Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Funds Released to Odisha under CAMPA Scheme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIO N NO. 110

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## Funds Released to Odisha under CAMPA Scheme

- *110.  SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  released  to  Odisha  under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme and utilised for afforestation in Kandhamal since January 2025;
- (b) the  status  of  notification  of  Eco-Sensitive  Zones  along  with  the  boundaries  of Kandhamal's reserve forests under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  under  the  National  Adaptation  Fund  for  Climate Change  to  mitigate landslide risk in the Gumadi river catchment area in Kandhamal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *110 DUE FOR REPLY ON DATED 28.07.2025 ASKED BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  SHRI  SUKANTA  KUMAR  PANIGRAHI  REGARDING 'FUNDS RELEASED TO ODISHA UNDER CAMPA SCHEME'

(a) to (c) The amount of Compensatory Afforestation fund approved by National Authority CAMPA to State Authority Odisha for utilisation under APO 2024-25 is Rs. 1112.92 Crore. Further Rs. 984.84 Crore has been approved for utilisation under APO 2025-26. The funds utilised for Afforestation work in Kandhamal Parliamentary Districts since January, 2025 to June, 2025 is Rs. 25.68 Crore through the following Forest divisions as follows: -

| Name of the Division   |   Total funds released from January, 2025 to June, 2025 under plantation activities (CA/PCA/ACA/NPV etc.) (Rs. in crore) |   Total funds utilised from January, 2025 to June, 2025 under plantation activities (CA/PCA/ACA/NPV etc.) (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                      |                                                                                                                     2    |                                                                                                                     3    |
| Balliguda              |                                                                                                                     6    |                                                                                                                     6    |
| Ghumusur North         |                                                                                                                     5.59 |                                                                                                                     5.34 |
| Boudh                  |                                                                                                                    15.8  |                                                                                                                    10.12 |
| Phulbani               |                                                                                                                     3.76 |                                                                                                                     3.69 |
| Nayagarh               |                                                                                                                     1.56 |                                                                                                                     0.54 |
| Total                  |                                                                                                                    32.71 |                                                                                                                    25.68 |

The Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary is in the district of Kandhamal. A draft notification for the ESZ was issued on 25.10.2017 by MoEF&CC lapsed on 25.04.2019, and no fresh proposal has been received from the State Government.

As per the information provided by the State Government, no such project has been undertaken under National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) to mitigate landslide risk in the Gumadi river catchment area in Kandhamal.

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