{
  "id": 16806736,
  "title": "MP Cabinet Approves ₹8,225 Crore For Development Schemes, Allocates ₹2,050 Crore For Forest Conservation And ₹3,378 Crore For Irrigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mp-cabinet-approves-8-225-crore-for-development-schemes-allocates-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-cabinet-approves-8225-crore-for-development-schemes-allocates-2050-crore-for-forest-conservation-and-3378-crore-for-irrigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved a substantial allocation of ₹8,225 crore for various development schemes, including ₹2,050 crore for forest conservation and compensatory afforestation under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund. The funds will be utilized for compensatory plantation, improving degraded forests, afforestation in catchment areas to rejuvenate rivers, the voluntary displacement of villages located in wildlife protected areas, and the plantation of bamboo along village peripheries. Additionally, the Cabinet approved Rs 3,378.69 crore for the continuation of irrigation projects in Chhindwada, Seoni, Morena, Sagar, and Damoh from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with Rs 2,611.13 crore earmarked for the Chhindwada irrigation project. The state government has also appointed retired IAS officer OP Shrivastava as CEO of Madhya Pradesh Rajya Anand Sansthan, following his recent completion of the Narmada River voyage.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): To accelerate environmental conservation and compensatory afforestation, Cabinet approved the utilisation of Rs 2,050.03 crore for implementing the Annual Plan of Operations for 2026-27 under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund. Under CAMPA head, works related to compensatory plantation, improving degraded forests,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}