Chhattisgarh received Rs 280 crores under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) during financial year 2016-17, the Central Government has informed.
Notably, the Central Government has approved 20,716 hectares of land for afforestation drive in Chhattisgarh during the last financial year under ‘Green India Mission’.
The funds released by the Centre for the afforestation programme amounted to Rs 17.39 crores during the last financial year, officials informed.
During the financial year 2015-16, the Centre had approved the same quantum of land ( 20,716 hectares) for afforestation with fund allocation of Rs 23.39 crores.
The students, officials and employees of various universities, colleges will also plant one lakh saplings in the current year as a part of the 'Hariyar Chhattisgarh Mission', officials informed.
As many as 8.25 crore saplings have been planted under the campaign till September last year. It is around 85,000 more than the target of the Forest Department, officials stated.
Notably, Chief Minister Raman Singh had urged each citizen to plant atleast four saplings in the ongoing greening exercise. It sums up to planting 10 crore saplings by the present population of 2.5 crore across the State.
Singh has given different target to every Government departments. The maximum aim of planting 40 crore saplings was set for the Forest Department last year.