Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

79564 hactare area was treated through aforestation activities. The other activities covered
under the project were soil conservation works in Shiwalik Hills such as construction of silt
retention dams, water harvesting structures etc, which would conserve soil and moisture both
in arable and non arable lands, improve ground water recharge and increase the productivity
of land, forest protection and fire control through Joint Forest Management Forest Extension,
and research activities and implementing the GIS/MIS system in the department. A Forest
Complex building is also being constructed at Mohali under this project.
14.17 Under this project an amount of Rs 250.81 crore and Rs. 290.46 crore was
utilized upto 31-7-2009 during first trench and second trench respectively out of which an
amount of Rs. 231.80 crore and Rs. 197.82 crore respectively was reimbursed from the
funding Agency through Govsernment of India to Punjab State. An expenditure of Rs.27.79
crore had been incurred during 2009-10, of which Rs.15.62 crore was reimbursed by JICA
and balance non-reimbursable amount of Rs.12.17 crore was utilized to wind up the project.
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