Jammu, April 1 -- An amount of over Rs. 3.83 crore has been realized under Compensatory Afforestation (CA) and Net Present Value (NPV) on account of forest land diversion for the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway.
This was stated by Minister for Jal, Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana while replying to a question raised by Legislator Dr Sajjad Shafi in the Legislative Assembly today.
The Minister said that the user agency has deposited the requisite compensatory levies, including Rs. 96,43,949 for compensatory afforestation and Rs. 2,87,31,678 as Net Present Value (NPV) of the diverted forest land.
Javed Rana said that compensatory measures, including afforestation and ecological restoration, hav...