CS PUSHES FOR ACHIEVING GREEN GOALS UNDER CAMPA

JAMMU, APRIL 16: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, wednesday while addressing the 25th Steering Committee Meeting of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), emphasized on the department to work dedicatedly towards achieving the set targets ina given timeframe.

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The meeting besides Commissioner Secretary, Forests, Ecology & Environment was attended by Principal Secre-ary Finance; PCCF; Chief Wildlife Warden; Secretary, Planning; Director, Remote Sensing; CEO, CAMPA and other concerned HoDs of the department.

During the meeting, the Chief Secretary took stock of the afforestation efforts made during the past year and the targets achieved during this time. He asked the officers to complete installation of Bound-ary Pillars (BPs) around the forests across J&K to ensure their protection.

He also enjoined upon the concerned to digitise these BPs in order to create digitized maps of all the forest areas. He urged them to give details of the areas treated in lieu of the forest areas that came under Hydro Electric Projects of Kwar, Kiru and Ratlehere.

Dulloo further remarked that forests are lungs of the earth guaranteeing its sustainability. He advised for adopt-ingmoderntechnology tomap the highly degraded areas for its treatment on priority basis.

On the occasion, Commis-sioner Secretary, FE&E, Sheetal Nanda, informed the meeting about the role and responsibilities of the Steering Com-mittee in deciding the future course of action to take up the CAMPAworks during the year ahead.

She also made out that the Committee had an overarch-ing role of monitoring the department's activities besides giving necessary directions for utilization of resources to achieve the desired goals.