India ki ambitious 'Nagar Van Yojana' ab survival mode mein hai. Sirf ek baar milne wali grant se kaam nahi chal raha, isliye ab shayad entry fees dena pade.
Problem kya hai?
Union Ministry of Environment ne 2020 mein yeh plan shuru kiya tha taaki cities mein cooling effect mile. CAMPA fund se paisa toh mil gaya, par wo paisa sirf shuruat (capital expenditure) ke liye tha. Maintenance aur watering ke liye koi recurring budget nahi hai, jis wajah se Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh aur Rajasthan jaise states mein projects struggle kar rahe hain.
Ground Reality kya hai?
Jab maintenance ka paisa nahi hota, toh seedha asar infrastructure par padta hai. Water pumps kharab ho rahe hain, aur staff ki salary tak time par nahi mil rahi. Agar aisa hi chalta raha, toh shuru mein kiya gaya invest kiya hua saara paisa barbad ho jayega kyunki saplings bina dekhbhal ke mar rahe hain.
Solution: Self-Sustaining Model
Ab Ujjain aur Bhopal jaise cities ne ek naya raasta nikala hai—Entry Fees. Chhota-mota charge lene se daily expenses nikal aate hain aur local logon ko bhi involve kiya ja raha hai taaki wo is green cover ko preserve karein.
Future Outlook
Policy makers ab two-stage funding par kaam kar rahe hain. Isme CAMPA grants ko multi-year maintenance schedule se joda jayega. Plan ye hai ki initial support ke baad, local committees in forests ko manage karein taaki ye projects lambe time tak survive kar sakein.