Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Funds for Afforestation
Posted On:
04 APR 2022 3:33PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has recently released the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) prepared by Indian Council of Forestry, Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun for Rejuvenation of 13 Major Rivers namely Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum, Luni, Yamuna, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery through Forestry interventions. The programme interventions include tree plantation, soil and moisture conservation works in the catchment area and river front development to increase green cover and carbon sink, reduce silt load & flooding and enhance ground water recharge etc., besides generating employment.
Thetotal financial requirement to the interventions proposed in these thirteen DPRs is Rs. 19,342.62 crore under 4 major components viz(a) Implementation of Forestry Interventions, (b) Strengthening Knowledge Management and National Capacity Development, (c) Maintenance Phase including Scaling Up and Replication of Successful Models, and (d) National Coordination for Forestry Interventions and River Conservation. The details of State-wise outlayincluding Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is given in Annexure.
The DPRs have been forwarded to concerned State Governments for implementation with multi-departmental participation. The State Forest Departments together with concerned Departments namely Agricultural & Horticulture Department, Urban Municipal Bodies, Department of Rural Development etc. are envisaged to implement the DPRs with the funding sources under various Central and State Government schemes.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Annexure
State-wise Details of total outlay for implementation of DPRs for rejuvenation of 13 Major Rivers through forestry interventions
Sl. No.
|
States/ UTs
|
Total Outlay for State/UT
(Rs. in Crore)
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
263.45
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
320.31
|
3
|
Assam
|
471.09
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
571.72
|
5
|
Delhi
|
10.73
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
439.5
|
7
|
Haryana
|
67.28
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1760.7
|
9
|
J&K UT
|
743.23
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
2021.59
|
11
|
Kerala
|
569.04
|
12
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2110.25
|
13
|
Maharashtra
|
1392.13
|
14
|
Manipur
|
4.34
|
15
|
Meghalaya
|
67.3
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
121.07
|
17
|
Odisha
|
674.15
|
18
|
Puducherry UT
|
6.8
|
19
|
Punjab
|
432.07
|
20
|
Rajasthan
|
2757.47
|
21
|
Sikkim
|
23.58
|
22
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1253.32
|
23
|
Telangana
|
927.9
|
24
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
451.78
|
25
|
Uttarakhand
|
123.71
|
26
|
West Bengal
|
72.86
|
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