HARYANA STATE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND MANAGEMENT’S 7TH STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY HARYANA CHIEF SECRETARY SH TVSN PRASAD.
Sh TVSN Prasad: The 7th CAMPA Steering Committee meeting is chaired by Haryana CS.
The committee accepted the Rs. 125.68 crore Annual Plan of Operation.
The Directorate of Land Management will be established by the State Government.
The Directorate’s other goal is to locate acreage for mandatory reforestation.
Sh TVSN Prasad: The 7th Steering Committee meeting of the Haryana State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was presided over by Haryana Chief Secretary Sh TVSN Prasad today. The committee gave its approval to the Rs. 125.68 crore Annual Plan of Operation for the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
The State Government intends to establish a Directorate of Land Management, according to the Chief Secretary. The Directorate’s other goal is to locate acreage for mandatory reforestation.
In accordance with this annual plan, around 7.52 lakh saplings would be planted through Compensatory Afforestation (CA), Additional Compensatory Afforestation (ACA), and Penal Compensatory Afforestation (PCA) over an area of 748.36 hectares in 2024–2025.
The discussion brought attention to the fact that the state’s mountainous and undulating geography makes the Shivalik Hill Region in the north and the Aravalli Hills in the south extremely vulnerable to runoff and soil erosion. Rainwater quickly flows from these locations during the rainy season, causing topsoil loss and soil erosion. Thus, it is necessary to use soil conservation techniques such as building check dams, crate wire structures, masonry structures, cement concrete structures, earthen dams, and silt detention dams. For this objective, a large budget of Rs. 40 crore has been set aside, of which Rs. 20 crore would go toward soil protection.
In addition, the wildlife management plan for 2024–2025 has earmarked Rs. 4.96 crore for infrastructure development and habitat enhancement in protected areas. Through the Wildlife Wing, the state oversees two national parks, seven wildlife sanctuaries, two conservation reserves, and five community reserves.
For the Artificial Regeneration (AR) and Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) component, 400 hectares of land in the State would be planted with up to 4.40 lakh saplings.
The meeting was also attended by senior bureaucrats, including Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. Amit Agrawal, Additional Chief Secretary to Environment, Forests, and Wildlife, and Additional Chief Secretary to Finance, Sh. Anurag Rastogi.
