The annual plan of Rs 838.5 crore of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was discussed on Tuesday at its management committee meeting held here at Mahanadi Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sunil Kujur.
The Chief Secretary instructed to set yardsticks for monitoring of the works to be executed under CAMPA.
He also instructed to prepare a proposal for up-gradation of pathways into concrete roads in the forest areas.
Notable, CAMPA has been established to promote afforestation and regeneration activities as a way of compensating for forest land diverted to non-forest uses.
Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture K.D.P. Rao, Forest Secretary C.K. Khetan, Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development, R.P. Mandal, Finance Secretary Amitabh Jain and other senior officials of concerned departments were present in the meeting.