Rs 9.91crore spent in Gujarat’s Tapi under CAMPA project in two years. ‘Rs 2,349.12 crore has been transferred to Gujarat State CAMPA to facilitate forest conservation, afforestation, and environmental protection measures,’ says Gujarat Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Mukesh Patel. In the Financial Year 2023-24, reforestation of 190 hectares was conducted in Tapi district at a cost of Rs 2.11 crore, with 1.74 lakh saplings planted and a survival rate of 89.04 per cent. In 2024-25, an expenditure of Rs 7.80 crore was incurred for afforestation of 665 hectares, where 5.77 lakh sapling were planted, achieving an improved survival rates of 96.38 per cent, Union Minister Patel said. This year’s efforts led to the creation of 98,372 man-days of employment, he added. In total, the National CAMPA has allocated funds to Gujarat under different categories, including Rs 997.24 crore for compensatory afforesta, Rs 6.72 crore for Catchment Area Treatment Plans, Rs 12.79 crore for Wildlife Management Plans. Rs 1,191.53 crore for Net Present Value (NPV), Rs 54.64 crore as interest earnings, and Rs 86.20 crore under other expenditures.