Uttar Pradesh has approved a plan of Rs 176.10 crore for tree plantation and related activities to increase greenery in the state. This decision was made in a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (UP CAMPA) Steering Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh. This amount will be used to plant new saplings in place of those that died during the previous year's plantation drive.
In the meeting held at the Chief Secretary's office auditorium, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh CAMPA, PP Singh, first presented details about the progress of the works passed in the year 2024-25.
The annual progress report for the year 2023-24 was presented before the committee. Proposals for the annual operating plan of Rs 176.10 crore for the current financial year 2025-26 were placed in the committee, which were given the green light.
Now this report will be sent to the Central CAMPA Executive Committee for final decision. Four rescue centers are being built in the state for the management of human-wildlife conflict in Pilibhit, Meerut, Maharajganj, and Chitrakoot. Funds have also been provided from CAMPA to complete their construction. Funds have also been given for the Jatayu Conservation Center built in Campierganj.
The proposal to purchase two-wheelers and four-wheelers along with employee housing has also been given the green signal. Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Anil Kumar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Department, Sunil Chaudhary, and several other officers were present in the meeting.