Jammu, May 28 -- Officials
Srinagar, May 28:Jammu & Kashmir couldn't utilise the funds approved under the compensation afforestation scheme during the last financial year. Of the Rs 276 crore approved under the scheme, only Rs 153 crore were spent on afforestation and allied measures across the Union Territory.
Official documents revealed that J&K fell short of utilising funds approved under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme in the last fiscal.
The National CAMPA Authority approved Rs 276. 38 crore under the Annual Plan Operations (APO) and Supplementary APO submitted by the J&K Government for undertaking different activities permissible under the scheme.
As per documents, out of the approv...