Many of the projects coming up on NarmadaRiver and its tributaries involve submergence of
forest land. In order to compensate the loss of forests Compensatory Afforestation works
are being carried out on revenue and degraded forest lands under various projects. The
progress of afforestation and the felling of trees under these projects is as follows :-
COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION
Project
Compensatory Afforestation
....
Target (ha.)
Achievement (ha.)
Sardar Sarovar
8737
8737
Indira Sagar
81444
81435
Omkareshwar
11660
11660
Man
4
4.593
Jobat
384
385.577
The effort and stress
of the Govt. of M.P. is to user a new era of development by expeditious completion of the
projects of the Narmada Valley with the minimal inconvenience to the
Project Affected Families.
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