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Plantation of Trees

The Government does not have any proposal to implement any integrated programme of plantation of trees and conservation of forests in Satpuda Mountain area of the district of Jalgaon. The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘National Afforestation Programme (NAP)’ for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in the country. The scheme is being implemented through a decentralized mechanism of State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMCs) at village level. Funds are provided for Afforestation to the State Forest Development Agency which includes Forest Development Agencies in Jalgaon District. An amount of Rs. 32.34 crores was sanctioned under the National Afforestation Programme to the State Forest Development Agency, Maharashtra during 2010-11 including an amount of Rs.37.05 lakhs for Forest Development Agencies Jalgaon and Yawal of Jalgaon District.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan in a written reply to a question by Shri Haribhau Jawale in Lok Sabha today.

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