Chief Secretary Dr.S.S. Sandhu presided over the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of Uttarakhand Campa

Uttarakhand. Chief Secretary Dr.S.S. Sandhu presided over the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of Uttarakhand Campa at the Secretariat on Monday. On this occasion, the Chief Secretary instructed the officers to pay special attention to research work under Uttarakhand CAMPA. He said that there is a need for research on the topics and issues related to the state by the Forest Department so that the state and its people can get benefits.

The Chief Secretary said that forest fire is a big challenge for the state. He said that research should be done on how forest fire can be controlled. Similarly, research can be done to prevent the damage caused by wild animals to the crops. Research on how bio-fencing can be effective in preventing the damage caused by wild boar, elephant and monkeys should be our top priority. Instructing the officers to set up biofencing cells, the Chief Secretary said that a senior officer should be given the responsibility.

Instructing the Chief Secretary to send the Annual Plan of Program Operation (APO) to the Central Government by the month of December, said that an annual calendar should be prepared to complete the schemes on time. All the works should be completed within the stipulated time limit. It was informed during the meeting that a budget of Rs 411.88 crore has been fixed for the Annual Plan of Operation (APO). In the meeting, a recommendation was made by the Steering Committee of Uttarakhand Campa.

On this occasion Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, PCCF (Half) Anoop Malik, Secretary Dr. B.V.R.C. Other high officials including Purushottam were present.