore were approved in the 8th meeting.
Proposals on the available amount `43.63 crore were presented in the meeting. A sanction of `5.08 crore was given for Vanikaran Yojna, Krishi Vaniki se Krishak Samraddhi yojna, Van Kshetrapal Mahavidhyalaya Blaghat, Van Vidhyalaya Govindgarh district Rewa and at Jaiv Vividhta Prashikshan Kendra Tala district Umaria lecture hall, hostel, computer laboratory etc.
Moreover, decision was taken to organize perceptive programme of Madhya Pradesh Eco-tourism Board at range level was taken in the meeting. These progammes generate awareness among the students of government and private schools residing in remote rural areas towards forest, wild animals and environment conservation.
Decision was also taken to invite public representatives and to take cooperation of non government organisations in these programmes. Programmes will be organized for 51 thousand students of 393 general range of 16 forest circles.
Furthermore, consent was given for establishment of nursery by providing grant to 300 schools. Under this saplings preparation, study of subjects related to germination and environment and activity will be conducted to plant saplings at the students’ houses.
An amount of `3.63 crore was sanctioned for Mukundpur (Satna) Zoo and Rescue Center 2016-17 in the meeting.
Works of Safari Night House, Water Body, Veterinary Health Center, Sewage and Rescue center will be conducted from this amount.
Also consent was given for afforestation in maximum 100 hectare area at forest ranges near cities, development of Medicinal Herbal Garden, Jogging track, footpath construction etc.
Additional Chief Secretary Forest Deepak Khandekar, Principal Secretary Public Works Pramod Agarwal, Chief Conservator of Forest Ravi Shrivastava, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wild life) Jitendra Agarwal, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (CAMPA) Shahbaz Ahmad, Additional Chief Conservator of Forest BP Gupta, Additional Secretary Forest Sanjay Moharrir were present in the meeting.