Prakash Javadekar chairs meeting of State Forests Ministers on utilization of CAMPA funds

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar chaired an in-depth meeting of State Forests Ministers on the effective and efficient utilization of CAMPA funds at New Delhi today. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi and other senior Forests Officials from various states.

New Delhi:Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday chaired a meeting of state forests ministers on the effective and efficient utilization of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) here and said it will be ensured that the funds are used efficiently.

Speaking to media persons, Javadekar said, "The meeting was held to discuss how to implement CAMPA and utilize its funds more effectively and create more afforestation, green cover along with water augmentation in order to improve the quality of forests.

"We are meeting for the second time in the last four months and we will ensure that CAMPA Funds of about Rs. 47,000 crore will be utilized efficiently for green India.

"The Environment Minister also stated that continuous deliberations will be held with stakeholders to ensure maximum afforestation activities are carried out all over the country.