The Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre said in Bandipur on Sunday that 120 km of rail barricading has been taken up in the State this year and was on the verge of being completed.
Addressing media persons after Inter-State Coordination Committee meeting of officials of three southern states which was also attended by his counterpart from Kerala, the minister said 330 km of barricading has been done so far, and laying 120 km of barricading was expected to cost ₹350 crore. Though there was only budgetary allocation of ₹60 crore for the coming financial year works will be taken up by mopping up other resources, the minister said.
He said though there was enough funds under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) to the State, the Centre has been denying it for rail barricading.
