Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ROLE AND
MANDATE OF THE
MINISTRY
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• National Forest Policy and Forestry • Indian Council of Forestry Research &
Development in the country including Education.
Social Forestry.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and
• All matters relating to Forest and Forest Plantation Development Corporation
Administration in the Andaman and Limited.
Nicobar Islands.
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
• Indian Forest Service.
• Matters relating to pounds and cattle
• Wild Life Preservation and protection of trespass.
wild birds and animals.
• Gaushalas and Gausadans.
• Fundamental and applied research and
training including higher education in • The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,
forestry. 1960 (59 of 1960).
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• The National Environment Appellate • The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927).
Authority Act, 1997 (22 of 1997).
• The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of
• The Water Prevention and Control of 1972).
Pollution Act, 1974 (6 of 1974). • The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69
• The Water (Prevention and Control of 1980).
of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 (36 of • The Environment (Protection), Act, 1986
1977). (29 of 1986).
• The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) • The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
Act, 1981 (14 of 1981). (6 of 1991).
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– Cryptothecia multipunctata
Jagadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P.
Singh (Arthoniaceae)
– Cryptothecia verruculifera
Jagadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P.
Singh (Arthoniaceae)
– Herpothallon granulosum
Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
(Arthoniaceae)
– Herpothallon isidiatum
Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
(Arthoniaceae)
Fig-2. Caltha palustris, commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh – Phyllanthus rangachariarii C.
Marigold. Skin rashes and dermatitis have been reported from
excessive handling of the plant. Murugan, K. A. A. Kabeer & G.
V. S. Murthy (Euphorbiaceae)
– Bambusa mohanramii P. Kumari & P. Singh – Sageratia devendrae Pusalkar
(Poaceae: Bambusoidae) (Rhamnaceae)
– Bambusa nairaina P. Kumari & P. Singh – Sageratia santapauii Pusalkar & D. K. Singh
(Poaceae: Bambusoidae) (Rhamnaceae)
– Saurauia nicobarica T. K. Paul
– Berchemia jainiana P. K. Pusalkar & D. K.
(Actinidiaceae)
Singh (Rhamnaceae)
– Saurauia parasnathensis V. Ranjan & S.C.
– Bhesa andamanica N. Balachandran & T.
Srivast. (Actinidiaceae)
Chakrabarty (Celastraceae)
– Saxifraga assamensis B. M. Wadhwa
– Canscora sanjappae P. G. Diwakar & R. (Saxifragaceae)
Kr. Singh (Gentianaceae)
– Vaccinium amakhangium S. Panda &
– Coriaria duthie D. K. Singh & Pusalkar Sanjappa (Ericaceae)
(Coriariaceae)
New Records for India
– Corydalis kedarensis Pusulkar & D. K. Singh
– Cololejeunea longiana Grolle & Mizut.
(Fumariaceae) (Lejeuneaceae)
– Cryptothecia alboglauca Jagadeesh Ram, – Combretum trifoliatum Vent.
G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh (Arthoniaceae) (Combretaceae)
– Cryptothecia bengalensis Jagadeesh Ram, – Cotricia vallata (Berk.) Teng
G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh (Arthoniaceae) (Hymenochaetaceae)
– Cryptothecia farinosa Jagadeesh Ram, G.P. – Delphinium nordhagenii Wendelbo
Sinha & Kr.P. Singh (Arthoniaceae) (Ranunculaceae)
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– The 1st project of Conservation, Restoration 5. Floristic Diversity of Tiger Reserves of India
and Digitisation of the Old Archival 6. Vanaspati Vani, Vol.18 (in Hindi)
Documents/Correspondences/Manuscripts
7. ENVIS News Letter Vols. 13 (2).
& Herbarium Specimens at Industrial
Section Indian Museum, Kolkata has been 8. ENVIS News Letter Vols. 14 (1).
sanctioned by MoEF and digitization work 9. Flora of Tamil Nadu – Grasses
has been initiated by the successful vendor.
10. Materials for the Flora of Arunachal
The firm has been selected for execution
Pradesh, Vol. II (Asteraceae to
of the 2 nd project of Conservation,
Ceratophyllaceae)
Restoration and Digitisation of the Historic
Forbes Watson and Thomas Wardle 11. Materials for the Flora of Arunachal
Volumes on Textiles and Natural Dyes and Pradesh, Vol III (Hydrocharitaceae to
Botanical paintings at Industrial Section Poaceae)
Indian Museum, Kolkata & letter for sanction 12. Flowering Plants of India – Dicotyledons,
of project has been sent to MoEF. Volume I
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13. Annotated Checklist of Lichens of India, poisoned and six thousand six hundred and
2010 eighty nine sheets have been incorporated in
different herbaria of BSI.
14. Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India,
Volume 50 Honours/Awards/Medals received
Apart from that, Scientist of BSI published – Dr. H. C. Pande, Scientist, Northern Circle,
more than sixty five research papers in different Dehradun conferred with Prof. S. S. Bir
peer reviewed journals during the period. Medal for significant contribution towards
pteridology
Report of the Indian Botanical Liaison Officer,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK – Director, BSI received the KOLTOLIC SHIELD
on 04.09.2009 on behalf of BSI for the
– Indian Botanical Liaison Officer identified
consecutive 3 rd year for the best
twenty two species for the botanists of India.
implementation of Official Language
The images of the type sheet of forty nine
amongst the Central Government Offices
taxa and eighteen protologues are provided
in Kolkata.
to different institutes in India.
Revenue earnings
Digitization & establishment of integrated
network of BSI Libraries and enrichment of During the period BSI earned a revenue
library holdings of Rs. 25,36,321/- as per following breakings
– Computerised catalogue of holdings of all – AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah,
BSI Libraries initiated using e–granthalaya earned a revenue of Rs. 21,68,326/-
software. The software is installed in through Entry Fee, Car Parking Fee,
computers of all libraries for electronic Cafeteria, Pavilion and through other fees
cataloguing to provide access to library – Industrial Section Indian Museum, BSI,
database through internet Kolkata earned a revenue of Rs.41,500/-
– Web portal of integrated network of BSI through Identification of Plant Samples
libraries made functional with digitization under N.D.P.S. Act
of all holdings of BSI, Southern Regional – Publication Section, BSI – Hqrs., Kolkata
Centre, Coimbatore and ISIM, Kolkata. earned a revenue of Rs. 1,58.275/-
Maintenance and enrichment of Herbaria in and US$ 104/-through sale of BSI
Botanical Survey of India publications
– Central National Herbarium, BSI, Howrah
During the period nine hundred and
earned a revenue of Rs 14,650/- through
fourty six specimens have been mounted and
identification of plants/samples received
remounted five thousand six hundred and
from Excise, Customs, Colleges
eighty seven herbarium sheets. Nineteen
thousand six hundred and fourty five – Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore,
herbarium sheets have been dusted and earned a revenue of Rs. 99,762/- through
fumigated. Twelve thousand three hundred sale of BSI publications, Photocopying and
and fifty nine herbarium sheets have been Identification of Plant Samples
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– Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong earned Environment and forests, has been
a revenue of Rs. 22,576/- through undertaking exploration and research leading
Identification, Sale of Plant Saplings, to the advancement of our knowledge on the
Training, Photocopying and Transit Charges exceptionally rich faunal diversity of the
country since its inception in 1916, with its
– Western Regional Centre, Pune, Northern
Headquarters at Kolkata and sixteen regional
Regional Centre, Dehradun and Arid Zone centres located in different parts of the country.
Regional Centre, Jodhpur earned a revenue In recent years, ZSI has reoriented its plan
of Rs. 12,690/-, Rs. 8,819/- and Rs. to work by grouping the survey and studies
9,723/-respectively through sale of BSI under six major programmes as follows: (i)
publications and Identification of Plant Study of the fauna of states (ii) Fauna of
Samples conservation areas (iii) Fauna of important
Visit of Parliamentary Committees ecosystems (iv) Status survey of endangered
species (v) Fauna of India and (v) Ecological
The Parliamentary Committee on Studies & Environmental Impact Assessments
Official Language reviewed the status of (EIA). ZSI further provides (i) Identification &
implementation of official language in Arid Advisory Services, (ii) Training & Extension
Zone Regional Centre, Jodhpur on 10 th Services in the field of animal taxonomy and
February and in Central Regional Centre, faunistic surveys, (iii) Library facilities and
Allahabad on 28th October, 2009. (iv) Presentation & Publication of Research
Visit of Planning Commission Member
work in journals and books, (v) Maintenance 1
of Museums at headquarters and regional
Dr. K Kasturirangan, Hon’ble Member, centre at Digha and Chennai. Recently, ZSI
Planning Commission, Government of India, also concentrates in i) Development of ENVIS
visited the AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden on Faunal diversity, CITES centres and
– Central National Herbarium Complex of AICOPTAX Programmes, (ii) Chromosomal
Botanical Survey of India on September 17, Mapping, DNA finger printing,
2009. Trichotaxonomic and Acoustic studies and (iii)
Particpation in Antarctica Expedition: ZSI is
Ph. D degree awarded/Ph.D thesis submitted
providing monthly e-News since January
Eleven Ph.D theses have been 2009, highlighting new discoveries, new
submitted by the Research Scholars of BSI for records, published paper articles on its role
award of degree, one of them has been in environmental protection, visit of the
awarded. dignitaries, publication of checklists etc.
Survey of Fauna Activities undertaken during the year
Zoological Survey of India During the year, scientists of the
department discovered thirty nine species
Introduction and Objectives
new to science, eight Senior Research
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Fellows (SRFs) obtained Ph.D. degree from
a premier institute under the Ministry of different universities. ZSI recognized as the
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Zoological specimens, maintaining the small mammal species through owl pellet
collection of a large number of identified analysis
examples of species belonging to almost
– Occ. Paper No. 295. Dung Beetles Thar
all groups of animals of the country. The
desert of Gujarat
National Zoological Collection was further
enriched by the addition of three thousand – Occ. Paper No. 296. Dung Beetles of
one hundred ninety eight identified Rajasthan
specimens pertaining to five hundred fifty – Occ. Paper No. 297. List of valid rodent
eight species. Taxa from Indian subcontinent
– Training and Extension Programme – Occ. Paper No. 298. A
The following training courses were morphotaxonomic studies of the Indian
organised during the year. species of Forcipomyia Meigen biting
midges
– XII Leadership Course on “Environmental
Awareness and Wildlife Conservation – Occ. Paper No. 299. Bibliographical
notes on Amphibians of N-E India
– International Day for Biological Diversity
“Invasive Alien Species” as the Focal – Occ. Paper No. 300. Studies on the
theme chromosomes of grasshoppers etc.
– Training Programme for “Non-matriculate – Occ. Paper No. 301. Coral reef
Group-D Employees ecosystem of Andaman-Remote sensing
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– Foreign Visit
Four Scientist from ZSI has
participated in “IUCN Eastern
Himalayas Freshwater
Biodiversity Assessment
Training Workshop” at
Kathmandu, Nepal from 22nd
to 26th July, 2009.
– National Symposium
One national symposium “On
recent advances in biodiversity”
conducted by Andaman and
Nicobar regional centre, ZSI,
one hundred twenty five Fig-8. Horse-shoe crabs, found in north-east coast of India need
participants attended, sixty four protection
oral presentations were made
– Participation in Exhibition
on this occasion. Volume containing one
hundred twenty six abstracts has been ZSI participated twelve exhibitions at
released during the symposium. different places of the country. Museums
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and Aquaria maintained by ZSI attracted
– Golden Jublee Celebrations
a large number of public as well as
On completing fifty years of service to students, Western Ghats ecosystem at
Nation, Northeast Regional Centre, the
Calicut and Marine animals at Chennai
year long programme was initiated by
and Digha attracted maximum number of
Hon’ble Governor of Meghalaya with
visitors viz. 4180, 2800 and 5,200
release of four books, a quiz programme
respectively.
in collaboration with Doordarshan Kendra,
Shillong and a one day seminar on the – Biodiversity Board Meeting Attended
Role of Media on conservation of Biological ZSI scientists attended various state
Diversity.
Biodiversity board meetings at West
– Participation on Training Programme on Bengal, Karnataka, Mizoram, Orissa,
Information Technology (IT) Awareness and Gujarat, and provided the information of
E-Governance under Information Rules for amendments, their expertise in
Technology Programmes collection, preservation and identification
Two hundred twenty three officer/staff of of animals and their ecology, framing the
ZSI attended e-governance training modalities of awareness programmes
programme under different batches at towards conservation of biodiversity in
different locations. respective state.
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forestry personnel in the field of application – Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in
of Remote Sensing/GIS/GPS in forest Effective Forest Planning and Management
resource assessment; conducting special – Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in
studies and other R&D works. Working Plan Preparation
Forest & Tree Cover – Advanced Course on Application of GIS
With the release of the ‘India State of in Forest Resource Management
Forest Report 2009’ so far eleven cycles of – Inventory Techniques, Image Processing and
forest cover assessment have been completed GIS Applications in Forestry
since 1987. Over the year with the – GPS in Forest Surveys & Demarcation
advancement of technologies of image FSI has also trained around five
processing and data quality of remote sensing, hundred forestry personnel at various outreach
the methodology of forest cover assessment customized training courses for the State Forest
has improved to provide more accurate data Departments.
products for better operational management In addition to the above, FSI is also
and planning. In addition to forest cover, working on various projects assigned by
assessment of tree cover of the country is also Government of India some of which are as
being carried out using the Tree Outside follows.
Forest (TOF) inventory data.
– National Forest Type Mapping
Forest & TOF inventory – Monitoring of Area Coverage & Survival
More than 80 % forest area of the Percentage of Plantations/ Afforestation
country was inventoried by 2000. A new under National Afforestation Programme
inventory design was adopted by FSI since (NAP)
2002 to generate national level estimates of – Mapping of change in land use in Aravalli
growing stock both for forest and TOF hills of Haryana
resources on a two year cycle on the basis – Assessment of Coral Reefs in India
of selected sampled districts. This estimate is – Near real time monitoring of active Forest
further improved in the subsequent cycle with Fires using MODIS Web Fire Mapper
the increase in the numbers of sampled
– Analysis of eligibility of lands for afforestation
districts. Thus there is a progressive
and re-afforestation projects under Clean
improvement in the precision of the estimates Development Mechanism (CDM)
with completion of each cycle.
– Assessment of Mangroves in India
Training
– Coastal Zone Studies project
More than two thousand nine hundred
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forestr y personnel from State Forest
Departments have been trained so far in the Introduction
various training programmes conducted at Forest Survey of India has been
FSI on the following themes. bringing out ‘State of Forest Reports’ since
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Government of India in the Integrated Tribal m3 of which 4.499 billion m3 is in the forests,
Development Programme. The forest cover and 1.599 billion m3 is in tree outside forests.
in 188 tribal districts is 412,625 km2, which The average growing stock (in forests)
is 37.32% of the total geographic area of is 58.46 m3 per ha.
these districts, showing a net gain of 690
Network of Regional Offices
km2 which is mainly due to regrowth in shifting
cultivation area and protection. Six Regional Offices have been set up
at Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,
Mangrove cover
Lucknow, Shillong and Chandigarh, with the
Mangroves comprise salt-tolerant, Headquarter unit in the Ministry at New Delhi
evergreen, broad leaved trees having aerial to carry out the following roles and functions
roots like pneumatophores or stilt roots and (Objectives):
viviparous germinated seedlings found mainly
– To monitor and evaluate all ongoing forestry
in tropical and subtropical inter-tidal regions
development projects and scheme with
of the world.
specific emphasis on conservation of forests;
Mangroves in India cover 4,639 km2
– To assist the State/UT Governments in
showing a net increase of 58 km2 over the preparation of the proposals involving
previous assessment figures. West Bengal diversion of forests land for non-forestry
has nearly half of the country’s mangroves. purposes under the provisions of
Tree cover Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980;
India’s tree cover (comprising sub – To undertake physical inspection of site in
hectare tree patches outside forest cover) has cases of diversion of forestland involving
been estimated as 92,769 km2 (Table-2) an area of more than forty ha.
constituting 2.82% of geographical area of – To monitor the implementation of conditions
the country. Excluding the area above tree and safeguards stipulated by Central
line, it comes to 2.99%. Government in the proposal approved
Tree cover constitutes the largest area under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
in Maharashtra (9,466 km2) followed by – To assist the State/UTs in the preparation
Gujarat (8,390 km2), Rajasthan (8,274 km2) of management plans for working of forest
and Uttar Pradesh (7,381 km2). Considering under their control within the framework of
the percentage of geographic area under tree guidelines issued by Central Government
cover, the highest rank goes to Lakshadweep from time to time;
(12.50%) followed by Chandigarh (9.65%),
– To assist the State/UTs in streamlining
Delhi (8.29%), Daman & Diu (8.04%), Goa
collection, collation, storage and retrieval
(7.73%) and Kerala (7.21%).
of data/ covering all forestry activities and
The total growing stock of wood in the to transmit such data to the Central
country has been estimated to be 6.098 billion Government/ Central Data Processing Unit.
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– To dispose of proposal for diversion of policy guidelines for forest certification for
forestland up five ha. & to examine / timber and Non-timber forest products. For
process the proposal above five ha to forty this purpose, three Committees were
ha; except regularization of encroachment constituted to prepare a road map and the
and mining. necessary criteria and processes for the
– To render assistance in preparation of the development of National Certification
National Forestry Action Plan. mechanism in the countr y. These
committees were merged into single
– To assist Paryavaran Vahinies in the committee namely the ‘National Forest
capacity of observers as well as technical Certification Committee ’ for the
advisors;
development of Certification Criteria,
– To monitor implementation of conditions and Certification Process and Accreditation
safeguards laid down by the Ministry for Criteria & Process towards Forest
Environmental clearance under EPA 1986. Certification of timber, Non-timber Forest
The Headquarter Unit in the Ministry Products under the Chairmanship of Prof.
at New Delhi is responsible for administration, Maharaj Muthoo, Ex-Executive Director,
supervision and co-ordination of all the FSC with the approval of Hon’ble MOS
activities relating to the function assigned to (F&WL).
the Regional Offices as enumerated above – In this year, three meeting of the National
under the overall control of the Ministry of Forest Certification Committee was
Environment & Forests. convened on 15th April, 2009, 3rd July,
‘Forest Certification’ of Timber, Non-Timber 2009 and 25 th August, 2009. These
Forest Products meetings were attended by a large number
of stakeholders from different parts of
– Forest Certification has emerged as a
country and abroad. In these meetings, It
voluntary market-driven mechanism in
was unanimously agreed that the committee
support of Sustainable Forest Management
should continue to work with due diligence
(SFM). Certification initiatives rely on
towards assessing the modus operandi for
consumers exercising purchasing choice in
instituting an appropriate Forest
favour of products labelled as originating
Certification Mechanism in the country. This
from forests certified to have been
should be expedited so that an independent
sustainably managed. Certification and
National Certification Council is established
Eco-labeling are the new mantras to
as possible with a secure corpus fund within
enhance the product positioning for a
an year or so.
premium price on one hand and ensuring
better forest management practices on the Development of National Forestry Database
other hand. Management System (NFDMS)
– The Ministry constituted a National Working – The Ministr y constituted an Expert/
Group / Governing Body to frame the Advisory/ Working Group with an aim to
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– An SFM Cell has also been created in – The 1 st meeting of team to prepare a
all the State Forest Departments on the document namely “Revised Working Plan
similar lines of Central level ‘SFM Cell’ Code” for incorporating the final draft
headed by Working Plan in the respective Criteria & Indicator for Sustainable Forest
States / UTs. Management into the Working Plan Code
was held on 18th August, 2008 at Delhi
– As per the decision taken in the second under the Chair manship of Ex-DG
meeting of SFM Cell in the Ministry, in (Forests). A combined meeting of two
which all the members of the SFM Cell and
teams for the Pilot Testing of the final draft
the representatives from various State Forest
Criteria & Indicator (C&I) in the field for
Departments participated. The following
Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and
four teams had been constituted:-
Southern Regions was also held on
– Team under the chairmanship of Ex-DG 19th August, 2008 at Delhi. A project on
(Forests) to prepare a document namely Pilot Testing of the final draft of the
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National C&I has now be sanctioned by has been curtailed by the Hon’ble Supreme
the Ministry. Court’s Order banning the felling of trees.
Due to this, even the obligatory expenses of
– The Ministry has sanctioned the following
the Corporation like the payment of salaries,
project to Indian Institute of Forest
wages etc. are possible only due to the
Management, Bhopal:-
sanction of interest bearing loans every year
– Preparation of Criteria & Indicators for from the Government of India. During the
Sustainable Forest Management of year 2009-10, an amount of Rs.10.45 crore
Plantation in India has been sanctioned and released to
– Pilot Testing of the National Set of Criteria ANIFPDCL as an interest bearing loan for
& Indicators for Sustainable Forest making payment of salaries, wages, etc.
Therefore, the restructuring of the Corporation
Management (SFM) in India.
in order to make it financially viable has
– Development of Criteria & Indicators for become a necessity. A proposal has been
Sustainable Management of Non-Timber submitted by the Managing Director,
Forest Produce (NTFP) ANIFPDCL regarding restructuring of the
In addition to the above, another Corporation by offering Voluntary Retiring
project was sanctioned to Forest Research Scheme (VRS) to its employees and closure
Institute, Dehradun regarding revision of of loss making units. After due examination,
National Working Plan Code. Projects on a committee under the Chairmanship of the
estimation of Biomass, Role of wood carving, PCCF and Secretary (Forests), Andaman &
bamboo etc. have also been sanctioned to Nicobar Islands was constituted to look into
matter and submit a self contained proposal
FRI, Dehradun.
regarding the revival of the Corporation. The
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest said report (Choudhury Committee Report)
and Plantation Development has been received in the Ministry with the
Corporation Ltd. comments from A&N Administration in
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest December, 2009. A meeting is scheduled in
and Plantation Development Corporation Februar y/March, 2010 under the
Limited (ANIFPDCL) is a Government of India Chairmanship of Secretary (E&F) to discuss
Public Sector Undertaking, created in 1977 the recommendations received from A&N
with the broad objectives of development and Administration for the revival and restructuring
of ANIFPDCL. A preliminary discussion was
managing forestry plantations on the Islands.
held under the Chairmanship of DGF&SS on
This Corporation has three main activities
the recommendations of Choudhur y
namely (i) Forestry Project, (ii) Red Oil Palm
Committee Report on 22nd February, 2010.
(ROP) and (iii) Katchal Rubber Project (KRP)
As soon as the meeting will take place under
in operation.
the Chairmanship of Secretary (E&F), a draft
It is loss making undertaking mainly Cabinet Note will be prepared and submitted
due to the fact that its main activity i.e. logging, to the Union Cabinet thereafter.
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2 Goa 0 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 16 16 17
3 Gujarat 427 412 397 419 689 901 1031 911 916 991 1,046
4 Karnataka 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
5 Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 5
6 Maharashtra 140 114 113 155 155 124 108 118 158 186 186
7 Orissa 199 192 195 195 195 211 215 219 203 217 221
8 Tamil Nadu 23 47 47 21 21 21 21 23 35 36 39
9 West Bengal 2,076 2,109 2,119 2,119 2,119 2,123 2,125 2,081 2,120 2,136 2,152
10 A&N Islands 686 973 971 966 966 966 966 789 658 635 615
12 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Total 4,046 4,255 4,244 4,256 4,533 4,737 4,871 4,482 4,448 4,581 4,639
Mangroves in these coastal States. New areas Coordination Body (NCB) has been
are added to the existing list on the basis of constituted by the Ministry. At the regional
recommendation by the National Committee level, there is Regional Steering Committee
on Mangroves & Coral Reefs. The National to oversee the entire MFF programme in the
Committee has been duly reconstituted by six participating countries. India hosted the
the Ministry on 19.09.2007. Fourth Regional Steering Committee Meeting
The project entitled “Mangroves for at Sunderbans from 19-22 Jan, 2009. India
Future (MFF): a strategy for promoting was able to showcase the beauty, grandeur
investment in Coastal Ecosystem and wealth of mangrove biodiversity of
Conservation” is being coordinated by World Sunderbans, which is the largest mangrove
Conservation Union (IUCN) covering, initially, swamp in the world. Apart from arriving at
six Tsunami affected countries (including India) a number of decisions, the meeting served
in South & South East Asia & Western Indian as common platform for sharing of
Ocean. The project involves collaboration experiences with other participating countries
between multiple partners, including and representives from United Nations
government agencies, NGOs, Research Development Programme (UNDP), Food and
Institutes, UN agencies and other multilateral Agriculture Organization (FAO), and
bodies. India has agreed to participate in the International Union for Conservation of Nature
project. To oversee and guide the entire India (IUCN) etc. Six small grant projects (less than
country programme under IUCN-MFF (India) US$ 25,000/-) have been under
Programme as well as review, monitor and implementation under the MFF initiative during
evaluate its implementation, a National the current financial year. Three more small
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National level
– National Committee on
Mangroves & Coral Reefs
monitors the implementation of
the approved Management
Action Plans of the Coastal
States & UTs. The National
Committee met on 29-30
September, 2009 at Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam and
reviewed the Management
Action Plans of Gujarat, Tamil
Nadu, West Bengal, Orissa,
Karnataka & Goa. The National
Committee also discussed i) the
Fig-11. Corals – need conservation significant research findings
from ongoing projects on
The Indian reef area is estimated to mangroves & coral reefs; ii) supplementary
be 2,375 sq km. For encouraging targeted livelihood supports to local people in the
research on both hard and soft corals in the villages surrounding ecologically fragile
country, the Ministry has established a mangrove & coral reef areas; iii) role of
National Coral Reef Research Centre at Port education awareness in promoting
Blair. conservation & management of mangroves
The International Coral Reef Initiative & coral reefs; and iv) enabling activities
(ICRI){a partnership among governments, and training requirements of various
international organization, and non- States/UTs.
governmental organizations throughout the – to supplement base line information on
world} held its general meeting from 12-15 priority areas of research, research projects
January, 2010 at Monaco. India (Dr. B.P. are sanctioned to Universities and research
Nilaratna, Joint Secretary, MOEF) attended institutes. A meeting of the Expert Group-
the meeting, made a country presentation B on ‘Conservation & Sustainable Utilization
and submitted a country report. of Natural Resources: Mangroves & Coral
Reefs’ was held on 1-2 September, 2009.
Monitoring mechanism for the Scheme on
The Group reviewed four ongoing projects
Conservation & Management of Mangroves
under mangroves & coral reefs, appraised
& Coral Reefs
twelve new projects and selected referees
Two tier system at National and State for them. The Group also scrutinized thirty
level are in operation for effective coordination three projects where comments of referees
to implement the Scheme on Mangroves & were available. Of these, eight projects
Coral Reefs: were recommended for financial support.
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These are being processed during the kind with special reference to the local
current financial year communities which mostly consist of traditional
socities.
State Level
These Reserves are rich in biological
– State level Steering Committee have been
and cultural diversity and encompass unique
constituted under the Chairmanship of Chief
features of exceptionally pristine nature. The
secretaries/Additional Chief secretaries/
goal is to facilitate conser vation of
Principal Secretaries of Department
representative landscapes and their immense
concerned having members from subject
biological diversity and cultural heritage,
matter departments/ academicians/
foster economic and human development
stakeholders/ representative from Central
which is culturally and ecologically sustainable
Government to discuss Management Action
and to provide support for research,
Plans and review conservation activities
monitoring, education and information
undertaken from time to.
exchange. The scheme is a pioneering effort
Biosphere Reserves at pursuing the increasingly difficult yet urgent
Introduction and Objective task of conserving ecological diversity under
mounting pressures. India has been divided
Biosphere Reserves are areas of into ten Bio-geographic Zones and these zones
terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which are together consist of twenty five Bio-geographic
internationally recognized within the provinces. The aim is to designate one
framework of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere representative site as Biosphere Reserve in
2
(MAB) programme. These Reserves are each Bio-geographic province for long term
required to meet a minimal set of criteria and conservation.
adhere to a minimal set of conditions before
being admitted to the
World Network of
Biosphere Reser ves
designated by UNESCO.
The world’s major
ecosystem types and
landscapes are
represented in this
network, which is devoted
to conserving biological
diversity, promoting
research and monitoring
as well as seeking to
provide models of
sustainable development
in the service of human Fig-12. View of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
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Budget Allocation for the Scheme main goals: the conservation of biological
diversity, the sustainable use of its
An amount of Rs. 11 crore was
components, and the fair and equitable
allocated during the year and entire money
sharing of the benefits arising out of the
is likely to be spent till 31st March, 2010.
use of genetic resources. India is a Party
Implementing organizations in most of to the CBD.
the States are Forest Departments and other
– In pursuance of various decisions of COP-
line Departments of the concerned State
9 to the CBD held in May 2008, India has
Governments.
been responding to various notifications
Biodiversity Conservation being received from the CBD Secretariat,
Introduction and Objectives interalia by making submissions, and
nominating experts for various expert group
Biodiversity is the variability among
meetings.
living organisms and ecological complexes
of which they are part, including diversity – India has prepared its Fourth National
within and between species and ecosystems. Report through a consultative process and
Biodiversity has direct consumptive value in submitted it to the CBD Secretariat.
food, agriculture, medicine and in industry. – India hosted two meetings for the CBD this
A scheme on biodiversity conservation year: an Expert Meeting on Traditional
was initiated earlier to ensure coordination Knowledge in Hyderabad from 16-19 June
among various agencies dealing with the 2009, and an Asia Pacific Regional
issues related to conservation of biodiversity Workshop on Protected Areas in Dehradun
and to review, monitor and evolve adequate on 12-15 October, 2009.
policy instruments for the same – Indian delegations participated actively in
Convention on Biological Diversity various meetings held under the aegis of
CBD, including in two important negotiation
– The Convention on Biological Diversity meetings for development of an
(CBD), one of the key agreements adopted international regime on access and benefit
during the Earth Summit held in Rio de sharing, in Paris in April 2009 and in
Janeiro in 1992, is the first comprehensive Montreal in November 2009. The last
global agreement which addresses all negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held
aspects relating to biodiversity. The CBD, in Cartagena in March 2010.
which has near universal membership with
one hundred ninety two countries as its National Biodiversity Action Plan
Par ties, sets out commitments for – The National Biodiversity Action Plan
maintaining the world’s ecological (NBAP) prepared by the Ministry of
underpinnings, while pursuing economic Environment and Forests and released
development. The Convention, while formally in February 2009, has been sent
reaffirming sovereign rights of nations over to all concerned Ministries/Deptts
their biological resources, establishes three specialized agencies, and to all units within
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Biological Diversity (CBD). The Protocol was Pacific is represented by India, Philippines
adopted on 29th January 2000. India has and Palau.
acceded to the Biosafety Protocol on 17th Pursuant to the above decision, the
January 2003. The Protocol has come into first meeting of the ‘Friends of the Co-Chairs’
force on 11th September 2003. As of date was held in February 2008 in Mexico. The
157 countries are Parties to the Protocol to second meeting of the ‘Group of the Friends
the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP) on of the Co-Chairs’ was held in February 2010
Biosafety have been held so far. at Kula Lumpur.
The main objective of the Protocol is The meeting was successful in
to contribute to ensuring an adequate level streamlining the operational texts pertaining
of protection in the field of the safe transter, to the section on legally binding
handling of LMOs resulting form modern Supplementary Protocol on Liability and
biotechnology that may have adverse effect Redress in the context of Cartagena Protocol
on the conservation and sustainable use on Biosafety on an administrative approach.
biological diversity, taking into account risk The section on legally binding civil liability
to human health. clause and the non-legally binding
guidelines for civil liability regime is yet to
Progress/achievements made during the year be finalized.
Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Parties Capacity Building
serving as Members of Parties (COP-MOP-5)
The Ministry has taken a lead in the
The fifth meeting of the Conference preparation of he first ‘Full Scale Project’ (FSP)
of Parties serving as Members of the Parties document for capacity building on biosafety
to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP) on under the GEF program. FSP document has
Biosafety will be held at Nagoya, Japan form been submitted for GEF approval in
11-15, October, 2010. Preparatory work for September 2009. The project is expected to
finalizing the negotiating document has been commence by May 2010.
initiated. The India delegation participated in
The meeting will consider one of the the ‘Regional Biosafety Workshop’ at Bangkok
most contentious issues pertaining to rules and organized by FAO from 30 November-4
procedure for a liability and redress regime December 2009.
under Article 27 of the CPB. To continue The India delegation participated in
negotiation on the liability redress regime the Sixth Coordination Meeting for
during the inter-sessional period COP-MOP- Government and Organizations Implementing
4 decided to set up a ‘Group of the Friends or funding Biosafety Capacity Building
of the Co-Chairs’ comprising of six Activities and Seventh Meeting of the Liaison
representatives from Asia Pacific Group, Group on Capacity Building for Biosafety was
Africa Group, Latin American counties, EU, held from 1-5 Feb, 2010 in Siem Reap,
Norway, Japan and New Zealand, Asia Cambodia.
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– Forty farmers of Apatani plateau were given godown and drying yard completed at
demonstration and hands on training on Sambhalpur.
seventeen low-cost rural technologies.
– Vocational training on poultry management,
– Sixty piglets were distributed to villagers in incense stick making, tailoring imparted to
Apatani site. local communities in all three sites and
– Three High Altitude Nursery developed for exposure visits conducted for members of
Medicinal & horticulture Plants and saplings village conservation committees.
of Taxus wallichiana distributed to VBCC Chattisgarh
members at Apatani site.
– In-situ conser vation of Biodiversity
Orissa completed in 3000 hectare area in all three
– Construction of Community hall and sites.
balwadi centre, one hundred thirty toilets – Resource survey, ethno-botanical survey and
completed in Berhampur site. documentation of flora of herbal health
– Human Health camps and Poultr y value and ITK completed in all three sites.
Vaccination camps organized in all project – Three workshops on Sustainable use of
sites. Natural Resource organized and sixteen
– Plantation of 36,000 saplings in Berhampur water holes for wildlife constructed.
and 50,000 saplings in Sambhalpur sites – Herbal health care centre established at
completed . Jagdalpur site.
– Renovation of four No of ponds completed – Lac based micro–enterprises established in
and fingerlings of three local varieties of
all three sites.
fish introduced. In addition to above,
pisciculture has also started in four other – Mahul leaf molding unit; Imli, Giloy, Stawar
existing ponds in Khurda site. and other NTFPs processing units
established.
– One Pump set (five HP) provided to farmers
for lift irrigation and Tailoring enterprise Jharkhand
established at Khurda site. – Four ha of sacred groove developed,
– 1.2 lakhs of fingerlings of two local varaties Added Natural Regeneration (ANR)
of fish introduced; four country boats and completed in seventeen hactare community
five small boats and two thrashed sheds forest, ten hectare of village forest at Khunti
constructed at Berhampur site. site.
– Agriculture implements, HYV seeds, fertilizer – Cultivation of Medicinal Plants completed
insecticide and pump set provided to in five Acre at Palamau & 4.5 acre at
farmers at Sambhalpur site. Deodhar site.
– Rice-puff machine installed in – Plantation of Fuel-wood & Fodder spp
Berhampur and construction of storage completed in about fifty hactare in Deodhar,
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15 acre in Palamau, twenty acre in Bokaro – One hundred farmers were trained on SRI
site. technique of paddy & applied in seventy
– Two Water percolation tank, six rock-filled acre at Deodhar site.
dam and three farm pond each constructed – People Biodiversity Register (PBR)
in Palamau site. preparation work is under process at all
sites in Jharkhand.
– Construction of Chuan (three No) completed
at Khunti site; construction of twenty No. Budget Allocation
of small water conservation structures, three A total sum of approx Rs. 13.50 crores
lift irrigation system and 2500 ft long trench (US$ 3 Million) is available under the project.
completed at Palajore site. A grant of Rs.611 lakhs have been released
– Two vermi-compost unit at Deodhar site and till 31st December, 2009 to four identified
ninteen stall feeding-cum common sheds implementing agencies as given in Table-6.
for goatry constructed at Palajore site. All India Coordinated Project on
– Seed money distributed to twenty SHGs at Capacity Building in Taxonomy
Palamau site, thirty seven families at Khunti (AICOPTAX)
site for NTFP purchase, rope making , goatry, Taxonomy is the science which helps
poultry, piggery and vegetable cultivation. in exploration, identification and description
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of living organisms. However, the scope of during the XI Plan Period. Discovery of species
taxonomy does not end with this. A sound new to science will be the major impact of
taxonomic base is a pre-requisite for the AICOPTAX Scheme. The significant
environmental assessment, ecological achievements of the entire AICOPTAX Scheme
research, effective conservation, management since its inception till 2007 are being brought
and sustainable use of biological resources. out in a book form with the help of BSI &
ZSI.
So far around 90,000 species of
animals and 47,000 species of plants have Taxonomy is a dying science. The
been identified and described but a large expertise available in the country is either
number of animals and plants are yet to be aging or retiring. Efforts are being made to
explored, identified and described. ensure that Taxonomy is revived and
resurrected during the XI Plan. The Steering
As a signatory to the Convention on
Committee for the AICOPTAX Scheme has
Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Rio de
been reconstituted on 3.7.2008 along with
Janeiro in 1992, India has committed itself
the formation of a Project Monitoring Unit
to capacity building in taxonomy and taken
(PMU). A meeting of the Steering Committee
up exploration and preparation of an
was held on 13th February, 2009 during
inventory of living organisms. The Ministry of
which the entire scheme was reviewed and
Environment and Forests (MoEF) has set up
following five new thematic areas have been
an All India Coordinated Project on Taxonomy. proposed:
The Project has organized specialist groups
drawn from Universities, Botanical and – Crustacea
Zoological Surveys of India to take up – Coleoptera
taxonomic work on animal viruses, bacteria
– Hymenoptera
and archaea, algae, fungi, lichens,
bryophytes, pteriodophytes, gymnosperms, – Arachnidae
palms, grasses, bamboos, orchids, helminthes – Floristic and Faunistic Surveys of North
and nematodes, Microlepidoptera and Eastern Region of the Country
Mollusca. Training in plant and animal
Three projects have been conceived
biosystematics has also been recognized as
under the thematic area Crustacea; six
an important component. The Scheme has
projects under Coleoptera; six projects under
been continued during 2009-10 and financial
Hymenoptera; four projects under
assistance has been provided to thirteen
Arachnidae; fourteen projects under Floristic
thematic areas for undertaking taxonomic
Surveys of North Eastern Region and one
research work.
project under Faunistic Survey in the North
Several new records of wild flora and East Region of the country. These are being
fauna have been made. Several new species processed in consultation with Integrated
have also been discovered. These are being Finance Division of the Ministry for sanction
documented and verified with voucher & release of funds during the current financial
specimens for authenticity before publication year.
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showing fifty percent success rare yielded plants, including Eleutherine palmifolia,
one thousand three hundred eighty eight Curculigo orchioides, Abroma augusta, etc.
seedlings to 16 species. The seedlings The Medicinal Plants Section at BGIR is
raised are hardned/stocked in the planned as repository of medicinal plants
nethouses and later introduced into the of the Indo-gangetic region. The formal
various sections of the garden. section is divided into eight sectors each
– The herbarium development work containing twelve species laid out
continued with maintenance of the thematically according to their therapeutic
herbarium specimens collected as part use in treatment of various ailments
of the Digital Flora of NCT Project. generally in the Ayurvedic system of
medicine. The section has become the main
– The Database Development Programme
attraction of visitors of the garden.
activity has resulted in the electronic
version of the Flora of India volumes Infrastructure development
published by the Botanical Survey of Some enabling activities such as
India. Plans are afoot to make the CDs development of a circular access road and
available for wider dissemination of irrigation pipeline were taken up; these
scientific output of BSI. The Introduced facilities are expected to become fully
Plants Database, Threatened Plants operational soon. Other civil work items such
Database, etc. are under development. as entrance gte with security hut and nature
These databases are expected to shop are in the pipeline. It may be mentioned 2
supplement the in-house conservation that BGIR now has a Metro connectivity which
research as well as education and makes BGIR the only known botanic garden
extension programmes of BGIR. with a Metro station within the garden
– BGIR has also initiated an extension campus. This is expected to substantially
training programme for undergraduate/ increase the number of visitors to the garden.
B.Tech. students, working on voluntary UNDP-GOI-GEF-II-Programme on Promoting
basis on the Seed Bank Laboratory for Conservation of Medicinal Plants and
their dissertation. Visitors from nearby Traditional Knowledge for Enhancing Health
universities and research institutes are and Livelihood Security and Mainstreaming,
also exposed to the various garden Conser vation and Sustainable use of
sections through guided trips. Some
Medicinal Plant Biodiversity
public/advisory services were also
rendered for colleges/institutions in Delhi. The ever increasing demand of
Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (MAPs) as
– Medicinal Plants Conservation Programme
healers and health rejuvenators for the
Development of the Medicinal Plants traditional or the so called alternative
Section, Ayur Vatica, continued with medicinal practices such as Ayurveda,
augmentation of more than one hundred Siddha, Unani, traditional Chinese and
fifty seedlings belonging to eleven medicinal Tibetan medicines has led to an indiscriminate
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extraction and unregulated trade of these from economic benefits was also felt necessary.
its natural habitat i.e. the Forests. This has With this objective, the Ministry of Environment
resulted into a degradation of this resource and Forests and UNDP have taken up two
affecting the major livelihood of a majority projects namely GOI-UNDP-CCF-II Promoting
of the village population, thereby having a Conser vation of Medicinal Plant and
significant impact on the socio-economic as Traditional Knowledge for Enhancing Health
well as the environmental well-being of the and Livelihood Security and GOI-GEF-UNDP
country. Project on Mainstreaming Conservation and
Realising the threat to the Medicinal Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plant Biodiversity
Plant Bio-diversity, a need was felt to conserve, in three Indian States.
protect, cultivate, propagate, improve UNDP-GOI-CCF-II Programme on Promoting
har vesting and collection practices of Conser vation of Medicinal Plant and
medicinal plants of the country. Besides this, Traditional Knowledge for Enhancing Health
a long-term strategy at the global, national and Livelihood Security Project
and local levels for conservation of medicinal
plant resources and using their rich associated UNDP-GOI-CCF-II Programme on
traditional knowledge, for social, cultural and Promoting Conservation of Medicinal Plant
and Traditional Knowledge for Enhancing
Health and Livelihood Security Project has an
outlay of US$30,00,000 (Three Million US$)
(Rs 12.90 Crores) and was initiated in May
2006. The project is being undertaken in
nine States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West
Bengal US$2.97 Million has been released
so far.
The main objective of the project is
supporting conservation of medicinal plants
and traditional knowledge for enhancing
health and livelihood security. The key thrust
of the project is to promote conservation of
medicinal plants and related traditional
knowledge with local people and mainstreaming
these into the existing policies and programmes
of the forestry and health sector.
The Foundation for Revitalization of
Fig-15. Phlomis bracteosa, leaves and flowers are
Local Health Tradition (FRLHT), Bengaluru is
used as medicines the designated National Focal Point for the
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programme. The program is being by the States. Sites have been prepared
implemented through State Forest Departments for Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Rajasthan.
and the Conservator of the Forest is the State Management plans have been prepared
Focal Point. The project is overseen by a for all the thirty two MPCAs.
Project Monitoring Board (PMB) and is – Prepared trade regulation report for
implemented by an Empowered Project prioritized species of Tamil Nadu.
Standing Committee (EPSC). During the year
two meetings of EPSC were held. The project – Infrastructure for five State Level Medicinal
is now about to be completed by 31st March Plant Seed Centres have been developed
2010. Some of the activities carried out under and Nurseries to raised 67 prioritized
the project are as follows- species have been establishment in
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
– Conservation, Assessment, Management Pradesh.
Prioritization (CAMP) workshops have been
organized in Orissa, Rajasthan, West – One lakh seedlings of Decalepis hamiltonii
Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and CAMP – a critically endangered and highly traded
Reports have been published for Orissa medicinal plant from Karnataka have been
and West Bengal. distributed for propogation.
– A list of three hundred sixteen plants has – Farmers meeting cum workshop was
been prepared for Assessment and out of organized at Dharwad, Karnataka to
which one hundred twenty six have been
discuss on planting material, propagation 2
techniques and planting of medicinal plants.
indentified as heavily traded on endemic
or phyllogenetically distinct. Degrees of – Twenty three species were identified for
threat has been assigned to these spices sustainable harvest out of which seventeen
as per the IUCN criteria and categories species (6 in Karnataka, six in Madhya
through Conservation Assessment and Pradesh and five in Tamil Nadu) were
Management Prioritization Workshops prioritized for development and
(CAMP) organized in various states. implementation of the Protocol for
Accordingly fourteen species are assigned sustainable harvesting under CCF-II project.
as critically endangered forty three species The protocols for another six species that
as endangered and fifty nine species as are included in the demand supply study
vulnerable. were implemented through another project
funded by Forest Research Project (FRP)
– Thirty five Medicinal Plants Conservation
under Department for International
Areas (MPCAs) were identified in four states
Development (DFID) and this compliments
to conserve the endangered medicinal
the CCF II project objectives.
plants. Out of these, thirty two MPCAs have
established however twenty are supported – A draft manual on nursery and propagation
under the Project and the remaining are techniques of prioritized species has been
the offshoot of the study to be undertaken prepared.
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UNDP Project on
‘Mainstreaming Conservation
and Sustainable Use of
Medicinal Plant Biodiversity in
three Indian States’ in the
States of Chhattisgarh in
Central India, Arunachal
Pradesh in North-East India
and Uttarakhand in North-west
India. These States provide a
broad range of ecological
conditions, and hence
medicinal plant diversity as
well as range of Institutional
arrangements relating to forest
management. The total out lay Fig-16. Rhododendron arboretum, a highly ornamental species, used
of the project is US $ in treatment of headaches
11,414,121 with 4.93 million
$ of GEF and 6.4 Million $ of Government has been designated as the National Project
contribution which makes it Rs. 57.07 Crores Director (NPD) for the Project. The project
as the total cost of the project. The project shall be implemented in the States by State 2
is for seven years. Forests Departments through State Medicinal
The Project is an extension of the CCF Plant Boards (SMPBs). The Project shall be
II project with main thrust of mainstreaming overseen by the National and State Level
the long-term conservation, sustainable and Steering Committees which have already been
equitable use of medicinal plant diversity and constituted. The States have also establishment
associated traditional knowledge with local Project Management Units (PMUs) in their
people into forest management policy and States. FRLHT, Bengaluru has been designated
practices at the National, State and Local as the National Project Management Unit
levels. (NPMU). Requisite MOU has been signed
between Government and FRLHT and some
The project was launched through an staff for the PMU has been recruited. Some
Inception Workshop on 9th September 2008 of the activities carried out under the project
in the Ministry. The project was launched in are as follows:
the State of Uttarakhand through a
Brainstorming Session held at Dehradun on – PMUs have been set up in all the states and
27 th September 2008. The State of staff has been recruited.
Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh have – Activities for establishment of Medicinal
also launched the project in their States on Plants Conservation Areas (MPCAs) have
17 January 2009 and 27 February 2009
th th
been initiated. Seven MPCAs in each of
respectively. The Joint Secretary, CS-III Division the three implementing states are
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demarcated in as per the standard Procedure for obtaining prior approval for
models. Base line Data collection has diversion of forest land (forest clearance)
been initiated.
The State/UT Government before diverting /
– Policy Review meetings were organized de-reserving forest land for non-forest purposes
in all the three states by the nodal requires prior approval of Central Government
agencies for carrying out the activities of under section-2 of the Forest (Conservation)
Outcome 2. Act 1980.
– National Level meeting was organized
1. The statute for forest diversion requires the
to work out the modalities for carrying
diversion in two stages. In Stage-I (i.e. ‘in-
out the studies for Outcome 1. Sub-groups
principle approval’), the proposal is either
have been constituted on each of the
agreed to or rejected. If agreed to, certain
seven Outputs to work out the Terms of
conditions largely relating to depositing
References.
the opportunity cost of forest land such as
– Orientation workshop has been organized Net Present Value (NPV), Compensatory
to discuss and orient the implementing Afforestation (CA) and other expenses
partners towards a common knowledge and
towards mitigating the environmental
understanding and to prepare future action
damages (Catchment Area Treatment,
plan.
Wildlife preser vation, Bio-diversity
– One, reorientation training was given to conser vation and rehabilitation of
the Project Staff of Arunachal Pradesh by displaced persons, if any) have to be
FRLHT imparting knowledge as a part of fulfilled by the project authorities. Once
capacity building of State Medicinal Plant this is done, Stage-II clearance is accorded
Board.
by the Government. Following this the
Forest Conservation project authorities are handed over the
Objective forest land for use.
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(iii) Proposals involving forest land up to forest land up to 5.00 (five) ha except
40 ha are sent to the concerned the proposals related to mining and
Regional Offices of the Ministry of regularization of encroachment.
Environment and Forests. These offices
(vii) All proposals for regularization of
are situated at Shillong, Lucknow,
encroachment are dealt with in the
Chandigarh, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar
Ministry of Environment and Forests
and Bangalore.
at New Delhi irrespective of the area
(iv) In the Ministry of Environment and involved.
Forests at New Delhi, the proposal is
3. According to the Forest (Conservation)
examined by the Forest Advisory
Rules, 2003 which are currently in force,
Committee (FAC) constituted under
the time lines prescribed for different
Section-3 of the Forest (Conservation)
levels are as follows –
Act, 1980. The decision is taken by
the Competent Authority (MEF) on the (i) After receipt of renewal proposals, in
basis of the recommendations of the the prescribed format and complete
Forest Advisor y Committee. On in all respects, from the User Agency,
receipt of the compliance report from 60 (sixty) days for State / Union
the State Government, these are Territory Government.
scrutinized by the concerned AIG and (ii) After receipt of fresh proposals, in
thereafter, with the approval of the
IGF, final approval to the proposal is
the prescribed format and complete 2
in all respects, from the User Agency,
conveyed to the State Government.
90 (ninety) days for State / Union
(v) In the Regional Offices of the Ministry, Territory Government.
the proposals are examined by the
(iii) After receipt of the proposals
State Advisor y Group (SAG)
recommended for approval from the
pertaining to the concerned State /
State / Union Territory Government,
Union Territory. The recommendations
60 (sixty) days for the Central
of the SAG are processed in the
Government to take a decision.
regional office and note is prepared
to obtain the approval of MEF through 4. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide
the Additional DGF, MoEF. Once the its various orders as given below, directed
approval of the MEF is available on the Central Govt. to follow certain
the file, formal order is issued by the procedure for according forest clearance:
concerned Regional Office of the (i) Vide its order dated 13-11-2000 in
Ministry. W.P.(Civil) No. 337 of 1995, the
(vi) The Regional Chief Conservator of Supreme Court of India have banned
Forests, who heads the Regional de-reservation of forests/ Sanctuaries/
Office, has been empowered to take National Parks except with the
decision for the proposals involving approval of the Supreme Court.
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(ii) The Ministry of Environment and forest Dwellers (Recognition of forest Rights)
Forests moved the Supreme Court of Act, 2006.
India for deletion of the word “forests” 8. In addition to the above, there is general
form the above order dated 13-11- approval under Section – 2 of Forest
2000 in WP(C) No. 337 of 1995 (Conservation) Act 1980 for diversion of
through an Interlocutory Application forest land for underground laying of
No. 16. However, the Supreme Court optical fiber cables, underground laying
of India on 09-02-2004 disallowed of telephone lines and underground laying
the request of the Ministry stating that of drinking water supply pipelines.
“We see no ground to allow the
application and delete the word Existing system for clearances in Protected
“forests” from the order dated 13th Areas
November. The application is Directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court
accordingly dismissed.” in Writ petition (Civil) No. 337/1995 dated
(iii) The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India 13th November 2000 and 9th May 2002:
vide its order dated 23-11-2001 in Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated
I.A. No.703 in W.P.(Civil) No. 202 13.11.2000 directs “No dereservation /
of 1995, the Supreme Court of India denotification of National Parks/Wildlife
have restrained the Union of India Sanctuaries shall be effected”.
from permitting regularisation of any
Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated
encroachments whatsoever without
9.5.2002 directs that ”All cases pertaining
their approval.
to Section 29 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,
5. At present, the proposals involving forest 1972 shall be referred to the Standing
land up to 40 ha are being processed Committee of NBWL”.
and accorded forest clearance as per
Provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,
existing provisions of Forest (Conservation)
1972
Act, 1980 without being placed before
the FAC. Section 29 of the Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972 provides that ‘ no person shall
6. It has been noted that the proposals up
destroy, exploit or remove any wild life
to 40 ha of forest lands get sanction by
including forest produce from a sanctuary or
and large within the stipulated time period
destroy or damage or divert the habitat of
as mentioned in para-3 above.
any wild animal by any act whatsoever or
7. There is also a general power given to the divert, stop or enhance the flow of water into
State Governments for according approval or outside the sanctuary, except under and
up to 1.00 ha of forest land for non-forest in accordance with a permit granted by the
purposes for social sector developmental Chief Wildlife Warden, and no such permit
projects executed by the Government shall be granted unless the State Government
agencies. These are also covered under being satisfied in consultation with the Board
the Scheduled Tribe and other traditional that such removal of Wildlife from the
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sanctuary or the change in the flow of water prescribed proforma that has been developed
into or outside the sanctuary is necessary by the Ministry of Environment & Forests and
for the improvement and better management is available in the website of the Ministry
of wildlife therein, authorizes the issue of (http://envfor.nic.in).
such permit.
The prescribed proforma has five parts
Section 35(6) of the Wildlife and each part to be filled in by the User
(Protection) Act, 1972 provides that ‘ no Agency; concerned Divisional Forest Officer/
person shall destroy, exploit or remove any Park Manager; Concerned Chief Conservator
wild life including forest produce from a of Forest; Concerned Chief Wildlife Warden
National Park or destroy or damage or divert and the Concerned Forest Secretary.
the habitat of any wild animal by any act The proforma also seeks information
whatsoever or divert, stop or enhance the on the detailed biodiversity aspects of the
flow of water into or outside the National area in question; maps of the area, other
Park, except under and in accordance with activities already in place; possible impacts
a permit granted by the Chief Wildlife of the proposal, etc.
Warden, and no such permit shall be granted
unless the State Government being satisfied The User agency is required to submit
the duly filled in Part-I of the proforma and
in consultation with the National Board that
submit it to the concerned Forest Officer, who
such removal of Wildlife from the National
in turn, for wards through the Chief
Park or the change in the flow of water into
Conservator of Forest to the Chief Wildlife 2
or outside the National Park is necessary for
Warden.
the improvement and better management of
wildlife therein, authorizes the issue of such The Chief Wildlife Warden, after
permit. giving his specific comments on the proposal
forwards the proposal to the Government of
Section 26A (2) of the Wildlife
India, through the concerned Forest Secretary
(Protection) Act, 1972 provides that ‘No
after the recommendation of the State Board
alteration of the boundaries of Sanctuary shall
for Wildlife
be made by the State Government except on
a recommendation of the National Board. The proposal so received from the State
Government is placed before the Standing
Section 35(5) of the Wildlife
Committee of NBWL (Chaired by the Hon’ble
(Protection) Act, 1972 provides that ‘No
Minister for E&F and the Addl. DGF (WL)
alteration of the boundaries of National Board
being the Member-Secretary and having 10
shall be made by the State Government except
members including Non Government
on a recommendation of the National Board.
members).
Procedure being followed for grant of
The meetings of the Standing
clearance
Committee are convened once in 2-3 months
The User Agency/Project Proponent is time period. During the meetings, discussions
required to submit the proposals in the on each proposal takes place wherein the
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concerned Chief Wildlife Warden and and from 60 days to 30 days at the Central
representatives of User Agency are also Government level.
invited. – The Regional; Offices of the Ministry were
In cases where the area proposed for directed to assist/ help the officials of the
diversion is large and/or the impact of the Border Roads in formulating the proposals
project on wildlife is grave, site inspections as and when theses officers approach
are conducted by the members of the them.
Committee. The site inspection reports are – The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs
generally considered in the next ensuing including these 5 States have been
meeting of the Standing Committee. requested to direct the concerned officers
In other cases, where the diversion of handling the proposals including the Nodal
land is small and/or the impact of the project Officer (FCA) to expedite processing of
on the wildlife is not so visible, the Standing proposals.
Committee takes a view during the meetings – The State Governments have been
as and when the proposals are considered. requested to strengthen the institution of
After the recommendations of the the Nodal Officer (FCA) so that only
Standing Committee of NBWL, the User complete proposals in all respect are
Agency/State Government have to approach for warded by them to the Central
Hon’ble Supreme Court for final clearance Government. And thus, these do not attract
in view of their orders dated 13.11.2000 . further clarifications from the State
Government.
It may be mentioned here that the
– The concerned State/UT Governments
Ministry of Environment & Forests has also
have been requested to advice the
filed an Interlocutory Application before the
Divisional Commissioners for coordinating
Hon’ble Supreme Court seeking a relaxation
such proposals at the State Government
of the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated
level so that delays are curtailed.
13.11.2000.
– The workshops/seminars have been
Initiatives by the MoEF
organised at Shillong and Dehradun to
With a view to expedite the prior share information on project/proposal
approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, formulation to the officers of BRO / BRTF
1980, and also clearance under the Wildlife etc.
(Protection) Act, 1972, following initiatives
B. Investigative Survey / Prospecting
have been taken by the MoEF:
Prospecting of any Mineral, done under
A. For Border roads along the Indo-China
prospecting license granted under MMRD
Border/Projects of National Security Act, which requires collection / removal
importance of samples from the forest land, would be
– Reduced the processing time from 90 days a stage between survey & investigation
to 30 days at the State Government level and grant of mining lease and as such
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Table-7. Statement showing the number of cases received and number of cases cleared under
the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 during the year 2009-10 (upto 31 December, 2009)
S.No. Regional Offices Number of cases Number of cases
received cleared (upto
31.12.2009)
1. Bangalore 75 55
2. Bhubaneswar 52 62
3. Bhopal 168 86
4. Lucknow 390 495
5. Shillong 72 98
6. Chandigarh 439 370
Total 1196 1166
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– Regional Office, North Eastern Region, Eastern States including Sikkim and special
Shillong organized interactive meeting of categories States namely Jammu & Kashmir,
project proponents, State Forest Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand share
Departments, Pollution Control Boards on 10% of the cost while the rest of the States/
3 March 2009 related with status of UTs share 25% of the cost of the annual
compliance of projects approved under plans of operations.
EPA, 1986. The meeting was chaired by
The major components of the scheme
Additional Secretar y, Ministr y of
include:
Environment & Forests.
– Forest Fire control and Management.
– Regional Office, North Eastern Region,
Shillong organized a sectoral meeting – Strengthening of Infrastructure.
relating to Cement Industry on 16.11.2009 – Survey, Demarcation and Working Plan
Financial Achievement preparation.
A statement showing financial targets – Protection and Conservation of Sacred
and achievements for the year 2009-10 is Groves.
given in Table-8.
– Conservation and Restoration of Unique
Intensification of Forest Vegetation & Ecosystems.
Management Scheme (IFMS) – Control and Eradication of Forest Invasive
While aiming to expand forest cover Species. 2
in the country it is equally important to
– Preparedness for Meeting Challenges of
improve the state of existing forests and
Bamboo Flowering and Improving
protect them against various threats. This
Management of Bamboo Forest.
Centrally Sponsored Intensification of Forest
Management Scheme aims at strengthening While the first three components have
forest protection machinery of the State/UT been under implementation since the X Plan
Governments and providing support for period under the erstwhile Integrated Forest
area-specific forest management Protection Scheme, the remaining four
interventions. The financial assistance is components have been introduced from the
provided on cost share basis – All the North year 2009-10.
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– Increase the resources for forests conservation – To fill positions of front line personnel lying
and improving the quality of forest vacant at State level.
– To reserve the degradation of rivers of our
– Release of CAMPA funds to States
country and set up institutional structures
– Better funding for environmental activities for synergizing the river conservation efforts
like Common Effluent Treatment Plants at the national and state levels.
– Re-imbursement of water cess to State – To effectively enforce legal provisions
Governments through State Pollution Control Boards to
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curtail the discharge of untreated industrial of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional
effluents that account for nearly 25% of the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)
total pollution load in our river systems. Act, 2006 along with Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
– To involve more stakeholders, particularly In the process:
youth, to lead the movement for – Instructions issued to state governments on
environmental protection and regeneration. August 3, 2009 that to formulate
– To use collective knowledge and wisdom unconditional proposals under the Forest
and experience to seek new pathways to (Conservation) Act, 1980, the State/UT
reserve the environmental degradation and governments are, wherever the process of
resource depletion. settlement of rights under the FRA has been
The Minister of State (Independent completed or currently under process,
Charge) for Environment and Forests, Shri required to enclose evidences for having
Jairam Ramesh during the Working Session initiated and completed the above process,
recalled the detailed discussions held in the specially among other sections, 3(1)(i),
preparatory meeting on 17th August, 2009. 3(1)(e) and 4(5).
In the Working Session, agenda-wise – To facilitate implementation of the Act,
presentations deliberations and decisions took the topic “Protection of Forests in the
place as per details: context of the implementation of The
The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional
Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Act, 2006 Rights) Act, 2006” was kept as an
The Ministry has been pro-actively Agenda for discussion during the National
involved, in coordinating the Implementation Conference of Ministers of Environment
and Forests held on 18th August,
2009 at New Delhi where it was
emphasized that there should be
focus on developing strategies for
the speedy implementation of the
Tribal Act while minimizing its
potentially deleterious impacts on
forests.
– In the context of numerous
Court Cases challenging the
various provisions of the Act, this
Ministry is regularly providing
Ministry’s comments to the Nodal
Ministry i.e. Ministry of Tribal
Fig-18. Forest dwellers with forest produce Affairs.
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United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) next Congress. On their invitation, the
DGF&SS, Dr. P.J. Dilip Kumar made a formal
The United Nations Forum on Forests
declaration of intention to host the next
(UNFF) in its 7th Session had adopted the
Congress, in the concluding ceremony held
Non-Legally Binding Instrument on all types
on 23rd October, 2009. Discussions were also
of forests with the four global objectives. All
held with officials of British Forestr y
member countries had agreed to implement
Commission, US Forest Service, Chinese
this instrument and to make efforts for
delegation, Russian delegation and Nepal team
achieving global objectives. The Government
on areas of mutual interest and cooperation.
of India is also committed to implementing
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). In this Agenda-I : Monitoring compliance with
context, the information on progress in 2007- environmental and forestry related laws and
08/ 2008-09 in implementing the Non-Legally regulations and the roadmap for institution -
Binding Instrument on all Types of Forests building
(NLBI) and the progress towards achieving A presentation on “Institution Building
the four Global Objectives on Forests was for Managing our Environment & Forests” was
submitted. The 8th Session of United Nations made by Shri Vijai Sharma, Secretary (E&F).
Forum on Forests (UNFF) was held in New The presentation, inter alia, highlighted the
York, USA from 20th April to 1st May, 2009. various dimensions of the environmental
The Indian delegation headed by Director challenge and the issues involved in
General of Forests and Special Secretary monitoring compliance with environment and 2
(DGF&SS), Ministry of Environment and forest laws. After detailed deliberations, it
Forests, Government of India participated was agreed to:-
actively in the 8th Session of UNFF and suitably – Establish an empowered Environment
put forward the country’s views in the meetings. Protection Authority, within a year, which
would be an autonomous, professional and
World Forestry Congress
science-based body, fully authorized to
The 13th Session of World Forestry undertake effective implementation of the
Congress was held at Buenos Aires, legislation and rules therein, as well as
Argentina, from 18th to 23rd October, 2009. monitoring compliance with safeguards
The theme of the Congress was ‘Forests in stipulated as part of environmental
Development – A Vital Balance’. The Indian clearances and also to transmit to the States
Delegation headed by DGF&SS participated within a month a centrally prepared concept
actively in the 13th Session of World Forestry note on the proposed Authority;
Congress. Meetings/ discussions were held – Conduct a sur vey of the seventeen
with Mr. Jan Heino, Dy. Director General of categories of highly polluting industries in
FAO Forestry Department and Mr. Olman the current year at the State level to ensure
Serrano, Associate Secretary General World compliance of relevant standards and also
Forestry Congress Forestry Department, FAO, to document the clean technologies being
Rome regarding modalities of planning of the adopted;
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– Work out a time-bound action programme (TSDFs) for hazardous wastes, and
for handling the industrial clusters having common facilities for treatment of
serious environmental pollution levels, to bio-medical wastes, keeping in view the
be implemented jointly by the Central and need to substantially enhance the
State Pollution Control Boards. For this, the assistance by the Central Government;
Central Government will issue guidelines
– Set up and strengthen, in view of the
for identification of critically polluted areas
and the monitoring protocol to be enforced. decentralized appraisal procedures,
High level monitoring at the State Level of State-level Environmental Impact
these areas will be undertaken to ensure Assessment Authorities and Coastal Zone
timely intervention; Management Authorities, with
professional and technical expertise in
– Undertake a comprehensive inventorization
the environment and forest related fields,
of hazardous waste being generated in
suppor ted by technology-enabled
different States and UTs;
monitoring mechanisms for enhancing
– Expedite sanctions due under the Water Cess environmental compliance;
Act by the Central Government to the State
– Operationalize the crisis management
Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), with action
to be taken according to a system to be systems to handle chemical accidents and
devised to enable disbursements to the SPCBs related emergencies, supported by onsite
without delay and also to provide additional and offsite emergency plans and systems
resources to the Central Pollution Control for transmitting information using the web-
Board (CPCB) under the Water Cess Act; based Chemical Accident Information and
Reporting System. Preparation of
– Strengthen the SPCBs by allocating greater
emergency plans for the Maximum Hazard
budgetary resources and sanctioning
(MAH) units will be expedited.
additional posts wherever needed in terms
of technical manpower and infrastructure, – Modernize and revitalize forest
as a primary responsibility of the State administration at various levels, particularly
Government. The Central Government will at the cutting-edge level of forest guards
provide assistance to the weaker State PCBs and rangers, including with regard to new
for this endeavour; recruitment, improvement of working
– Augment the technical manpower, conditions and better incentives for field-
infrastructure and financial resources of the level staff. States will endeavour to bring
CPCB; the Forestry personnel on par with the Police
Force in terms of remuneration and service
– Put in place innovative funding
conditions.
mechanisms, public-private partnerships
and special purpose vehicles for setting – Circulate a copy of the National Green
up common facilities, such as Common Tribunal Bill, 2009. which has been recently
Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), introduced in the Parliament, to the States
treatment, storage and disposal facilities within a week.
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Agenda-II : Improving our approach to river common facilities, such as common effluent
cleaning using innovative models and treatment plants (CETPs).
enhanced coordination between Centre,
Agenda-III : Strategies for increasing forest
States and Local Bodies
cover and enhancing synergies between
A presentation on ‘River Cleaning ‘Green India Mission’, National Afforestation
using Innovative Models’ was made by Shri Programme and CAMPA funds
R.H. Khwaja, Additional Secretary. The
Shri K.B.Thampi, Inspector General of
presentation highlighted the recent initiatives
Forests made a presentation highlighting the
of the Government for giving a fresh impetus
present status of the Forest and Tree Cover
to river cleaning and underlined the need
(FTC) in the country, the strategies for
for enhanced coordination between Centre,
increasing FTC, current initiatives and action
States and Local Bodies. After disc
points. After discussion the following
ussions, the following conclusions were
conclusions were reached:
arrived at:
– States would immediately prepare a status
– To effectively coordinate the working of the
Centre, States and Urban Local Bodies for paper showing the availability of budgetary
river and lake cleaning programmes; to resources in the respective states for the
significantly enhance the resources Forestry Sector from all sources and send
allocated for these programmes; and seek it to the Ministry of Environment of Forests.
bilateral/multilateral assistance for the effort – The information required from the states for
and put in place new implementation preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) 2
mechanisms, e.g., special purpose vehicles, of a Rs. 1600 crores project likely to be
drawing upon the experience gained over supported by JICA should be expedited
the past two decades;
– States experiencing difficulties in accessing
– To set up empowered structures in the States, funds for forestry/afforestation projects
headed by the respective Chief Ministers; under the NREGA may emulate the example
complemented by tripartite Memorandums set by Andhra Pradesh where the process
of Agreement (MoAs) between the MoEF, has been considerably streamlined.
the State Governments, and the Urban Local
– The Ministry would take necessary action
Bodies concerned to effectively plan,
expeditiously on the proposals on Clean
coordinate and implement river
Development Mechanism (CDM) that will
conservation activities in an integrated
be forwarded by Madhya Pradesh and
manner. States will allocate dedicated funds
other states.
for meeting Operation and Maintenance
(O&M) expenses and consider measures Agenda-IV : Strengthening of State Forest
for mobilization of resources for this purpose Departments by Modernization, Infrastructure
by levy of user charges, cess etc.; development and Capacity building of forest
– To put in place innovative funding officials
mechanisms, public-private partnerships Shri A.K.Johari, Deputy Inspector
and special purpose vehicles for setting up General of Forests introduced the agenda
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through a presentation. After discussions the on the subject. It was said that while the
following Action Points were agreed upon: Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry
for the implementation of the Act, the Ministry
– The State/UT Governments would prepare
of Environment & Forests and the State Forests
plans for modernising their forestr y
Departments have a facilitating Role. The
administration by 20.12.2009 and submit
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
the APOs to the Ministry at the earliest. In Environment and Forests observed that ‘The
this modernisation plan, the focus would Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
be on the frontline forestry forces. Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act,
– The State/UT Governments would submit 2006’ needs to be implemented speedily and
information as per the Proforma enclosed with that it is the responsibility of all concerned
the agenda note of the Agenda Item No. 4. to work in this direction. At the same time,
it is also necessary to take necessary steps
– Programme Coordinators for Intensification towards conser vation. In the ensuing
of Forest Management Scheme would be discussions, the following action points were
designated by the State/UT Governments. agreed upon:
– For the areas affected by Naxalism, – Forest Departments will facilitate the speedy
Divisional Plans would be submitted by the implementation of the Act by providing
concerned State/UTs at the earliest. maps, documents & evidences and by
proactively participating in the Sub-division
The following conclusions were reached:
level & District level Committees.
– States would undertake modernisation of
– States will expedite the identification of
Forestry Administration on a Mission Mode.
Critical Wildlife Habitats.
Focus of Scheme would be on Frontline
Forestry Force. Attempts would be made – Forest Departments will prepare Scheme
by the States to bring the Forestry Force for permanent demarcation of the Right
holders’ land and request for funding by
on par with the Police Force in terms of
the Tribal Welfare Departments.
their pay, allowances, promotions, etc.
– Forest Departments will prepare proposal
– For areas affected by left wing extremism,
for capacity building of forest dwellers so
the State Governments would apportion
that they can conserve, regenerate, protect
funds from the Central Assistance for
and sustainably manage the forests and
implementation of Divisional Plans under can live in harmony with their environment.
Strengthening of Forestry Administration. Such programme should be posed for
Agenda-V : Protection of Forests in the context funding by the Tribal Welfare Departments.
of the implementation of “The Scheduled Tribes Agenda-VI : Wildlife management including
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers tiger conservation and issues related to man-
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 animal conflict
Dr. P.B.Gangopadhyay, Addl. Director At the outset, the MOS (I/C) (E&F)
General of Forests made a brief presentation remarked that wildlife conservation in the untry
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faces several challenges. Dr. Rajesh Gopal, – Fill up frontline staff vacancy through a
Member Secretar y, National Tiger special drive.
Conservation Authority made a presentation
– Ensure safeguards and timely compensation
highlighting the various issues pertaining to
for man-wildlife conflicts in human
wildlife sector. In the ensuing discussion, the dominated landscapes for enlisting
following action points were agreed upon:
cooperation of local inhabitants.
– State/ UT Governments to make use of the
– Appoint independent Field Coordinators for
provisions of the modified Centrally
each Elephant Reserve in Elephant Range
Sponsored Schemes in the Wildlife sector
States.
and also to scale up financial allocation
for wildlife conservation in State Plans. – Wildlife Institute of India to constitute a
special team to study the man-animal conflict
– Step up intelligence networking and
issues involving Nilgai. The team shall visit
effective enforcement in Protected Areas.
the badly affected States submit a report
– Promote specialization within Forest for addressing this issue within 2 months,
Department to improve field delivery.
– MoEF to convene a separate meeting on
– Establish a 24 x 7 control room with the issues related to elephant-man conflicts
Chief Wildlife Warden for interlinking with involving Elephant Range States.
the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and field
– Mobilize local community participation as
formations. Further, they shall inform the
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau on the
the primary instrument for protecting wildlife 2
and for promoting conservation and
occurrence of major crimes in a format
sustainable management of forests;
already circulated and also to give details
of wildlife crimes during the last 10 years – Act effectively against poachers and,
to facilitate the establishment of wildlife simultaneously, amend the Wildlife
crime date base. (Protection) Act, 1972 as necessary, to
enhance its effectiveness,
– Operationalise the tripartite MOU at the
earliest for availing central assistance under – Take concrete steps, with the Centre and
Project Tiger. States working together, for addressing the
special needs of communities living in and
– Ensure statutory compliance as required
around the wildlife habitats, supported by
by the NTCA (buffer zoning, Steering
Management Plans for the Protected Areas,
Committee, tiger conser vation plan,
foundation). which recognize the local communities as
stakeholders.
– Ensure actions on the recommendations
made in the All India tiger estimation report Wildlife Conservation
for corridor conservation, Introduction
– Prepare and operationalize Management The Indian Constitution entails the
Plans / Tiger Conservation Plans within 6 subject of forests & wildlife in the Concurrent
months, wherever these are nonexistent. list. The Federal Ministry acts as a guiding
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torch dealing with policies and planning on Funding Support for Wildlife Conservation
wildlife conservation while the State/ UT
Government of India provides technical
Governments have been vested with the
and financial support to the State/ UT
responsibility of implementing national
Governments for wildlife conservation under
policies and plans. Realizing the huge task
of conserving India’s wildlife resources, the the various Centrally Sponsored Schemes -
National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016) Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats,
was adopted, emphasizing the need for Project Tiger, and Project Elephant, and also
peoples’ participation and support for wildlife through Central Sector Scheme - Strengthening
conservation. of Wildlife Division and Consultancies for
Special Tasks, and through Grants in Aid to
In Government of India, the Additional
the Central Zoo Authority and Wildlife Institute
Director General of Forests (Wildlife) and
of India, Dehra dun. The objectives and details
Director, Wildlife Preservation is the head of
the Wildlife Wing in the Ministr y of of the Schemes handled by the Wildlife
Environment & Forests. The Wildlife Wing Division are as given below:
has two Divisions, namely, Project Elephant Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
Division and Wildlife Division, each headed
The Protected Area network in India
by an officer in the rank of Inspector General
of Forests. A Deputy Inspector General of includes ninty nine National Parks and five
Forest (Wildlife), an Assistant Inspector hundred fifteen Wildlife Sanctuaries, forty
General of Forests & Joint Director (Wildlife) three Conser vation Reser ves and four
and one Deputy Director (Wildlife) provide Community Reserves. The objective of the
support to the Wildlife Wing. In addition, Scheme is to provide financial and technical
three autonomous bodies, National Tiger assistance to the State/ UTs to conserve
Conservation Authority (NTCA), Central Zoo wildlife resources. The Scheme supports
Authority (CZA) and Wildlife Institute of India various activities aimed at the conservation
(WII) have been constituted for tiger of wildlife that inter alia include habitat
conservation, zoo management, research and improvement practices, infrastructure
training in wildlife respectively under the development, eco-development activities, anti
Ministry. The National Zoological Park in the poaching activities, research, training,
capital is also a part of the Wildlife Wing
capacity building, census of wildlife, etc.
of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.
Under this Scheme, 100% grant is
In tune with the 2006 amendment to
provided for identified items of non-recurring
the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, a Wildlife
Crime control Bureau has been established expenditure. Also, 50% assistance is provided
to combat wildlife related crimes. The Wildlife in respect of recurring items of expenditure.
Crime Control Bureau has five Regional For areas located in mountainous, coastal,
Offices located Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, deserts and with identified endangered
Chennai and Jabalpur and three Sub-regional species, 100% financial support is provided
offices at Amritsar, Guwahati and Cochin. for both recurring and non-recurring items of
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work. An amount of Rs
80.00 crore was
allocated during the year
2009-10 under the
Scheme.
During December
2008, the erstwhile
Scheme – ‘Development
of National Parks and
Sanctuaries’ has been
modified by expanding
the scope and adding a
few more components
and activities. The total
outlay for the modified
Fig-19. Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Scheme - titled as
‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ Nicobar megapode, Manipur Brow-antlered
is Rs.74.00 crores for the 11 five Year Plan
th
deer, Vultures, Malabar civet, One-horned
period. Apart from providing support to rhino, Asiatic Lion and Swamp deer. Out of
Protected Areas (National Parks, Wildlife these ‘Recovery Programmes” for Vulture,
Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Snow Leopard, Hangul, Edible-nest Swiftlet
2
Community Reserves), the modified Scheme and Manipur Brow Antlered Deer have been
also provides for ‘Protection of wildlife outside launched. Funds have been released to Jammu
the Protected Areas’ and ‘Recover y & Kashmir (Snow leopard and Hangul),
programmes for critically endangered Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana (Vulture),
species’. Edible-nest Swiftlet (Andaman & Nicobar
The Ministr y had initiated an Islands), Manipur Brow Antlered Deer
independent evaluation of National Parks and (Manipur). Apart from this, Government of
Wildlife Sanctuaries by a group of experts India has formulated an Action Plan for Vulture
to ascertain the Management Effectiveness of Conservation, which is being implemented in
Protected Area network in the country. Five collaboration with State/UTs. The Government
regional committees of experts have been has supported Vulture Breeding Centres at
constituted for the purpose. Pinjore in Haryana, Buxa in West Bengal
and Rani Forest in Assam and also the captive
Recover y programmes for critically breeding centres at 4 Zoos at Bhopal,
endangered species Bhubaneshwar, Junagarh and Hyderabad,
The Ministry has initially shortlisted which have been set up through CZA.
fifteen species which are Snow Leopard, Government of India also providing funds to
Bustard, Dolphin, Hangul, Nilgiri Tahr, Marine Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai for
turtles, Edible-nest Swiftlet, Asian Wild Buffalo, the project “Monitoring and use of Veterinary
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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2006. The by the National Board for Wildlife for framing
mandate of WCCB includes collection, polices for effective wildlife conservation,
collation of intelligence and its dissemination, making recommendations on wildlife
establishment of a centralized wildlife crime conservation, etc. The Standing Committee
databank, coordination of the actions of ordinarily meets once in three months. During
various enforcement authorities towards the the period from 1st April 2009 till date, 4
implementation of the provisions of the Act, meetings of the Standing Committee of
implementation of the international National Board for Wildlife were held under
conventions, capacity building for scientific the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of State
and professional investigation, assistance to for Environment & Forests. The meetings were
authorities in other countries for a coordinated held on 4th May 2009, 17th July 2009 and
universal action towards control of wildlife 16th September 2009 and 22nd December
crimes and to advise the government 2009. During these meetings, several
regarding various policy and legal important matters regarding wildlife
requirements. conservation and also various proposals
relating to development works involving
The Bureau at present is manned by
Protected Areas were considered. In all, fifty
forty four officials including one Addl. Director
in the rank of Inspector General of Police. As five proposals were considered by the
Standing Committee during these 4 meetings,
a central agency, it is assisting the state
alongwith other important issues related to
agencies through intelligence inputs, analysis 2
of information and providing expertise. The wildlife conservation. The minutes of the
meetings are regularly updated to the official
Bureau has also performing its role at the exit
points under CITES. This organization has website of the Ministry.
also played an active role in pursuing the International Cooperation
interstate linkages in some important seizures
India is a party to five major
of mega-fauna. The Bureau has issued alerts
international conventions related to wildlife
on trafficking in some species and advisories conservation, viz. Convention on International
on collection and appreciation of forensic
Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna
evidence. and flora (CITES), International Union for
Standing Committee of National Board for Conser vation of Nature and Natural
Wildlife Resources (IUCN), International Whaling
Commission (IWC), United Nations
The Standing Committee of National
Board for Wildlife, was constituted on 9th Educational, Scientific & Cultural
Organization-World Heritage Committee
July 2007 for a period of three years. The
(UNESCO-WHC) and the Convention on
Standing Committee is chaired by the Hon’ble
Migratory Species (CMS).
Minister of Environment & Forests and is
comprised of ten members including official During the reporting period, i.e. 2009-
and non official members. The Standing 2010, India was actively involved in the
Committee has been delegated the powers following International Conventions:
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2nd December 1946. The purpose of the of IUCN in India including the Ministry of
Convention is to provide for conservation Environment & Forests, National Board for
of whale stocks. India has been a member Wildlife, Wildlife Institute of India,
of the International Whaling Commission Dehradun the Govid Ballabh Pant Institute
since 1981 and has played a pro-active for Himalayan Studies, Almora and Indian
and prominent role in bringing about a Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. An
moratorium on commercial whaling and IUCN Country Office in India is also
supporting the Commission in its efforts functional with its office in New Delhi.
towards whale conservation.
Further, an Indian Nation Committee (INC)
The 61st Annual meeting of the International of the IUCN is in existence under the
Whaling Commission was held in Madeira,
Chairmanship of the Secretary (E&F) and
Portugal from 22nd to 26th June 2009. An
comprising both official and non official
Indian delegation attended the meeting.
members. The Director, Wildlife Institute of
India’s proactive role in its efforts to
India is the Member-Secretary to the INC
conser ve the whale population was
of IUCN.
appreciated during the meeting.
– Indian National Committee of IUCN
– IUCN : World Conservation Union
International Union for Conservation of During the period 2009-2010, one meeting
Nature (IUCN) is a unique global of the Indian National Committee of the
organization which started working in IUCN was convened on 28th October 2009 2
1948. It is one of the handful of international under the Chairmanship of the Secretary
organization where Governments and non- (E&F). The important discussions held during
Governmental bodies work together as the meeting include:
parties. By virtue of being a member of – Presentation on progress on India
IUCN, one has access to the largest network programme by IUCN India Country Office
of specialists in the field of conservation.
IUCN is having an observer status at the – Mechanism for greater involvement of IUCN
United Nations and advises Governments member organizations in IUCN India
on matters related to conservation, integrity Country Programme.
and diversity of nature and also ensures – Presentation of financial statement of INC-
that any use of natural resources is equitable IUCN Secretariat.
and ecologically sustainable.
IUCN India Country office
India has a long relationship with IUCN.
The Government of India was the first The Government of India has been a state
country in South Asia to join IUCN as a member of IUCN since 1969. In 2007,
state member in 1969. It is also the first IUCN established a country office and
and the only country in the region to host programme in India to deepen its
the General Assembly of IUCN in 1969. engagement at the local, national, and
At present there are twenty two members regional levels. IUCN’s India programme
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seeks to identify the key environmental and health care of animals in India zoos and
concerns and gaps and correspondingly restrain mushrooming of unplanned and ill-
broaden the membership base to enhance conceived zoos that were cropping up in the
influence on policy and practice in country as adjuncts to public parks, industrial
sustainable development complexes and way sides.
Recent activities undertaken by IUCN in The Central Zoo Authority is a twelve
India include member body headed by a Chairman.
– Himalayan Water and Nature Initiative- Minister of State for Environment & Forests
(Forests & Wildlife), Government of India is
innovative management practices to support
presently ex-officio Chairman of the Authority.
mainstreaming of an ecosystem approach
to water management; Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority is
the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
– Access to environmental justice by the rural There are 9 regular and 6 contractual staff
communities; and to assist the Member Secretary in discharge
– Tiger Reserve Assessment. of his duties
Work has also been undertaken to To carry out the different functions of
implement two important initiatives: the Authority, two committees namely the
Administrative Committee (headed by the DGF
– The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
& SS-to decide on administrative and
(LLS) is a global initiative that examines the
budgetary issues) and Technical Committee
rights and access of the rural poor to forest
(headed by the Addl. DGF(WL)-to take
products in the context of the entire
decisions on technical matters) have been
landscape in which people and forests
constituted in the Authority. An expert group
interact; and
on zoo designing has also been formed in
– Mangroves for the Future Initiative (MFF), the Authority to give recommendations on zoo
which seeks to address long-term threats to master plans and approval of the enclosure
coastal ecosystems, and promote investment designs submitted by different zoos.
in conserving coastal ecosystems as
Activities undertaken during the year
development ‘infrastructure’
– Recognition of Zoo Rules 2009 were
Central Zoo Authority
finalized and notified vide Notification No.
Zoos in India are regulated as per the 643 dated 11.11.2009 in supersession of
provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, the Recognition of Zoo Rules 1992.
1972 and are guided by the National Zoo
– Five large, five small and thirty mini zoos
Policy, 1998. The Central Zoo Authority was
and Rescue Centres have been evaluated
established by the Government of India in the
as zoos during the year.
year 1992 through an amendment in the Wild
Life (Protection) (1991 amendment) Act, – Five large, two small and twenty three mini
1972. The main objective was to enforce zoos Rescue Centres have been given
minimum standards and norms for upkeep conditional recognition.
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Progress achievement made during the year Chief Minister and establishment of Tiger
Conservation Foundation.
Legal Steps
– Constitution of a multidisciplinary Tiger and
– Amendment of the Wild Life (Protection)
Other Endangered Species Crime Control
Act, 1972 for providing enabling provisions
Bureau (Wildlife Crime Control Bureau) with
for constitution of the National Tiger
effect from 6.6.2007 comprising of officers
Conservation Authority and the Tiger and
from Police, Forest, Customs and other
Other Endangered Species Crime Control
enforcement agencies to effectively control
Bureau. The punishment in case of offence
illegal trade in wildlife.
within a tiger reserve has been enhanced.
The Act also provides for forfeiture of any – Approval accorded for declaring eight new
equipment, vehicle or weapon that has been Tiger Reserves. Notification for Sahayadri
used for committing any wild life offence. Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has been
issued in January, 2010.
Administrative steps
– The revised Project Tiger guidelines have
– Strengthening of anti-poaching activities, been issued to States for strengthening tiger
including special strategy for monsoon conservation, which apart from ongoing
patrolling, by providing funding support to activities, interalia, include funding support
Tiger Reserve States, as proposed by them, to States for enhanced village relocatgion/
for deployment of anti-poaching squads rehabilitation package for people living in
involving ex-army personnel/home guards, core or critical tiger habitats (from Rs.1
apart from workforce comprising of local lakh/ family to Rs.10 lakhs/ family,
people, in addition to strengthening of rehabilitation/ resettlement of communities
communication/wireless facilities. involved in traditional hunting and
– One hundred percent Central Assistance mainstreaming livelihood and wildlife
provided to thirty eight Tiger Reserves as concerns in forests outside tiger reserves
an additionality for deployment of Tiger and fostering corridor conservation through
protection Force, comprising of ex-army restorative strategy to arrest habitat
personnel and local workforce. fragmentation.
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– Special advisories issued for in-situ build – Funding support to thirty eight tiger reserve
up of prey base and tiger population in seventeen States.
through active management in tiger reserves – EFC of Project Tiger Scheme revised to
having low population status of tiger and include additionalities for implementing the
its prey. Tiger Task Force recommendations and
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enhancing the village relocation/ tiger habitat in its newly constituted tiger
rehabilitation package for people living in reserve (Sanjay National Park and Sanjay
core areas of tiger reserves. Wildlife Sanctuary)
– As per the findings of the recent all India Recent initiatives
estimation on tiger using the refined
– Implementing a tripartite MOU with tiger
methodology, the total countr y-level
States, linked to fund flows for effective
population of tiger is 1411(mid value); the
implementation of tiger conservation
lower and upper limits being 1165 and
initiatives.
1657 respectively. The new findings, which
are based on statistical methods and not – Revised the Special Tiger Protection Force
comparable with the earlier estimates based (STPF) guidelines to involve local people
on pugmark counts, indicate a poor status like Van Gujjars and others in field
of tiger population outside tiger reserve protection
and protected areas in the seventeen tiger – Rapid assessment of tiger reserves done
States. The tiger population, by and large, twelve good, nine satisfactory and sixteen
in the tiger reserves and protected areas poor.
of such States are viable, while requiring
– Special crack teams sent to tiger reserves
ongoing conservation efforts. As informed
affected by left wing extremism and low
by the State, the population of lion is
population status of tiger and its prey.
359±10, which has increased over the 2
years. As a part of the recent all India tiger – All India meeting of Field Directors
estimation, only the spatial occupancy of convened on 25 and 26 July, 2009 under
leopard within the seventeen tiger States the Chairmanship of the Minister of State
has been ascertained. (Independent Charge) for Environment and
Forests for reviewing the status of field
– An area of 29284.76 sq. km has been
protection and related issues in tiger
notified by fifteen Tiger States (out of
reserves.
seventeen) as core or critical tiger habitat
under section 38V of the Wildlife – Chief Ministers of tiger States addressed
(Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in at the level of the Minister of State
2006 (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal (Independent Charge) for Environment and
Pradesh, Assam Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Forests on urgent issues, viz. implementation
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, of the tripartite MOU, creation of the Tiger
Maharashtra, Mizoram, Orissa, Rajasthan, Conservation Foundation, stepping up
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and West protection etc.
Bengal). Two tiger States (Bihar and Uttar – Chief Ministers of States having tiger
Pradesh) have taken a decision for notifying reserves affected by left wing extremism
the core or critical tiger habitats (2765.04 and low population status of tiger and its
sq. km.). The State of Madhya Pradesh has prey addressed for taking special
not identified / notified the core/ critical initiatives.
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– Field visits to Bhadra, Corbett, Sariska and in 2006 to provide a separate Chapter (IVB)
Ranthambhore made by the Minister of for strengthening tiger conservation.
State (Independent Charge) for Environment
Budget allocation of the scheme during the
and Forests to review the initiatives and
year and progress of expenditure
problems relating to tier conservation.
– Steps taken for modernizing the Details are given in Table- 9, Table-10
infrastructure and field protection. and Table-11.
– Advisory issued for involvement of Non- Implementing organization along with details
Governmental Experts in the forthcoming The Project is implemented in the
all India tiger estimation. designated tiger reserves through respective
– Core Committee involving outside experts State Governments, as a Centrally Sponsored
constituted for overseeing the forthcoming Scheme.
all India tiger estimation.
Project Elephant
– Report of the Special Investigation Team
Introduction and Objectives
(STI) constituted for looking into the local
extension of tiger in the Panna Tiger Reserve Project Elephant (PE) was launched
sent to the State (Madhya Pradesh) for the by the Government of India in the year
needful action. 1991-92 as a Centrally Sponsored
– Issue of tiger farming and trafficking of tiger Scheme with following objectives:
body parts discussed at the level of Minister – To protect elephants, their habitat
of State (Independent Charge) for & corridors
Environment and Forests with the Chinese
Authorities. – To address issues of man- animal
conflict
– Action taken for amending the Wildlife
(Protection) Act to ensure effective – Welfare of domesticated elephants
conservation. Financial and technical support is
– Initiatives taken for improving the field being provided to major elephant bearing
delivery through capacity building of field States in the country. The Project is being
officials, apart from providing incentives. mainly implemented in 13 States / UTs, viz.
– Decision taken to host the World Tiger Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Summit in October-November, 2010. Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand,
Regulatory Acts/Rules governing the program
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Small support
and promulgation of new Acts, if any, along
is also being given to Tripura, Maharashtra
with the details
and Chhattisgarh.
The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, is
the main regulatory Act governing the Outlay /Expenditure during Five Year Plans
program. The said Act has been amended (in Rs. crores) is given in Table-12.
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Table-9. State wise release for Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, during
2009-10 (as on 03.03.2010)
(Rs. in lakhs)
Important Initiatives taken during the year accidents. Needful initiatives have been
taken by the Railway Board.
– A Task Force on Project Elephant under
the Chair manship of Dr. Mahesh – Consultation held with all Elephant Range
Rangarajan, Professor, Department of states in November 2009 to mitigate
History, University of Delhi constituted on elephant – human conflict. States advised
Project Elephant to provide detailed to take several short term and long term
recommendations to upgrade the project actions including preparation of Action
to bring about more effective conservation Plan.
and management regime for the species
– A two day workshop sponsored to Wildlife
in India. Trust of India ( WTI ) on securing elephant
– Consultation held with affected states and corridors in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh,
Ministry of Railways in September 2009 held at Dehradun in July 2009 which was
to minimize death of elephants in train attended by more than sixty participants
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Table-10. Reserve-wise release for Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, during 2009-
10 (as on 03.03.2010)
(Rs.in lakhs)
Sl.No. Tiger Reserve State Total Amount Released
1. Nagarjunsagar Andhra Pradesh 94.9100
2. Namdhapa Arunachal Pradesh -
3. Pakke Arunachal Pradesh 48.8600
4. Kaziranga Assam 165.0000
5. Manas Assam -
6. Nameri Assam 19.7700
7. Valmiki Bihar 8.0000
8. Achanakmar Chhattisgarh 1,193.5000
9. Indravati Chhattisgarh 42.1500
10. Udanti-Sitanadi Chhattisgarh 103.0500
11. Palamau Jharkhand 110.7350
12. Bandipur Karnataka 161.6970
13. Bhadra Karnataka 128.0870
14. Dandeli Anshi Karnataka 144.3700
15. Nagarhole Karnataka 210.8180
16. Periyar Kerala 151.8000
17. Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh 159.9600
18. Kanha Madhya Pradesh 277.0600
19. Panna Madhya Pradesh 175.8950
20. Pench Madhya Pradesh 158.3200
21. Sanjay Dubri Madhya Pradesh 145.8400
22. Satpura Madhya Pradesh 1,502.3710
23. Melghat Maharashtra 155.1850
24. Pench Maharashtra 75.8720
25. Tadoba-Andheri Maharashtra 131.8200
26. Dampa Mizoram 2,171.0000
27. Satkosia Orissa 127.7300
28. Similipal Orissa 42.3500
29. Ranthambhore Rajasthan 10,560.0000
30. Sariska Rajasthan 134.1700
31. KMTR Tamil Nadu 138.4550
32. Mudumalai Tamil Nadu 51.8540
33. Corbett Tiger Uttarakhand 241.7050
34. Buxa West Bengal 38.5800
35. Sunderbans West Bengal 259.9700
36. I) Dudhwa Uttar Pradesh 285.9570
II) Katerniaghat Uttar Pradesh 128.4800
37. Anamalai Tamil Nadu 50.2450
38. Parambi Kulam Kerala 129.3600
Total 19724.93
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organized in Tamil Nadu in current permission for five more Elephant Reserves-
Financial Year. Baitarini ER & South Orissa ER in Orissa,
Estimation of Wild Elephants Lemru & Badalkhod in Chattisgarh and Khasi
ER in Meghalaya has been accorded by the
All India estimation of wild elephant Ministry. The area under these would be
population is done every five years. The trend extending over about 69582 sq km. The list
of last four estimations clearly indicates of ERs with date of Notification and area is
increase in population of wild elephants in given in Table-14.
the country. The result of last four estimations
are given in Table-13. Animal Welfare
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Chattisgarh - - - 122
Total for East 2314 2444 2649 2633
Uttarakhand ( * part of 828* 1130* 1582 1346
North
earstwhile UP )
2
U.P. 47 70 85 380
Total for North 875 1200 1667 1726
South Tamilnadu 2307 2971 3052 3867
Karnataka 5500 6088 5838 4035
Kerala 3500 3600 3850 6068
Andhra Pradesh 46 57 74 28
Maharashtra - - - 7
Total for South 11353 12716 12814 14005
Islands Andaman & 35 35 40 NA
Nicobar
Grand Total 25604 25877 26413 27669
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27719
Schemes are in operation for implementation Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) have also
of the statutory obligations under this Act. been set up under this Act.
Two statutory bodies viz. Animal Welfare Activities relating to Animal Welfare
Board of India (AWBI) and Committee for the are looked after by the Animal Welfare
Purpose of Supervision and Control of Division of the Ministry of Environment and
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animal welfare. The ambulance services are showing increased keenness to become
to be used for the following purposes: stakeholders in the programme. After this
– to ensure that immediate treatment / first scheme has been transferred to the Board,
aid is given to sick, injured stray / the local bodies are also applying to the Board
abandoned animals; for financial assistance. There is a urgent need
to expand this scheme to cover more Metros
– to act as an outreach to help the poor & rural areas to address the issue effectively.
people whose animals are involved in
accidents or affected with disease and are Under the scheme, the norms for
immobile; financial assistance are at Rs. 370/- per dog
for pre & post operative care including
– to act as mobile clinic to hold camps where medicines & ARV and Rs. 75/- per dog for
animals in a village can be vaccinated and
catching and relocation of dog (Total Rs. 445/
treated;
- per dog). AWBI has proposed “Rabies free
– to pick up unwanted or hostile animals from India” programme to he taken up for next 10
human habitations; years. At Present, Ministry has taken up the
– to implement the ABC/AR programme by matter with the Planning commission to
collecting dogs and then releasing them enhance the allocation under existing
after sterilization and immunization; ABCScheme.
Under this scheme the NGOs/AWOs/ Scheme for Relief to Animals during Natural
Gaushalas are assisted to the extent of 90% Calamities and Unforeseen Circumstances
project cost for purchase of a suitable vehicle We face natural calamities every year
and equipment, modifications and fittings in the form of floods, cyclones, droughts and
thereon. The maximum amount of grant-in- earthquakes. In such circumstances there is
aid is limited to Rs. 3.50 lakhs for purchase an immediate requirement for the provision
of the vehicle and Rs. 1.00 lakhs for of relief to affected animals by providing
equipment, modification and fittings thereon. fodder, adequate shelter, medical attention
Scheme for Animal Birth Control and otherwise the animals would perish. In the
Immunization of stray dogs recent past, there was severe drought in the
states of U.P., Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,
Keeping in view the overpopulation of
Jharkhand and floods in the States of
stray dogs throughout the country and also
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and North
the increase of human / animal deaths due
eastern states.
to Rabies, this scheme was being implemented
by the Ministry of Environment & Forests but Also large number of animals are
now it has been transferred to the Board to illegally transported and slaughtered in
facilitate sterilization and immunization of violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to
stray dogs through the NGOs including SPCAs Animals Act, 1960 and Rules and Regulations
throughout the countr y. The Local in force. Emergency services have to be
Governments/Municipal bodies are also provided to such rescued animals and also
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a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation – Scheme for Provision of Shelter Houses for
plan (M&E) will be developed that will include Animals.
details of monitoring schedules, frequencies, Purposes
methodologies, and analysis. Ministry has
formulated a committee to undertake the – To assess overall outcome, impact as well
methods of evaluation related with the as effectiveness.
schemes undertaken by AWBI. – To improve the quality of implementation
The evaluation report of the TANUVAS – To determine continued relevance of the
has been accepted by the Ministry. The schemes.
corrective steps suggested by the cvaluators A detailed discussion on the finding
shall be followed by the implementing agency of Evaluation agency is going on. It will be
for successful implementation of the project. finalized with the acceptance of all the
Summary of findings/recommendations of stakeholders.
evaluation done for schemes and also the National Institute of Animal Welfare
need for restructuring/redesigning the (NIAW) is in initial stages of implementation
schemes and independent evaluation would be
The Ministr y has appointed an premature at this stage.
Independent Evaluation Agency to evaluate CPCSEA is a statutory committee set
the following ongoing Animal Welfare up under the provision of Section 15 of
Schemes Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960,
– Scheme for Provision of Ambulance Services and functions as a regulatory body. Since the
to Animals Distress. functioning of this committee relates to
registration of institute, inspection and
– Scheme for Animal Birth Control & approval of animal house facilities and case
Immunization of Stray Dogs. by case approval of proposal for use of
– Scheme for Relief to Animals during Natural animals in experimentation, independent
Calamities and Unforeseen Circumstances. evaluation is not considered necessary.
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CHAPTER – 3
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
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Table-15. Status of Environment Clearance and TOR issued to Developmental Projects (April
2009- December 2009)
S ta tu s o f S e cto rs
P ro je cts In d u stry Th e rm a l R iv e r M in in g In fra stru ctu re C o n stru ctio n To ta l
V a lle y & and
M isce lla n eo u s In d u stria l
Esta te
EC TO R EC TO R EC TO R EC TO R EC TO R EC TO R
C le a re d 322 299 30 53 10 39 77 143 57 84 52 6 548 624
P e n d in g 65 169 30 47 26 – 81 70 53 1 33 1 288 288
R e je cte d / 16 2 40 N il 2 60
R e tu rn e d
Note: EC – Environment Clearance, TOR – Terms of Reference
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category projects pertaining to all the sectors contemplated under the Environment
to the respective SEIAAs for their consideration (Protection) Act, 1986 for violation of
for prior environmental clearance. The twenty environmental clearance conditions. A
three State level Environment Impact procedure has been laid down for issuing
Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) accorded showcause notice, closure of industry etc. in
environmental clearance to seven hundred September 2009 which is placed on the
fifty nine projects in the year 2009 (up to website of the Ministry.
December 2009).
Interaction Meeting with SEIAA’s
Post Project Monitoring of Environment
Two interaction meetings with the
Clearance Conditions
stakeholders were organized in the year
Monitoring of projects with respect to 2009-10 at Guwahati and Chandigarh to
conditions stipulated in the environmental discuss various issues per taining to
clearance issued under EIA Notification 2006 procedures and difficulties faced by the
and Coastal Regulation Zone 1991 is carried SEIAA’s.
out through the six Regional Offices. The
Preparation of EIA-Sector Specific Manuals
monitoring report is scrutinized in the Ministry
and on that basis appropriate action is The Ministry of Environment and
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Forests is in the process of preparation of Accredition of the EIA consultants with Quality
thirty seven EIA manuals on sector specific Council of India (QCI)/National Accredition
developmental projects, which are listed in Board of Education and Training (NABET)
the Schedule to the EIA Notification 2006.
The Environmental Appraisal of
The MoEF had uploaded Model TORs
Development Projects is undertaken as per
prepared for twenty of these sectors on the
MoEF website inviting comments of various the provisions of the Environment Impact
stakeholders involved in the environmental Assessment Notification, 2006 based on the
clearance (EC) process consisting of EIA/EMP Reports prepared by the project
Screening, Scoping, Public Consultation and proponents in assistance with their
Appraisal of projects for the purpose of Consultants. The good quality EIA Reports
granting and expediting environmental are pre-requisite for improved decision
clearance received under the Environment making. Therefore, all the Consultants/ Public
Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006. Sector Undertakings (PSUs) working in the
These draft Manuals would serve as Guidance area of Environment Impact Assessment are
Manuals to various Sector specific Expert required to get themselves registered under
Appraisal Committees at the Centre and to the scheme of Accredition and Registration
State/UT Environment Impact Assessment of the National Accredition Board of
Authorities (SEIAAs) and State Level Expert Education and Training (NABET) and the
Appraisal Committees (SEACs) in the various Quality Council of India (QCI) by 30th June,
States, who have been assigned the task of 2010. No EIA/EMP Reports prepared by such 3
screening, scooping and appraisal of projects Consultants who are not registered with
of various sectors for grant of environmental NABET/QCI shall be considered by the
clearance. The Manuals on each Sector would
Ministr y after 30 th June, 2010. After
help in standardization of the quality of
accredition, the Consultants would need to
appraisal and in reducing inconsistencies in
include a certificate in this regard in EIA/
appraisal of projects by EACs/SEACs/SEIAAs
EMP Reports prepared by them and data
in granting ECs for similar projects at the
Central and State level. The Manuals for each provided by other Organisations/
sector also include Model TORs, technological Laboratories including their status of approvals
options, processes for a cleaner production, etc. The EIA Consultants are advised to see
waste minimization, monitoring of further clarification on the subject through the
environmental quality, related regulations, and website of NABET/QCI (www.qcin.org)
procedure of obtaining EC if linked to other Coastal Management Zone (CMZ)
clearances for eg., CRZ, etc. The job of Notification, 2008
preparation of Manuals for thirty seven Sectors
listed in the Schedule has been given to two The Ministry had issued the draft
institutions, namely Administrative Staff Coastal Management Zone (CMZ)
College of India (ASCI) and IL&FSS Ecosmart Notification, 2008 under Environment
Ltd. Draft Final Manuals of fifteen Sectors have (Protection) Act, 1986 inviting comments from
been prepared so far. the public. On the draft CMZ Notification
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Ministry has also held consultations with the projects has been drafted for further necessary
fishermen communities at Mumbai, Goa and approvals.
Chennai. Further, consultations in other States Ecologically Sensitive Areas
will be held between January to March 2010.
Based on the discussions and taking in to Introduction
account the recommendations of the Prof. M.S. Environmentally Sensitive Zones may
Swaminathan Committee as indicated above, be defined as areas with identified
the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification will environmental resources having
be further strengthened. “Incomparable Values” which require special
attention for their conservation. The Ministry
Integrated Coastal Management Zone (ICMZ)
has already notified ecologically-sensitive
project of World Bank
areas in respect of Matheran, Mahableshwar-
An Integrated Coastal Zone Management Panchgani, Doon Valley, Taj Trapezium,
(ICZM) project of World Bank has been Numaligarh, Aravalli and Dhanu Taluka under
initiated with financial assistance from the the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Zonal
World Bank which has following three major Master Plan / Area Development Plan for all
components: notified / to be notified environmentally
sensitive areas would be prepared by the
(i) Vulnerability and Ecologically Sensitive
concerned State Governments as per the
Area Mapping;
provisions of the said respective draft
(ii) National Institute Building and Capacity notifications involving local communities / 3
Strengthening; experts and got approved by the Ministry for
regulating development activities and
(iii) Development and Implementation of State
protection and conservation of Entities of
Level approaches to Integrated Coastal
Incomparable Values. Monitoring Committees
Zone Management on pilot scale in the
with representatives of Government, Experts
States of Gujarat, West Bengal and
and local representatives as per the
Orissa.
notifications would be constituted to ensure
The project is under implementation compliance of approved Zonal Master Plans/
and studies have been initiated relating to Area Development Plan.
Methodology for mapping and delineation Objectives
of ecologically sensitive areas, management
effectiveness of coastal zone environmental a) In order to conserve and enhance these
projects etc. The project preparation facilities resources, without impending legitimate
have been established at MoEF and in the socio-economic development of these
areas, the following actions will be taken:
three States where pilot studies have been
initiated. The project is at present in Project - Identify and give legal status to
Preparation Facility mode under which Environmentally Sensitive Zones in
Detailed Report for each of the component the country having environmental
have been prepared. EFC Memo for the above entities with “Incomparable values”
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ABATEMENT OF
POLLUTION
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stations have been added in the network enunciated an Auto Fuel Policy which aims
during the 2009-10. to comprehensively and holistically address
– The monitored ambient air quality data the issues of vehicular emissions, vehicular
while comparing with revised (NAAQS) technologies and auto fuel quality in a cost-
indicates that the annual average levels of efficient manner while ensuring the security
Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2) are within the of fuel supply. The Government has also
prescribed air quality norms in all cities published Gazette Notification vide G.S.R.
and that of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) are 84(E) on 9th February 2009 for introducing
within norms in most of the cities. However, Bharat Stage IV and III norms, as
the levels of fine particulate matter (PM10) applicable, for new vehicles in selected
exceed the prescribed norms in many cities cities. The Policy objectives include ensuring
including Delhi. sustainable, safe, affordable and
Assistance for Abatement of Pollution uninterrupted supply of auto fuels; optimum
utilization of infrastructure for import of
– Under this scheme, grants are being
crude and crude products, processing and
provided to the State Pollution Control
Boards/UT Pollution Control Committees, production, and the storage and
Environment Departments, Central/State transportation; assessing the future trends
Research Institutes, and other government in emissions and air quality requirements
agencies/organizations with the aim of from view point of public health; adopting
strengthening their technical capabilities to such vehicular emission standards that will 4
achieve the objectives of the Policy be able to make a decisive impact on air
Statement. Assistance is also provided to quality etc. The Policy provides for a road
North Eastern Pollution Control Boards & map for reduction in vehicular emission
Pollution Control Committees as salary norms for new vehicles as well as for
support for the technical staff. In addition, reduction of pollution from in-use vehicles.
support is also extended for undertaking It also sets standards for quality of fuel and
projects for Abatement of Pollution. other kits. The road map for new vehicles
– During the 11th Plan period, financial outlay given in Table -17.
is to the tune of Rs. 45.00 crore and the Source Apportionment Studies
financial allocation for the current financial
year is Rs. 5.00 crore. – Due to multiplicity and complexity of air
polluting sources, apportionment of
– Financial assistance has been extended to
contribution to ambient air pollution from
fifteen State Pollution Control Boards/UT
these sources is important for planning cost
Pollution Control Committees during the
effective pollution control strategies. In view
financial year.
of this, a study on “Air Quality Assessment,
Auto Fuel Policy Emission Inventory/Source Apportionment
– The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Studies for Indian Cities” has been
(MoP & NG), Government of India has undertaken by the Government.
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and Petroleum Oil Refinery have been aggregated CEPI scores of eighty and above
reconstituted in 2009-10. These task forces have been considered as alarmingly
are meeting regularly to monitor and to polluted industrial clusters, the industrial
provide guidance to the industries for clusters having aggregated CEPI scores of
adopting necessary pollution abatement seventy to eighty have been considered as
measures. critically polluted industrial clusters, the
Comprehensive Environmental industrial clusters having aggregated CEPI
Pollution Index (CEPI) for Industrial scores of sixty to seventy have been
Clusters considered as seriously polluted and
industrial clusters having aggregated CEPI
The Ministry of Environment & Forests
scores of fifty to sixty fall in the warning
(MoEF) has adopted a Comprehensive
zone. These areas need further detailed
Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) system
investigations in terms of the extent of
of environmental assessment of the eighty
damage and formulation of appropriate
eight Industrial Clusters, evolved by the
remedial action plan.
Central Pollution Control Board in
collaboration with the IIT, Delhi (Table-18). On the CEPI scale, forty three industrial
CEPI may be used as a tool in synthesizing clusters (CEPI scores > 70) out of eighty eight
the available information on environmental industrial clusters have been identified to be
status of areas by using quantitative criteria critically polluted areas and Action Plans are
and its ability to reduce complex information being prepared for forty three industrial
into smaller and more easily retained clusters on priority basis. The effective
information. CEPI could help in determining implementation of the remedial action plan
the effectiveness and comparing alternative will help in abatement of pollution and to
plans and policies and assists environmental restore the environmental quality of these
decision-makers in initiating appropriate industrial clusters.
measures in grading polluted industrial
clusters. An increasing value of CEPI A Workshop was also organised on
indicates severe adverse environmental December 24, 2009 on “Comprehensive
decision-makers in initiating appropriate Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for
measures in grading polluted industrial Industrial Clusters”. About two hundred
clusters. An increasing value of CEPI participants from SPCBs/ PCCs, MoEF, CPCB,
indicates severe adverse effects on Scientific/ Technical institutions, NGOs,
environment as well as an indication of a Industries Associations and Print & Electronic
large proportion of population experiencing Media participated in the Workshop. The
health hazards. The present CEPI system is Hon’ble Minister released the two books
intended to be used as an early warning entitled “Criteria for Comprehensive
tool for categorizing industrial clusters/ Environmental Assessment of Industrial
areas in terms of the severity of the overall Clusters” and “Comprehensive Environmental
pollution levels. On a scale of zero to one Assessment of Industrial Clusters” and also
hundred, the industrial clusters having addressed the participants.
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inescapable need for an efficient and – On the whole, through these revised
reliable institutional arrangement and guidelines, an attempt has been made to
facilities for sur vey, identification, bring in synergy in requirements between
quantification and systems for monitoring. the three Environmental Acts, viz the Water
In this context, the role of an environmental (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
laboratory assumes paramount importance 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of
and significance especially for the Pollution) Act 1981 and the Environment
assessment of the status of environment and (Protection) Act, 1986. Under the provisions
its components and can facilitate effectively of Section 12 and 13 of E(P)Act, 1986,
in prevention and control of pollution. The the private laboratories are considered by
Ministr y has been implementing a the Ministry of Environment & Forests
programme for recognition of environmental (MoEF) for recognition.
laboratories with the aim of increasing
– The revised guidelines have been
facilities for analysis of environmental
operationalised. The Expert Committee on
samples.
Labs is meeting once every month to discuss
Revision of Guidelines for Evaluation and all the cases of Government and Private
Recognition of Environmental Laboratories Sector Labs.
under E (P) A, 1986.
– During the year ten private laboratories
– The extant guidelines (1994-95) for were considered for recognition under
establishment and recognition of the E(P)Act, 1986.
laboratories have been revised and
Common Effluent Treatment Plants
procedures streamlined. The revision had
(CETPs)
become necessary as the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 has been – The concept of the Common Effluent
strengthened over the years with the Treatment Plants (CETP) arose in order to
enactments of various rules and notifications make a co-operative movement for pollution
there under. Further, environmental control. The main objective of the CETPs
standards have been formulated for various is to reduce the treatment cost to be borne
parameters in different industrial sectors. by an individual member unit to a minimum
The guidelines for recognition of while protecting the water environment to
environmental laboratories under E(P)A a maximum. Wastewater treatment and
1986 have been revised by the Ministry water conservation are the prime objectives
with emphasis laid on quality assurance of the CETP. The concept of CETPs was
and quality control aspects The revised envisaged to treat the effluent emanating
guidelines have been placed on the website from the clusters of compatible small - scale
of Ministry (www.envfor.nic.in) for wider industries. It was also envisaged that burden
circulation. The revised guidelines (June of various Government authorities working
2008) are a definite improvement in the for controlling pollution and monitoring of
content and the procedures for recognition water pollution could be reduced once the
of the environmental laboratories. CETPs are implemented and commissioned.
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– A Centrally Sponsored Scheme has been during the IX Five Year Plan, ten projects
undertaken by the Government for enabling were approved by the Government to be
the small scale industries (SSI) to set up implemented by the State Government of
new and upgrade the existing Common Uttar Pradesh.
Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) to cover all – The Ministr y has sponsored a post-
the States in the country. A scheme for evaluation study for completed projects
financial assistance for the CETPs has been through the National Environmental
formulated as follows: Engineering Research Institute (NEERI),
– State subsidy – 25% of the total project Nagpur for ascertaining the improvement
cost; in environmental status of the area. The
revised report of the study by NEERI is
– Central subsidy – 25% of the total project
under examination.
cost;
Eco-cities
– Entrepreneurs contribution – 20% of the
total project cost; – The Eco-cities Project aims at improving the
existing environment and at changing those
– Loan from financial institutions – 30% of
aspects that are causing environment
the total project cost;
damage. The focus of the project includes
(e.g., IDBI, ICICI or any other protection of environmental resources like
nationalized banks, State Industrial water bodies, forests etc., improving
Financial Corporation etc.) infrastructure and sanitary conditions in the 4
– During this year, an allocation of Rs. 4.97 towns and creating aesthetic environs.
crore was made for providing financial – The Eco-cities Programme was initiated to
assistance to the on-going CETP projects bring in visible environmental improvement
and for new projects. Financial assistance in the small and medium towns. The
was provided for the ongoing projects following towns were taken under first
namely, Mahad, Waluj in Maharashtra. phase of Eco-cities programme to bring in
Nacharam in Andhra Pradesh, and visible environmental improvement:
Palsana, Pandesara in Gujarat.
– Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh)
Taj Protection Mission
– Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
– In pursuance of the Hon’ble Supreme
– Puri (Orissa)
Court’s Order, projects for environmental
protection of World Heritage Site of Taj – Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
Mahal were initiated and funded by the – Kottayam (Kerala)
Ministr y. The Planning Commission
– Thanjavour (Tamil Nadu)
approved Rs.600 crore on a 50:50 cost
sharing basis with the State Government – An Expert Committee has been constituted
to implement various schemes in the Taj for the identification of the projects and
Trapezium Zone for environmental approval of Environmental Developed Plan
protection of the Taj Mahal. In the first phase (EDP) and Detailed Projects Reports. The
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1997 (22 of 1997) to hear appeals in regard – During the year an amount of Rs.204.00
to restriction of areas in which any industries, crore were collected by SPCBs/PCCs and
operations or class of industries, operations or Rs.81.80 crore were reimbursed to different
process shall not be carried out or shall be SPCBs and PCCs by the Central
carried out subject to certain safeguards under Government.
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and for
Fly Ash Utilization
matter connected therein or accidental thereto.
Fly ash is the finely divided mineral
Loss of Ecology (Prevention and payments of residue resulting from the combustion of
Compensation) Authority for the State of Tamil ground powdered coal in electric generating
Nadu plant. Fly ash consists of inorganic matter
In compliance with the Hon’ble present in the coal that has been fused during
Supreme Court’s order dated August 28, coal combustion. The fast increasing demand
1998 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 914 of 1991 of power coupled with its dependence on
viz. Veliore Citizen’s Welfare Forum versus coal for at least 2/3rd of its energy requirement
Union of India and Others, the Ministry is generating large volume of fly ash.
constituted the Loss of Ecology (Prevention Generation of about forty million tonnes fly
and Payments of Compensation) Authority for ash during 1994 increased to about one
the State of Tamil Nadu under the hundred million tonne/year by 2001 and
Chairmanship of a retired Judge of madras one hundred and thirty million tonne in 2007.
High Court vide notification SO 671 (E) dated The projections made by Planning Commission 4
September 30, 1996, to deal with the as well as Ministry of Power upto 2031-32
situation created by the tanneries and other indicate that 2/3rd of power generation in
pollution industries in Tamil Nadu. The tenure the country would continue to depend on coal.
of the authority has been extended up to The annual generation of fly ash is expected
December 28, 2010 vide Notification SO. to be around one hundred seventy five million
3317 (E) dated 31.12.2009 tonne by end of XIth Five Year Plan Period,
two hundred twenty five million tonne by end
Water Cess
of XIIth Five Year Plan Period and around five
– Water Cess is levied on water consumed hundred million tonne by 2031-32.
by persons carrying on certain industries
The first Fly Ash Notification was issued
and local authorities with a view to augment
by Ministry of Environment & Forests in
the resources of Central Pollution Control
September 1999 to regulate the disposal of
Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control
fly ash and ensure its proper utilization. A
Boards (SPCB) and Pollution Control
second Notification making amendments was
Committees in UTs for the prevention and
issued in August, 2003.
control of water pollution. The proceeds of
the Cess levied are first credited to the The implementation of this Notification
Consolidated Fund of India and after that since 1999 resulted in steady increase in the
the Central Government makes available utilization of flyash. However, the utilization
the proceeds to SPCBs and PCCs. has not reached to 100%. Therefore, certain
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Notification and further instructed to sensitise citizen’s. Human beings are at the centre of
all concerned with the said draft notification. concerns for sustainable development. They
are entitled to a healthy and productive life
Environmental Health
in harmony with nature.
Introduction
Objectives
The urban environmental degradation,
In order to protect the human health
through lack of (or inappropriate) waste
from the impacts of pollutants, efforts may be
treatment and sanitation, industry and
made to co-relate the manifestations of various
transport related pollution, adversely impacts
diseases with the environmental factors
air, water, and soil quality, and differentially
especially respiratory diseases & cardio-
impacts the health of the urban poor. This,
vascular diseases contracted due to exposure
in turn, affects their capability to seek and
to various pollutants. As such, the long term
retain employment, attend school, and
studies (cohort studies) to find out any co-
enhances gender inequalities, all of which
relationship between the dose and the
perpetuate poverty.
response would be useful for evolving the
It is increasingly evident that poor strategies for the protection of human health.
environmental quality has adversely affected
The key benefit will help in evolving
human health. Environmental factors are
strategies for health risk reduction. It will also
estimated as being responsible in some cases
strengthen the comprehensive approach to
for nearly 20 percent of the burden of disease the environmental health management plans, 4
in India, and a number of environment-health which would be a systematic approach to
factors are closely linked with dimensions of estimate the burden of disease and injury
poverty (e.g. malnutrition, lack of access to due to different environmental pollutants.
clean energy and water). It has been shown
that interventions such as reducing indoor air Development & Promotion of Clean
pollution, protecting sources of safe drinking Technology
water, protecting soil from contamination, Introduction and objectives
improved sanitation measures, and better
Clean Technologies, as distinct from
public health governance, offer tremendous
“end-of- pipe” abatement technologies
opportunities in reducing the incidence of a
minimize the generation of waste streams in
number of critical health problems.
the production processes and utilize waste
The National Environment Policy is a from other consumption goods and production
response to our national commitment to a processes, rather than treating the waste after
clean environment, mandated in the generation. In general, clean technologies
Constitution in Articles 48 A and 51 A (g), are less intensive in use of raw materials and
strengthened by judicial interpretation of energy, than conventional technologies, which
Article 21. It is recognized that maintaining rely on pollution abatement after generation.
a healthy environment is not the State’s For this reason, they may also offer significant
responsibility alone, but also that of every cost advantages to the producer.
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Delhi and other organisations for resin was developed and extended with
implementation. mimosa wattle tannin for the manufacture of
plywood. This development yielded a cheaper
Brief summary of completed projects
adhesive and also could bond veneers of
Development of Adhesive from Bio-material higher moisture content which conforms to
by IPIRTI, Bangalore boiling water proof grade. Use of high
The project was sponsored by the moisture content veneers for bonding veneer
Ministry to Indian Plywood Industries Research results in saving energy requirement for
& Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore, for drying. Both the glue formulations have been
development of bio-adhesive for use in the found to be environment friendly. Since these
manufacture of plywood drawn from bio constituent in the glue i.e. lignin and tannin
biological materials like tannin from tree bark, replace phenol in the phenol formaldehyde
cashew nut shell, liquid and lignin obtained resins the use of these wood adhesives, will
from black liquor, wastes generated by Pulp reduce use of petro product – phenol whose
and Paper Industry. Lignin and Tannin are price fluctuate over the year.
two products obtained from tree. Both the These technologies have been
products have certain characteristics similar successfully demonstrated in plywood factories
to phenol. These properties of lignin and for the manufacture of highest grade of
tannin have been utilized to develop bio plywood and the products have been found
adhesives in which phenol has been replaced to meet BIS specification.
partly in phenol formaldehyde resin. Bio 4
adhesives so prepared have been successfully
utilized in the manufacture of higher grade
plywood. Although lignin reacts well with
formaldehyde in combination with phenol but
the rate of reaction and molecular nature of
the resultant polymer differs in physical
properties. In the present investigations, the
industrial black liquor obtained from different
sources was fractionated by membrane
separations and were used in development
of phenolic resins by partial replacement of
phenol. Tannin is tree bark extract mostly used
for converting skin into leather. Tannin contains
phenolic unit which react with formaldehyde
to polymerize into resin. Mimosa wattle tannin
has been used in preparation of tannin
formaldehyde resin for making particle board
and also plywood fast curing mechanism of Fig-27. Ultra filtration for molecular fractionation
tannin, a low condensed phenol formaldehyde of lignin in black liquor
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Development of Natural Dyes from Forest of the dyed fabrics were also determined
Wastes by FRI, Dehra Dun and comparable with the synthetic dyes. .
The Ministry of Environment and Recycling of Marble Slurry Waste for
Forests has jointly sponsored a project Environmental Improvement by IES, Delhi
Development of Natural Dyes from Forest
The Indian Environment Society (IES),
Wastes the Forest Research Institute, Dehra
New Delhi has implemented a pilot project
Dun. The objectives of the project are Erection
on Recycling of Marble Slurry by setting-up
of a pilot plant for the isolation of natural dye
a pilot plant at RICCO industrial Area at
from Eucalyptus hybrid (leaves and bark),
Amberi, Udaipur. The aim of the project is
Populus deltoides (bark), Cassia tora (seeds),
to demonstrate the use of slurry as resource
Pinus roxburghii (needles) and Lantana
and not waste. Marble is nothing but is
camara (leaves). Use of synthetic dyes involves
release of large amounts of hazardous Calcium Oxide (CaO), Magnesium Oxide
chemicals during their production and (MgO), Silicate Oxide (SiO2), Ferric Oxide
subsequent use. With the environmentally (Fe2O3) and Lithium Oxide (LiO) etc. the
benign products becoming a top priority in chemical composition of the marble varies
recent years, dye industry has turned its from place to place.
attention to newer products, which cater to The Society has set-up one brick
fashion trends as well as to environmental making units at Kota while one at Udaipur.
specifications. Global annual demand of These units were given practical training to
natural dyes is presently estimated to be about use the slurr y into bricks and tiles
10, 000 tons per annum. Thus prospecting manufacturing. The granite slurry is used at
for natural dyes was an urgent felt need. Pilot Kota for making bricks. The IES developed
plant for extraction of natural dye was a machine of brick making in the first phase
designed, erected and commissioned in 2004 of the demonstration project. This machine
at Chemistry Division, Forest Research Institute was modified from the present brick making
Dehradun to process 20-40 Kg of raw machine to meet the requirement of the slurry
material. Laboratory processes were scaled bricks. The bricks so produced were tested
at the pilot scale and yield of the dye was at various compositions of cement, sand and
-Eucalyptus hybrid (leaves, 13.7% and bark
marble slurry. Ultimately a ratio of all the
4.60%), Populus deltoides bark (6.5%), Pinus
three were evolved which is 1:2:10,. After
roxburghii dry needles (10.7%), Lantana
the bricks are produced, it has to go on to
camara leaves (15.3%) and Cassia tora seeds
water treatment at three stages. Ultimately
(6.0%). Dyeing methods have been
the bricks are drieds in a shade to avoid sun
standardized for dyeing of different fabrics,
for at least two weeks.
e.g., cotton, silk, wool with these dyes. A
number of fascinating shades were developed The bricks so produced from the slurry
on different fabrics using common mordants were sent to Central Building Research
like alum, salt of iron, tin and chrome. The Institute, Roorkee for testing the quality,
color fastness properties and CIE Lab values strength and water holding capacity. The
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institute found these bricks as an excellent achieve waste minimization but excludes
construction material and a viable option to procurement of equipment and hardware.
replace the traditional bricks. The results have
– Establishing and running Waste
shown that the bricks produced from the
Minimization Circles (WMCs) in clusters of
Marble Slurry Waste are much better in
Small & Medium Industries.
quality, having more comprehensive strength
and less water absorption capacity. The cost – Capacity building in the area of Waste
of the Marble Slurry is also comparable to Minimization/Cleaner Production through
the traditional bricks. The bricks produced training.
from Marble Slurry require less cement (40%) – Waste Minimization demonstration studies
for plaster and can be used as decorative in selected industrial sectors.
bricks also. The Society has also developed
different verities of tiles from the slurry and – Preparation of sector specific technical
this could another use of Marble Slurry Waste manuals on waste reduction, reuse and
recycling.
Industrial Pollution Abatement
through Preventive Strategies (Waste – Awareness programmes and preparation
Minimisation for Small & Medium of compendium of success stories on cleaner
Industries) production/waste minimization
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• Carrying out and sponsoring research and water pollution. Ash disposal and its
activities relevant to environment protection; utilization has also been assessed.
• Publishing material relevant to environment CPCB has conducted a study on
protection; development of guidelines and code of
practice for control of fugitive emissions from
Progress / achievements made during the
year coal and flyash storage and transfer points
in thermal power plants. The study is an
Development of industry / waste specific advance stage of completion.
standards and guidelines
Reduction of Green House Gas Emission from
Petrochemical Industry : CPCB undertook a Cement Plants : The study on “Assessment of
study to develop national emission standard green house gas emission from cement plants”
for petrochemical manufacturing units (basic has been initiated in association with M/s C
and intermediate products), the proposed P Consultants Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. The study
emission standards were finalized by Expert will monitor the C02 emission from cement
Committee on 27.02.2009. plants and will suggest various measures for
Petroleum Oil Refineries : A proposal for reduction of green house gas emission.
revision of load based standards for Sulphur Cement manufacturing industry sector
Recovery Units (SRU) in oil refineries has been is one of the major air polluting industry sectors
forwarded to Ministry of Environment & in the country. There are about one hundred
Forests (MoEF) for notification. thirty cement plants in the country with the
4
Sulphuric Acid Plant : Revised emission production capacity of one hundred ninety
standards have been have been linked to eight MTPA. A study on “Development of
production capacities for existing & new units. COINDS on cement plants” has been
They have been notified on May 07, 2008 undertaken in association with National
vide G.S.R. 344(E) in Schedule-I under the Council for Cement and Building Materials,
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Ballabhgarh.
Sponge Iron Plants : A document entitled Soda Ash Industries : Soda Ash industries
‘Comprehensive Industr y Document on are located in the western coast in Gujarat.
Sponge Iron Plans’ under COINDS series was A study by National Institute of
published. The Standards were notified by Oceanography (NIO), Goa to assess the
Ministry of Environment & Forests vide effect of discharge of effluent from Soda
Notification No. G.S.R. 414(E), dated the Ash industries in the coastal area was
30th May 2008 in the Gazette of India undertaken. The findings of the Expert
Committee are under finalization.
Thermal power plants : A study for coal/
lignite based thermal power plants was Electric Arc & Induction Furnaces : A study
completed, it also includes the latest on ‘Development of Environment Standards
development in the field, pollution potential and Good Practices for Electric Arc Furnace
(particulate matter. SO2 and NOx emissions) (EAF) and Induction Furnace (IF)’ has been
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undertaken by CPCB, the report is under reviewed and revised and submitted to
evaluation. MoEF for notification.
Mercury Management in Fluorescent Lamp Dye and Dye Intermediate Industry : Dyes
Sector : CPCB has prepared guidelines for and dye intermediates sector is vital in Indian
the study on Mercury Management in chemical industry, as the sector accounts for
Fluorescent Lamp sector. An Inter-Ministerial more than half of the total export value of
Group has been formed by MoEF for Indian chemical industry. Revision of effluent
effective mercur y management and standards as well as development of emission
implementation. standards for this sector has been taken up
in association with National Chemical
Pulp & Paper Industry : Some selected pulp
Laboratory, Pune
and paper mills were surveyed for the study
on options for black liquor management of: Environmental Research Activities
Chemical Recover y System & Lignin Testing and validation of BOD
Separation Technology. BIOSENSOR : A study for testing and
Odour Control is a priority agenda validation of BOD biosensor based on
for all the large integrated pulp & paper mills microbial mixed culture for rapid BOD
using kraft pulping process after inclusion in determination in wastewater was undertaken.
the Corporate Responsibility for Environment The BOD measurement takes considerable
Protection (CREP). time i.e. three days at 27° C or 5 days at
20°C as well as consumes more energy. To
Electroplating Units : Electroplating activities overcome these constraints, attempts were
mostly operate in the small scale industry (SSI) made to carry out the test with in short period,
sector. CPCB has constituted a National Task through the technique using BIO-SENSOR
Force to study environmental issues of this probes. The CPCB has developed a BIO-
sector. SENSOR and instrument for rapid BOD test
Cashew Seed Processing Industry : A project in collaboration with Institute of Genomics &
has been undertaken to study the entire Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi.
cashew nut processing industry sector in the Pilot Plant Study using Sludge - Reagent-
country and suggest techno-economically Product (SRP) technology : An innovative
feasible environmental standards. technology on the above has been developed
Plaster of Paris (PoP) : A study on the above by CPCB for treatment of surface and GW.
The study showed that eighty to ninety percent
industry was undertaken, and the proposed
of chemical coagulant (alum), could be
standards for PoP have been approved by
recovered from discarded alum-treated-sludge
the Expert Committee of the MoEF.
for recycling and reuse. Construction work
Stone Crushers : Preparation of the above for 0.5 MLD pilot Water treatment plant,
document has been completed. The emission based on SRP technology at Bhagirathi Water
standards & guidelines for pollution Works (Delhi Jal Board), Yamuna Vihar, Delhi
prevention from stone crushers have been is under progress.
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Programme, Albany New York for Proficiency some selected samples. Some major cations,
Test of samples related with potable water anions and micro pollutants (toxic metals &
chemistry, non potable water chemistry, solid POP’s) are also being analyzed once a year
and hazardous waste, potable and non to keep a assess water quality over large
potable water bacteriology. period of time. The water quality data are
reported as CPCB publications as Water
National Water Quality Monitoring
Quality Status Year Book and is also displayed
National Water Quality Monitoring in CPCB’s website.
Programme (NWMP)
Bio-monitoring is also carried out in
The CPCB established a network of specific locations.
water quality monitoring stations across the
Water Quality of River Ganga
country, the water quality monitoring network
is being operated under a three-tier Water quality monitoring of the river
programme viz. Ganga and its tributaries is carried out in the
State (s) of Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
– Global Environmental Monitoring System
and West Bengal at thirty nine locations by
GEMS); CPCB’s North Zonal Office - Lucknow.
– Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Water Quality Status of River Yamuna
Resources System (MINARS) and
The entire stretch of river Yamuna
– Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). (1376 km) is being regularly monitored by 4
Presently the network comprises of one CPCB on an yearly frequency at twenty
thousand two hundred forty five stations locations, quarterly frequency at three
spread over the country in twenty seven States locations, while on a monthly frequency at
and six Union Territories. Most of the sampling other locations. The water quality trend of the
is done on either on a monthly or quarterly river during the last five years (2004-2008)
basis for surface waters bodies and on half in terms of Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Bio
yearly basis for ground water quality. Out of chemical Oxygen demand (BOD), Total
one thousand two hundred forty five stations Coliform (TC) and Faecal Coliform (FC) has
six hundred ninety five are on rivers, eighty been analyzed.
six on lakes, ninteen on drains, ninteen on Water Quality Trend
canals, six tanks, twelve on creeks/seawater,
The water quality monitoring data has
twenty six ponds and three hundred eighty two
been analyzed for biochemical oxygen
are groundwater stations. Water quality of two
demand (BOD) an indicator of organic matter
hundred ninety three rivers in major, medium
and for total coliform and faecal coliform
and minor basins is observed in the country.
which are indicators of pathogenic bacteria.
Water samples are analyzed for twenty The water quality monitoring data obtained
eight physico-chemical and bacteriological from various monitoring stations between
parameters besides, nine trace metals and years 1995 to 2008 indicated that organic
twenty eight pesticides are also analyzed for and bacterial contamination continue to be
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critical in water bodies, particularly BOD was A study on the assessment of levels of
observed to be very high at some locations polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDS)
on major rivers / canals. and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFS)
Water Quality of River Gomti in RSPM of ambient air at Delhi was carried
out. The CPCB regularly monitors Respirable
Gomti River, a tributary of the river
Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) in
Ganga contributes to about 15 % flow of
ambient air of Delhi and at several locations
Ganga. The average dry weather flow of this
under the National Ambient Air Quality
river is reported to be 1500 MLD, which
Monitoring Programme (NAMP). From
become as high as 55000 MLD during
January 2008 the assessment of levels of
monsoon season and as low as 500 MLD
during the summer. Water quality of River dioxins (PCDDs) and furans (PCDFs) in
Gomti was monitored in 2008 from Sitapur particulate phase of ambient air have been
upto confluence with river Ganga. undertaken by analysis of RSPM collected on
glass fibre filter papers from various NAMP
National Air Quality Monitoring locations.
National Air Quality Monitoring
Emission Inventory and Source Apportionment
Programme (NAMP)
Studies for Indian Cities
Central Pollution Control Board
Under the project ‘Air Quality
conducts ambient air quality monitoring under
Assessment, Emission Inventory And Source
the nation-wide National Air Quality
Apportionment Studies For Indian Cities ‘
Monitoring Programme (NAMP) comprising
of three hundred sixty five stations covering studies on development of emission factors
one hundred forty one cities / towns in twenty for vehicles, and source emission profiles for
six States and five Union Territories. Under vehicular as well as non-vehicular sources
NAMP, four criteria air pollutants have been have been concluded. Source apportionment
taken up for monitoring at all the locations: studies have been carried out at six major
cities viz. Delhi (NEERI), Mumbai (NEERI),
– Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),
Chennai (IITM), Bangalore (TERI), Pune (ARAI)
– Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), and Kanpur (IITK) for assessing contribution
– Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and of different source categories in the ambient
air quality and subsequent preparation of Air
– Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter
Quality Management Plan. The reports
(RSPM / PM10)
comprise air quality monitoring results for three
The monitoring under the NAMP is seasons.
being carried by Central Pollution Control
Revision of Ambient Air Quality Criteria /
Board through its Zonal Offices, State Pollution
Control Boards and Pollution Control Standards
Committees and National Environmental CPCB had taken up revision of existing
Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), National Ambient Air Quality Criteria/
Nagpur. Standards in association with the Indian
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Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK). The draft notification of advanced Euro-IV equivalent
revised standards have been finalized in the emission norms and commensurate fuel for
22nd meeting of the Peer & Core Committee, new vehicles to stricter exhaust emission
held in CPCB. limits for in-use vehicles, augmentation of
infrastructures for alternative fuels, mass
Ambient Air Quality Trend at Tajmahal,
transits and other urban planning and
Agra
management options. The implementation
CPCB has been regularly monitoring of the road map as recommended by the
ambient air quality at Agra at four locations Auto Fuel Policy of India has been continued
since year 2002. Ambient air quality data for implementation. The Motor Vehicle Act,
of Agra is also being submitted to Hon’ble 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules
Supreme Court of India under Writ Petition (CMVR), 1989, are the principal instruments
(C) No. 13381/1984 M.C. Mehta Vs Union for regulation of motor vehicular traffic /
of India. emissions throughout the country. The salient
control measures pertain to:
Ambient Air Quality under Male Declaration
– Mass Emission Standards
A ambient air quality station under
the project ‘Ambient Air Quality Monitoring – Fuel Quality Specifications
At Port Canning, West Bengal Bordering Sewage Treatment
Bangladesh Under Male Declaration’ at Port
Canning, West Bengal is operational since Status of water supply, sewage (collection, 4
treatment and disposal) in Class-I Cities and
September, 2004 which also has one
Class-ll Towns
meteorological station. CPCB is regularly
monitoring RSPM, NO2 and SO2 for at CPCB has initiated a survey on status
least ten days in a month. Analysis of the of water supply, sewage collection/treatment/
rainwater is also being regularly undertaken disposal and municipal solid waste (MSW)
here. collection / processing /disposal in Class-I
Cities and Class-ll Towns.
Atmospheric Mixing Depth (SODAR)
Observations at Delhi Survey and monitoring major drains in
National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi
Sound Detection and Ranging System
(SODAR) is in continuous operation at CPCB Twenty one major wastewater drains
which measures the mixing height. The (outfalls) of NCT- Delhi are being monitored
SODAR data collected in different months regularly by CPCB . on a monthly basis. Out
during 2008-09 has been analysed. of twenty one drains, seventeen drains join
river Yamuna, three join the Agra Canal and
Mass emissions in vehicular pollution control
one drain joins the Gurgaon canal. Najafgarh
Automobile Pollution Control drain is the biggest drain followed by
initiatives included enforcement of a variety Shahdara drain. These two drains together
of control measures ranging from contribute about 58% and 75% of total BOD
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load and total discharge of all the monitored MSW management. The estimated state-wise
drains. MSW (generation and collection) in 2008 is
given in Table-19.
Performance of Sewage Treatment Plants
(STPs) Some of the technologies available for MSW
– In Gujarat, there are twelve sewage treatment are:
treatment plants located in Vadodara – Composting
(three), Surat (six), Ahmedabad (two),
– Vermin-composting
Rajkot (one). In Maharashtra, there are
twenty three STPs located in various cities. – Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) for utilizing in
CPCB’s Zonal Office - Vadodara has power generation
monitored nine STPs in Gujarat and two – Bio-methanation
STPs in Maharashtra in 2008 - 09.
– Landfill as a bio-reactor
– The following STPs were monitored by
CPBC’s Zonal Office Bhopal in Rajasthan The states of Gujarat, West Bengal, Goa,
and M.P: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
have made satisfactor y progress in
– STP Jalmahal Road, Jaipur (October 20-
management of MSW.
21, 2008)
Plastic Waste
– STP Delawas, Jaipur (October 20-21,
2008) Evaluation of Biodegradable Plastics
– STP Kabitkhedi, Indore (March, 2009) A field sur vey cum study on
“Establishment and Impact of Biodegradable
Performance of Sewage Treatment Plants
Plastics on Environment / Food” was
(STPs) in U.P., Haryana and Delhi under
conducted by CPCB in association with
Yamuna Action Plan
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering &
CPCB regularly monitors four sewage Technology (CIPET) Chennai. In the study,
treatment plants constructed under Yamuna more than ten units were visited by the study
Action Plan (three STPs in Haryana State & team and samples such as poly bags, master
one STP in Delhi) for their performance batches/additives were collected from various
evaluation under National River Conservation hotels, restaurants, hospitals in and around
Directorate project.
Delhi and analysed.
Municipal Solid Waste Co-processing of Plastic Wastes as fuel
Status of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) supplement in Cement Kiln
Management
Keeping in view the problems
CPCB carried surveys for thirty five associated with the disposal of plastic waste,
metro cities and twenty four state capitals. CPCB initiated a study on “Co-processing of
Waste segregation was not being done at plastic waste as supplement fuel in cement
the source and this is a major handicap in kilns” in collaboration with the Indian Centre
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for Plastics in the Environment, Madhya 2008 - 09 are as follows (excludes Arunachal
Pradesh Pollution Control Board at the ACC Pradesh and Lakshadweep):
Ltd., Kymore Cement Works, Madhya i) Total No. of healthcare facilities
Pradesh. : 97,662
Performance Study of Polymer Coated Roads ii) Total No. of beds
: 12,57,695
CPCB in association with Thiagarajan
College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu undertook iii) No. of Common Bio-medical
a study on performance polymer coated roads Waste Treatment Facilities
(CBWTF) : 170
i.e. use plastic wastes in laying roads.
iv) Total No. of healthcare
Biomedical Waste Management
facilities using CBWTF : 49,971
Status of Bio-medical Waste Management v) Total No. of healthcare facilities
Based on the data forwarded by the SPCBs/ applied for authorization : 47,750
PCCs CPCB summarized the status of BMW The establishment Common Bio-
management.The salient features gathered in medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTF)
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have been on the rise, from one hundred fifty – Individual Incinerators
seven in the year 2006-2007 to one hundred - One hundred twenty seven Nos. in twelve
sixty five in the year 2007-2008 and to one States
hundred seventy in the year 2008-2009. – Total incineration capacity
Action Plan for implementation of BMW - 3,27,705 MTA
(Mgmt. & Handling) Rules, 1998 – Present generation
In the “Interaction meet” held at New - 4,15,794 MTA Incinerable waste in the
Delhi on August 08, 2008 a draft action country
plan was prepared and circulated to all the National Inventory of Hazardous Wastes
stakeholders SPCBs / PCCs / IMA / CBWTF Generating Industries
operators etc seeking their suggestions, the
Based on information provided by
final draft Action Plan was finalized and
twenty seven SPCBs and three PCCs
communicated to the MoEF for approval.
pertaining to the period 2007-08, the report
Hazardous Waste Management on ‘National Inventory of Hazardous Wastes
Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities Generating Industries’ has been prepared and
posted on Central Pollution Control Board
(TSDFs)
website.
Common Treatment, Storage and
The HW management at a glance:
Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) have been
developed for the disposal of land disposable – Land Fillable Hazardous Wastes - 49.55%
Hazardous Waste (HW) at twenty two – Incinerable Hazardous Wastes - 6.67%
different places in ten States namely, Gujarat
– Recyclable Hazardous Wastes - 43.78%
(seven Nos.), Maharashtra (four Nos.), Uttar
Pradesh (three Nos.), Andhra Pradesh (two Performance of Captive Secured Landfill Sites
Nos.), Himachal Pradesh (one No.), Madhya (SLFs) in Central Zone
Pradesh (one No.), Punjab (one No.), Many industrial units have been
Rajasthan (one No.), Tamil Nadu (one No.), permitted to develop captive SLFs within their
and West Bengal (one No.). Total waste own premises to dispose the hazardous wastes
handling capacities (disposal capacity) of generated in the processes. Most of the
these facilities, is 15,00,568 MTA which is recyclers/re-processors of non-ferrous metal
much less than the present generation of wastes such as lead, zinc etc. and waste/
27,28,326 MTA of land-disposable used oil were also permitted to have captive
Hazardous Wastes. SLFs in their premises.
The details of Hazardous Wastes Co-incineration of High Calorific Value
Management facilities available in India are Hazardous Wastes in Cement Kiln
given below:
CPCB had conducted trial runs for co-
– Common Incinerators incineration of high calorific value hazardous
- Thirteen Nos. in six States wastes in cement kilns, as fuel supplement for
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which, the Ministry of Environment and Forests Its effective management, with emphasis on
has provided concurrence. The studies are minimization of its generation and recycling/
being complied for finalization. reuse taking into account economic aspects,
is therefore essential. Various actions have
Societal Risk Cost for Common Hazardous
been taken to manage hazardous wastes in
Waste Incinerator
the country, which include establishing a
CPCB in association with M/s UPL regulatory and institutional framework,
Environmental Engineers Ltd has initiated a preparation of technical guidelines,
study on ‘Computation of Societal Risk development of individual & common facilities
Abatement Cost and Long Run Marginal for recycle/recovery/reuse, treatment and
Financial Cost of Common Hazardous Waste disposal of hazardous wastes, preparation
Incinerator’. The objective of the study is to of an inventor y of hazardous wastes
find out what the user will need to pay for generation, identification & assessment of
reaching out to the range of alternative levels hazardous waste dump sites for the purpose
of emissions of total dioxins and furans. of preparing remediation plans and creating
Hazardous Substances awareness amongst various stakeholders.
Management (HSM) To regulate management of hazardous
waste generated within the country as well
Introduction and Objective
as export/import of such wastes, the
The mandate of the Hazardous Hazardous Wastes (Management and
Substances Management (HSM) Division is to Handling) Rules, 1989 were notified under 4
promote safety in the management and use the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. New
of hazardous substances including hazardous rules titled Hazardous Wastes (Management,
chemicals and hazardous wastes with the Handling and Transboundary Movement)
objective of preventing and mitigating Rules, 2008 have been notified superseding
damage to health and environment. Major the earlier regulation. Recycling of e-waste
functions of HSMD include regulatory activities and the requirement of registration for e-waste
relating to hazardous chemicals and recyclers have been included under these
hazardous wastes, and planning, overseeing Rules. A national strategy on hazardous
and implementing policies and programmes wastes is being prepared to facilitate
for management of chemical emergencies and implementation of an action plan for
hazardous substances. management of hazardous waste, and to fulfill
obligations under the Basel Convention on
Progress of activities under different
transboundary movement of hazardous waste,
programmes
including their minimization, environmentally
Hazardous Waste Management sound management and active promotion of
Hazardous waste, bulk of which is cleaner technologies.
generated by the industries, can cause The Ministry has sponsored a National
environmental pollution and adverse health Hazardous Waste Inventorisation project for
effects if not handled and managed properly. tracking the waste from its generation to its
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enhance the quality of spatial features, in the country has been constituted. The report
enhanced modeling features, online modeling, of the Committee has been finalized and shall
cascading or domino effects, etc. be published shortly. The report addresses
A Web Based Online Chemical various categories of wastes and regulatory,
Accident Information and Reporting System institutional and infrastructural issues.
(CIARS) has been initiated by the Ministry to Financial assistance has been provided
develop an online accident reporting and for setting up facilities for management of
analysis mechanism where authorities can log Municipal Solid Wastes in twelve cities/towns
in and enter accident related information under the Ahmedabad Urban Development
online and the data can be sorted, analyzed Authority (AUDA), Gujarat.
and reviewed, as per requirement. The Training programmes are being
software for this has been developed and a conducted for various stakeholders on
link has been provided to the Home Page of management of Municipal Solid Wastes
the Ministry’s website.
(MSW).
Financial assistance has been provided
Management of Plastic Wastes
for establishment of three Emergency Response
Centres one each at Kakinada, Vijayawada Plastics are used world over. These
and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh. are littered around and if not collected
systematically may find their way into the
The Ministry has initiated the process
of developing a reference handbook with Do’s
drainage system resulting in choking of drains, 4
creating unhygienic environment and causing
and Don’ts of Highly Toxic and Flammable health problems. The Ministry has notified
Chemicals. The project aims to identify about the Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage
one hundred chemicals, from severity, usage
Rules, 1999 under the Environment
and transportation angles, which require
(Protection) Act, 1986 and amended them in
prime attention by first responders. The project
2003 for regulating and managing plastic
has been assigned to the National Safety
carry bags and containers.
Council, Kerala Chapter. The report is
expected soon. After extensive consultations with
stakeholders, the Ministry has now notified
The Ministry has initiated the process
the draft Plastics (Manufacture, Usage &
for development of National Implementation
Waste Management) Rules, 2009 and invited
Plan (NIP) under the Stockholm Convention.
objections/ suggestions to the proposals
The activities relating to development of NIP
contained in the draft notification to finalize
have been assigned to premier scientific and
the notification. The new Rules will supersede
research institutions.
the existing Recycled Plastics Manufacture and
Management of Municipal Solid Usage Rules, 1999 (as amended in 2003).
Wastes
Training programmes are being
An Expert Committee to evolve a conducted for various stakeholders on
roadmap for proper management of wastes Management of Plastic Wastes.
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CHAPTER – 5
CONSERVATION OF
WATER BODIES
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Fig-28. A view of river Ganga
Authority’ (NGRBA) on February 20, 2009. Planning Commission are also the members
The NGRBA has been set up as an of the Authority. Upto ten experts in the fields
empowered planning, financing, monitoring of environmental engineering, hydrology, river
and coordinating authority for the conservation, social mobilization, etc can be
conservation of Ganga River with a holistic co-opted as members. The Secretary, Ministry
approach under the Environment (Protection) of Environment & Forests is the Member
Act, 1986. Secretary of the Authority. The Ministry of
Environment & Forests is the nodal Ministry
The Authority is chaired by the Prime for the Authority and would provide the
Minister and has as its members, the Chief administrative and technical support. The
Ministers of the States through which Ganga Authority has both regulator y and
flows, viz., Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, developmental functions. The Authority will
Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Union take measures for effective abatement of
Ministers of Environment & Forests, Finance, pollution and conservation of the river Ganga
Urban Development, Water Resources, Power, in keeping with sustainable development
Science & Technology, Deputy Chairman, needs.
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The Notification also provides for 2020 no untreated municipal sewage and
constitution of a State River Conservation industrial effluents flow into Ganga.
Authorities by the State Governments Currently there is a sewage treatment
concerned to be set up under the chairmanship capacity of only about 1000 mld against
of the Chief Minister, for coordinating and 3000 mld sewage being generated in the
implementing the river conservation activities towns along Ganga. An estimated
at the State level. investment of Rs 15,000 crores over next
This model could be adapted for other ten years will be required to create the
rivers in the country, based on the experience necessar y treatment and sewerage
gained. Besides setting up of the NGRBA, it infrastructure. It was agreed that the
is proposed to strengthen the ongoing required resources will be provided by
National River Conservation Programme Centre and States over ten-year period to
(NRCP) for tackling polluted stretches for other be shared suitably between Centre and
major rivers in the country. The river basin states after Planning Commission
approach for planning, the attention to consultations. New and innovative models
adequate flows in the river and improved for implementation like, for instance, special
institutional and implementation mechanism purpose vehicles to be adopted.
as discussed in the succeeding paragraphs
– Pollution hotspots : While preparation of
are being adopted for the National River
comprehensive river basin management
Conservation Programme by the Central and
plan will take time, on-going sewage
State Governments.
treatment projects will be put on fast-track.
First meeting of the NGRBA States will formulate DPRs for new projects
The first meeting of the NGRBA was in critical pollution hotspots and major towns
held on 5 th October, 2009 under the on Ganga and major tributaries.
Chairmanship of the Prime Minister. The
– Memorandum of Agreements (MoA):
meeting was attended by the Chief Ministers
Tripartite MOAs will be signed with the
of Uttarkhand and Bihar, Union Ministers of
State Governments/Urban Local Bodies/
Urban Development, Water Resources and
Implementing Agencies for implementation
the Union Minister for Environment and
as well as Operation & Maintenance of
Forests, besides the Deputy Chairman
the pollution abatement projects and the
Planning Commission.
initial portfolio of projects will be sanctioned
Major Decisions in the meeting by the end of the current financial year.
– Approval for Mission Clean Ganga— No – Action Plan for industrial pollution : Union
untreated municipal sewage and industrial Ministry of Environment and Forests will
effluent to enter Ganga by 2020 work with states to prepare specific action
The Authority decided that under Mission plans for dealing with problem of industrial
Clean Ganga it will be ensured that by pollution in Ganga Basin.
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– The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has treatment capacity of 869 mld. (million litres
been entrusted with the work of GIS based per day) was created under Phase-I and an
mapping of the entire Ganga Basin. The amount of about Rs. 452 crore was spent
work has commenced and is expected to under the Plan. This phase was declared
be completed by mid-2010. completed in March 2000. Since GAP Phase-
I did not cover the pollution load of Ganga
– Action has been initiated for enhancing
fully, GAP Phase-II was taken up which
public awareness and community
included, Ganga and its four tributaries i.e.
mobilisation for cleaning of rivers. States
Damodar, Gomti, Mahananda and Yamuna.
have been requested to prepare detailed
Works under Ganga Action Plan Phase-II
city level Action Plans for the purpose which
covers sixty towns along the main stem of
can be implemented through City Level
river Ganga at an Sanctioned cost of Rs.
Committees, to be constituted under the
635.66 crore.
chairmanship of District Magistrates in
major towns along the river Ganga. The Yamuna Action Plan (YAP)
District Coordinator of NYKS could be the Under Yamuna Action Plan Phase-I,
Member Secretary of the Committee. Other assisted by the Japan Bank for International
members of the Committee may include Cooperation (JBIC), a total of 753 mld.
prominent NGOs, public representatives, sewage treatment capacity was created and
officials of concerned departments like the this Phase was declared completed in March,
Municipal Commissioner, Pollution Control 2003.
Board, Public Health Department, Forest
A loan assistance of Yen 13.33 billion
Department, nodal implementing agency
has been extended by the Japan International
in the state for river conservation works,
Cooperation Agency (JICA) which has been
etc. The Action Plans prepared by these
merged with JBIC for implementation of
Committees in the Ganga States would be Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Phase II, which is
supported and funded under the NGRBA. part of the National River Conservation Plan
Activities/Progress under NRCP (NRCP).
The present sanctioned cost of NRCP The project has been approved at an
projects is Rs.4691.54 crore covering one estimated cost of Rs. 624 crore for abatement
hundred sixty seven towns along polluted of pollution of river Yamuna in Delhi, Uttar
stretches of thirty eight rivers spread over Pradesh (eight towns) and Haryana (six towns)
twenty States (Annexure-V). Some of the under YAP-II. The cost of works is to be shared
important River Action Plans are detailed below. between Government of India and the State
Governments in the ratio of 85:15. A sewage
Ganga Action Plan (GAP)
treatment capacity of 189 mld is targeted to
The Ganga Action Plan initiated in be created besides major rehabilitation/
1985 is the first River Action Plan. Besides replacement works for sewers and other
other pollution abatement works, a sewage pollution abatement works. So far thirty one
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Jharkhand and Andal, Asansol, Durgapur The sanctioned cost for the NRCP
& Raniganj in the State of West Bengal. projects is Rs.4691.55 crore, out of which
In the State of Jharkhand, all of four an amount of Rs.2937.07 crore has been
sanctioned projects of low cost sanitation in released by the GOI so far. Eight hundred
Bokaro-Kargali, Ramgarh, Telmachu & and two projects have been completed against
Sudamdih have been completed. a total of one thousand eighty five sanctioned
projects. A target of 4246 mld sewage
In the State of West Bengal out of ten
treatment capacity sanctioned on the basis
sanctioned projects eight projects relating to
of DPRs within the approved cost of the
low cost sanitation and improved wood
respective projects, a capacity to treat 3095
crematoria in the covered towns have been
mld of sewage has been created till
completed. The projects of Interception &
September 2009, besides 869 mld capacity
Diversion and STP of 13.17 mld capacity is
created so far. already created under the Ganga Action Plan
Phase-I
Mahananda Action Plan (MAP)
Details of Projects Approved/Completed
A project for the abatement of pollution
of River Mahananda at Siliguri town in West Details of projects completed between
Bengal under NRCP at an sanctioned cost of 01.04.2009 to 31.10.2009 are given in
Rs.54.88 crore has been approved under Annexure IV. The list of projects sanctioned
the Ganga Action Plan, Phase-II. The cost of between 01.04.2009 to 31.10.2009 are
the project will be shared on 70:30 cost given in Annexure III. It was targeted to create
sharing basis between the Central and the 385.82 mld capacity through commissioning
State Government. The project includes of Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) during the
schemes of Interception & Diversion, Sewage year 2009-10. Against this, a total 241 mld
Treatment Plant & River Front Development in capacity has been completed so far and the
Siliguri town works of the remaining STPs are in different
Other River Action Plans stages of completion.
Besides the river Ganga and its Water Quality Management Plan for River
tributaries covered under GAP-I and GAP-II, Ganga
the NRCD has taken up the pollution The water quality of river Ganga is
abatement projects of fourteen other States being monitored since 1986 from Rishikesh
covering thirty three rivers and seventy one in Uttaranchal to Uluberia in West Bengal by
towns. institutions such as Pollution Control Research
The schemes of GAP-II and other rivers Institute (Hardwar), CPCB Zonal Office
of the country have been merged under Lucknow, Indian Institute of Technology,
National River Conservation Plan based on Kanpur, Patna University and Bidhan Chandra
70:30 funding pattern and river water Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Kalyani. As a result
pollution abatement works under this head. of the projects completed under Ganga Action
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Plan, the water quality of river Ganga has The summer average values of two
shown a general improvement despite important river water quality parameters viz.
tremendous population growth along the river Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Biochemical
banks. Water quality monitoring carried out Oxygen Demand (BOD) recorded in some of
by reputed institutions such as, IIT, Kanpur, the important monitoring stations on river
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL), Patna Ganga is given in Table-21.
University, etc. indicates that, water quality
of the river Ganga conforms to the prescribed The water quality monitoring has also
standards in terms of key indicators, namely, been undertaken for rivers namely, Yamuna,
Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Western Yamuna Canal, Gomti, Hindon,
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) at most of the Satluj (Punjab), Cauvery (Tamil Nadu), Tunga,
locations, except in the stretch between Bhadra, Tungbhadra in Karnataka and
Kannauj and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Waterways of Chennai. The number of
Table-21. Summer Average Values for Water Quality on River Ganga under Ganga Action
Plan
Monitoring Distance Dissolved Oxygen* Biochemical Oxygen
Station in Km Demand*
(mg/l) (mg/l)
1986 2009 1986 2009 5
Rishikesh 0 8.1 8.00 1.7 1.00
Hardwar D/S 30 8.1 7.80 1.8 1.30
Garhmutkeshwar 175 7.8 7.90 2.2 2.00
Kannauj U/S 430 7.2 7.20 5.5 1.50
Kannauj D/S 433 NA 7.60 NA 4.80
Kanpur U/S 530 7.2 7.50 7.2 3.80
Kanpur D/S 548 6.7 7.50 8.6 3.90
Allahabad U/S 733 6.4 8.13 11.4 6.25
Allahabad D/S 743 6.6 8.13 15.5 4.00
Varanasi U/S 908 5.6 7.83 10.1 3.83
Varanasi D/S 916 5.9 7.72 10.6 3.10
Patna U/S 1188 8.4 7.03 2.0 1.60
Patna D/S 1198 8.1 6.88 2.2 2.17
Rajmahal 1508 7.8 6.53 1.8 1.65
Palta 2050 NA 7.23 NA 2.77
Uluberia 2500 NA 5.45 NA 2.47
* Mean value for the months of March to June when the temperatures are high and flows are low.
NA — Data not available, U/S — Upstream, D/S — Downstream, mg/l — milligram per litre
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monitoring stations presently are one hundred Projects approved under NLCP
fifty eight in ten rivers which include twenty National Lake Conservation Plan
seven stations set up in the upper reaches of (NLCP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Ganga and thirty two stations of Chennai Ministr y of Environment & Forests,
Waterways. Government of India for conservation/
National Lake Conservation Plan restoration of polluted and degraded lakes.
(NLCP) The scheme of National Lake Conservation
Plan was initiated with the approval of
Objectives conservation and management plans of three
The objective of the Scheme is to restore and lakes namely, Powai (Maharashtra), Ooty and
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), in June, 2001 at
conserve the polluted lakes in urban and semi-
a cost of Rs. 14.90 crore.
urban areas of the country degraded due to
waste water discharge into the lake. The So far under NLCP, a total of forty
activities covered under National Lake projects for conservation of fifty eight lakes
Conser vation Plan (NLCP) include the have been sanctioned in fourteen States at
following:- a sanctioned cost of Rs. 883.94 crore
(Annexure-III). Conser vation works for
– Prevention of pollution from point sources eighteen lakes have been completed so far
by intercepting, diverting and
treating the pollution load
entering the Lakes from the
entire lake catchment area.
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– to undertake priority wetlands for intensive and for identification of priority areas of
conservation measures, research.
– to monitor implementation of the Programme – Over the years, based on the
of conser vation, management and recommendations of National Wetlands
research, Committee, one hundred fifteen Wetlands
have been identified so far for conservation
– to prepare an inventory of Indian wetland
under the National Wetland Conservation
With the above objectives, a National Programme (Annexure-VII).
Committee on Wetlands was constituted.
– The Research projects to supplement
Functions of the Committee are:
Management Action Plans (MAPs) for
- To advise the Gover nment on intensive conservation on thrust areas of
appropriate policies and action research are considered by the Thematic
programmes for conservation and wise Group for conservation of Wetlands and
use of Wetlands. Mangroves constituted by RE Division in
the Ministry. List of the research project
- To review the recommendations of Expert
sanctioned during 2009-10 is given in
Group on Wetlands.
Annexure-III.
- Review of progress in implementation of
Activities undertaken so far
Management Action Plans.
National Wetland Conservation Programme
- To advise on collaboration with
(NWCP)
international agencies on issues related
to Wetlands Main Activities under MAPs of Wetlands for
which funds provided, include:
An Expert Group on Wetlands
(EGOW) has also been set up for discussing – Survey and demarcation
management action plans of newly identified – Catchment area treatment
wetland and identification of new wetlands
– Protection measures
for the conservation and management.
Functions of the Group are: – Fisheries development
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& developmental activities in various thrust – Two regional workshops at Coimbatore and
areas of research which are as follows: Amity University, Noida were organized
during the current financial year for
– Survey and assessment of resources
providing training to wetland managers for
– Value of wetlands implementation of Management Action
Plans of identified wetlands in the states.
– Hydrological functions and assessment of
associated values – Regulatory framework for conservation of
wetlands was prepared and was put up on
– Assessment and conservation of wetland
the Ministry’s website to obtain comments
biodiversity
of all the concerned and State Governments
– Anthropogenic pressures and natural After incorporating all the relevant
calamities comments, the draft regulatory framework
has been finalized and has been sent to
– Socio-economic aspects
Ministry of Law and Justice for vetting.
Progress/Achievements made during the year Thereafter it will be notified under EP Act-
1986.
– During the year, Management Action Plans
of twenty seven wetlands have been – Guidelines for National Wetland
approved and financial assistance released Conser vation Programme have been
to the concerned State Governments. So revised. 5
far, an amount of Rs.11.22 crores has been International issues and Ramsar Convention
released (till 24.02.2010) against the
total allocation of Rs.11.90 crores during – India is also a Party to the United Nations
2009-10. Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), Convention on Biological
– The meeting of National Wetlands Diversity, Convention on Conservation of
Committee was held on 16.03.2009 in Migratory Species of Wild Animals,
the Ministry under the Chairmanship of Convention on World Heritage, Supervisory
Secretary (E&F) which approved the Council of Wetland International, etc. Inter-
inclusion of twelve more wetlands under linkages among these Conventions are
the NWCP increasing total number of frequently discussed in the inter-Ministerial
wetlands from one hundred three in 2008 and intra-Ministerial meetings to develop
to one hundred fifteen in 2009 covering comprehensive plans on actions for their
twenty foru states and two UTs. implementation.
– The meeting of Expert Group on Wetlands – Twenty five sites have already been
(EGOW) was held on 16.11.2009 in designated as Ramsar sites in India till date.
which three more wetlands were (Annexure-VII). Six (6) more wetlands are
recommended for inclusion in the list under process of being designated as
identified wetlands under NWCP. Ramsar sites.
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– Out of Rs. 86.68 crores released so far was put up on the Ministry’s website to
under NWCP, an amount of Rs.56.01 obtain comments of all the concerned and
crores has been released for conservation State Governments. After incorporating all
of twenty one Ramsar Sites out of twenty the relevant comments, the draft regulatory
five Ramsar Sites. The funds have been framework has been finalized and has been
provided on the basis of management sent to Ministry of Law and Justice for
action plans submitted by the concerned vetting. Thereafter it will be notified under
state Govts. EP Act-1986.
– India was re-nominated as Member of Budget allocation
Supervisory Council for another term (2008-
An allocation of Rs. 11.90 crore has
2011) on the basis of its achievement for
been made during the year 2009-10 for
conserving Wetlands of the country.
conservation and management of identified
– India is also a partner to the Himalayan wetlands. So far an expenditure of Rs.11.22
initiatives along with other Himalayan crore has been incurred till 24.02.2010.
countries. A Himalayan initiative was
Implementing organizations
recently endorsed by the Indian
Government in 2008 Department of Environment and
State wise status Forests, Council for Science and Technology,
State Wetland Authority of the concerned
Regulator y Acts/Rules governing the states are the nodal departments for
programme and promulgation of new acts implementing various conservation activities
Regulator y framework for in states where wetlands have been identified
conservation of wetlands was prepared and under NWCP.
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CHAPTER – 6
REGENERATION AND
ECO-DEVELOPMENT
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National Afforestation and Eco- – Create general awareness and help foster
Development Board (NAEB) a people’s movement for promoting
afforestation and eco-development with the
Introduction
assistance of voluntary agencies, non-
In order to promote afforestation, tree government organizations, Panchayati Raj
planting, ecological restoration and eco- institutions and others and promote
development activities in the country, the participatory and sustainable management
National Afforestation and Eco-Development of degraded forest areas and adjoining
Board (NAEB) was set up in August 1992. lands;
Special attention is also being given by NAEB
– Coordinate and monitor the Action Plans
to the regeneration of degraded forest areas
for tree planting, ecological restoration and
and lands adjoining forest areas, national
eco-development; and
parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas
as well as the ecologically fragile areas like – Undertake all other measures necessary
the Western Himalayas, Aravallis, Western for promoting afforestation, tree planting,
Ghats etc. ecological restoration and eco development
activities in the country.
Objectives
Name of the Schemes
The detailed objectives of the NAEB are to:
NAEB operates the following three major
– Evolve mechanisms for ecological
schemes:
restoration of degraded forest areas and
adjoining lands through systematic planning (a) National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
and implementation, in a cost effective Scheme
manner; (b) NAEB Scheme: The major components of
– Restore through natural regeneration or the Scheme are:-
appropriate intervention the forest cover in i. Grants in Aid for Greening India (GIA
the country for ecological security and to for GI) Scheme
meet the fuelwood, fodder and other needs
ii. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
of the rural communities;
iii. Communication
– Augmentation of availability of fuelwood,
fodder, timber and other forest produce on iv. Support to Regional Centres (RCs)
the degraded forest and adjoining lands (c) Eco Development Forces (EDF)
in order to meet the demands for these
National Afforestation Programme
items;
(NAP) Scheme
– Sponsor research and extension of research
Introduction and Objectives
findings to disseminate new and proper
technologies for the regeneration and It continues to be the flagship scheme
development of degraded forest areas and of NAEB, in so much as it provides support,
adjoining lands; both in physical and capacity building terms,
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Sl. Name of No. of FDA Total project Total Area (in Total
No. State/Union Projects/ cost JFMCs ha.) Releases
Territory Proposals (in Rs. (in Rs.
sanctioned crores) Crores)
1 Andhra Pradesh 47 129.76 2555 72623 83.90
2 Chhattisgarh 32 223.73 2611 106160 157.69
3 Gujarat 25 211.76 2027 82705 127.38
4 Haryana 19 128.35 2265 44189 102.22
5 Himachal Pradesh 30 81.82 1556 44883 58.73
6 Jammu & Kashmir 31 109.69 1836 65529 55.28
7 Karnataka 45 212.34 1560 96155 157.84
8 Madhya Pradesh 55 208.87 3270 124332 143.29
9 Maharashtra 48 205.03 3092 119227 134.69
10 Orissa 46 157.69 3547 123307 105.99
11 Punjab 15 38.07 1192 18209 21.91
12 Rajasthan 33 68.95 1059 46890 50.56
13 Tamil Nadu 32 130.83 1580 68192 101.73
14 Uttar Pradesh 69 241.21 2752 130670 193.23
15 Uttarakhand 38 98.33 1900 65576 72.34
16 Goa 3 2.39 26 1250 0.64
17 Jharkhand 34 160.43 2522 97050 118.09
18 Bihar 10 45.12 978 28531 34.12 6
19 Kerala 27 87.28 615 31816 45.68
20 West Bengal 20 67.48 1960 38248 46.16
Total (Other
States) 659 2609.15 38903 1405542 1811.49
21 Arunachal Pradesh 23 40.44 481 30121 25.40
22 Assam 30 80.28 810 52255 61.07
23 Manipur 16 67.91 578 35144 54.80
24 Nagaland 19 71.12 456 43718 62.08
25 Sikkim 8 65.95 244 26003 54.60
26 Tripura 13 40.61 271 29335 29.49
27 Mizoram 24 123.96 528 50120 106.25
28 Meghalaya 8 32.06 224 18245 25.91
Total (NE States) 141 522.33 3592 284941 419.61
TOTAL 800 3131.48 42495 1690483 2231.10
longer tenure of JFMC presidency, capacity Grants in Aid for Greening India
building of particular frontline staff of Forest Scheme
Department and JFMC members especially
Introduction and Objectives
with regard to local management and
administrative responsibilities. Increasing forest and tree cover (FTC)
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of the country to one-third of its geographical constraints, the then existing Grants-in-Aid
area, as envisaged in the National Forest Scheme was restructured by incorporating
Policy 1998, is essential for economic and additional components of QPM production
ecological security of the country. Achieving facilities and creation of mass awareness
the target of one-third of FTC, however, about QPM. This was renamed as “Grants
stipulates fourfold increase in the current in aid for Greening India” Scheme and three
annual tree planting rate in the country, and aspects expressly stated:-
that too, mostly on lands outside recorded
forest area (RFA) wherein non-forest a) Raising mass awareness about QPM and
organizations and the custodian institutions tree planting
can play a significant role. The scheme b) Enhancing the capacity for QPM production
‘Grants-in-Aid Scheme, providing assistance c) Tree planting with people’s participation
to Voluntary agencies for tree planting’ (GIS) Now, all these aspects have been
was started for encouraging participation of wholly subsumed in a new proposed scheme,
the interested Non-Government Organisations ‘Gram/Panchayat Van Yojana’, which is also
as well as Government Institutions. It has been aimed at afforestation/tree planting in non-
observed that for raising tree plantations on forest land on a much larger scale. To lessen
lands outside RFA, economic return is the
multiplicity of schemes with similar objectives,
major driving force. These could be
sanction of new project proposals under GIS
encouraged if returns to the growers were
have been discontinued w.e.f. 2008-09. The
made attractive. The wanting economic return
ongoing projects, however, will continue to
are largely attributed to the low volume and
be supported till completion
poor quality yield of tree products. The main
reason for this that the tree growers do not Progress/Achievement made during the year
have easy access to quality planting material
Financial assistance of Rs.0.90 crores
(QPM) due to both paucity of QPM production
has been provided to twenty four agencies
facilities in the rural areas and low awareness
for ongoing tree planting projects as on
about gains of using QPM. Recognizing these
22.02.2010.
Budget Allocation of the Scheme and Progress
of Expenditure
The revised Budget Estimate for
ongoing projects under the Scheme for
2009-10 was Rs.1.00 crores, out of which
Rs.0.90 crores has been released upto
22.02.2010.
Comparison of progress over the years
Table-25 reflects the progress of
Fig-32. Hightech Nursery at Turid, Aizwal number of projects for tree planting
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supported under the previous ‘Grants-in-Aid implemented through Ministry of Defence for
to Voluntary Agencies’ scheme (until 2004- ecological restoration of terrains, rendered
05) and the present ‘Grants-in-Aid for difficult either due to severe degradation or
Greening India’ Scheme till the current remote location or difficult law and order
financial year 2009-10. situation. The scheme of Eco Development
Force is based on twin objectives of ecological
Implementing organization along with details
regeneration in difficult areas, and promotion
The scheme is being implemented by of meaningful employment to ex-servicemen.
government Departments, Urban Local Under this scheme, the establishment and
Bodies, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Public operational expenditure on the Eco Task Force
Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, (ETF) Battalions raised by Ministry of Defence
Registered Societies, Non-Profit is reimbursed by Ministry of Environment and
Organizations, Cooperatives, Charitable Forests while the inputs like sapling, fencing,
Trusts, Voluntar y Agencies, Registered etc. as also the professional and managerial
Schools, Colleges, Universities and State guidance is provided by the State Forest
Forest Departments. Voluntary Agencies are Departments. In ETF battalions, the MOD
implementing majority of Tree Planting deploys its ex-servicemen, preferably from within
projects. the area of operation, whereas the nuclear core
Eco-Development Forces (EDF) Scheme of the force is constituted of regular servicemen.
Some of the ETF Battalions have undertaken
Introduction and objective successful eco-restoration of highly degraded
6
Eco-Development Forces was sites, for example the limestone mining areas
established in 1980s as a scheme being in the Mussoorie Hills.
Table-25. Progress under the previous ‘Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Agencies’ and the present
‘Grants-in-Aid for Greening India’ Scheme
Year No. of tree planting projects Expenditure
supported* (Rs. in Cr.)**
2002-03 141 4.00
2003-04 251 8.49
2004-05 266 8.97
2005-06 211 11.76
2006-07 109 5.86
2007-08 129 8.48
2008-09*** 85 3.95
2009-10*** 26 0.90
* Includes ongoing projects, sanctioned in previous years also.
** Includes grants given for Awareness Generation, High- Tech Nursery and Tree Planting components of the Grants
in Aid for Greening India Scheme.
*** Includes only on-going projects as no new project was sanctioned.
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Table-26. The progress of ETF Battalions during the year 2009-10 (as on 30th September,
2009).
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development Board (NAEB) is the nodal point 17 was celebrated as World Day to
within the Ministry to co-ordinate all issues Combat Desertification. For the year 2008,
pertaining to the convention. the theme of the day was “Conserving land
and water = Securing our common future”.
Though the country does not have a
The Ministry organised a workshop on this
specific policy or legislative framework for
day at Jaipur. It was attended by senior
combating desertification as such, the concern
government officials and others
for artresting and reversing land degradation
representing the stakeholder ministries of
and desertification gets reflected in many of
the Government of India and the state
our national policies which have enabling
Governments as well as CSOs.
provisions for addressing these problems. It
is also implicit in the goals of sustainable – A three-member delegation from India led
forest management (SFM), sustainable by the Inspector General of Forests (NAEB)
agriculture, sustainable land management participated in the Ninth session of the
(SLM) and the overarching goal of sustainable Conference of Parties to the UNCCD (COP
development which the country has been 9) which convened in Buenos Aires,
pursuing. The subject has in fact been Argentina, from 21 st September – 2 nd
engaging the attention of our planners and October, 2009, along with the Eighth
policy makers since the inception of planning. session of the Committee for the Review of
The first five year plan (1951-1956) had ‘land the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC
rehabilitation’ as one of the thrust areas. In 8) and the Ninth session of the Committee
the subsequent plans too, high priority has on Science and Technology (CST 9). The
been consistently attached to development of agenda items included inter alia four-year
the drylands in consideration of the fact that work plans and two-year work programmes
about 69% of the country’s lands are drylands of the CRIC, CST, Global Mechanism (GM)
and degradation of these lands has severe and the Secretariat, the Joint Inspection Unit
implications for the livelihood and food (JIU) assessment of the GM, the terms of
security of millions. reference of the CRIC, arrangements for
regional coordination mechanisms (RCMs),
India formulated and submitted in
impact indicators and performance
2001 a National Action Programme (NAP)
indicators, the communication strategy and
to combat desertification, in accomplishment
the programme and budget. Being the chair
of one of the obligations that parties to the
of the fifty six country strong Regional
Convention (UNCCD) are required to fulfill.
Implementation Annexe for Asia and an
A broad roadmap to combating
active member of the G77/China, India
desertification, NAP recognizes the multi
could successfully lobby and mobilize
sectoral nature of the task, in view of the fact
opinion in support of its concerns which it
that many of the drivers of desertification have
felt were important for the country and in
cross cutting dimensions.
the larger interest of the developing countries
Progress of Activities undertaken and the convention, and thus made a
– As in earlier years, the world over, June significant contribution to the negotiations.
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CHAPTER – 7
RESEARCH
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Ministry of Environment & Forests has The Ministry supports research through
been funding research in multi-disciplinary its established research programmes. These
aspects of environmental and ecosystems include Environment Research Programme
protection, conservation and management at (ERP), Ecosystem Research Scheme (ERS),
various universities, institutions of higher Eastern and Western Ghats Research
learning, national research institutes and non- Programme (E&WGRP) and Economic &
governmental organizations in identified thrust Social Issues. Thematic Expert Groups for
areas under its Research & Development (R&D) these research programmes have been
Programme. The Research & Development constituted to screen evaluation and
Scheme of the Ministry is a Central Plan recommend new projects and also to monitor/
Scheme for conservation and management review the ongoing projects. The list of
of environment since 1985. sanctioned projects and completed projects
Objectives during the current financial year are given
in Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.
The objective of the scheme is to
The Ministry also promotes research in
generate information required to develop
Environment through the awards of National
strategies, technologies and methodologies
Fellowships to the outstanding Scientists. These
for better environmental management. It also
awards are Pitambar Pant National
aims at attempting solutions to the practical
problems of resource management, Environment Fellowship Award in
conservation of natural resources and eco- Environmental Science and Dr. B.P. Pal
regeneration of degraded areas. Further, the National Environment Fellowship Award for
scheme also seeks to strengthen infrastructure Biodiversity.
to facilitate research and scientific manpower Programme-wise Progress and Activities
development. In order to achieve these
Environment Research Programme
objectives, research grants are provided in
the identified thrust areas to various (ERP)
organizations (universities, colleges Environment Research Programme
recognized by University Grant Commission (ERP) deals with problems related to pollution
(UGC), institutions of Council of Scientific and and development of suitable cost effective
Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of technologies for abatement of pollution.
Agriculture Research (ICAR), Indian Council Emphasis is laid on development of eco-
of Medical Research (ICMR), Indian Council friendly biological and other interventions for
of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and prevention, abatement of pollution and
recognized non- governmental scientific development of strategies, technologies and
organizations) all over the country. instruments etc. for control of pollution. Projects
The Ministry has brought out revised are also encouraged for development of
guidelines in 2006 for supporting research biodegradable plastics, to carr yout
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activities etc. are taken up to restore the to consider the new / revised/ comments
environmental quality of the region. received new proposals & review / monitor
During the year under E&WGRP two the ongoing / completed projects. Total one
new projects were initiated, twelve studies hundred eighty proposals were considered
were completed and twenty one projects were by the Expert Group. Based on the
reviewed and monitored for their progress. recommendations of the Expert Group twenty
new projects have been recommended during
Thematic Group on ‘Economic & Social
Issues’ the period. Progress of twenty three ongoing
projects was reviewed and monitored and
During the year 2007-08, Ministry has fifteen new proposals send for further revision
constituted new Thematic Group- ‘Economic
by the Group during the year. The Expert
& Social Issues’. Though no specific
Group also reviewed the Final Technical
programme will be covered under this
Report (FTR) of eight completed projects during
thematic group, the group would consider all
the period (up to 23.02.2010).
proposals related to cost benefit analysis,
socio-economic issues and other miscellaneous Thematic Group-B on Conservation
issues. and Management of Wildlife and
During the year one meeting of the Animal Welfare
Thematic Group was held to consider the Under the Thematic Group-B on
new / revised proposals & review / monitor Conservation and Management of Wildlife
the ongoing / completed (FTR) projects. Four and Animal Welfare, two Programmes are
new and three comments received projects
covered namely Wildlife Conservation and
were considered by the Expert Group. Based
Animal Welfare. During the Financial Year
on the recommendations of the Expert Group
(up to 31.12.2009) one meetings of the
one new project has been sanctioned during
Thematic Group were held to consider the
the period. Progress of one ongoing project
was reviewed and monitored during the year. new / revised/ comments received new
The Expert Group also reviewed the three proposals & review / monitor the on going /
FTR of completed project during the period. completed projects. Total fifty three proposals
were considered by the Expert Group. Based
Thematic Group-B on Conservation
on the recommendations of the Expert Group
and Sustainable Utilization of Natural
five new projects have been recommended and
Resources
progress of eighteen ongoing projects was
Under the Thematic Group-B on reviewed and monitored during the year. The
Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Expert Group also reviewed the Final Technical
Natural Resources’, four Programmes are
Report (FTR) of two completed projects during
covered namely i) Mangroves and Coral Reefs
the period (up to 31.12.2009).
ii) Wet Lands iii) Biodiversity Conservation iv)
Man & Bio-sphere reserves. During the The total allocation for R&D Scheme
Financial Year (up to 23.02.2010) Two during 2009-10 is Rs. 6.0 crores. The entire
meetings of the Thematic Group were held amount is utilized for ongoing and new
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in Environment under the R&D scheme, the prepared and is available in the website of
following four new initiatives have been taken the Ministry.
up:
Institution of Mahatma Gandhi Chair for
– Institution of MoEF – National Environment Ecology and Environment
Fellow Programmes
A Mahatma Gandhi Chair for
– Institution of Mahatma Gandhi Chair for Ecology and Environment has been set up at
Ecology and Environment the Centre for Biodiversity Studies, Baba
– Collaborative Research Programme with Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri,
CSIR. Jammu & Kashmir during 2009-10. The main
– New Institutions - National Environment objective of the Chair is to promote Gandhian
Protection Training & Research Institute thoughts, ideas and philosophy on
(NEPTRI). Environment & Development with a view to
attaining sustainable development in the truest
Institution of a National Environmental
sense. The Fellow for the Chair will be selected
Sciences Felllows Programme
by a Selection Committee to be constituted
The National Environmental Sciences by the Vice Chancellor, Baba Ghulam Shah
Fellows Programme, a new initiative under Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu &
the R&D scheme of the Ministry, was launched Kashmir, in consultation and with the approval
by the Minister for Environment & Forests on
of the Ministry.
4th February, 2010. The main objective of
this fellowship programme is to provide an The selected Fellow will work on any
opportunity for young scientists-both Indian one of the eleven thrust areas identified by
and of Indian origin- desirous of working at the Ministry. Detailed guidelines are under
the forefront of environmental sciences and finalisation.
engineering with a focus on problem solving
Collaborative Research Programme with CSIR
environmental research. It is proposed to select
upto ten National Environmental Sciences During the year action has been
Fellows every year who would be functioning initiated to set up a Collaborative Research
as Host Institutions. The National Programme with CSIR. The thrust areas
Environmental Sciences Fellows will carry out identified for this programme are as follows:
research on the thrust areas identified by the – Waste water treatment
Management Committee constituted for the – Solid waste management
purpose by the Ministry, at the selected Host
– Reclamation of lakes
Institutions.
– Bioremediation of contaminated sites
A booklet containing detailed
guidelines including the proforma for A proposal has been received from
submission of application, Memorandum of the National Environmental Engineering
Understanding to be entered into between Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur which is
the Host Institutions and MoEF etc. has been under examination.
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completed two mega projects (Annexure-IV) the approved Management Action Plan for
and suggested that the Final Technical Report the Coastal States and UTs. The National
(FTR) of the project should be submitted and Committee met on 29-30 th September,
placed before the Technical and Financial 2009 at Andhra University,
Sub-Committee of NNRMS SC-B for its perusal Vishakhapatnam and reviewed the
and acceptance. Management Action Plans of Gujarat, Tamil
Based on the results obtained and Nadu, West Bengal, Orissa, Karnataka and
experience gained during the implementation Goa. The National Committee also
of the project on “Monitoring of Snow and discussed the significant research findings
Glaciers in Himalayas” the Ministry of on ongoing projects on Mangroves and
Environment & Forests has decided to continue Coral Reefs.
the work on snow and glacier monitoring in G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan
the Himalaya and suggested that Space
Environment and Development,
Applications Centre (SAC) take up this work
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora
in collaboration with all the organizations of
the country working in this field. Accordingly, Introduction
phase-II of the project has been prepared by
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan
the SAC, Ahmedabad for consideration by
Environment and Development (GBPIHED) was
the Ministry. Under this project the Monitoring
established in August 1988 by the Ministry
of seasonal snow cover for the entire Himalaya
of Environment and Forests, Government of
and Monitoring the retreat/advance of the
India, as an autonomous Institute, with a
glaciers in the representative basins will be
mandate of achieving sustainable
taken up.
development and environmental conservation
The Hon’ble MOS (I/C) E&F released in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). The
the MoEF discussion paper on ‘Himalayan Institute executes its mandate through the
Glaciers: A State-of-Art Review of Glacial Headquarters located at Kosi-Katarmal,
Studies, Glacial Retreat and Climate Change’ Almora (Uttarakhand), and four regional Units
on 9th November,2009, prepared by Shri located at Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Srinagar-
V.K. Raina, Ex-Deputy Director General, Garhwal (Uttarakhand), Pangthang (Sikkim)
Geological Survey of India (GSI).. and Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh). The
Research on Wetlands, Mangroves Institute designs and implements R&D activities
and Coral Reefs on priority environmental problems; develops
and demonstrates best practices and delivers
– Under National Wetland Conservation technology packages for improved livelihood
Programme during the year, Management options for the people of IHR. The identified
Action Plan of twenty seven wetlands have thematic categories for Institute R&D activities
been approved. Details about it are given include: (i) Watershed Processes and
at Chapter-2. Management (WPM), (ii) Biodiversity
– The National Committee of Mangroves and Conservation and Management (BCM), (iii)
Coral Reefs monitor the implementation of Environmental Assessment and Management
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(EAM), (iv) Socio-economic Development base paper subsequently formed the basis
(SED), (v) Biotechnological Applications (BTA), of a joint publication of MoEF and GBPIHED
and (vi) Knowledge Products and Capacity “Governance for Sustaining Himalayan
Building (KCB). The projects sites, spread over Ecosystem – G-SHE : Best Practices and
different parts of IHR, have been selected Guidelines”. The document was released
carefully keeping in view the biophysical by Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C), MoEF
heterogeneity and location-specific needs of on 29.9.09.
the inhabitants. All activities are need-based, – Institute has been designated as Technical
target-oriented and time-bound. Research, Secretariat for the Himalayan Sustainable
demonstration and dissemination are Development Forum (Shimla Declaration)
underlying elements of all project activities based on Himalayan Chief Ministers’
geared towards development of environment- Conclave held in October, 2009 at Shimla.
friendly technology packages. – Institute contributed to the discussion paper
Objectives on Himalayan Glaciers: A State-of-Art
Review of Glacier Studies, Glacier Retreat
The Institute has three broad objectives:
& Climate Change published jointly with
– To undertake in-depth research and MoEF and released by Hon’ble Minister of
development studies on environmental State (I/C), MoEF on 09.11.09.
problems of the Indian Himalayan Region;
– A draft document for the Task Force of
– To identify and strengthen the local Planning Commission of India on critical 7
knowledge of the environment and issues related to hill states and hill areas
contribute towards strengthening researches was prepared.
of regional relevance; and – Based on the feasibility document prepared
– To evolve and demonstrate suitable by the Institute, the Ministry has designated
technology packages and delivery systems the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve (CDBR)
for sustainable development of the region covering parts of Himachal Pradesh; on
in harmony with local perceptions. receipt of concurrence from the State
Government, the relevant parts of J & K
Progress/Achievements made during the year
may be included in the CDBR.
The achievements with wide range – Through implementation of GOI-UNDP CCF-
implications include the following: II project of Biodiversity Conservation
– Contribution toward the development of a through community based Natural Resource
document for National Mission on Management, the Institute mobilized tribal
Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem; as communities for participation in the
desired by MoEF, the Institute prepared a conservation work in remote areas of
draft Base Paper “Conser vation of Arunachal Pradesh.
Himalayan Ecosystem and Adaptation/ – The Disaster Management faculty, Sikkim
Regulation Measures” for the SEPM. The Unit of the Institute continued to act as
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resource center for capacity building of theme, group focuses on studies of ecosystem
various stakeholder groups in Sikkim. processes operational at the watershed level,
– Through its Integrated Eco-development including the involvement of user groups and
Research Programme, the Institute upstream-downstream linkages, with an
extended funding support to Universities, overall aim of strengthening of mountain
R&D Institutions, NGOs and others in the specific resource management practices using
IHR to carry out time bound R&D projects a systems approach. The KCB theme of this
supplementing the mandate of the group conducts activities that lead to
Institute. During the year, support to enhancement of Institutional outreach, based
eighteen on-going/completed projects on its research products such as state-of-the
was given. art methodologies/approaches, models and
policy briefs, etc.
Research and Development Achievements
Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Socio Economic Development (SED) &
(BCM) & Biotechnological Applications (BTA)
Environmental Assessment and Management
(EAM) The group includes two thematic areas
The group includes two themes; (i) Biodiversity Conservation and Management
(i) Socio Economic Development (SED) which (BCM), and (ii) Biotechnological Applications
focuses on activities, such as livelihood (BTA); the aim is to ensure long term
enhancement, sustainable tourism, conser vation of sensitive Himalayan
entrepreneurship and self employment, biodiversity elements and improvement in the
indigenous knowledge, and socio-economic rural economy of the Indian Himalayan
and cultural implications, migration, etc; and Region.
(ii) Environmental Assessment and Application of R & D outputs in Demonstration
Management (EAM) targeting on activities and Dissemination
such as hill specific Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA), Environmental Impact Capacity building through Rural Technology
Assessment (EIA), valuation of ecosystem Center (RTC)
services, climate change impacts, disaster – A total of thirty two hill specific and
mitigation and management, and environment friendly technologies those
environmental management of urban areas, were demonstrated at the Rural
etc. Technology Center (Institute HQs) acted
Watershed Processes and Management as live demonstrations for capacity
(WPM) & Knowledge Products and Capacity building of six hundred fifty seven rural
Building (KCB) inhabitants (three hundred eighty male
& two hundred seventy seven females).
Watershed Process and Management
(WPM) and Knowledge Products and – RTC organized three training programme
Capacity Building (KCB) are two major for the farmers of three districts (Tehri
thematic thrusts of this group. Through its WPM Garhwal, Chamoli and Bageshwar) in
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– ICFRE as a part of Government of Indian findings of the project including the new
delegation participated in the Climate condensed database in compatible formats.
Change talk held at Bonn, Germany from A statement from the International Tropical
10th to 14th August. Timber Organization (ITTO) was also read
during the seminar in which the
– ICFRE in Co-ordination with Coalition for
implementation of the project has been
Rainforest Nations (CfRN) organized a three
appreciated by the funding agency. The
day international workshop on “National
modalities of creating a Forestry Statistical
Forest Inventory: The Experiences of Non-
System in the country based on the
Annex I Countries” from 27th to 29th April
experiences in terms of terminology,
2009 at ICFRE, Dehradun. The workshop
methodology and technology was also
was attended by sixty one delegates from
discussed.The seminar was attended by
thirty two countries, and subject experts from
thirty four participants from the State Forest
six international organizations from GTZ,
Departments, Nodal Officers (Statistics) of
FAO, World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership
ICFRE Institutes, other organizations like
Facility, EU JRC, CfRN, and Japan
TIFAC, Kerala Forest Research Institute,
International Cooperation Agency.
National Sample Survey Organization,
– ICFRE concluded the ICFRE- ITTO project Forest Survey of India, etc.
with a one - day wrap-up national seminar
Institute-wise Development in the field of
held on 26th June 2009. The project initiated Research
on 1 st July 2006, which was being
implemented by the Division of Statistics, Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun
Directorate of Extension ICFRE. The seminar – Identification of four phenolic acids in
was held primarily to disseminate the heartwood of Eucalyptus hybrid derived
Fig-35. Participants of the International Workshop on ‘National Forest Inventory: the experience of
Non-Annex I countries at ICFRE, Dehradun
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the hardiest plants surviving the extremely – Developed a modified simple protocol for
harsh conditions of high salinity, heat stress estimation of carbonic anhydrase activity.
and drought conditions on silty clay black In general, different assay methods, namely,
medium depth soil after twenty four months manometric, colorimetric and electrometric
of establishment. Acacia ampliceps (50%) are in use for the assay of carbonic
showed revival and has the potential to anhydrase. The activity of carbonic
perform. anhydrase are measured by titrimetry,
where the titration of H+ ions produced in
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
a titration reaction and the variations in pH
(IFGTB), Coimbatore
were detected using a titration indicator.
– Phyllanthus acidus was observed for The comparisons of methods with the
antioxidant activity. Reducing power assay titration modified procedure shows that it
method revealed that fruits collected from offers a satisfactory alternative to the usual
Chidambaram showed rich activity of electrometric method to achieve the same
antioxidant activity (48.15%) followed by standard of precision.
Dharmaburi (47.27%), Palani (46.31%),
Institute of Wood Science and Technology
Thirumangalam (45.08%), Thanjavur
(IWST), Bangalore
(43.81%), Coimbatore (43.02%) and
Kanyakumari (42.40%). – The project- “Productivity and interaction
studies in Acacia Hybrid based
– Inoculation of artificially cultured Frankia
Agroforestry practices in Karnataka” was
(actinomycete) strain isolated from
completed.
Casuarina junghuhniana to the seedlings
of C. junghuhniana at early seedling stage – The project on “Assessment of seed quality
(fourteen days). After twenty one days of in unimproved populations, seed production
inoculation the young seedlings in the areas and seed orchards of Tectona
mother bed showed root nodule formation, grandis” was concluded. The study reveals
which are nitrogen fixing sites, are rarely the importance of SPA resource of “quality
found in the young seedlings. These root seeds”, based on morphological characters
nodules enhance the growth of C. and seed germination fruits collected from
junghuhniana during seedling stage. all Teak SPAs, has better quality as
compared to unimproved populations.
– Assessed the efficacy of crude secondary
plant derivatives of Aegle marmelos and Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI),
its seed oil on important insect pests of teak Jabalpur
seedlings at nursery stage, Valluvasery, – The detailed field observations revealed
Nilambur (North), Kerala. The preliminary that the white grubs, Holotrichia rustica, H.
observation revealed that the individual mucida and Schizonycha ruficollis were
bioactive compounds present in Aegle recorded as pest on teak seedlings for the
marmelos were very effective against the first time. Studies were undertaken for
teak defoliator and nematode at nursery developing effective Integrated Pest
stage. Management (IPM) of this pest. It was
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observed that there has been an increase yield data on bamboo intercropping trial
in the incidence of Holotrichia and were recorded.
Schizonycha white grub species mainly on – Seedlings of Calamus namborensis were
teak (Tectona grandis), due to the increased collected from Risakthepei area of Nambor
seedling production in forest nurseries. At RF and planted at Botanical garden of RFRI,
Ramdongari Forest Nurser y, FDCM, Jorhat under the project “Assessment of
Nagpur, the damage incidence may go up Rattan Diversity and Conservation Strategy
to fifty two percent. The developed IPM with Reference to Assam”.
package included hand-picking of grubs
Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla
as a mechanical option along with trap-n-
kill method, followed by treatments in the – Alnus nitida besides Quercus
nursery beds in judicious combination of leucotrichophora – has been identified as
chemicals and biological control agents. another natural host for Indian Gypsy Moth
This practice proved to be successful in in Kullu Valley.
management of the white grub population Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
in the nursery.
– The institute has identified species specific
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat
molecular markers (RAPD) for eastern Indian
– Maintenance and gap filling of field trials bamboo species visually, Bambusa
of B. balcooa, B. bambos and D. hamiltonii balcooa, B. bambos, B.tulda, B.nutans and
at trial sites in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dendrocalamus strictus (shown as A, B, C, 7
Nagaland and Tripura was done. Data D and E respectively in the figure below).
collection for growth parameters of bamboo The markers have resolved the problem of
in different treatments and yield estimation taxonomic identification of closely
of intercrop for the year is under progress resembling bamboo species especially B.
under the project-”Development of Suitable tulda and B . nutans . Molecular
Agro-forestry Models for Promoting Bamboo characterization of superior accessions of
Cultivation Outside Forests in Northeast Jatropha curcas and clonal fidelity studies
Region”. in tissue culture raised plantlets have also
been carried out successfully.
– RFRI, Jorhat completed digitization of soil
type map of Nagaland under the project Extension activities by ICFRE and its
“Establishment of GIS laboratory for Institutes
systematic creation, management and up-
– International Day of Biodiversity was
gradation of GIS based forest-database of celebrated at FRI, Dehradun,TFRI, Jabalpur
North-east India”.
HFRI, Shimla, IWST, Bangalore, AFRI,
– Under the project “On-farm innovation in Jodhpur and IFP Ranchi on 22nd May 2009.
macro-proliferation technique and Various activities including talk on
promotion for commercial plantation of “Biodiversity and Invasive Alien Species”
edible bamboo shoot species” growth and at IWST, Bangalore; planting neem trees
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impact for KHEB –1A, KHEB-1B and KHEB management and ensures proper integration
stage –II to be implemented by NHPC on of external and indigenous knowledge suitable
the environment of the area. to Indian context.
– ICFRE, Dehradun, IFGTB, Coimbatore, FRI, The specific objectives of the Institute
Dehradun and IWST, Bangalore undertook are:
field visit to Bhutan and North Bengal for
Education and Training
the baseline study on fauna and flora from
11 th to 21 st May 2009 for Bunakha – To meet the demand for the trained human
Multipurpose Hydroelectric project for resource with managerial and analytical
updation of DPR and Environmental Impact skills in the areas of forestry, environment
Assessment and Environmental and development management through
Management Plan for Sankosh regular educational courses.
Multipurpose Hydroelectric project, Bhutan. – To update the knowledge and managerial
– FRI, Dehradun provided consultancy on skills of the serving professionals in the
“Development of Bambusetum” at Garhi above areas through short-term training
Mandu in National Capital Territory, Delhi Programs.
funded by Govt. of Delhi. Research and Consultancy
– FRI, Dehradun provided consultancy on – To generate information on field realities
“Development of potted plants for NCT of and derive meaningful interpretation
Delhi” funded by Govt. of Delhi. through systematic research. 7
– FRI, Dehradun provided consultancy on – To offer consultancy services to the client
preparation of works manual on NREGA organizations based on the available
funded by UNDP. expertise.
– Govt. of NCT of Delhi awarded FRI, Dissemination
Dehradun a consultancy on preparation of
the Management Plan of Asola Bhatti – To disseminate the research-based
Wildlife Sanctuary, New Delhi information/knowledge and meet the
information needs of the forestr y,
Indian Institute of Forest environment and allied sectors through
Management (IIFM), Bhopal training, seminars and publications.
The Institute, as a sectoral management Databases and Information Systems
institute, imparts education in forest
– To generate and maintain relevant
management, which is a judicious mixture of
databases that are essential for policy
forestry, social, and management science. The
formulation, project planning and strategy
Institute constantly endeavours to keep in touch
development in forestry, environment and
with the problems of people, especially the
allied sectors
forest dwellers and undertakes need-based
research. The Institute tries to serve as a – To develop an Information Management
reservoir of knowledge in the area of forest System, which is compatible with and easily
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accessible for all users, i.e. from local Agriculture Organization of United Nations,
(community) to global level. etc. A total of seventeen research studies
are ongoing, whereas eight studies were
Policy Formulation, Analysis and Advocacy
completed by the Institute during the year.
– To function as a national ‘think tank’ on
Centres of Excellence in ICFRE
forestr y and environment aimed at
developing appropriate policies and International Centre for Community Forestry
strategies. (ICCF)
– To play an advocacy role in the sectors of The International Centre for Community
concern to promote adoption of appropriate Forestry (ICCF) is functioning as a “Centre
policies and implementation strategies and of Excellence” to cater to the growing need
safeguard the genuine interests of the and interest in Community Forestry (CF)
disadvantaged stakeholders whenever initiatives. It aims to promote community
necessary without compromising national forestry initiatives and publications in the field
interests. of Joint Forest Management (JFM), Self-
Initiated Forest Protection (SIFP) and other
Research forms of community based forest management
– Research is one of the key activities of the system.
Institute. As a management institute in the The Centre began functioning actively
forestry sector, research activities of applied in 2001, with fund support from the Sir Dorabji
nature receive attention in the Institute. Tata Trust (SDTT), Mumbai. Later, it received
Drawing on the strength of diversified many projects from various governments and
faculty, the institute promotes research non government agencies through which the
projects of multidisciplinary nature. Some Centre catered its other ongoing community
of the key research areas include forestry projects. The centre publishes a
Sustainable Forest Management, newsletter “People and Forests” based on its
Management of Non-wood Forest Produce, activities for dissemination of information to
Joint Forest Management and Community rest of the world.
Forestry, Protected Areas and People, The ICCF envisages programs
Marketing of NWFP and MIS, Forest implementation involving exchange of
Grazing and Livelihoods, Remote Sensing scientists, researchers and community forestry
and GIS application in Forestry etc. Various workers from India and other countries.
central and state government departments
Center for Ecological Services Management
like Ministry of Environment and Forests,
(CESM)
Department of Science and Technology,
State Forest departments, etc. have funded The Center for Ecological Services
the research projects at IIFM. Some research Management (CESM) is being set up as an
projects have been funded by the interdisciplinary center to address crucial
international organizations like International policy issues associated with the complex
Tropical Timber Organization, Food and relationship between ecological, social,
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economic, legal and institutional aspects of Center for Sustainable Forest Management &
ecosystem management. The center has the Forest Certification (SFM & FC)
mandate to undertake research, consultancy,
Forest Certification has emerged as
teaching, training activities as well as prepare
an important market driven tool and a
data base on the values of ecosystem services,
mechanism for assessment and monitoring
develop and standardize techniques of
of forest and forest products. It is a process
valuation of ecosystem service and impact
that leads to the issuing of a certificate by
studies of degradation. It would also network
an independent party, which verifies that
with national and international organizations
an area of forest is managed to a defined
in the Natural Resource Management (NRM)
standard.
sector for promoting professional exchange.
The center for SFM & FC represents
Currently two projects are being
IIFM as member in both the National Working
housed under the center (i) CNRM Institutions
Group as well as the National Forest
and Poverty Reduction in Gujarat And
Madhya Pradesh” funded by Shastri Certification Committee, constituted by Govt.
Millennial Development Goals Research Grant of India.
(2009-2010) with focus on the poverty The center is expected to generate
reduction possibilities for village communities the pool of knowledge and understanding
of the new decentralized Participatory on the emerging field of Stainable Forest
Irrigation Management, Joint Forest Management & Forest Certification for the
Management, participator y watershed benefit of forestry sector in the country.
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management and fisheries cooperatives. The
Regional Center for National Afforestation
project is executed by the UBC, Canada,
and Eco-development Board (RCNAEB)
GIDR & DSC, Ahmedabad & IIFM, Bhopal;
and (ii) Strengthening Capacity to Alleviate The Regional Center for National
Poverty through Ecosystem Services (SCAPES) Afforestation and Eco-development Board,
– Putting Methodological Development into (RCNAEB), was established in 1989 at Indian
Practice in India” (2008-2009) with the Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, which
support of NERC and DFID, UK & UNEP, is one out of seven in the country. The center
Kenya. The project is implemented through looks after the States of Madhya Pradesh,
the Consortium of organizations comprising Chhatisgarh and Orissa in pursuing the
of SWIMMER, U.K. – the coordinating programmes of National Afforestation and
institution and University of Cambridge Eco-development Board (NAEB), Ministry of
University of Oxford, UNEP’s Ecosystem Environment and Forests (MOEF), Govt. of
Economics Research Unit in Nairobi, IIFM, India, New Delhi. Monitoring and evaluation
Bhopal; ATREE, Bangalore; GIDR, of plantations raised by forest departments/
Ahmedabad; NEHU, Shillong; CISED, NGO’s is done through this center. Apart
Bangalore; Winrock International India, from MoU between MoEF & IIFM, an Advisory
Gurgaon; CHIRAG and PSI, Dehradun as core Management Committee and a Core Group
partners. of faculty members guide the functioning of
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the center. So far the center has organized under the Ministry of Environment & Forests,
and co-ordinated several training Government of India. From the inception, the
programmes, research projects, evaluation Institute has been closely associated with
of plantation works done by forest development of plywood and panel industry
departments and NGOs, plantation in the country and also instrumental in the
assessment for Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha growth, from its infant stage. The Institute
Mitra (IPVM) award. remains an industry driven organization.
Recognized (since 1989) as a Scientific &
Indian Plywood Industries
Industrial Research Organization by the
Research and Training Institute
Government of India under the Department
(IPIRTI), Bengaluru of Scientific and Industrial Research Scheme.
Established in 1962 as a co-operative The Institute is basically mandated to
research laboratory at the initiative of the carry out research and development, training
Indian Plywood Industry with participation of and education, testing and standardization
the Council of Scientific and Industrial and extension in the field of plywood and
Research, Indian Plywood Industries Research panel product manufacturing. The
and Training Institute (IPIRTI) is now an multidisciplinary research projects based on
autonomous Research and Training Institute the problems identified by the industrial
representatives, Institute Scientists and other
similar interested organizations, are taken up.
This is the only Institute of its kind in
the country working for the plywood and
panel industries. Due to expertise and
credibility established over many years, the
Institute has developed a strong relationship
with the industry and well recognized for its
contribution. As a result, industry continues
to support our research efforts. An important
and unique aspect of R & D works at the
Institute is that lab scale findings are upscaled
to industrial level to facilitate their adoption
by the Industries.
Recent Research activities at ICFRE
Reconstituted Face Veneer
A technology for the production of face
veneers using small girth plantation timbers
has been developed at IPIRTI. At present,
Fig-36. Face veneer produced from imported timbers like Keruing/Gurjan are
reconstituted flitch. peeled to make 0.23 to 0.28 mm thick face
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veneers for making plywood, due to non- thereby will help in avoiding continued
availability of traditional Indian hardwoods. dependence on petroleum resources. Natural
The face veneer constitute about 20% of total materials such as Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
timber requirement of plywood and import of (CNSL), Tannin, Lignin, etc., have been tried
face veneers at present, is to the tune of as a substitute for phenol in the development
Rs.8000 Crores. The sources of supply of of PF for panel products.
these imported species are getting depleted Tannin is bark extract mostly used for
drastically, day by day. Hence this technology converting skin into leather. Tannin contains
of making face veneers will facilitate to meet phenolic unit which react with formaldehyde
the challenges posed by the shortage of face to polymerize into resin. Mimosa wattle tannin
quality veneers. has been used in preparation of tannin
Life Cycle Assessment of Wood and Bamboo formaldehyde resin for making particle board
Composites and also plywood. But large scale success
in the field of plywood adhesive has not been
Another important research project
reported. For the present work mimosa wattle
undertaken by the Institute is “Life Cycle
tannin was used as an extender with phenol
Assessment of Wood and Bamboo
formaldehyde resin for manufacture of
Composites” as the bamboo and plantation
plywood for i) making a cheaper adhesive,
wood based products are biodegradable and
ii) making plywood with veneer having higher
hence the life span study is a vital necessity
moisture content than normal and thus
for these new generation products. This will
lowering energy requirement for drying. In 7
also facilitate to study the environmental
no case the quality of plywood is
burden associated with manufacturing of
compromised.
panel products from resource extraction to
end of life. Wildlife Institute of India (WII),
Dehradun
Bio-adhesives
Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is a
Phenol formaldehyde and urea
premier training and research institution in
formaldehyde are two major synthetic resin
the field of wildlife and protected area
polymers used widely for the manufacture of
wood and lignocellulose based panel
products. Dwindling supply of phenol and
ever increasing cost has led to search for
material of natural origin to replace phenol
in phenol formaldehyde resin. A number of
natural materials are available which have,
in their molecular architecture, units
resembling phenol and are capable of
undergoing reactions similar to phenol. Due
to their natural origin, these are available on
a renewable and sustainable basis and Fig-37. Red Headed Crane
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management in South Asia. Wildlife research abreast of the current field situations,
at the Institute covers ecological, biological, management needs and research trends in
socio-economic and managerial aspects of the field and thus constantly enhance its
wildlife conservation. The research project professional skill and update its teaching
generates valuable academic data, help inputs.
evolve study techniques relevant to the Indian During the reporting period thirty two
ground conditions and also create a group research projects were ongoing in the Institute.
of trained field biologists, socio-economists The following research publications were
and wildlife managers. The scientific brought out by the Institute during the reporting
information generated is utilized for period: (i) Research Outcomes (1995-2009);
management of protected areas. Research and (ii) India’s Green Book (Forests &
also enables the institute’s faculty to keep Wildlife).
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CHAPTER – 8
EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS
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local and community level which in due course campaign, nominal financial assistance is
lead to awareness at village, city, State, provided to NGOs, schools, colleges,
country and global level. MoEF has hence, universities, research institutes, women and
embarked upon a major initiative for creating youth organisations, army units, government
environmental awareness among children by departments etc. from all over the country for
launching National Green Corps (NGC) in conducting awareness raising and action
2001-02. In less than nine years, that the oriented activities. The awareness activities
programme has been in operation, it has been could be seminars, workshops, training
catapulted into a mass movement of children programmes, camps, padyatras, rallies,
for maintaining and preserving
the environment. 1,12,844 Eco-
clubs have so far been
established in NGC Schools
across the country.
During financial year
2009-10 (as on 23.02.2010),
87,117 Eco-clubs were
supported by the Ministry across
the country.
A country wide training
programme for Teachers-in-
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charge of Eco-clubs initiated
during 2007-08 was continued
during the year at a cost of Rs.
0.90 Crores. A total of 12,000 Fig-38. ‘Conserve your Environment’ - conveyed by these Eco-club
Teachers-in-charge of Eco-clubs members
have been trained during the
public meetings, exhibitions, essay/debate/
year.
painting/poster competitions, folk dances and
National Environment Awareness songs, street theatre, puppet shows,
Campaign (NEAC) preparation and distribution of environmental
The need for a mass movement for education resource materials etc. Action
protection of environment needs no emphasis. components could be plantation of trees,
The concerns of the people for environment management of household waste, cleaning
need to be harnessed into voluntary action. of water bodies, taking up water harvesting
This requires a network of nodal agencies structures, use of energy saving devices etc.
and grass-root level organisations. Diverse target groups encompassing students,
The NEAC was launched in mid 1986 youths, teachers, tribals, farmers, other rural
with the objective of creating environmental population, professionals and the general
awareness at the national level. In this public are covered under NEAC. The
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were provided financial assistance for – Production of short duration T.V. spots on
conducting seminars/symposia/workshops biodiversity, climate change, use of plastics,
etc. pollution, afforestation and environment
friendly lifestyles was commissioned during
Mass Awareness
the year for effective mass awareness
Media Cell of the Ministry is mandated campaign on television media
with taking up awareness campaigns using
Environment Appreciation Courses
print and electronic media besides other mass
media to enhance awareness about various In order to provide interested persons
environmental issues which would in turn an opportunity to learn in detail about specific
facilitate better compliance with environment environmental issues, the Ministry facilitates
regulations. Media Cell is guided by an provision of a course module through Indira
Advisory Committee of Experts on Media Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Matters under the Chairmanship of for Environmental Appreciation Courses.
Secretary(E&F) in this regard. Delivery of these courses is through distance
education mode. The course module
During the year, as per the Media developed for appreciation courses is also
Action Plan (MAP), adopted by the Ministry, being used by the IGNOU as compulsory
the following major activities were supported/ component of its undergraduate courses. This
sponsored/ completed: is in pursuance of the directives of the Hon’ble
– The biennial Competitive CMS Vatavaran Supreme Court of India. 8
Film Festival was held in New Delhi during Grants-in-Aid to Professional Societies and
October 27-31, 2009 in association with Institutions
the Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi.
The objective of this programme is to
– The World Environment Day(WED) was facilitate optimum utilization of expertise
commemorated on 5th June 2009 on the available with professional societies and
theme: ‘The Planet Needs You! Respond to institutions for promotion of environment
Climate Change’. The occasion was graced education and awareness. The programme
by the Hon’ble President of India. aims at utilizing the existing capacity while
– 26 episodes each of two sponsored radio simultaneously providing for enhancing the
capacities of such institutions. The project to
programmes viz., ‘Koshish Sunehare Kal Ki’
be financially supported would inter-alia
and ‘Fantastic Four’ on environmental issues
include development/estension of exhibition
were commissioned for weekly broadcast
galleries, interpretation centres and education
over All India Radio.
materials relating to ecology, wildlife and
– Production of 13 episode docu-drama on environment. The financial assistance is not
biodiversity, afforestation, pollution and provided for procurement of capital goods/
climate change for T.V. telecast was equipment. However, some office equipment
completed. Production of a film on ‘Man- like computer, projector etc can be purchased
Animal Conflict’ was also completed. if they are incidental to or essential part of
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exhibition galleries, interpretation centres and environmental learning activities, which have
educational focused activities. This one time already been introduced as theory in the
grant is also not available for research, textbooks. The GLOBE programme not only
collection and compilation of data and helps the students to appreciate the contents
information or to any individual/business of the textbooks through better understanding
houses. but also assists them in gaining complete
Publication of resource material related to knowledge of environment.
environment It facilitates research through a
The objective of this programme is to worldwide research team comprising of
utilize expertise available with professional students, teachers and scientists.
societies, voluntary organizations etc. for A process to further consolidate the
develoing and publication of innovative and activities under the GLOBE programme in
high quality resource material for promoting all the 1800 schools started in the financial
environmental education and awareness by
year 2006-07 were intensified during the
providing financial assistance for development
year. Two training programmes to train new
and publication of such material. The
teachers in GLOBE protocols were
publication material must popularize the
conducted.
understanding about the environment,
emerging issues and out of the box solutions Other Awareness Programmes
including innovative approaches for protection Since the financial assistance provided
and should be relevant and of high standards for awareness programmes under the NEAC
and should supplement the efforts of the is for activities to be conducted in a specific
Ministry to promote environment education time frame and are short-term projects
and awareness.
restricted to a specific area, other proposals
Under the programme, grant is not for creating awareness among diverse target
provided for publication of newsletters, groups are received throughout the year from
magazines, journals, periodicals etc. or to various NGOs and other agencies. These are
any publisher/business house including considered on merit as and when received
individuals. and supported. Some of the major awareness
Global Learning and Observations to activities conducted/sponsored during the
Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) year are mentioned below:
The Global Learning and Observations – Observance of Earth Day: Earth Day is
to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) observed on April 22 every year to increase
Programme – an international Science and public awareness on the environment.
Education programme – provides a unique During the year, a host of activities were
opportunity to the school students to carry out supported on the occasion to involve people
various measurements so that they can learn in making a difference to the understanding
about scientific protocols and perform of environment. The activities ranged from
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in States / UTs is at Annexure-VIII. The Regional conducting, supervising and monitoring the
Resource Agencies help the Ministry in NEAC activities throughout the country.
Table-27. No. of Eco-clubs established under the NGC Programme (since 2003-04)
S. No. of Eco-clubs
No.
*2009- 2008- 2007- 2006- 2005- 2004- 2003-
States/UTs 10 09 08 07 06 05 04
1 Andman & Nicobar Islands
(UT) 346
2 Andhra Pradesh 5750 5750 5750 5750 3900 3900 3900
3 Arunachal Pradesh (NE) 525
4 Assam (NE) 5207 4695 3450
5 Bihar 8971 8473 7200 5266 5700 5700
6 Chandigarh (UT) 115 113 112 110 150
7 Chhattisgarh 3932 3932 3932 4000 2373 2400 2400
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)
9 Daman & Diu (UT)
10 Delhi (NCT) 1874 2000 1600 1600 1500 1500 1500
11 Goa 500 500 500 441 300 300
12 Gujarat 6750 6500 6500 6250 3750 3750 3750
13 Haryana 5000 5000 2850 2750 2750
14 Himachal Pradesh 3000 1693 1800 1800 1800
15 Jammu & Kashmir 5500 2100
16 Jharkhand 3300 3150
17 Karnataka 8000 8000 4800 4050
18 Kerala 3500 3500 3500 2100
19 Lakshadweep (UT) 12
20 Maharashtra 8898 8898 8844 8844 5400 5400 4950
21 Manipur (NE) 1350 1350 900
22 Meghalaya (NE)
23 Mizoram (NE) 1235 1235 1235 1200 1200 1200 1200
24 Madhya Pradesh 12500 12000 12000 7200 7200 7200 6750
25 Nagaland (NE) 2048 2107 800 800
26 Orissa 7500 7500 5900 4500 4500 4500
27 Pudducherry (UT) 550 550 513 513 600
28 Punjab 5000 5000 5000 4250 2550 2550 1800
29 Rajasthan 8000 8000 8000 8000 4800 4800 3200
30 Sikkim (NE) 540
31 Tamilnadu 7500 7500 7500 7500 4500 4500 4350
32 Tripura (NE) 600 600 600 600 600 600
33 Uttar Pradesh 10747 10500 10500
34 Uttaranchal 1950 1950
35 West Bengal 4750 4750 4750 2850 2850 2850
Total 87117 112884 91447 87353 67943 68125 78250
* as on 23.02.2010
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National Museum of Natural Five Year Plan. The Government of Sikkim has
History allotted six acres of land, adjacent to the
Sikkim Science Centre at Marchak, East
The National Museum of Natural
Sikkim, which is twelve kms. from Gangtok
History (NMNH), New Delhi, a subordinate
and approachable from National Highway
organization of the Ministry, was opened to
No. 31, for the RMNH building. Action is
public in 1978 with the main objective of
being taken to take the actual possession of
creating public awareness in preservation and
the allotted land and for getting necessary
conservation of environment and nature through
administrative and financial approvals for the
the means of museum exhibitions, educational
establishment of this RMNH.
programmes, outreach activities, etc. Since its
inception, the NMNH has been temporarily Progress of Activities undertaken
housed in the FICCI Museum premises at Educational Activities : NMNH along with its
Bharakhamba Road in New Delhi. The Ministry Regional Museums of Natural Histor y
has been taking active steps in getting the organized a number of in-house and outreach
land allotted by the Ministry of Urban programmes for the benefit of school children,
Development to the NMNH for building its
college students, teachers, challenged children
Headquarters in New Delhi.
and general public. Various national and
Over the years, the Museum has international days of scientific relevance like
extended its activities in different regions of World Wetland Day, World Day for Water,
the country and has set up three Regional World Forestry Day, International Ozone Day,
Museums of Natural History (RMNH), one each Conser vation Day, Earth Day, World
at Mysore (Karnataka); Bhopal (Madhya Environment Day, World Heritage Day,
Pradesh) and Bhubaneswar (Orissa). These International Bio-diversity Day, World No
museums have been established to depict flora, Tobacco Day, Wildlife Week, World Habitat
fauna, forests, wildlife and other environmental Day and National Environmental Awareness
aspects of the respective regions. Campaign were observed and different
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of programmes for school children and challenged
Natural Histor y (RGRMNH) is being children were also organized. The Museum
established at Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan). organized different educational activities and
Action has already commenced for construction competitions like Quiz, Declamation, On-the-
of the RGRMNH building. A temporary office spot Painting, Poster Making, Slogan writing,
has been set up to conduct educational and Essay writing, Model making, Bird Watching
other outreach activities in the region. and Tree-spotting for the participating students
Further, this Ministry has approved the on these occasions.
setting up of the fifth Regional Museum of Publications : NMNH and its Regional Centres
Natural History near Gangtok (Sikkim) to published a number of publications in English,
extend the Museum’s activities to the North- Hindi, Kannada and Oriya on the topics related
Eastern region which is a hotspot of to animals, plants, bio-diversity and other
biodiversity. Necessary budgetary provision environment related issues. To commemorate
has been included in this regard in the 11th the International Bio-diversity Day, the NMNH
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were observed on 05 June, 2009. The function launched on World Environment Day in
was organized at the Plenary Hall of Vigyan which thirty five students from Classes VIII
Bhawan, New Delhi. Hon’ble President of India to X from various schools of Bhopal
Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil was the Chief participated.
Guest at the function. Master Aviral Saxena – RMNH, Bhubaneswar - A Summer Nature
from Bhopal was decorated by the Hon’ble Study Programme was organized in
President as the “Young Environmentalist of association with the Paribesh Unayan
the Year 2009”. Parishad of West Bengal from 13-16 June
Van Mahotsava 2009 2009. A team of twenty one students from
various streams participated. The students
– NMNH, New Delhi - On 05 July 2009,
also visited the Nandan Kanan Zoological
special slide shows and CD presentations
Park, Kanjia Lake and studied the various
on forest resources followed by a Talk on
aspects of nature.
‘Our forest resources’ was organized for
the orphan children of Bal Vihar Children International Ozone Day
Home. – NMNH, New Delhi - A declamation contest
– RMNH, Mysore – Plantation of saplings and was conducted for students of Delhi and
series of lectures were organised at various NCR on 16th September, 2009. The topic
schools in Mysore. A visit to heritage sites of contest was “Your Role in being an Ozone
was also organized for the school students Friendly Citizen”.
during 02-04 July 2009. – RMNH, Mysore - To commemorate the 8
Summer Nature Study Programme International Ozone Day, the Museum
organized a Quiz Competition, a Debate
– NMNH, New Delhi - NMNH, New Delhi
Competition and a Public Lecture for the
organized Summer Nature Study
general public on 16 September, 2009.
Programme from 15 May to 15 June 2009
in which 40 students from all over Delhi National Environment Awareness Campaign
and NCR participated. As part of this (NEAC)
programme these children were taken to – NMNH, New Delhi – The NMNH, New
Nature Study Tour to G.B. Pant Institute of Delhi organised a written Quiz competition
Himalayan and Development, Kosi- on the theme Climate Change on 19th
Kattarmal, Almora (Uttarakhand) November, 2009 for the students of 8th,
– RMNH, Mysore - RMNH, Mysore organized 9th and 10th class from Delhi and NCR.
Summer Nature Study Programme for the As part of NEAC to commemorate
school student during 10th to 20th June, Conservation Day, NMNH in collaboration
2009. The participants were taken to field with Hindustan Times organized annual inter-
trip to nearby National Park and Bird school essay competition.
Sanctuaries for study on nature and wildlife. – RMNH, Mysore - The RMNH organized
– RMNH, Bhopal – ‘Prakriti 2009’, the various competitions for school students like
Summer Nature Study Programme was painting, written quiz, debate and slogan
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different institute of the Ministry like Indira Dec-Feb. 2009. One such programme for
Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), IFS Officers of sixteen to eighteen years of
Dehradun; Directorate of Forest Education service will be conducted in Feb.-March,
(DFE), Dehradun; ICFRE, Dehradun; IIFM, 2010. The Mid Career Training Programme
Bhopal; IPIRTI, Bengaluru. of IFS Officers of seven to nine years of
Progress of activities undertaken by various service is spread over a period of eight
institutes weeks and includes one week training
programme on management issues at IIM
Indira Gandhi National Forest Ahmedabad and two weeks visit abroad.
Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun Half of the group will be visiting Colorado
Indira Gandhi National Forest University in USA and the other half will
Academy is the training centre for IFS Officers. be visiting Sweden.
The institution undertakes training of new The Mid Career Training programme of
recruits to the Indian Forest Service which is Officers of sixteen to eighteen years of
spread over a period of twenty months. Besides service is spread over a period of eight
this, the institution also undertakes training of weeks and includes one week in IIM –
IFS Officers at various years of seniority and
Lucknow and two weeks visit abroad- half
also of other Stakeholders. The Academy was
the group will be going to Yale University,
a part of FRI in Dehradun. This institution earlier
United States and other half will be visiting
functioned as Indian Forest College from 1938-
Finland.
1987. In 1987, when the Indian Council of 8
Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) was – The 2007-09 batch of Indian Forest Service
established as an autonomous institution, the Officers passed out in Aug. 2009. The
Indian Forest College was named as Indira Convocation Ceremony was held on 10th
Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Aug. 2009, in Convocation Hall of FRI
recognition of the late Prime Minister to the building. The Chief Guest for the function
forestry sector in the country. The IGNFA was the Deputy Chairman of Planning
functions as an institution directly under the Commission Sh. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
control of Ministry of Environment and Forests. and the function was presided over by Shri
Major activities during the year Jairam Ramesh, the Hon’ble Minister for
Forests and Environment, Government of
– Programmes of IFS Officers at ten, seventeen India.
and twenty one years of service spread over
a period of two to three weeks. However, – During the current year, IGNFA undertook
starting this current year, the Mid Career three coordination training programmes for
Training Programmes in the revised format the three All India Service Officers. The
are conducted in IGNFA as a part of four days’ training programmes for IAS, IPS
administrative reforms on the behalf of Prime and IFS Officers included one day field visit
Ministrer. The eight weeks’ training for IFS to Rajaji National Park. The broad theme
Officers of seven to nine years of service of training programme was “The Ecological
is being conducted at IGNFA between Security” of the country. These training
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programmes were conducted between Sept. institute during 1957-60 and 1958-61 were
to Dec. 2009 and were well received. held in the Academy in May & Sept. 2009.
– The intake to the Indian Forest Service over In these workshops, the old retired officers
the last ten years had been ranging between interacted with the young IFS probationers
twenty five to thirty. However, since the and shared their past experience and
current year the intake has increased and knowledge.
the new batch of IFS probationers of 2009- – A four days Forest & Environment Clearance
11 course consists of eighty three young training programme for executives of power
officers. sector was held in the month of October.
– In order to create general awareness and – One week compulsory course for IFS officers
sensitize forest officers of various States on on policy and legal issues of Forestry Sector
the issues involved in the mitigation and was conducted in June 2009, which was
adaptations in forestry Management attended by twenty one IFS officers.
practices a two-day’s workshop on “Climate Visit of Dignitaries
Change and Response of Forestry Sector”
was held in Aug. 2009 for IFS Officers of – In the beginning of June 2009, the Hon’ble
1979 batch. Forest and Environment Minister - Shri Jairam
Ramesh visited IGNFA soon after becoming
– Keeping in view the need for enhanced the Minister of Environment & Forests.
inputs on wildlife conservation to the IFS
probationers, the syllabus of Wildlife and – Shri Vijai Sharma, Secretary Environment
Biodiversity subjects was revised and and Forests, Government of India visited
training of IFS probationers with increased IGNFA in April 2009.
inputs on wildlife conservation started in – DGF & SS Dr.P.J.Dilip Kumar, visited and
this current year. A net increase of 72% in addressed IFS Prob. in Aug, 2009
the inputs on the wildlife management has
been effected through revision of the
Directorate of Forest Education
syllabus. (DFE), Dehradun
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were renamed by the Minister as Central inservice refresher training courses for State
Academies for State Forest Service Officers. Forest Service Officer.
The names and intake capacity (Per batch)
– Induction training in the form of “Two year
of these academies and colleges are as under.
Diploma Course” for the newly recruited
– Central Academy for State Forest State Forest Service (SFS) Officers of various
Service, Dehradun 40 States/Union Territories has been
– Central Academy for State Forest undertaken. Three batches, Course 2008-
Service, Coimbatore 40 10 (One) & Course 2009-11 (Two), of
newly recruited SFS Officers are undergoing
– Central Academy for State Forest
training at Central Academy for State Forest
Service, Burnihat 40
Service (SFS), Dehradun & Coimbatore.
– Eastern Forest Rangers College,
– One batch, Course 2007-2009 of newly
Kurseong 30
recruited SFS officers passed out from
Mandate Central Academy for SFS, Dehradun.
– To cater to the training needs of State Forest – Induction training in the form of “Eighteen
Service (SFS) Officers and Forest Range months certificate course” for the newly
Officers(FROs) of States/ Union Territories recruited Forest Range Officers (FROs) of
in the country.
various states/Union Territories has been
– To ensure standard and quality of training undertaken. Two batches, Courses 2008- 8
being imparted to SFS Officers and FROs. 10 & 2009-10, are undergoing training at
– To develop appropriate and relevant training Central Academy for SFS, Coimbatore &
contents and evaluation standards for Burnihat respectively.
forestry training at various levels. – Two batches of newly recruited FROs,
– To suggest training policy for effective Human Course 2008-09 (Two), passed out from
Resource Management and Development. Central Academy for SFS, Coimbatore &
Burnihat respectively.
– To supplement the effor ts of State
Governments in the training of Forest – Seven General Refresher courses, each of
Frontline Staff (Forest Guards, Foresters and two week duration, were conducted for in-
Deputy Rangers) service SFS Officers at Central Academy
Activities undertaken/ Achievements during the for SFS, Dehradun, Coimbatore and
year Burnihat.
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– Five Workshops of one week duration each offered by the Indian Institute of Management
on Human Resources Management Issues in (IIM), Bangalore and Indian Institute of
Forestry ,Training of Trainers, Biodiversity Management (IIM), Ahmedbad
Conser vation & Eco-Tourism, JFM &
– During the year, the Ministry sponsored
Livelihood options through Natural Resources
eleven two-day workshops on emerging
Management, Forestry Prospective in Global
topics in the field of forests, wildlife and
warming & Climate Change were
environment conservation having regional,
conducted for in-service SFS Officers at
national and international importance. The
Central Academy for SFS, Dehradun and
training workshops/seminars are sponsored
Coimbatore.
in the premier institutions/organizations
– One theme based course in Forestry/ depending upon their expertise and strengths
Wildlife management of two weeks duration in a particular field/discipline.
for in-service FROs was conducted at EFRC,
Kurseong. Budget Allocation
– “Seventy” General Refresher Courses, each The Budget allocation during 2009-
of two weeks duration, were conducted for 10 of this scheme was Rs. 2.00 crore (Plan).
in-service Forest Frontline Staff (Deputy Indian Institute of Forest
Rangers, Foresters & Forest Guards) through Management (IIFM), Bhopal
forty nine Forestry Training Institutions of
The Indian Institute of Forest
twenty nine states.
Management (IIFM), Bhopal as a sectoral
– One Theme based workshops of one week management institute and an autonomous
duration on Good Practices in Forestry was institute of the Ministry imparts education and
conducted for in-service Forest Range training in forest management.
Officers (FROs) through one of the State
Forest Training Institutes. Education
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CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE
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and Pune. Over four thousand people visited developments like ICT for teaching and
the exhibition and it had a host of activities learning. CEE is facilitating and conducting
that celebrated the living culture. The year long environmental education and
programmes have been planned to link the education for sustainable development
living culture of the host city with the exhibition. activities for the students of various schools
The exhibition aims to develop an in Ahmedabad.
understanding and respect for different Facilitating Community-led Initiatives through
cultures and traditions. It provides an Small Grants Programme
opportunity for critical reflection and dialogue
CEE continued to support activities
with practitioners and interaction with the
which demonstrate community-based
community on culture, society and sustainability
issues of conserving culture as a heritage. Three innovative, gender-sensitive approaches and
countries of the Asia-Pacific region – Japan, lessons learned from other development
Mongolia and India –simultaneously held the projects that could reduce threats to local
Photo message exhibition between October and and global environment, under the Small
December 2009. Grants Programme (SGP), funded by the
Global Environment Facility (GEF). UNDP and
Hands for Change - Teach India Campaign
MoEF jointly administer SGP in India, and
Hands for Change-Teach India CEE is the National Host Institution (NHI) since
Campaign is a joint initiative of CEE and the 2000. The programme has so far supported
Times of India that aims at educating the and facilitated three hundred three action-
underprivileged kids with the help of based, community-led initiatives countrywide.
volunteers. CEE worked with about two
Educational Experiences through Interpretation
hundred thirty volunteers in around seventy
Centres in twenty three slum localities of CEE’s interpretation programmes seek
Ahmedabad. The Campaign focused on the to convert the visits of people to natural and
theme ‘Myself and My Surroundings’ and cultural heritage sites into an educational
taught functional English and numeric skills opportunity. They enhance the nature
to the children through a series of modules experience by providing on-site information
developed to guide the volunteers through through signages and exhibits, create a strong
the twelve weeks. impact and go a long way towards increasing
Sustainable Schools Programme public commitment to the cause of
conservation. Increasingly, interpretation is
CEE as part of its Sustainable Schools
also emerging as a vital tool that helps to
Programme (SSP) continued to involve schools
impress on visitors the critical link between
in a variety of hands on activities to create
environment and sustainable development.
awareness and understanding on issues of
Some of the projects taken up during the
sustainability. The programme consolidates
period are:
CEE’s twenty five years of experience in school
education. It offers tried and tested – Construction of Main Gate at Madhav
pedagogical approaches as well as use new National Park, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.
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teachers for a school with classes from first of sustainability and the annual volume acts
to seventh. This makes situation hard for both as a platform to launch further discussion,
teachers and the students. Under Saral study, and research.
Shiksha project, CDs comprising animated, – CEE adapted and produced Facilitators and
interactive software that will help students Trainers Guide Book on human values based
learn hard spots from Science and water, sanitation and hygiene education.
Mathematics textbooks of classes fifth to
– A hand book for Coastal Mangers,
seventh would be developed.
‘Towards Safe Coasts Integrating Disaster
Sustainable Development through NREGA Risk Reduction into Coastal development in
CEE has initiated projects on India’ was brought out by CEE.
integrating Sustainable Development – CEE developed ‘We Hold our Future’, a
perspective in implementation of National sub-regional sustainable development
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in strategy for South Asia – a youth
different States of the country. perspective.
Publications C.P.R. Environmental Education
– CEE North has trans-adapted ‘Disha’ the Centre (CPREEC)
handbook for National Bal Bhavans and Introduction
National Green Corps (NGC) eco-club
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
facilitators into Hindi. The booklet is titled
(CPREEC) is a Centre of Excellence of the
Kar Dikhaein Kuch Aisa Shamil Kar Sabhi
Ministr y of Environment and Forests,
Ko (Let’s do and show, with everyone’s
Government of India, jointly set up by the
participation). The book aims to provide Ministry and the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar
orientation towards Education for Foundation. The main objective is to create
Sustainable Development. awareness among various stakeholders about
– A Trip With Drip: The Water Drop has got current environmental issues and
its fourth language version with the book responsibilities towards the preservation of
being published in Turkish. The Turkish our environment. The programmes are
version titled Su Damlasi Sipsip ile Bir Gezi conducted in the states of Andhra Pradesh,
was recently published by publishing house Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa,
Caretta. Ten thousand copies of the book Maharashtra and Tamilnadu and the Union
have been distributed free of cost to selected Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
primary schools across Turkey. and Pudhucherry.
– CEE brought out the Indian Edition of State Progress /achievements made during the year
of the World Report 2009, which is focused – CPREEC’s Green School Initiative (GSI),
on Climate Change. State of the World launched in 2007 in Chennai, Bengaluru,
Report published annually by Worldwatch Hyderabad and Ooty, was expanded to
Institute, Washington, has been a include more schools and two more places–
benchmark for discussions on various issues Mysore and Puducherry. This scheme
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Village Forest Committees and Panchayats Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamilnadu and the
in the districts of Nilgiris, Coimbatore and Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar
Erode in Tamilnadu, Chamarajnagar in Islands and Puducherry.
Karnataka and Wayanad in Kerala.
– CPREEC collected and analysed one
– The success of the CPREEC’s Anti–Plastic hundred fifty water samples along the
campaign conducted in Ootacamund for Chennai coast to compare the level of
the last four years prompted the District intrusion. Water was collected from fifty
Authorities to extend it to Coonoor, where localities along the Karaikal coast to study
CPREEC launched the campaign at the salt water intrusion. CPREEC also carried
annual Fruit Show at Sim’s Park. Exhibitions out ambient air quality, noise level and soil
on the Tiger and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve surveys at Pollachi in Coimbatore district.
were put up in several places, including At Gudiyatham in Vellore District, ambient
Mudumalai and Bandipur Tiger Reserves. air and noise level surveys were carried
out. The water quality of Tiruchirapalli was
– Forest guards, nursing trainees and teacher
also analysed. In collaboration with a
trainees were chosen for programmes on
the importance of the island ecosystem and school in Kanchipuram district, CPREEC
carried out an ambient air quality and noise
disaster preparedness. CPREEC’s exhibition
survey near a crushing unit to study the
on Biodiversity and Climate Change was
pollution caused by noise and dust particles.
exhibited in several places.
Water samples of the residential areas were
– Four issues of the quarterly newsletter also analysed. All the above were carried
ECONEWS were brought out. Two of the out in response to requests made by local
issues dealt with a specific topic: Climate communities.
Change and Natural Heritage Sites of India.
– CPREEC’s ENVIS Centre on Conservation
Generation and Production of Resource of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of
Materials India has expanded the existing database
A booklet on Nilgiris Under Attack on various aspects of Indian ecological
(English), Tiger! Tiger! (in Malayalam, Telugu heritage with primary and secondary
and Tamil) and Climate Change (in English sources. The Bi-Annual ENVIS newsletter
and Tamil) were also published. A textbook ECOHERITAGE.COM was published in the
on Climate Change, books on Biodiversity, prescribed format.
Disaster Management and Solid Waste – Being the Regional Resource Agency (RRA)
Management (in Telugu) and a Training for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Manual on Bio-Medical Waste Management Kerala, Goa, Orissa, Tamilnadu and Union
were also published. Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
– Appropriate resource materials produced and Puducherry), CPREEC convened a
by CPREEC were distributed to the meeting of the above Nodal Agencies at
par ticipants of the various training Chennai to discuss the functioning and the
programmes organised in the states of modalities of the NGC. Workshops were
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, organised for NGC teacher-coordinators
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in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Loyola College, Chennai, Dr. K. Rema Devi,
Kerala, Orissa, Tamilnadu and Union Scientist-E & Officer in Charge, Marine
Territories of Puducherry and Andaman & Biological Station, Zoological Survey of
Nicobar Islands. India, Chennai, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail,
– CPREEC structured a series of workshops Director, Ecoscience Research Foundation,
on Bio-medical Waste Management for Chennai and Dr. D. Narasimhan, Reader,
Medical Officers in the states of Andhra Department of Botany, Madras Christian
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu and College, Chennai.
the Union Territory of Puducherry. The – CPREEC brought out a sticker to highlight
workshops were executed in collaboration the importance of climate change and
with the State Pollution Control Boards and organised a sticker campaign at Chennai.
the Indian Medical Association. A Manual The staff of CPREEC distributed stickers to
on Bio-medical Waste Management was motorists at important traffic junctions.
specially prepared and distributed to the
participants. The workshops were – Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman,
sponsored by the Ministry of Environment CPREEC, gave away the annual C. P. R.
and Forests, Government of India. Environmental Education Centre Award for
Environmental Education - 2009 to Shri.
– A series of workshops on Solid Waste
Rajendra Pandurang Kerkar, a teacher from
Management was organized in the states
Goa, in recognition of his contribution to
of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and the
Union Territor y of Puducherr y for
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education.
Corporation and Municipality solid waste
managers and elected members of the – CPREEC organized GLOBE programmes
Panchayat. The workshops sponsored by in sixty schools in Puducherry. The schools
the Ministry of Environment and Forests, were provided with GPS Coordinates and
Government of India were conducted in equipments like water gauge, minimum /
collaboration with the concerned district maximum thermometer, pH meter, cloud
Municipal Corporation. chart. The schools were trained to take
– In collaboration with the US Consulate readings on the rainfall, min/max
General, Chennai, CPREEC organised the temperature, cloud patterns and pH of
Earth Day lecture on Climate Change and water.
the Future of Wetlands by Dr. Beth A. – A pamphlet and stickers on Climate Change
Middleton, Research Ecologist, National were distributed to NGOs and educational
Wetlands Research Centre, Lafayette, USA. institutions implementing NEAC in select
– A Round Table Discussion on Biodiversity districts in Tamilnadu, Andaman & Nicobar
and Invasive Alien Species was organised Islands and Puducherry. A pre-NEAC
at Chennai to mark the International workshop was organised in Puducherry on
Biological Diversity Day. The panelists January 19, 2010. Tree saplings were also
included Ref. Fr. Dr. S. Ignacimuthu, distributed to schools in Kanchipuram and
Director, Entomology Research Institute, Villuppuram districts.
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– Coastal and marine biology and its species. The Centre also completed studies
conservation on vegetation structure and microhabitat
Five of the seven species of marine turtles selection by the cricket community of
are found in Indian coastal waters and at Kudremukh National Park. The results show
least four have significant nesting beaches strong microhabitat selection by most of
and/or feeding areas. The Centre is the cricket species:
continuing molecular genetic studies of these – Behavioural ecology of large mammals
turtles to explore phylogeography and
A project on behavioural flexibility in large
population genetics, and studying other
mammals focuses on the threatened
aspects such as multiple paternity. The
blackbuck antelope Antilope cervicapra
Centre is also initiating tagging and
and uses a behavioural ecological
telemetry studies for leatherback turtles in
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The framework to understand the responses of
Centre is a long term population monitoring individuals and thereby the population to
programme for mass nesting populations changing environmental conditions. The
of olive ridley turtles in Orissa, and the ecological basis of space use, foraging and
potential impact of climate change on sea social behaviour is being studied in a typical
turtle populations through it’s impact on fragmented grassland landscape. The
sex ratios. The Centre has also initiated consequences of these behavioural traits
projects on the diversity and distribution of towards crop damage and conflict with
coastal and marine invertebrates. We are agriculturalists is also being studied. Initial 9
studying the biogeography of these groups results indicate that there is extensive
using a combination of primary data, variation across habitats and within each
landscape ecology, modelling and habitat in blackbuck use. The occurrence
molecular genetic tools. of crop damage is very localised and the
factors predicting this occurrence are being
– Biodiversity and Conservation
explored. The Centre’s work on Asian
Over the past year, The Centre has elephant behaviour and ecology also
completed study on bat diversity in continued with new research on reproductive
Kudremukh National Park. A total of twenty behaviour of the species in Kaziranga
bat species have been identified to date. National Park with special emphasis on
Of these, sixteen species belonged to the female choice of tusked versus tuskless males.
Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) and
– Molecular ecology
four to the Megachiroptera (fruit-eating
bats). Of the forty one species of bats In the past year, a number of projects have
reported so far from the Western Ghats, been completed, including Phylogeny and
twenty (almost 50%) were found in biogeography of tarantula, Evolutionary
Kudremukh National Park. Of the sixteen origin of scolopendrid centipedes and
echolocating insectivorous bat species, the Molecular evidence for out-of-India
centre obtained call recordings of thirteen hypothesis.
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in 2008 for the duration of 11th Five Year (with focus on textile processing), and
Plan. The objectives of the Centre are to carry linkages between pollution abatement and
out research on issues related to environmental textile trade.
economics in project mode, maintain a state- – Newsletter Launched: A bi-annual
of-the-art website on environmental economics newsletter of the Centre of Excellence
and provide policy assistance to the Ministry. “Green Thoughts” was launched to update
During the year 2009-10, the Centre readers on the work being carried out at
continued its work on the ongoing projects the Centre. Two issues of newsletter were
on trade and environment inter-linkages with published during the year. Each issue
special focus on textile sector, and integrating carries perspectives of experts on the
eco-taxes in the emerging GST regime. The specific theme of the newsletter.
Centre has initiated a bi-annual newsletter,
– Dissemination papers were brought out by
‘GREEN THOUGHTS’.
the Centre during the year on:
Environmental Economics Website (i) Eco-system Services, and (ii) Climate
The Centre’s website http:// Change and Adaptation
coe.mse.ac.in has been redesigned with the – The Centre provided policy inputs to the
new state-of-the-art website by making it more Ministry as and when required including
user-friendly. Efforts have been made to inputs for Union Budget 2010-11.
augment the database on environmental
Programme on Trade and Environment
economics literature substantially. Similarly a
number of Indian studies have also been The Ministry has sanctioned a three-
added to the database. The website is serving year consultancy project, ‘Programme on
as one-stop destination for researchers, Policy Trade and Environment’ from December,
makers and other stakeholders interested in 2006. Under this programme, a dedicated
environmental economics related issues in India. website – http://www.mse.ac.in/trade/
index.asp has been designed and launched
Studies/Projects
during the year. The website functions as one-
– The Centre has completed the project on, stop resource for Trade and Environment
‘Coping with Pollution in India with Eco- related issues in India with comprehensive
Taxes: Integrated Approach Consistent with coverage of Doha development agenda,
GST Regime’. A draft discussion paper has General Agreement on Trade in Services,
been submitted to the Ministry in 2009. Regional Trade Agreements, Trade-Related
– The Centre is finalizing the project, ‘Trade aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), and
and Environment: India’s Export of Textile Trade and Environment in the context of World
and Textile Products and Environmental Trade Organization (WTO).
Requirements’, addressing, inter-alia, issues Foundation for Revitalization of Local
like: status of pollution abatement in textile
Health Tradition (FRLHT), Bengaluru
industry in India, trade competitiveness of
Indian textile industry, assessment of The Centre of Excellence on Medicinal
pollution abatement costs in textile industry Plants and Traditional Knowledge at FRLHT,
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more theme, viz., Narcotic and poisonous the CD-ROM on “Plants in Ashtanga
plants, Plants for enhancing water quality. Sangraha” was prepared.
– The Phyto-chemical screening, DNA Tropical Botanic Garden and
extraction, rRNA sequence based molecular Research Institute,
identification of various “Daruharidra” Thiruvananthapuram
samples was completed. Besides, Species-
Introduction and objectives
specific markers for each “Daruharidra”
species were developed. A Monograph on Tropical Botanic Garden and Research
“Vidanga” group of plant drugs has been Institute (TBGRI) was established by
finalized and printed. Another Monograph Government of Kerala as an autonomous R&D
on “Vidari” group of plant drugs has also organization in 1979 to facilitate conservation
been drafted. and research on tropical plant resources in
general and of the country and the Kerala
– The Geo-distribution maps for two hundred
state in particular. The institute is located at
fifty species and Eco-distribution maps for
about forty kilometer northeast to
twenty five species were prepared. The
Thiruvananthapuram city and maintains a
revised and upgraded version of Digital
three hundred acre conservatory garden for
Atlas, incorporating Geo-distribution and
the wild tropical plant genetic resources of
Eco-distribution maps has been completed.
the country, besides a well integrated
Additionally, a review note on the current multidisciplinary R&D system dealing with
status of recording and reporting of exports conservation, management and sustainable
and imports of medicinal plants was also utilization of tropical plant resources. The
prepared. Institute was brought under the society
– Two National level workshops on “Strategy established by the State Government namely
and Guidelines for Conser vation of “Kerala State Council for Science, Technology
Medicinal Plants in India” were conducted and Environment” (KSCSTE) in 2003.
which resulted in the consolidation of the The Institute was recognized as a
Strategy and Guidelines. Six capacity National Centre of Excellence in ex-situ
building courses on “Medicinal Plants conservation of tropical plants and a number
Conservation” for the Front line staff of of research projects as referred below were
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh were successfully implemented by the institute.
organised in which more than two hundred – Introduced over one hundred thirty
thirty field staff were trained. Two TOT accessions including trees, medicinal plants,
courses on “Medicinal Plants Conservation” bamboos, palms etc to the living plant
were organised for the Faculty from the collection. Twenty five species of palms and
Forestry Training Institute, in which about twenty species of ferns introduced from
twenty five faculty member were trained. highlight of this collection.
– A prototype CD-ROM on the “Plants in – Database on two hundred twenty Plant
Sushruta Samhita” was prepared and sent species of the Western Ghats developed and
for a peer review. Similarly, prototype of a manuscript in Ethnobotany was revised.
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– More than one thousand two hundred zeylanicus were isolated and are being
collections of lower Fungi organized, characterized.
common fungal pathogens of twenty two – Analgesic and anti-inflammatory studies on
Vanilla Plantations were collected from the plant extract (Justicia genderossa) is
different parts of Kerala. completed.
– About one hundred forty Macro - lichens – The antidiabetic property of Pilea
and one hundred micro lichens were microphylla and the wound healing
collected, thirty seven species were found property of Glycosmis pentaphylla has been
to be new records. confirmed in animal models.
– Pollination and seed cryobanking of two – One thousand six hundred, herbarium
horticulturally important orchids was specimens were processed and ninety
developed. species of plants were collected and
– Hairy root cultures of Rauwolfia micrantha taxonomically identified.
were found to contain significant quantities – Reproductive biology of Impatiens
of the anti-hypertensive agent, Ajmalicin. dassysperma was critically studied.
– Partial c-DNA of tyrosin carboxylase gene – Nine hundred thirty two collections were
involved in L-DOPA synthesis was isolated added to mushroom herbarium.
and characterized.
– Draft of the Children’s Handbook on
– Genetic diversity was estimated in thirteen Medicinal and Food Plants (1st volume) 9
accessions of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. prepared.
– Insect repellent property of certain plants – Herbs for all and Health for all: awareness
of the Andaman islands was analysed and and training programmes completed in the
development of Bee and Mosquito repellent Vithura Gramapanchayath. A trainer’s
formulation is in progress. manual (98 pages) prepared is under print.
– Potential molecules having flavouring, fragrant – Collections of banana germplasm
and anti-oxidant properties isolated from organized through people support from
selected plants. At least four international remote village
publications were made out of these.
– Multiplied high value medicinal plants,
– As part of chemical prospective of plants, distributed to beneficiaries and imparted
biological molecules of Curcuma, Thottea training in nursery practices and cultivation
and Pittosporum species were at Kanjukuzhy Panchayath, Alappuzha
characterized. district (One year project).
– An active coumarino – lignoid compound – A biodiversity awareness workshop
involved in stimulating water and electrolyte organized for thirty delegates from Kollam
absorption in intestine was identified. Corporation; training on plant propagation
– Proteins isolated from an active fraction, imparted to seventy five Plus Two students
involved in anti-stress activity of Trichopus during National Technology Day.
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– Three popular varieties of banana (Nenthran, scope of the project, Consultations with
Robusta, Grand Naine) and ornamentals experts, study on the utilization of the bullock
multiplied and distributed to the public to carts in two locations each in Karnataka and
generate about Rs. 1.5 lakhs as income. Tamil Nadu and the need for their
– Over twenty five thousand students and modernization, Study of two slaughter houses
visitors visited TBGRI during the year and in two locations in the cities of Karnataka or
the messege of conservation was effectively Tamil Nadu, preparation of Website and data
disseminated. bank, Conducting Audio Visual Programme
on Environment for school children in
The Institute’s garden was recognized Bengaluru City, Conducting Questionnaire
as a Lead Garden for the region and Survey on the subjects of land availability,
necessary funds were provided for this classification of land, availability of pasture
purpose by the Union Ministry of Environment land , forest land etc, population of livestock,
& Forests. The institute has established a park their classification, trend in population,
for rare species, which will serve as a utilization of bullock carts in six States viz.,
demonstration plot. Propagation techniques Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa ,
for rare species and infrastructural facilities Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
for eco education has been developed under were the activities taken during the year.
the scheme. Further, as a Lead Institution for
Study of Slaughter Houses in two locations
Biosphere Reserves of South India, the Institute
in Karnataka
has prepared status report of Augusthyamalai
Biosphere Reserve for onward transmission Work has already been taken up to
to UNESCO. study the slaughter of small and big animals
in the districts of Belgaum and also of
Centre for Animals and slaughtering animals for the City based
Environment, CARTMAN, Bengaluru abattoirs in Bengaluru.
The project on Centre of Excellence for Creation of Website and Data Bank
Animals & Environment (CAE) awarded by the
Work has already been started and
Ministry to CARTMAN, Bengaluru in 2000 and
this particular Website will be operational
discontinued after two years for administrative
during the last quarter of the financial year
reasons was resumed during 2009.
2010-11.
The main objective of the Project is to
Audio Visual Shows
study the mutual dependence and inter-
relationship between the Animals As a part of the Awareness Programme
(LIVESTOCK) and Environment (Plant Life) and planned for the first year CAE completed
initiate steps to preserve environment and to twenty five numbers of Audio Visual Shows
improve the health and welfare of animals for various school children in the City of
by making them more productive. Bengaluru. Audio Visual shows conducted
were on environment, conservation of ecology,
Activities undertaken during the year bio - diversity, conservation of natural
Compilation of data relating to the resources and pollution control.
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FELLOWSHIPS AND
AWARDS
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Indira Gandhi Par yavaran are not considered. Short listing of the
Puraskar (IGPP) nomination is carried out by three Expert
Members selected by the Prime Minister’s
Introduction and Objectives
Office. The environmental Prize Committee
In reverential memory of late Prime constituted under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble
Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, the Ministry of Vice President of India select the awardees.
Environment and Forests, in the year 1987,
While selecting the awardees the term
instituted an award called “Indira Gandhi
“environment’ is interpreted in the broadest
Paryavaran Puraskar “ to give recognition to
sense possible and comprising of following
those having made or have the potential to
areas of work:
make the measurable and major impact in
the protection of environment. In the – Prevention of Pollution.
beginning, a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/- – Conservation of Natural Resources.
was awarded to deserving individual/
organization of India. Since 1991, the prize – Rational use of depletable resources.
of Rs. 1,00,000/- each were awarded – Environmental Planning and Management.
separately to individual and organizational
– Environmental Impact Assessment.
category. From the year 2002, the prize
money has been enhanced to Rs. 5,00,000/- – Outstanding field work (innovative research
in each categor y. Subsequently, the work) for enrichment of environment e.g.
“Regulations” governing the IGPP was revised afforestation, land reclamation, water
from the year 2005 onwards. As per the treatment, air purification etc.
revised regulations, one prize of – Environmental Education.
Rs. 5,00,000/- under the Organisation
– Creating awareness of environmental
category, and two prizes of Rs. 3,00,000/-
issues.
and Rs. 2,00,000/- each to individuals in
the Individual category shall be given The awardees for the Indira Gandhi
annually. The regulations governing the IGPP Paryavaran Puraskar for the year 2006 and
was again revised. As per the revised for 2007 were selected by the Prize committee
regulations from the year 2009 onwards, two under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Vice
prizes of Rs. 5,00,000/- each under the President of India. The awards were given
Organisation category, and three prizes of away to the awardees by Her Excellency Smt.
Rs. 5,00,000/- Rs. 3,00,000/- and Prathiba Devisingh Patil, President of India in
Rs. 2,00,000/- each to individuals in the the award ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan,
Individual category shall be given annually. New Delhi on 5th June, 2009 on the occasion
Along with the cash prize, each awardee is of World Environment Day.
given a silver lotus trophy and a citation. Any The nominations received for IGPP-
citizen of India or organization working in 2008 were processed. Short-listing of the
India for the cause of environment is eligible nomination was carried out by the three
for the award. There is no age limit for the experts selected by PMO. The ground truth
nomination for individual. Self nominations verification of the short-listed nominations was
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Fig-43. Presentation of IGPP award by Hon’ble President of India on World Environment Day, 2009 10
carried out by the Regional Offices concerned for IGPP-2009 under both the individual and
of the Ministry. The Prize Committee in its organization category have been received.
meeting held on 20th August 2009, again Various activities as per the regulations
short listed 6 nominations (3 in the individual applicable for IGPP-2009 are under process.
category and 3 in the organization category)
Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra
for further verification at field level by carrying
(IPVM) Awards
out videography/ photography as
appropriate. The ground truth verification The Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra
along with photography/Videography of the (IPVM) Awards were instituted in 1986 to
6 short-listed nominations was carried out by recognize the pioneering and innovative
the Statistical Adviser, MoEF along with the contribution made by the individuals and
regional offices concerned of the Ministry. institutions in the field of afforestation/
The selection of the awardees have been done wasteland development every year.
by the Prize Committee in its meeting held
Till the year 2005, the awards were
on 16th February, 2010.
given under twelve categories but from 2006
Advertisements for inviting the onwards the awards were restructured to
nominations for IGPP, 2009 were issued in enhance their response and prestige and now
national dailies with regional coverage on awards under four categories are given as
5th June and 20th July, 2009. The nominations follows:
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1. Individuals including Government Servants IPVM Awards for States and Union
2. Joint Forest Management Committee Territories
(JFMC) The IPVM Awards for States and Union
3. Institutions/ Organizations under Territories were instituted in the year 2008
Government for enhancing the percentage of Forest and
Tree Cover in States/UTs. The awards are
4. Non-Governmental Institutions/ divided into three categories and only one
Organizations award is to be given in each category as
• Only one award is given in each under:-
category.
a) Big States having geographical Rs.8.00
• Cash prize of Rs. 2.5 lakhs along with area of 80,000 sq. km. and lakhs (One)
Medallion and Citation is given for above.
each category. b) Small States having geographical Rs.5.00
• Nominations of Government servants/ area below 80,000 sq. km. lakhs (One)
Govt. Institutions/Organizations are c) Union Territories Rs.5.00
forwarded through the Head of the lakhs (One)
Department/Organization concerned
and those from JFMCs may be The IPVM Awards for States/UTs were
forwarded by the PCCF concerned. conferred upon on 19th November, 2009 and
the same for the calendar year 2010 are
The Awards upto the year 2006, 2007 under process.
and 2008 were conferred on 19th November
2009 and the same for the calendar year Pitamber Pant National
2010 are under process. Environment Fellowship
Pitamber Pant National
Environment Fellowship instituted
in 1978 is awarded every year
to encourage and recognize
excellence in any branch of
research related to the
environmental sciences. The
fellowship is awarded every
year and is in recognition of
significant important research/
development contributions and
is also intended to encourage
talented individuals to devote
themselves to Research and
Fig-44. Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Environment and Forests
with an awardee of IPVM during the award presentation ceremony Development (R&D) pursuits in
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the field of environmental sciences. The Ministry also extended the tenure of the
duration of the fellowship is two years. So far, Selection Committee from 08.09.2009 to
twenty seven fellowship Awards have been given 07.09.2012. A Meeting of the Selection
to various Scientists throughout the country. Committee for the Janaki Ammal National
Award on Taxonomy for 2008 is scheduled to
B.P.Pal National Environment
be held on 23.03.2010 under he Chairmanship
Fellowship for Biodiversity
of Secretary (E&F). The Ministry has received
B.P.Pal National Environment twenty four nominations from various sources.
Fellowship Award for bio-diversity was
National Awards for Prevention of
instituted during 1993 and is awarded
Pollution and Rajiv Gandhi
annually with a view to further develop,
Environment Award for Clean
deepen and strengthen the expertise on Bio-
Technology
diversity available in the country.
The National Awards for Prevention
The fellowship is in recognition of
of Pollution and the Rajiv Gandhi Environment
significant important research and
Award for Clean Technology are given each
development contributions and is also
year, in the following identified categories of
intended to encourage talented individual to
highly polluting industries, of industries which
devote themselves whole-time to R&D pursuits
have made a significant and measurable
in the field of bio-diversity. Duration of the
contribution towards development of use of
fellowship is two years. So far, ten Fellowship
clean technologies, products or practices that
Awards have been awarded to various
prevent pollution and find innovative solution
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scientists throughout the country.
to environmental problems:
The reconstituted Advisory Committee
Large Scale Industries
meeting to consider the nominations received
for the year 2007 and 2008 for Pitamber Pant i) Sugar, ii) Fertilizer, iii) Cement, iv)
National Environment Fellowship Award and Fermentation and Distillery, v) Aluminium, vi)
Dr. B.P. Pal National Environment Fellowship Petro-chemicals, vii) Thermal Power, viii)
Award for Biodiversity was held on 8th February, Caustic Soda, ix) Oil Refineries, x) Sulphuric
2010 under the Chairmanship of Secretary Acid, xi) Tanneries, xii) Copper Smelting, xiii)
(E&F) at Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi. Zinc Smelting, xiv) Iron and Steel, xv) Pulp
Fellowships for the year 2009 and 2010 are and Paper, xvi) Dye and Dye Intermediates,
under process. xvii) Pesticides, xviii) Pharmaceuticals.
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needs and capable of meeting the future Workshops. The workshops are held to
needs of the users, originators, processors evaluate the activities of the Centres to
and disseminators of information. meet the objectives of ENVIS and
necessary guidelines as well as mid-term
– To build up storage, retrieval and
corrections are provided to the Centres.
dissemination capabilities, with the ultimate
objective of disseminating information – A two-day National Seminar on the Coastal
speedily to the users. Ecosystems and Evaluation Workshop of
South Indian State ENVIS Centres was held
– To promote national and international
by the ENVIS Centre at the Kerala State
cooperation and liaison for exchange of
Council for Science Technology and
environment related information.
Environment (KSCSTE) during 2nd–3rd April,
– To promote, support and assist education 2009 at Munnar, Kerala. The participating
and personnel training programmes States presented the activities of their
designed to enhance environmental respective Centres before the Expert
information processing and utilizing Committee and suggestions/guidelines
capabilities. were advised for further improvement.
– To promote and exchange of information – ENVIS Focal Point in the Ministry is
amongst developing countries. responsible for maintenance and updation
Progress of Activities carried out by ENVIS of the website of the Ministry (URL: http:/ 11
Network /moef.gov.in) and disseminating
information through the website to all
The ENVIS network continued its
concerned. Information in the Ministry’s
information-related activities, database
website was continuously updated by
development, publication of requisite
ENVIS focal point throughout the year. The
information packages through newsletters,
website (Fig.-45) has also been linked with
abstracting services, etc. and also the query-
the various Divisions of the Ministry in order
response services during the year. Details of
to have up-to-date information on the subject
these activities are as follows:
concerned. Besides, the website is also
– All the ENVIS Centres, both on the subject regularly providing information on the new
specific areas and status of environment updates of the Ministry, response to media
and related issues established under the reports and other important issues of the
ENVIS Scheme, continued their Ministry from time to time with the objective
information activities in their concerned of disseminating such information to all
specific areas. The activities of the ENVIS concerned. Information has also been
Network Partners are monitored and arranged in various heads which include
evaluated by various ‘Expert Evaluation current events, clearances, legislation,
Committees’ through Evaluation Parliament matters, Treaties/Conventions,
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Publications, etc. The website recorded a as a catalyst for inter-centre interaction and
huge number of hits per month reflecting for information on several broad categories
the usage of website by various national of subject related to environment under
and international users. Ministry’s website which the centres have been established.
has been revamped with better look, content The websites of all the ENVIS network
and design adopting latest technologies partners could be directly accessed from
and keeping in view guidelines for the homepage of the por tal giving
development and management of information on major events, activities and
government website to make it more current updates of the entire network
transparent and user friendly.
– Query-Answer Service is one of the major
– A portal of ENVIS at URL: http:// responsibilities of ENVIS Network. The
www.envis.nic.in (Fig-46) connecting all the ENVIS focal point and all its partners
ENVIS network partners are updated responded a large number of queries during
regularly by the focal point. The portal acts the year and provided substantive
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information as far as possible. Wherever, – MOU for setting up new ENVIS Centres in
information is not readily available, the Haryana and Lakshdeep has been received
network provided ‘Referral Service’ to the and actions are taken with the respective
concerned users. The major subject-areas States/Union Territory Governments for
on which the queries were responded to signing on the Agreement and Terms of
pertain to climate change, ozone layer, Contract for setting up ENVIS Centres. MoU
environmental conser vation, from the Arunachal Pradesh and
environmental standards, environmental Meghalaya has been requested from
education and awareness, water and air respective State Governments for
pollution, waste management and establishment of an ENVIS Centre in their
environmental laws etc. states.
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– The ENVIS Centre located at World Wide archieved Annual Reports are also
Fund for Nature – India published the available on the website of the Ministry.
‘Environment in Indian Parliament and
– During the year, the ISBEID programme of
Analysis – 2007’ which was released by
ENVIS was reviewed by the experts
Hon’ble MoS (I/C) for Environment &
considering the inputs from the
Forests on the occasion World Environment
implementing States and NIC. Based on
Day, 2009.
the review, actions have been initiated for
– The Virtual Public Network (VPN) is being extending the ISBEID programme for other
strengthened to assist the ENVIS network remaining States/UTs with modified
partners to upload the updated information modules.
at source. ENVIS focal point in the Ministry
– The ENVIS has been representing the
is monitoring the ENVIS Centres websites
Ministry in various Committees of the
on regular basis apart from their overall
Government, especially those constituted
activities.
by Ministry of Programme Implementation
– ENVIRONEWS, a quarterly newsletter, and Statistics. It also provided necessary
published by the focal point with the information for publication of Compendium
objectives of disseminating information on of Environmental Statistics, report on
important policies, programmes, Women and Men in India – 2008’,
legislations and other important decisions Statistical Abstracts, etc., periodically.
taken by the Ministry from time to time to
a wide cross-section of the society continued State of Environment Repor ting
to be publisehd. The abstracting journal Scheme
‘Par yavaran Abstracts – reporting – During the year, Ministry published the
information on environmental research in ‘State of Environment Report India, 2009’
Indian context’ continued to be published. in collaboration with Development
– ENVIS focal point coordinated and Alternatives, New Delhi. The SoER India,
published the Annual Report 2008-09 of 2009 provides information in the forms of
the Ministry and got it distributed to various map, charts, data tables, photographs on
Central and State Government various facets of green, blue and brown
Departments, professional institutions, environmental issues and analyses following
universities, research organizations, on the Pressure – State – Impact – Response
embassies/High Commissions of various (PSIR) analytical frame work. It outlines the
countries in India, etc. and the concerned state and trend of the environment (land,
general public in order to disseminate the air, water, biodiversity) and five key
information package containing the environmental issues identified for India as
activities of the Ministry during 2008-09. (i) Climate Change, (ii) Food Security, (iii)
The electronic version of current and Water Security, (iv) Energy Security and (v)
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Managing Urbanization. The report was in an easy to use format so that it can be
released by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister shared easily and quickly amongst the stake
of State for Environment and Forests (I/C), holders. The Interactive Atlas is being
on 11th August, 2009 in New Delhi. updated on a quarterly basis on the website.
– During the 10 th Plan period, Ministry Statistical Cell
launched a scheme for preparation of
The role of Statistical Cell in the Ministry
State of Environment Report with the
inter alia includes assistance to different Divisions
objective of highlighting the upstream and
of the Ministry in providing Statistical inputs
downstream linkages with environmental
and also to liaison with other Central Ministries/
issues besides creating a baseline
Organizations/ other agencies national and
document in the form of SoE Report in
international in the matter of environment and
which each State/UTs has to prepare the
forestry statistics. During the year the Cell
state of environment in their respective
provided inputs for various publications of
states. Under the scheme 100% central
Central Statistical Organizaions on environment
assistance was provided to the States/
and forests. Statistical Adviser attended (i) 17th
UTs to prepare their SoER. The scheme
Conference of Central and States Statistical
was extended to the 11th Five Year Plan
Organisations (COCSSO); ii) Expert Committee
and the Ministry continued the job for
for Development of Database on Climate
preparation of the State of Environment
Change; iii) Committee on issues in the 11
Report for those States/UTs left out in the
Estimation of GDP of Forestry Sector. Besides,
previous Plan. The preparation of SoE
some core statistics pertaining to the Ministry
Repor t for the states of Arunachal
was identified and material sent to MoS & PI
Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh,
as recommended by National Statistical
Tripura, Andhra Pradesh and the city of
Commission.
Hyderabad are in progress. Initiatives
have been taken for preparation of SoE Information and Facilitation Centre
Report for the metro cities of Chennai (IFC)
and Delhi along with the state of Jammu The Information & Facilitation Counter
and Kashmir. at Paryavaran Bhavan has been functioning
– The Ministry had developed an “Interactive for over three years with the assistance of
State of Environment Atlas” in collaboration Centre for Environment Education, a Centre
with Development Alternatives, New Delhi. of Excellence supported under this Ministry.
The Atlas provides information on all The IFC is equipped with a helpdesk,
aspects of green (forests), blue (water) and touchscreen computer and open display area
brown (pollution) environmental issues in to guide the visitors. The priced publications
the forms of maps, data, tables, of the Ministry are available from the IFC
photographs and bibliographic materials against payment.
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– IFC continued to disseminate the Ministry’s to handle various matters relating to NGO’s
publications such as Annual Reports, working in diverse field of environment.
Brochures, Journals, Newsletters, Research The basic functions of the Cell are:
Guidelines, Awards Guidelines, Funding – Collection and dissemination of
Schemes etc. It is also providing guidance information to various NGOs.
regarding application procedure for various
schemes of the Ministry along with the – Liaison with the Planning Commission and
information about the status of various other Government Ministries to create a
applications submitted to the Ministry. database of various NGOs working in
the field of environment and its associated
– IFC also helps in receiving the RTI areas.
applications from applicants under the “in-
– Attending Parliament Questions pertaining
person” option.
to NGO activities in the Ministry.
NGO Cell
– Attending to RTI matters pertaining to
– A Non-Governmental Organisation Cell information on NGO schemes in the
(NGO Cell) has been set up in the Ministry Ministry.
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of the Action Plans of various divisions of There was support for asking Senior Officials
Ministry of Environment and Forests. The to continue to work to map the road towards
concerned Central Ministries have been that point. Gaps however remained on
asked to formulate Action Plans for effective substance and there was wide
implementation of the NEP. acknowledgment of the need for leadership
Trade and Environment and engagement on the remaining specific
issues over the coming weeks.
Introduction and objectives
Trade & Environment Cell of the Ministry
With privatisation, liberalisation and undertakes following items of work:
globalisation of the Indian Economy,
environment and forest sectors are also – Provide technical inputs to the preparatory
undergoing signs of change. Further with the process in the area of trade & environment,
looming dangers of global warming and in particular, items under negotiations in
climate change, environment has emerged the WTO and other multilateral, bilateral
as a matter of great concern both at the and regional fora.
national as well as international level. – Act as the nodal section within the Ministry
Environment and forests sectors are to deal with references received from the
increasingly figuring as areas of interests in Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and
the bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral Free
– Implementation of the ongoing consultancy
Trade Agreements. India being a founder
project on Trade & Environment. 12
member of the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) is governed by its basic binding Activities undertaken during the year
principles and has been actively participating During the year, the Trade &
in such trade negotiations. The Doha Round Environment Cell examined and furnished
of Trade Negotiations launched in November, inputs from the Ministry of Environment and
2001 has introduced negotiations in Forests (MoEF) to the Department of
environmental goods & services. As a result, Commerce with regard to the negotiations
both the environmental goods and under the aegis of the World Trade
environmental services have emerged as Organisation (WTO), both in the area of
areas of significance for India. Further the Environmental Goods and Services. The most
Para 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration important aspect of these negotiations being
(DMD) enjoins upon the WTO members to the list of one hundred fifty three environmental
reduce or eliminate tariffs on environmental goods proposed by the demandeurs in the
goods and services. WTO for being adopted as the list for
At the 7th Ministerial Conference of engaging in tariff reduction negotiations.
the WTO held in Geneva on 30th November Besides this list, a list of forty three climate
to 2 nd December, 2009, the Ministers friendly technologies/goods, proposed by the
reaffirmed the need to conclude the Doha major proponents, is also under consideration
Round in 2010 and for a stock-taking exercise in the WTO. However, the basic issues of
to take place in the first quarter of next year. modality and definition of environmental goods
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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2009 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat inviting the the UN System to assist the developing
NGOs and Academic Institutions. countries in building scientific and technical
– The 17th Session, being a Policy Session, capacity, fostering partnership and
knowledge development to promote
India has further brought out a handbook
environment for sustainable development.
titled “Sustainable Development: The Indian
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP activities
Experience” showing the best practices
are range from assessment of environmental
prevalent in India relevant to the thematic
areas of agriculture, rural development, trends, especially early warning systems to
dealing with the environmental disasters and
land, drought and desertification. The
emergencies to the promotion of
proceedings of the 17th CSD are available
environmental science and information.
at http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/csd/
csd_csd17.shtml . – One of the main responsibilities of the UNEP
is to keep under review the world
– The CSD will organize its 18th Session as
environmental situation and ensure that
Review Session in New York, USA from 3-
emerging environmental problems of wide
14 May, 2010. This session will focus on
the different thematic issues such as (i) international significance are prioritized and
Transport (ii) Chemicals (iii) Waste receive appropriate and adequate
consideration by the Governments.
Management (Hazardous and Solid waste)
(iv) Mining and (v) A 10 year Framework – The Governing Council/Global Ministerial
of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption Environment Forum of UNEP is the high level 13
and Production environment policy forum which brings the
world’s environment ministers together to
– The CSD is organizing the Regional
“review important and emerging policy
Implementation Meetings (RIMs) region-wise
in order to contribute to the work of CSD issues in the field of the environment”. The
18 and to identify region-specific obstacles Council/Forum meets annually,
and constraints, new challenges and – The UNEP Council/Forum is organizing its
opportunities, and sharing of lessons learned 11th Special Session at Bali, Indonesia from
and best practices concerning to the 24-26 February, 2010. The theme of the
thematic issues of CSD 18. The Regional meeting is ‘Environment in the multilateral
Implementation Meeting for Asia and the system’ under which various issues of
Pacific was held in Bangkok, Thailand from international environment governance, green
30 November, 2009 to 1st December, 2009 economy, biodiversity and ecosystem
which was participated by the representative services, international law etc. will be
of this Ministry, discussed.
United Nations Environment Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Programme (UNEP) – The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
– The United Nations Environment Programme established in 1991, as an independent
(UNEP) established in 1972 after the Rio financial mechanism provides grants to
Earth Summit is the principle entity within developing countries and economies in
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transition for projects that benefit the global responsible for GEF governance and policy
environment and promote sustainable related issues.
livelihoods. India is a founder member of
– The GEF Empowered Committee chaired
GEF. We are both a donor and recipient
by the Secretary (E&F) functions as an
of GEF funds. India represents GEF South
empowered body to determine national
Asia Constituency (including Bangladesh,
priorities, streamline eligibility checks,
Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka) in
approvals and endorsements of GEF
GEF Council.
proposals, monitor project implementation,
– GEF projects address six focal areas – and in formulating country’s stand for the
biodiversity, climate change, land meetings of GEF Assembly and Council.
degradation, international waters, ozone The Committee meets on a quarterly basis.
layer depletion and persistent organic The GEF Cell in the Ministry assists in
pollutants. They also address two coordinating GEF activities in the country.
crosscutting issues viz., sustainable forest The projects/ concept notes can be
management and sound chemical submitted to the GEF Cell on a rolling basis.
management. The GEF is a project co-
financer providing “new and additional” Small Grant Programme (SGP)
funds to address the global environmental – Launched in 1992, GEF Small Grants
issues. GEF projects are implemented Program (SGP) complements GEF full- and
through its 10 agencies including UNDP, medium-sized project funding, by providing
WB, UNEP, UNIDO, FAO, IFAD, ADB, a window for the direct participation of
AfDB, EBRD and IDB. NGOs, local communities, and other
– Over the past 18 years, the GEF has grassroots organizations. SGP is a country
invested USD 8.6 billion directly as grant wide, focus on the tribal, remote,
and leveraged USD 36.1 billion in co- inaccessible areas and with Indigenous tribal
financing for more than 2,400 projects in people. SGP India has funded more than
more than 165 countries. Since 1991, India 300 projects worth USD 5.2 million of grant
has contributed about USD 42 million to and co-finance leveraged is USD 6.2 million
GEF, accessed about USD 331 million as from communities and other stakeholders
GEF grant while leveraging a co-financing like Govt., local administration & private
of USD 1,989 million. sector
– The Ministry of Environment and Forests – On behalf of this Ministry, the SGP in India
(MoEF), GoI is the designated GEF is being hosted and coordinated by the
Operational Focal Point India. It is primarily Centre for Environment Education. The
responsible for the in-country coordination National Steering Committee chaired by the
of GEF projects and other operational Joint Secretary, IC & SD Division, which
activities as well as participating in the GEF approves the projects on a quarterly basis.
Council meetings at Washington twice a The project proposals/ concept notes could
year. The Department of Economic Affairs be submitted to the CEE’s regional cells on
is the GEF Political Focal Point India a rolling basis.
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– SGP is a flagship program. To upscale and and Resources Institute (TERI) has been
replicate successful SGP India initiatives at organizing Delhi Sustainable Development
the grassroot level, the Ministry has provided Summit (DSDS) since 2001.
a grant of Rs 1.7 crore (since 2005 – 06). – The 9th Delhi Sustainable Development
South Asia Cooperative Environment Summit was organized by TERI from 5-7
Programme (SACEP) February, 2009. The theme of the summit
was ‘Toward Copenhagen: An Equitable
– SACEP was set up in 1982 with
and Ethical Approach’.
headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It aims
to promote regional Co-operation in South – The 10th Delhi Sustainable Development
Asia in the field of environment, both natural Summit will be organized by TERI from 5-
and human, in the context of sustainable 7 February, 2010 which will focus on the
development and on issues of economic and theme ‘Beyond Copenhagen: New
social development which also impinge on Pathways to Sustainable Development’.
the environment and vice versa. It supports South Asian Association for Regional
conservation and management of natural Cooperation (SAARC)
resources of the region by working closely
with all national, regional, and international – The South Asian Association for Regional
institutions, governmental and Cooperation (SAARC), which is an
nongovernmental efforts, as well as experts intergovernmental body, was established in
1985 with the aim to provide a platform
and groups engaged in such co-operation
for the peoples of South Asia to work
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and conservation.
together in a spirit of friendship, trust and
– Secretary, Ministry of Environment and understanding so that the process of
Forests is the SACEP Focal Point for India. economic and social development in
The SACEP holds its Governing Council Member States could be accelerated. The
(GC) meetings, which concentrate on current SAARC has eight countries as its members,
regional issues as well as global concerns. viz., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
The 11th Governing Council of SACEP was Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
held at Jaipur, India from 20-22 May, 2008.
– So far, eight Environment Ministers
The meeting deliberated upon
Conferences have been held under SAARC,
organizational, institutional and
which also has a Committee on Environment,
programmatic matters relating to
Meteorology and Forest, for working out
environmental cooperation in South Asia
the detailed plan of action in these areas
Region.
and implementing the same. Strengthening
Delhi Sustainable Development regional cooperation in environment is the
Summit, 2009 focus of the SAARC meetings.
– Sustainable Development being a thrust area – At the request of the SAARC Secretariat to
of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Government of India to host the 8th
this Ministry has been supporting The Energy Meeting of the SAARC Environment
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Ministers, this Ministry hosted the 8th Meeting H.E. Mr. Thakur Sharma, Minister for
of the SAARC Environment Ministers on 20th Environment of Nepal, Mr. Kamran Lashari,
October, 2009 preceded by the meeting Secretary, Ministry of Environment of
of the Senior Officials of the SAARC Pakistan and Hon. Mr. Patali Champika
Countries on 19th October, 2009, at New Ranawaka, MP, Minister of Environment and
Delhi in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources of Sri Lanka, made their
External Affairs. respective country statements in the meetings.
– Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State – The outcome/salient features of the meetings
(independent Charge), Environment and are as follow:
Forests had chaired the 8th Meeting of the (i) The Meeting noted that cooperation
SAARC Environment Ministers and Shri Vijai in a number of areas pursuant to the
Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment directives issued by the Fourteenth and
and Forests had chaired the meeting of Fifteenth SAARC Summits have been
Senior Officials of SAARC Countries. Both identified in the draft “SAARC Treaty
the meetings were attended by the on Cooperation in the field of
Environment Ministers and Senior and Environment”. The Meeting resolved to
Associated Officers of the SAARC countries pursue meaningful cooperation in the
viz Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, identified areas after the draft Treaty
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, has been finalized by the Inter-
officials from SAARC Secretariat, UNEP governmental Expert Group and
Regional Office, SAARC Meteorological formally signed during the Sixteenth
Research Centre, Dhaka and SAARC SAARC Summit
Disaster Management Centre, New Delhi.
(ii) The Meeting agreed to present a
Senior Officers from the Ministry of
common position at the forthcoming
Environment and Forests, Ministry of External
COP 15 Conference in Copenhagen
Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department
in December 2009 and also decided
of Science and Technology and Indian
to consider organizing an appropriate
Meteorological Department also attended
SAARC side event on the sidelines of
the meetings. .
COP 15, the modalities of which will
– H.R.H. Prince Mostapha Zaher, Director be decided in due course. The meeting
General, National Environmental Protection directed the SAARC Secretariat to
Agency of Afghanistan, H.E. Dr. Hasan circulate a draft common position
Mahmud, State Minister, Ministr y of based on the SAARC position
Environment and Forests of Bangladesh, H.E. presented at the Bali Conference in
Dasho Nado Rinchhen, Deputy Minister, 2007 and the relevant sections on
National Environment Commission of Bhutan, Climate Change as contained in the
Mr. Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Delhi Statement on Cooperation in
Environment and Forests of India, H.E. Mr. Environment to Member States. It was
Mohamed Aslam, Minister of Housing, agreed that Sri Lanka as the current
Transport and Environment of the Maldives, Chair of SAARC would present the
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4. Swan River Himachal 162 JICA To regenerate the forests, i. Afforestation 2006-07
Integrated Pradesh protect the agricultural ii. Civil Work for Soil & River To
Watershed land, and enhance Management 2013-14
Management agricultural and forestry iii. Soil Protection & Land
Project production in the Reclamation
catchment area of the iv. Livelihood Improvement
Swan River, Himachal v. Institutional Development
Pradesh State, by carrying
out the integrated
watershed management
activities including
afforestation, civil works
for soil and river
management, soil
protection and land
reclamation, and livelihood
improvement activities,
thereby improving living
conditions of people
including the poor in the
catchment area.
5. Orissa Forestry Orissa 660 JICA To restore degraded forests i. Protection and Conservation 2006-07
Sector and improve the income of Biodiversity of forests To
Development level of villagers by ii. Improving productivity of 2012-13
Project promoting sustainable natural forests.
forest management iii. Providing livelihood options
including JFM plantation for the people (Support to
and Community/tribal VSS)
development, thereby iv. Eco-development and
improving environment and ecotourism activities
alleviating poverty. v. Catering to commercial and
industrial demands
vi. Capacity building of the
Forest Department.
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6. Karnataka Karnataka 745 JICA To restore forest to bring i. Afforestation 2005-06
Sustainable about ecological ii. Income Generation Activities to
Forests restoration and also to for Poverty Alleviation 2012-13
Management facilitate livelihood iii. Biodiversity Conservation
& Bio-diversity improvement of the iv. Provision of Basic
Conservation inhabitants of the project Infrastructure Support for
villages by afforestation Field work.
through Joint Forest v. Supporting Activities for
Planning and Management Forest management
(JFPM) in the State of (Research and Training,
Karnataka, which further Consultancy, and
contributes to reducing Enhancement of Geographic
poverty and preserving Information System (GIS)
biodiversity conservation of and Management
the area? Information System (MIS)
7. Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 567 JICA To restore forests to bring i. Integrated Watershed 2005-06
Afforestation about ecological Development to
project phase-II restoration and also to ii. Integrated Tribal 2012-13
facilitate livelihood Development
improvement of the iii. Forestry Extension
inhabitants of the project iv. Urban Forestry
villages by afforestation v. Capacity Building
through Joint Forest vi. Research Support
Management in the State vii. Human Resources
of Tamil Nadu, which Development
further contributes to viii. Establishment of Modern
reducing poverty in the Nurseries
area. ix. Improving the infrastructural
facilities
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8. Integrated Haryana 286.01 JICA A. To rehabilitate forest i. Soil and Water 2004-05
Natural lands in an ecologically Conservation to
Resources sustainable manner. ii. Plantation model and 2010-11
Management B. To improve the quality nursery development
and Poverty of life of the villagers and iii. Poverty reduction and
Reduction adjoining forests. institution building
Project in iv. Technical assistance
Haryana v. Supporting activities
vi. Administration Staff.
9. Rajasthan Rajasthan 442 JICA To carry out plantation i. Plantation 2003-04
Forestry and works, soil and moisture ii. Joint Forest Management to
Biodiversity conservation works to Consolidation Activities 2007-08
Project check the desertification iii. Biodiversity Conservation (extended
and improve the iv. Equipment and Monitoring upto 31st
ecological status of the Facilities etc. July,
Aravalis; to protect the v. Research, Extension and 2010)
infrastructures like canals, Training Activities
roads; to improve
biodiversity; to augment
the availability of forest
products like fuel wood,
fodder; to generate
employment opportunities;
and to improve the socio-
economic conditions of the
rural poor through active
participation by local
communities.
10 Andhra Andhra Pradesh 653.97 World Promote sustainable natural i. Livelihood Promotion 2002-03
Pradesh Bank resource management with ii. Forest Management to
Community focus on policy and iii. Institutional Strengthening Sept.
Forests institutional reforms to iv. Project Management 2009
Management sustain and improve the Support, etc. (extended
Project livelihoods of the rural upto 31-3-
poor. 2010)
11. Capacity DFE, Dehradun 225 JICA To improve training i. To improve training 2008-09
Development and 10 States environment for frontline environment for frontline staff to 2013-
for Forest (Assam, Bihar, staff through the through the rehabilitation of 14
Management Chhattisgarh, rehabilitation of States States (5 years
and Training Jharkhand, Forests Training Institutes ii. Forests Training Institutes and 3
of Personnel Kerala, Madhya and through capacity and through capacity months)
Pradesh, building of frontline forestry building of frontline forestry
Maharashtra, staff putting emphasis on staff putting emphasis on
Sikkim, Joint Forests Management Joint Forests Management
Uttarakhand and (JFM), thereby (JFM), thereby strengthening
West Bengal) strengthening human human resource
resource development for iii. Development for sustainable
sustainable forest forest management.
management.
Total 5512
The following forestry projects are under – Rajasthan Forestry and Bio-diversity Project
consideration for inclusion in Rolling Plan for Phase-II
2010-12: – Maharashtra Natural Resources
– West Bengal Forestry Project Management Project
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India and parts of south India have been India is one of the few developing
observed. Coasts are projected to be exposed countries in the world where the forest cover
to increase in risk including coastal erosion is increasing, despite the pressure of population
due to climate change and sea level rise. growth and rapid economic development. As
Geological Survey of India projects that the a result of the policies, deforestation has almost
glaciers of Himalaya are receding at varying completely stopped, and afforestation is
rates in different regions. adding forest cover to about 0.25% of India’s
land area every year. More than a fifth of
India is conscious of these challenges
India’s land area is under forest cover and
and has implemented several major
programmes addressing the climate variability this serves as a major carbon sink, with almost
11% of India’s annual emissions being
concerns. These include cyclone warning and
absorbed by the forests. The cover is increasing
protection, coastal protection, floods and
drought control and relief, major and minor every year @ almost 0.8 mn hectares every
year (proposed to be raised to 2.3 mn hectares
irrigation projects, control of malaria, food
p.a. through the new afforestation initiatives).
security measures, research on drought resistant
crops, etc. India spends almost 2.5% of its Amongst 70 countries studied by the
GDP on such programmes. World Bank recently, India ranked 48th in
2004 in terms of CO2 emissions per unit of
India’s emissions and climate change
GDP. India’s emissions per capita ranked 63rd,
With 17 per cent of the world’s i.e., among the lowest in the world. Moreover,
population, India contributes only 4 per cent India’s offsetting factor was found to be in line
of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. with global economy. According to the study,
In terms of per capita GHG emissions, it is during the period 1994-2004, India offset
about 23 per cent of the global average. Its 30% of the growth in emissions attributable
per capita consumption of energy is 530 kgoe to increased GDP and population, through
of primary energy compared to the world improvements in energy intensity, fossil fuel
average of 1770 kgoe and its per capita mix, and fossil fuel share in total energy
emission of CO2 is among the lowest in the consumption where as some other large
world. India’s CO2 emissions are countries saw a poorer offsetting performance
approximately 1 tonne per annum as against in the sub-period 1999-2004.
a world average of 4.2 tonnes per annum,
National Action Plan on Climate
while the average for industrialized countries
Change
ranges between 10-20 tonnes per capita. This
is significant in the background of declining As a part of voluntary actions to address
energy intensity of GDP of India; this is a climate change related concerns, India
result of policies, regulations and programmes launched its National Action Plan on Climate
set up over the years to address energy Change (NAPCC) on 30th June 2008. The
efficiency and energy security concerns. This National Action Plan stresses that maintaining
has had a positive effect on India’s a high growth rate is essential for increasing
development process. living standards of the vast majority of people
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of India and reducing their vulnerability of the Governments held on 18 August 2009,
impacts of climate change. The Action Plan addressed by the Prime Minister, the State
outlines a national strategy that aims at Governments have been called upon to
enabling the country adapt to climate change prepare State Level Action Plans on Climate
and enhances the ecological sustainability of Change (SLAPCC) consistent with the strategy
India’s development path. outlined in the NAPCC. Accordingly, action
Eight National Missions (National Solar has been initiated for preparation of SLAPCC
consistent with the NAPCC in a time-bound
Mission, National Mission on Enhanced
manner. The SLAPCC will enable communities
Energy Efficiency, National Mission on
Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission, and ecosystems to adapt to climate change
effectively.
National Mission for sustaining the Himalayan
Ecosystem, National Mission for a Green India, Ministry has launched coordinated
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture efforts, in collaboration with several
and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge international agencies to support the State
for Climate Change) form the core of the Governments in this initiative. Three specific
National Action Plan on Climate Change. projects proposed by GTZ, DFID and UNDP
Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change have already been endorsed by the Ministry.
has approved the Jawaharlal Nehru National The goal of the projects is to contribute to
Solar Mission that envisages generation of improving the livelihoods and adaptive
20000 mw of solar power by 2020. This capacities of vulnerable communities in
Mission was launched by the Prime Minister identified States. In the first phase, Madhya
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in New Delhi on 11 January 2010. The Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tamil
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Nadu are proposed to be covered.
Efficiency, coordinated by the Ministry of
Clean Development Mechanism
Power, has also been approved. Required
legislative and administrative measures are India has participated effectively in the
being put in place so as to implement the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the
Mission. Drafts of other Missions have been Kyoto Protocol. The National CDM Authority
prepared and are at various stages of functions in the Ministry of Environment &
consideration. Forests to evaluate and recommend CDM
projects for host country approval. Host
The ‘Green India’ project, launched
Country Approvals have been granted so far
by the Ministry with a view to cover six million
(January 2010) to 1551 projects in the sectors
hectares of degraded forestland through of energy efficiency, fuel switching, industrial
afforestation measures, is an important
processes, municipal solid waste and
contribution to the objectives of the National
renewable energy. If all these projects get
Action Plan. It forms part of ‘a Green India registered by the CDM Executive Board, they
Mission’ announced under the NAPCC.
have the potential to generate 627 million
In a Conference of the Ministers of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) at a
Environment & Forests of State/UT conservative price of US$10 per CER, by the
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2009. This Conference, jointly organized by Ministries. A Core Negotiating Team of officials
the Ministry of Environment & Forests and the and technical experts undertakes the
Ministry of External Affairs, in partnership with international negotiations.
the Federation of Indian Chambers of An expert committee was set up in
Commerce & Industry (FICCI), was attended 2007 under the chairmanship of the Principal
by the delegations from SAARC member Scientific Adviser to Government to look into
countries Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the impacts of climate change. This expert
Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal, committee has given its first set of findings and
besides India. the research agenda that the ministries need
India’s Five Year plans include a to follow and implement in order to address
strategy for sustainable growth resulting in low India’s vulnerability to anthropogenic climate
carbon sustainable development. 11th Five change impacts.
Year Plan includes an indicative target of India’s participation in International initiatives/
increasing energy efficiency by 20% by 2016- negotiations
17. As a part of its ambitious domestic actions,
Government has now declared that it will The year 2010 was marked by a flurry
reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 20- of activities and discussions on climate change
25% by 2020 in comparison with 2005 level. in several international bodies and groups
An expert panel appointed by the Planning including G-8, G-20, MEF and Greenland
Commission is looking into this matter and Dialogue. This Ministry participated in the G-
will prepare a plan of sectoral actions to 8+ Environment Ministerial meeting in Siracusa, 13
achieve this objective. Italy from 22-24 April 2009. Several meetings
of the Major Economies Forum on Energy
Institutional Mechanism to Address and Climate Change, an initiative launched
Climate Change by the USA were held in Washington, Paris,
Government of India has set up an Mexico, and Rome in which this Ministry along-
elaborate institutional mechanism to consider with officials of the MEA, and BEE participated
and address issues relating to climate change. under the leadership of the PM’s Special Envoy
A Council chaired by Prime Minister called on Climate Change. At the Rome (L’Aquila)
Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change meeting of the MEF held in July 2009, the
was constituted in June 2007 to coordinate countries recognized the need to stabilise the
national action for assessment, adaptation and climate at temperatures below 2 degree taking
mitigation of climate change. The Council into account the need to ensure equity and
provides the overall guidance to climate CBDR principles and also the overriding
change related actions taken by various priority of the developing countries in terms
Ministries in the Government and other of social and economic development and
agencies. poverty eradication.
The Policy Guidance Group for One of the important events in this series
International Negotiations is headed by PM was the Summit on Climate Change organised
and consists of Ministers from the concerned by the UN Secretary General in the UN
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categories identified in ATCOM I, the effort selected study areas covering following
is to move towards higher levels of estimation thematic area (a) water resources, agriculture
for these categories; (ii) refinement of GHG productivity, food security and livelihoods, (b)
emission factors developed during INC; (iii) Himalayan ecosystems and livelihoods; and
new measurements to develop country-specific (c) energy systems and infrastructure due to
emission factors for some key categories; (iv) the changing temperature and precipitation
inclusion of additional gases (CO, NOX, patterns. The emphasis is to assess the current
NMVOC, SO2, HFC, PFC and SF6) to the coping mechanisms operational at the local
extent capacities permit; (v) inclusion of level to combat climate variability, and identify
additional GHG pools identified in IPCC the incremental measure required to cope with
guidelines for preparation of national the adverse impacts of climate change and
greenhouse gas emission inventories that were develop adaptation frameworks that may be
not included in Initial National Communication useful in the context of development of a
(INC); and (vi) a strong emphasis on QA/ national framework for adaptation.
QC procedures as identified in IPCC Report Capacity Building and Monitoring
on Good Practices Guidance (GPG) 2000
Training workshops have been
and 2003. Country wide institutions are
organized for enhancing capacity of the
involved in this activity and include research
researchers for undertaking various activities.
institutions, universities, nongovernmental
Also progress of work in each activity is being
organizations and industry associations
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together with relevant ministries and associated
meetings, through workshops and at the apex
departments.
level by the National Steering Committee of
An assessment of likely vulnerability due to the project. Regular monitoring of progress
climate change and development of adaptation is also being undertaken to incorporate mid
frameworks course corrections if any. A Review Workshop
Under this component following was organized on 13th October 2009 to
activities are currently in progress include, (i) review the progress of all activities undertaken
Generation of multiple climate and socio- under the aegis of NATCOM II under the
economic scenarios at the national scale; (ii) Chairmanship of Hon’ble MEF.
further improvement of the national impact Indo-UK Collaborative Research Programme
assessments of water resources, agriculture, – Phase II (Impact and Adaptation)
forestry, natural ecosystems, coastal zones, This is a joint collaborative research
human health with respect to INC; and (iii) programme between the Government of United
Development of adaptation frameworks by Kingdom, Department of Energy and Climate
undertaking integrated inter-sectoral assessment Change (formerly, Department of Environment,
approach. Food and Rural Affairs) and the Ministry of
Development of adaptation frameworks Environment and Forests, Government or India.
are being attempted through case mode for The objective of the research programme is
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to improve climate scenarios, quantifying and – Linking water and agriculture in river basin
reducing uncertainty in the impacts, and and impacts of climate change
introducing consideration of elements of – Development of socio-economic scenarios
adaptation in a regional project, with some of climate change
stake-holders involvement.
– Assessment of state level vulnerability and
The project aims at further advancing adaptation – a case study in Orissa
collaborative research project between India
and the UK in order to undertake a detailed – State level vulnerability and adaptation
assessment of potential impacts of climate assessment – a study in Madhya Pradesh.
change on India, including the socio-economic Socio-economic impacts of climate extremes.
impacts of extreme events, and to undertake
A Steering Committee co-chaired by
two pilot projects to identify adaptation options
the representatives of MoEF and Department
at the regional scale. Phase- II of the project
of Energy and Climate Change, UK oversees
will also update the previous findings with
the development and implementation of the
better resolution along with on-ground
Phase-II programme.
adaptation study in vulnerable regions. In
addition, it envisages training and institutional During the period under report, the
capacity building through establishment of links Phase-II of the project was launched on 11th
between Indian and UK institutions for and 12 th May 2009. The institutions
developing training opportunities relevant to responsible for undertaking research activities
the study. on various components viz., climate change
scenarios, national level study on impacts and
The final projects identified for Phase-
vulnerability, socio-economic impact and
II of the Indo-UK Collaboration include
extreme events and adaptation response to
– Development and dissemination of High climate change in the States of Orissa and
Resolution climate change scenarios for India Madhya Pradesh are given as follows.
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physical science basis of climate change; – India was self sufficient in production of
impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). India was
mitigation of climate change. An Inter- mainly producing and using nine of the ninty
Ministerial delegation participated in the five substances controlled under the Montreal
various meetings of the IPCC. Protocol. These are CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-
113, Carbontetrachloride (CTC),
Ozone Layer Protection Hydrochlorofluorocarbons-22 (HCFC-22),
Introduction and Objectives Halon-1211, Halon-1301, Methyl
Chloroform and Methyl Bromide. These
– Ozone, a tri-atomic molecule is formed
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) are
naturally in the upper level of the Earth’s
used in refrigeration and air conditioning,
atmosphere by high-energy Ultraviolet (UV)
foams, fire fighting, aerosol, fumigation and
radiation from the sun. The radiation breaks
cleaning applications etc.
down oxygen molecules, releasing free
atoms, some of which bond with other – The Government of India has entrusted the
oxygen molecules to form ozone. About work relating to the Ozone layer protection
and implementation of the Montreal Protocol
90 per cent of all ozone formed in this way
to the Ministry.
lies between fifteen and fifty five kilometers
above the Earth’s surface, called the – A detailed India Country Programme for
Stratosphere. phase out of ODS was prepared in 1993
to ensure the phase out of ODS according
– The stratospheric Ozone Layer absorbs all
to the National Industrial Development
the harmful UV radiations emanating from Strategy, without undue burden to the
the Sun. It protects plant and animal life consumers and the industr y and for
from UV radiation. The UV radiation has accessing the Protocol’s Financial
the potential to cause skin cancer, eye Mechanism in accordance with the
cataract, suppress body’s immune system, requirements stipulated in the Montreal
decrease crop yield etc. which led to the Protocol. The Country Programme was
adoption of the Vienna Convention for the updated in 2006. The Executive Committee
Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1985 and (Ex-Com) of the Multilateral Fund (MLF) at
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that its 49th meeting held in July 2006 had
Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987 along approved the Country Programme Update
with its four Amendments. In India, for India.
provisions of the Montreal Protocol and – The Ministry has set up the Ozone Cell as
its London Amendment came into effect a National Ozone Unit to look after and
from September 17, 1992. India also to render necessary services to implement
ratified the Copenhagen Amendment the Protocol and its ODS phase-out
(1992), the Montreal Amendment (1997) programme in India. The Ministry has
and the Beijing Amendment (1999) on established an Empowered Steering
March 3, 2003. Committee (ESC) Chaired by the Secretary
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(E&F) which is supported by the Standing – A bi-monthly newsletter viz. ‘VATIS UPDATE-
Committees. These Committees are Ozone Layer Protection’ is being published
responsible for the implementation of the giving latest information on the science of
Montreal Protocol provisions, review of ozone and the technical options evolved and
various policy and implementation options, used in various sectors all over the globe.
project approval and project monitoring.
– Training Programs for customs and other
Activities undertaken so far enforcement officers were organized.
– India has taken a series of fiscal and – Training workshops for refrigeration servicing
regulatory measures to facilitate ODS phase- technicians on good service practices to
out in the country. Among fiscal measures reduce CFC consumption in servicing sector
taken, Government has accorded customs were organized.
and excise duty exemptions on goods
required for ODS phase-out projects and – Participated in the meeting of the Ex-Com,
new investment and expansion of established Open Ended Working Group (OEWG),
industries with non-ODS technology. In the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) and other
current financial year i.e. 2009-10 only related meetings.
benefit of customs duty has been given for – Data on production, consumption, export,
the above purpose. The Reserve Bank of import of ODSs is being submitted to the
India has issued directions to all financial Ozone Secretariat by end of September
institutions and commercial banks not to every year.
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finance new establishment with ODS
– Project Management Unit (PMU) was set up
technology. Trade in ODS with non-Parties
in 2002 to implement the CFC and CTC
to the Protocol has been banned. All ODS
have been brought under the ambit of National Phase-out Plans.
licensing for purpose of both imports and – The phase-out of HCFCs was accelerated
exports. Import of CFCs in India has been by ten years with certain reduction schedule
banned. vide decision XIX/6 of the 19th MOP in
– Awareness activities at the national and state 2007. This will be a challenging task as
level were organized to sensitize the HCFCs are widely used in various
stakeholders to phase-out the ODS in various applications like refrigeration and air-
sectors. The International Ozone Day conditioning, foam manufacturing, solvents,
function is being organized every year in fire extinguishing etc. India has made a
the country on 16th September. number of innovative efforts to meet the
challenges of accelerated phase-out of
– “Montreal Protocol: India’s Success Story”,
HCFCs.
posters, stickers are brought out every year
on the occasion of International Ozone Day – A comprehensive Roadmap to Phase-out
giving latest information on ODS phase-out HCFCs in various sectors in India has been
in the country and technologies adopted. developed.
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International Ozone Day, 2009.
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– India has met the following compliance – Training, workshops were organized for
targets as per the control schedule of the service technicians on good servicing
Montreal Protocol:- practices and retrofitting of CFC based
refrigeration appliances to non-CFCs. The
– Freeze of CFC production and technicians were drawn from both formal
consumption in July, 1999 at 22588 ODP and informal sectors. More than 10,000
tons and 6681 ODP tons respectively. technicians have been trained under the
– Freeze of Halon production and National CFC Consumption Phase-out Plan
consumption on January 1, 2002. (NCCoPP).
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– The equipment support has been provided delegation was represented by Dr. B.P.
to the trained technicians under NCCoPP Nilratna, Joint Secretary, MoEF and Dr. A.
to use good servicing practices in the field Duraisamy, Director, Ozone Cell, MoEF.
which has resulted in reduction of use of An Amemdment was proposed by a number
CFCs in servicing sector. of Member Countries including USA and
– Reclamation units have been provided at Canada to bring Phase-down of HFCs under
a number of places and organizations the ambit of a Montreal Protocol. India was
including Indian Railways to recover, not in favour of this Amendment as it
reclaim and reuse the CFCs. adversely affects the Indian Industries. Indian
delegation during the 21st MOP made
– In 29th meeting of the OEWG, the India
tireless effort to oppose the proposed
proposed that Indian producers can produce
Amendment.
pharmaceutical-grade CFCs for
manufacturing of MDIs used by Asthma and – India made a very comprehensive well
COPD patients for EUN to meet its own structured intervention and raised legal,
requirements as well as for other to meet policy and technical issues against the
the basic domestic needs of other Article proposed amendment of bring HFCs under
5 Parties and submitted Conference Room the ambit of the Montreal Protocol. Most
Paper (CRP) on EUN and campaign of the Parties especially the Article 5
production. The OEWG forwarded in Parties referred the intervention made by
square brackets a draft decision prepared India while making the interventions.
by the Contact Group based on the India’s Finally, the amendment to the Montreal
CRP to the 21st MOP. Protocol was not agreed in the 21st MOP.
– The Chairman of the 58th Ex-Com formed – The draft decision based on India’s CRP
a Contact Group to discuss the various issues in 29th OEWG was discussed in detail
related to cost consideration for financing at the 21st MOP in a Contact Group.
the HCFC phased-out in Article 5 Parties. India played a very vital role on behalf
India played a vital role in the deliberations of all the Article 5 MDI manufacturing
during the Contact Group and expressed Parties during the discussion. Based on
willingness to accept the cut-off date, 16th the interventions made by the Indian
September 2007, the date of decision XIX/ delegation the Contract Group
6 (accelerated phased-out of HCFCs) which recommended a draft decision which has
was emerging as consensus. India also made a number of elements including review
a proposal for a comprehensive analysis to of Production Sector Agreements of India
develop policies to define eligible and China with the Ex-Com to allow these
incremental costs for HCFC phase-out. two countries to produce pharmaceutical
– The 21st MOP to the Montreal Protocol on grade CFCs for manufacturing of MDIs
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in their own countries as well for export
was held in Port Ghalib, Egypt from CFCs to other MDI manufacturing
November 4 to 8, 2009. The Indian countries.
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– India has been elected as the Member of Organizations, NGOs and concerned
the Ex-Com for the year 2010 and will Government Organizations. The Working
have China, Malaysia and Indonesia as its Groups especially the Refrigeration and
Co-opted Members.. Air-conditioning Manufacturing, Foam
– The following workshops were conducted manufacturing discussed the various
during this year: strategies to implement the Road Map for
phasing-out the HCFCs in India.
– A workshop on ODS Phase-out in Defence
Applications was held on 29th April, – One Day National Awareness Workshop
2009 at New Delhi. on “CFC MDI Phase-out Transition
Strategy Implementation and Adoption of
– Sectoral Working Groups Meeting for
CFC free Alternatives in India” was held
preparation of HCFC Phase-out
on 5th October, 2009 in New Delhi.
Management Plan (HPMP) in India was
held on 24th and 25th September, 2009 – Launching of Roadmap for Phase-out of
in New Delhi. The Meeting was very well HCFCs in India was held on 6th October,
attended by the stakeholders from 2009 in New Delhi. On this occasion,
Industry, Industry Associations Research Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister of
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State for Environment and Forests (IC) regulating production, consumption, trade,
released the Roadmap for Phase-out of import and export of ODS and the products
HCFCs in India. containing ODS. The ODS Rules were
amended in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
– The objective of the Roadmap is to phase
2007 to facilitate implementation of ODS
out Production and Consumption of HCFCs
phase-out by the enterprises in various sectors.
in various applications as per the reduction
targets of the Montreal Protocol in a well – These Rules prohibit the use of CFCs in
coordinated manner without any manufacturing various products beyond
commercial and financial dislocations in January 1, 2003 except in MDI and other
the country. medical purposes. Other ODS such as CTC,
halon, methyl chloroform will be used upto
– Open Type compressor (OTC) workshop January 1, 2010. Further, the use of methyl
on good practices & servicing were held bromide has been allowed upto January 1,
in different states of India. 2015. Since HCFCs are used as interim
– National Academy of Customs Narcotics substitute to replace CFCs, these would be
and Drugs (NACEN) and Ozone Cell allowed upto January 1, 2030.
organized training programme for customs – The latest amendment to the rules, have
officers as part of Policy and Customs defined feedstock use of ODS and extended
training project in the RTIs of NACEN. the date of registration for enterprises using
Regulatory Measures ODS.
Fiscal Measures
– The Ozone Depleting Substances
(Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 under – Customs and Excise duty exemption have
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has been extended for MLF assisted ODS phase-
been notified in the Gazette of India on July out projects or expansion of capacity with
19, 2000. These Rules set the deadlines non-ODS technology during the financial
for phasing out of various ODS, besides year 2009-2010.
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CHAPTER – 14
ADMINISTRATION AND
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
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The Ministry has outsourced some Offices and all the attached/subordinate
clerical jobs to tide over the shortage of the offices having such posts in their organizations.
staff during the year.
Review and Promotion under FCS
Recruitment and Promotion of Scientists
Following the re-organisation of the Under the Flexible Complementing
Scientific/Departments/Ministries during 1986 Scheme (FCS), involving a two-tier system of
and consequent de-linking of the Group ‘A’ evaluation for review/assessment of the
Scientific posts for the purview of the UPSC Scientists for their promotion, the screenings/
and introduction of Flexible Complementing interviews of Scientists, conducted during the
Scheme (FCS), P-III Section was specifically current year are given Table-31.
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– Cadre Review for revision of composition Service. Each and every member of Service
and strength of IFS in various cadres. has been provided facility to have his unique
e-mail account through NIC on this site and
– Selection/appointment of IFS officers to
members of Service have been provided
various posts under the Central Staffing
facility to update the date relating to their
Scheme of the Ministry and to various
posting details online for periodical
autonomous bodies including Indian Council
upgradation.
of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun;
Indian Institue of Forest Managem,ent, – Eighty four Direct Recruit officer on the basis
Bhopal and Wildlife Institute of India, of IFS Examination, two thousand eight were
Dehradun. inducted into the Service.
– Facilitation of Selection/Appointment of IFS – Thirty six State Forest Service officers were
officers against the Central Staffing Scheme inducted into the Indian Forest Service under
IFS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations,
of the Department of Personnel & Training
during the year 2008-09.
(DoPT).
– About thirty seven IFS officers joined at various
– Finalisation of various service matters like
levels under the Central Staffing Scheme of
inter-cadre transfers, inter-cadre deputations,
the Ministry and about ten IFS officers joined
cadre clearance for placements/trainings
under the Central Staffing Scheme of the
and post retirement benefits to the officers.
Department of Personnel & Training
– Management of AGMUT cadre including
– Meeting of the Cadre Review Committee
promotions, transfers, postings and other were held to review the strength and
service matters. composition of 11 cadres, namely AGMUT,
Progress/Achievements during the year Manipur-Tripura, Rajasthan, Nagaland,
Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,
– The IFS Cadre Management Division of the
tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and
Ministry deals with the broad items of work
Maharashtra.
relating to the Indian Forest Service.
– Thirty-seven Court Cases pending in various
– Direct Recruitment to the Indian Forest
Courts across the Country were liquidated.
Service. Around two hundred fifty Court cases relating
– Allocation of IFS Probationers to various to the issues of IFS Cadre are pending in
State cadres. various Tribunals/Courts all over the
Country.
– Up-to-date Civil List of IFS officers is available
on the website of this Ministr y at – For the first time, on line system for filling
www.ifs.nic.in besides, vacancy circulars, up of the deputational posts under CSS
training programme circulars, Rules and introduced.
Regulations concerning IFS, ACR availability – Scanning of the ACRs of almost one thousand
status of IFS officers are also hosted on this eight hundred (out of two thousand eight
site for the benefit of the members of the hundred twenty six) officers was completed
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and maintained in electronic form along and seven Prosecution cases were processed
with hard copies. in the Vigilance Division. Of these, three
Disciplinary cases, eight Appeal cases and
Vigilance
two Prosecution cases were finally disposed
The Vigilance Division is responsible of. Court cases were pursued in the respective
for all vigilance/disciplinary matters relating court/CAT Bench. Out of thirty six complaints
to the Indian Forest Service officers both in received through CVC, eight complaints were
the Ministry including its attached and finally disposed of after obtaining and
subordinate offices, autonomous considering the investigation reports. Other
organizations/PSUs & IFS officers posted in complaints are at various stages of
the State Governments. The Vigilance Division investigation/examination. Twenty three
functions under the direct control of Joint complaints received from other sources were
Secretary & Central Vigilance Officer (CVO) also closed during the year. Applications
and overall super vision of Secretar y, received under RTI Act were also processed
Environment & Forests. and replies sent to the applicants. The progress
The Vigilance Division is responsible on the disposal of DP, Appeal, Prosecution,
for examination and processing of Disciplinary Court cases and RTI cases as well as
Cases, Appeals, Reviews and Memorials of complaints is reviewed by JS&CVO from time
Indian Forest Service Officers of all States/ to time.
Union Territories, Investigation of Complaints, About two hundred eighty seven
Obtaining & Maintenance of Annual
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Immovable Property Returns etc. Cases filed were received from Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ officers
in various Benches of Central Administrative of the Ministry as well as organisations under
Tribunal and Courts in India in connection it, of which one hundred eighty two APRs
with the disciplinary matters are also handled were scrutinised till the end of December,
in Vigilance Division. The prosecution cases 2009.
launched against IFS Officers by various
Based on the sensitive posts already
States/Union Territories and also other
identified in the Ministry, rotational transfers
Officers/Staff of the Ministry are also dealt
of officers and staff who have put in three
with in Vigilance Division.
years or more in a sensitive post, are made.
The Division requires frequent Sensitive posts have also been identified in
consultation with the Central Bureau of various field organisations and rotational
Investigation, Central Vigilance Commission, transfer from sensitive posts are effected in
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and these organisations as and when required.
Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT)
Vigilance Awareness Week was
as per rules and procedures laid down on the
observed in the Ministry during the period
matter.
from 3rd November, 2009 to 7th November,
During the year, thirty one Disciplinary 2009 and a pledge was administered by
Proceedings cases, seventeen Appeal cases Secretary (E&F) to the officers & staff to
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bring about integrity and transparency in document for policy makers, academicians
all spheres of activities and to work and researchers interested in Parliamentary
unstintingly for eradication of corruption in studies as well as for those, who are keen
all spheres of life. to bring environmental issues to the forefront
of Government policies.
Monthly Report on the cases relating
to prosecution sanctions, disciplinar y The graphical presentation of the
proceedings, complaints etc. was regularly Parliament Questions replied to by the MoEF
sent to the CVC during the year. during 2009-10 both in Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha in various sessions are given in
Parliament
Fig.-50 and Fig.-51.
Introduction
During the year 2009-10 one meeting
The Parliament Division in the Ministry of the Consultative Committee of Members of
is responsible for co-ordination of all parliament Parliament attached to the Ministry was held
matters related to the Ministry. on the subject Copenhagen Accord. The
Progress of Activities undertaken meetings of the Department related
Parliamentary Standing Committee of Science
During the current year, a total number and Technology, Environment and Forests of
of seven hundred fifty one Parliament Questions the Members of the Parliament were held on
pertaining to various aspects were answered different subjects on different occasions.
by the Ministry (four hundred nine questions
in the Lok Sabha, forty five starred and three Internal Work Study Unit (IWSU)
hundred sixty four unstarred and three hundred Activities relating to internal work
forty two questions in the Rajya Sabha, thirty study are coordinated by Internal Work
three starred and three hundred nine Study (IWS) Unit of the Ministry. This is to
unstarred). The questions covered a wide range ensure timely action by various sections on
of issues with which the Ministry is concerned, proper record management and strict
prominent among them being a wider range compliance of various provisions of the
of issues with the Ministry is concerned such manual of office procedure.
as Wildlife Management, Pollution, Forest
Progress/ Achievements made during the year
Conser vation, Freshwater & Marine
Conservation, EIA, Climate Change & – During the year, one thousand five hundred
Meteorology & Environmental Conservation eleven files were sent for review from
etc. Departmental Record Room (DRR) and three
thousand two hundred eighty eight files
The report on the Parliament Questions
received in DRR for retention.
replied during the year 2009 by the MoEF
and other Ministries is under process and will – In order to have a quick retrieval system
be published shortly by ENVIS Centre. The and an accurate and permanent data base,
present report serves as a helpful source of the computerization of all the files in the
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employees in both IT and Non-IT domains. RTI Act, 2005 are coordinated by RTI Cell
The Request for Proposal was circulated of the Ministry.
and the pre-bid meeting was organised.
The Technical and Financial bids were Progress/ Achievements made during the year
received and agency was finalized after – The Ministry has received nine hundred
the due evaluation processes. The IT twelve RTI applications and eighty two
training was provided to about one appeals under RTI Act, 2005 (from
thousand officers and staff of the Ministry Jan.,2009 to 31st Oct.,2009).
and the attached offices.
– For effective implementation of RTI Act,
– Proposal for selection of agency for
2005, Central Public Information Officers
Scanning Digitisation of Old Archival
(CPIOs) and Appellate Authorities (AAs)
Documents at Botanical Survey of India,
have been designated. The notification
Kolkata have been finalized. The agency
designating CPIOs/AAs is revised
was selected through Tendering process and
periodically as and when there is change
the work of scanning digitization started.
in allocation work of CPIOs/AAs.
– Proposal for selection of agency
Photographic digitization of Textile Designs, – A workshop on effective implementation/
Natural Dyes and Illustrations in the old understanding of RTI Act, 2005 was
archival documents at Botanical Survey of organized on 11th November, 2009 for the
India, Kolkata have been finalized. The staff and officers up to the level of Joint 14
agency was selected through Tendering Director in the Ministry.
process and approval in the Ministry are
– Decisions of Central Information Commission
under process.
(CIC) and DoPT, relevant to this Ministry
– Process for establishment of Programme are being circulated to the CPIOs/AAs for
Monitoring Unit (PMU) initiated and the better understanding.
room has been renovated.
– All the Subordinate Offices / Institutions /
– For scanning and digitization of records in
Autonomous bodies have been requested
the Ministry, the Tender document was
to periodically revise the notification for
published. The Techno-commercial bids were
CPIOs/AAs.
received and the evaluation of technical
bids is under process. The IT infrastructure – Reports being sent regularly to DoPT and
including servers and storage system Central Information Commission.
procured and installed.
Protocol Unit
– The re-structuring and re-designing of the
website of the Ministry have been completed. – Providing comprehensive protocol
arrangements for Minister of Environment
RTI Cell and Forests, Secretary, Special Secretary
Activities relating to implementation of and Director General of Forests and Special
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There are three divisions looking after The sanctioned cost of the project is
construction activities throughout India. Two Rs. 99.31 lakhs and the work has been
divisions are located at Delhi for works in completed in September, 2009.
Northern Region and the third division is
located at Bengaluru for works under Southern – Five Type-IV quarters for WII at Dehradun.
Region. The sanctioned cost of the project is
Rs.59.71 lakhs. It has been completed in
Civil construction works of the Ministry
are executed by CPWD where CCU does not June, 2009.
have its own unit. CCU provides necessary The construction work of museum and
inputs for planning and coordinates works auditorium blocks for Rajiv Gandhi Regional
being executed by CPWD. The management Museum of Natural Histor y at Sawai
of budget also rests with CCU.
Madhopur is currently being executed by CCU.
Some of the important works completed The sanctioned cost of the project is Rs.4100
by CCU during the year 2009-2010 are: lakhs. The museum & auditorium blocks shall
– Five faculty quarters for IIFM at Bhopal. be completed by December, 2010.
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Table-32. Xth Plan Expenditure, XIth Plan Outlays / Expenditure – Ministry of Environment and
Forests
(Rs. crore)
th th
Sl. Sector X Plan XI Plan 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
No.
Outlay Exp. Outlay Outlay Exp. Outlay Exp. Outlay Outlay Exp.
(RE) (28.02.2010)
1 Environment 1200.00 918.83 1246.01 259.16 224.22 255.00 240.42 291.42 265.76 187.80
2 National 1670.00 1543.69 2540.00 340.00 320.94 326.71 326.12 577.33 428.28 396.44
River
Conservation
Directorate
3 Forestry & 1600.00 1283.55 2943.99 371.61 361.73 521.08 520.87 599.63 574.29 506.83
Wildlife
4 National 1300.00 1293.40 3150.00 359.23 422.05 372.21 370.71 386.62 357.67 324.44
Afforestation
and Eco-
development
Board
5 Animal 175.00 75.11 120.00 21.00 20.79 25.00 24.90 25.00 24.00 13.21
Welfare
Total 5945.00 5114.58 10000.00 1351.00 1349.73 1500.00 1483.02 1880.00 1650.00 1428.72
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aspects and variegated Centrally Sponsored of the Ministry. The approved outlay comprises
and Central Sector Scheme. of Rs.1231.88 crores in Environment and
Annual Plan 2010-11 Ecology Sector and Rs.968.12 crore in the
Forestry and Wildlife Sector. Sector-wise
An outlay of Rs.2200.00 crores has
been allocated for the Annual Plan 2010-11 details are given in Table-33.
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Regional Offices of the Ministry
S.No. Name of the Organization/ Communication Area
Institute Linkage
Regional Offices
1. Shri K.S Reddy, IFS Ph. No. 080-25635901 Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka,
Chief Conservator of Forest (C), Fax No. 080-25537184 Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Ministry of Environment and and Lakshadweep
Forests, Regional Office (SZ),
Kendriya Sadan, IVth FLOOR Floor,
E&F Wings, 17th Main Road,
Koramangala II Block,
Bangalore-560034 (Karnataka)
2. Shri J.K. Tewari , Ph. No. 0674-2301213 Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar, Island,
IFSChief Conservator of Forests (C), Fax No. 0674-2302432 Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal
Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Regional Office (EZ), A/3,
Chandersekharpur,
Bhubaneshwar-751023
3. Shri A.K. Rana, IFS Ph. No. 0755-2466525 Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Chief Conservator of Forests (C), Fax No. 0755-2463102 Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Ministry of Environment and Dadra & Nagar Haveli,
Forests, Regional Office (WZ), E-5, Daman & Diu
Kendriya Paryavaran Bhawan, E-5
Arera Colony, Link Road-3,
Ravishankar Nagar, Bhopal-462016
4. Shri B.N. Jha, IFS Ph. No. 0364-2227673 Arunachal Pradesh,
Chief Conservator of Forests (C), Fax No. 0364-2227047 Assam, Manipur,
Ministry of Environment and Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland,
Forests, Regional Office (NEZ), Mizoram and Sikkim
Uplands Road, Laitumkhrah,
Shillong-793003
5. Shri Azam Zaidi, IFS Ph. No. 0522-2326696 Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and
Chief Conservator of Forests (C), Fax No.0522-2326696 Rajasthan
Ministry of Environment and 0522-2323850
Forests, Regional Office (CZ),
Kendriya Bhawan, 5th Floor,
Sector “H”, Aliganj,
Lucknow-226020
6. Shri S.K. Sehrawat, IFS, Ph No. 0172-2638135 Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Conservator of Forests (C), Fax No. 0172-2638061 Punjab, J&K, Chandigarh and Delhi
Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Regional Office (NZ),
Bays No. 24-25, Sector 31 A,
Dakshin Marg, Chandigarh-160030
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Annexure-II B
Regional Centres of National Afforestation and
Eco-development Board (NAEB)
S.No. Name & Address of Regional Centre State/UTs covered as per MOU
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Centres of Excellence / Autonomous / Associated Agencies etc.
of Ministry of Environment and Forests
Sl.No. Centres of Excellence Contact Details
1. Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Tel : 079-26858002-09, 26844745
Nehru Foundation for Development, Thaltej Fax : 91-079-26858010
Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380 054 email: cee@ceeindia.org
2. C.P.R Environmental Education Centre Tel : 044-24346526
(CPREEC),1 A, Eldams Road, Fax : 91-44-24320756
Chennai – 600 018, Tamil Nadu email: cpreec@vsnl.com
3. Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Tel:080-23600382, 23600985
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Fax:080-23602280, 23601428
Bengaluru – 560 012, Karnataka email: chairman@ces.iisc.ernet.in
4. Centre for Mining Environment (CME), Indian Tel : 0326-2296624, 2202486
School of Mines, Fax : 0326-2296603, 2203042
Dhanbad – 826 004, Jharkhand email:cme@ismdhanbad.ac.in
5. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Tel: 0422-2657101-105, 2657086
History (SACON), Kalayampalayam, Fax : 0422 2657088
Coimbatore – 641 010 email:centre@sacon.ernet.in
6. Centre for Environmental Management of Telefax: 011-27666237
Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), email : crb26@hotmail.com
School of Environmental Studies,
University of Delhi, Delhi – 110 007
7. Madras School of Economics (MSE), Telefax: 044-22352157, 22354847
Gandhi Mandampam Road, Fax. : 044-22352155, 22352155
Chennai – 600 025 email: sankar_u75@hotmail.com
mse@envis.nic.in
8. Foundation for Revitalization of Tel.: 080-28565847, 8565890, 8565873
Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Fax.: 080-28565895, 8565873
50 MSH Layout, 2nd Stage, email : s.ajith@frlht.org.in
3rd Main,2nd Cross, http://envis.frlht.org.in
Anand Nagar, Bengaluru – 560024
9. Tropical Botanic Garden and Tel : 0472 - 2869246
Research Institute(TBGRI), Fax : 0472-2869646
Pacha Palode, email: gmnair@satyam.net.in
Thiruvananthapuram – 695562, Kerala
10. Centre for Animals and Environment, Tel.: 080-25530121, 25530304
CARTMAN, Koramangala, 6th Block, email: indheritage@hotmail.com
Bengaluru – 550 095, Karnataka
Autonomous Agencies
a) Environment Wing
1 Central Pollution Control Board, Tel : (011) 22308902, 22301932
Parivesh Bhawan CBD-cum-Office Complex, Fax: (011) 22307233, 22304948
East Arjun Nagar, Delhi - 110 032 email: cpcb@alpha.nic.in
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Centres
c) Wildlife Wing
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Tel : (0135) 640112-115
P.B. No. 18, Chandrabani, Fax:(0135) 640117
Dehradun - 248 001 email: wii@gov.in
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c) Wildlife Wing
Regional Offices
1. Wildlife Preservation Tel : (022) 8230666
Western Region, 11 Air Cargo Complex Fax: (022)8230666
Sahar, Mumbai - 400 099
2. Wildlife Preservation Tel : (033) 2478698
Eastern Region, Nizam Palace, Fax : (033) 2478698
6th Floor, M.S. Building,
234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road,
Kolkata - 700 020
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Annexure-III
LIST OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING 2009-2010
Environment Research Programme (ERP)
Sl.No. Title of the Project Name of Principal Investigator &
Institute
4. Incubation Studies on the effect of soil and Dr. Gautam Roy Chaudhury,Institute of
environmental parameters on formation and Minerals and Materials Technology,
emission of nitrous oxide. Bhubaneswar-751013, Orissa
8. Development of new pesticide delivery devices for Dr. D.K. Sharma, Department of
remediation of Environmental pollution. Chemistry, H.P. University, Summer Hill,
Shimla-171005. Himachal Pradesh (H.P)
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12. Development of molecular markers for the Dr. Karam V. Singh,Desert Medicine
identification of biological forms of Anopheles Research Centre, Indian Council of
stephensi prevalent in arid areas of Rajasthan. Medical Science,New Pali Road,
Jodhpur-342005, Rajasthan
14. Effects of pollutants on the Biodiversity river Jhelum Dr. Mohammad Farooq Mir, Post
with special emphasis on cold water fisheries Graduate Department of Environment &
Science / Hydrology, Faculty of Science,
S.P. College, Srinagar-190001 (J&K)
18. Impact of Diesel Oil Pollution on Freshwater Dr. Apurba Ratan Ghosh, Department of
Aquaculture and its Possible Bioremediation by Environmental Science, The University of
Microorganisms Burdwan, Burdwan – 713104 (W.B.)
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24. Study on macro-fungal diversity in forest litter and Prof. Sujata Chaudhuri,Deptt. of Botany,
screening their ligninolytic properties to explore the University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235,
feasibility of using litter-decomposing fungi as Dt. Nadia, West Bengal
bioremediants.
27. Impact of stone mining on water quality of Tlawng Dr. B.P. Mishra,Department of Forest
river in Mizoram: Strategy for management of river Ecology Biodiversity & Environmental
water through eco-restoration of abandoned mine Sciences, Mizoram University,
areas. Aizawl-796 009. Manipur
2. An analytical study of JFM program for evolving Dr. P. Bhattacharya, Faculty, Technical
strategy for its revival in Madhya Pradesh and Forestry, Indian Institute of Forest
Chhattisgarh State Management, P.B. No. 357,
Bhopal-462 003.
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5. Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for urban solid Prof. Anjana Vyas,Centre for Research
waste disposal (Identification of Dumping site and Development Unit (CRDU), CEPT, K.L.
and optimal transportation Route Modeling) Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-
380009, Gujarat
2. Nematode faunal diversity and community Prof. (Dr.) Qudsia Tahseen, Reader in
structure: indicators of he the environmental Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University
conditions at at Keetham Lake Agra”
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Maharashtra
2. Sewage Treatment Plant (76 mld) Kolhapur, (ORCP)
Madhya Pradesh
3. Low Cost Sanitation Chitrakut (ORCP)
4. Interception & Diversion Chitrakut (ORCP)
5. Land Acquisition Chitrakut (ORCP)
6. Public Awareness & Participation Chitrakut (ORCP)
7. River Front Development Chitrakut (ORCP)
8. Sewage Treatment Plant (4.7 mld) Chitrakut (ORCP)
9. Improved Wood Crematoria Chitrakut (ORCP)
Rajasthan
10. Sewage Treatment Plant (30 & 6 mld) and I & D KOTA (ORCP)
Sikkim
11. STP and Rehabilitation of Sewer Main(Bye Pass) Gangtok (ORCP)
Tamil Nadu
12. Interception & Diversion Thanjavur (ORCP)
Uttarakhand
13. Interception & Diversion Deo Prayag (S/C Towns)
14. Sewage Treatment Plant (1.4 mld) Deo Prayag (S/C Towns)
15. Interception & Diversion Karan Prayag (S/C Towns)
16. Interception & Diversion Rudra Prayag (S/C Towns)
17. Sewage Treatment Plant (3.0 mld) Rudra Prayag (S/C Towns)
West Bengal
18. River Front Development Barrackpore (GAP-II), (Main Stem)
19. Seven Ghat (bank of Hooghly River) Barrackpore (GAP-II) , (Main Stem)
20. River Front Development Biadyabati (GAP-II) , (Main Stem)
21. Electric Crematoria Naihati (S/C Towns)
22. Lifting Station for Pollution Abatement Tolly’s Nallah(GAP-II) , (Main Stem)
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LIST OF PROJECTS COMPLETED DURING 2009-2010
Environment Research Programme (ERP)
Sl.No. Title of the Project Name of Principal Investigator &
Institute
1. Exploitation of Cyanobacteria for metal binding, Dr. Nirupama Malick, Agriculture and
detoxification and metal removal from Aquatic Food Engineering Department, IIT,
Ecosystems. Kharagpur-721302
2. Phyto-removal of heavy metals from industrial Dr. Padma S. Vankar, Indian Institute of
effluents Technology, Kanpur, 302, Southern
Laboratories Kanpur-208016, U.P.
4. Traditional Methods of Water Harvesting and its Dr. Jai Bharat Singh, Government Dungar
Impact on Environment in Bikaner District, Rajasthan College, Bikaner-334003, Rajasthan
5. NAT2 gene polymorphism (RELP) in urinary bladder Dr. A.K. Mandal, Department of
mucosa due to environmental pollutant exposure. Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical
College, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New
Delhi-110002
6. Utilisation of agricultural waste for the development Dr. Japes Bera, Department of Ceramic
of useful advanced ceramics. Engineering, National Institute of
Technology, Rourkela-769008, Orissa
Ecosystem Research Scheme (ERS)
Sl.No. Title of the project Name of Principal Investigator (PI)
& Institute
3. Diversity and ecology of mites infesting medicinal Dr. Goutam Kumar SahaReader in
plants of West Bengal ZoologyUniversity of Calcutta, 35,
Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata-700 019.
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1. Chemical loading into reservoirs: Investigation from Dr. M.N. Muraleedharan Nair, CSD,
selected watersheds of Periyar river in Western Centre for Earth Science, Studies,. P.B.
Ghatsm, Kerala No. 7250, Akkulam,
Thirvananthapuram-695031
4. Herbivorous Arthropod fauna associated with some Dr. R.W. Alexander Jesusasan,
ferns of Western Ghats of Southern India Department of Zoology, Madras Christian
College, Chennai-600059
5. Ecosystem structure and dynamism, biodiversity, Dr. K.K.N. Nair, Kerala Forest Research
human dimensions and their linkages of Eringole Institute , Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala-680653
Sacred Grove in the Western Ghats of India
6. Need for conserving forest canopies-Assessing the Shri Y.B. Srinivasa, Institute of Wood
diversity of canopy insects in the Western Ghats Science and Technology, 18th Cross,
Malleswaram, Bangalore-560003
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9. Biodiversity of mites associated with insects in Dr. K. Ramaraju, Centre for Plant
Western Ghats Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore-
641003
10. Ecology of Co-existing owls, Spotted owlet (Owlet Dr. R. Santhana Krishnan, Deptt. Of
(Athene brama) and Barn owl (Tyto alba) in Zoology, Saraswathi Narayaranan
Madurai District Tamil Nadu South India College, Madurai-625022
11. Studies on the biodiversity of hyphomycetes in dry Dr. B.S. Vijayakumar, Sri Satya Sai
deciduous forest soils and litters of semi-arid tropical Institute of Higher Learning,
areas of the Puttaparthy Mandal, Ananthapur Prasanthinilayam-515134.Andhra
District Pradesh.
12. Establishment of in-vitro gene bank Nothopodytes Dr. D.H. Tejavathi, Prof. of Botany,
foetida(Wt.) Sleumer-Threatened species of Western Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056
Ghats
Policy Research Project
Sl.No. Title of the project Name of Principal Investigator &
Institute
1. Corporate Environmental responsibility and the Prof. P. D. Jose, Indian Institute of
Market: study of Indian manufacturing firms. Management (IIM),
Bengaluru -560076, Karnataka
3. Societal Risks “Policy for Managing Societal Risks Prof. A. Damodaran, Indian Institute of
in India”. Management (IIM), Bengaluru -560076,
Karnataka
National Natural Resource Management System (NNRMS)
Sl.No. Title of the project Name of Principal Investigator &
Institute
1. Forest Type Mapping of India’s Forest Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, Joint Director,Forest
Survey of India, Kaulagarh Road,
Dehradun-248195, Uttarakhand
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Biosphere Reserves
Sl.No. Title of the project Name of Organization
1. Macrofungal Biodiversity of Nanda Devi Biosphere Punjab University, Chandigarh – 160 014
Reserve and it’s in vitro conservation
2. Studies on the animal habitat interaction in the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
buffer zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
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ANNEXURE-V
STATE-WISE AND TOWN-WISE DETAILS OF APPROVED COST (CCEA),
SANCTIONED COST AND EXPENDITURE IN 167 TOWNS UNDER
NATIONAL RIVER CONSERVATION PLAN
I ANDHRA PRADESH
1 Bhadrachalam 1 Godavari 200.70
2 Mancherial Godavari 231.30
3 Rajamundry Godavari 2178.60
4 Ramagundam Godavari 574.55
5 Hyderabad 2 Musi 33565.53
Sub Total : 36750.68
II BIHAR
6 Arrah 3 Ganga 34.25
7 Barahya Ganga 40.48
8 Barh Ganga 18.90
9 Bhagalpur Ganga 20.09
10 Buxar Ganga 7.63
11 Chapra Ganga 0.00
12 Fatwah Ganga 18.02
13 Hazipur Ganga 0.00
14 Kahelgaon Ganga 0.00
15 Mokamah Ganga 0.00
16 Munger Ganga 40.30
17 Patna Ganga 178.07
18 Sultanganj Ganga 37.43
Sub Total : 395.18
III DELHI
19 Delhi 4 Yamuna 18064.08
YAP-II Yamuna 46935.45
Sub Total 64999.53
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IV GOA
20 Panaji 5 Mandovi 1409.52
Sub Total 1409.52
V GUJARAT
21 Ahemadabad 6 Sabarmati 10195.87
Sub Total : 10195.87
VI HARYANA
22 Chhachhrauli Yamuna 104.79
23 Faridabad Yamuna 7573.57
24 Gharaunda Yamuna 141.27
25 Gohana Yamuna 347.51
26 Gurgaon Yamuna 2764.64
27 Indri Yamuna 136.88
28 Karnal Yamuna 2493.94
29 Palwal Yamuna 1054.19
30 Panipat Yamuna 4351.02
31 Radaur Yamuna 108.86
32 Sonepat Yamuna 2263.40
33 Yamunanagar-Jagdri Yamuna 2880.22
YAP-II Yamuna 6342.97
Sub Total: 30563.26
VII JHARKHAND
34 Ghatshila 7 Subarnarekha 68.02
35 Jamshedpur Subarnarekha 174.52
36 Ranchi Subarnarekha 133.07
37 Bokaro-Kangali 8 Damodar 9.87
38 Chirkunda Damodar 0.00
39 Dugdha Damodar 0.00
40 Jharia Damodar 0.00
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46 Bhadravati 9 Bhadra 376.98
47 Davangere 10 Tungabhadra 466.05
48 Harihara Tungabhadra 249.94
49 K.R.Nagar 11 Cauvery 57.80
50 Kollegal Cauvery 108.65
51 Nanjangud Cauvery 223.86
52 Shimoga 12 Tunga 370.38
53 Srirangapatna Cauvery 144.01
54 Bangalore 13 Pennar 4627.00
Sub Total : 6624.67
IX KERALA
55 Pamba 14 Pamba 1844.98
Sub Total : 1844.98
X MADHYA PRADESH
56 Bhopal 15 Betwa 339.32
57 Burhanpur 16 Tapti 481.47
58 Chapara 17 Wainganga 39.85
59 Indore 18 Khan 4019.20
60 Jabalpur 19 Narmada 133.85
61 Keolari Wainganga 36.16
62 Mandideep Betwa 36.13
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70 Karad 23 Krishna 318.72
71 Nanded Godavari 1346.76
72 Nashik Godavari 6201.76
73 Sangli Krishna 2555.27
74 Trimbakeshwar Godavari 1164.00
75 Prakkasha 24 Tapi 244.43
76 Kolhapur 27 Panchganga 7429.00
Sub Total : 19259.94
XII NAGALAND
77 Dimapur 25 Diphu and Dhansiri 3174.00
Sub Total : 3174.00
XIII ORISSA
78 Chandbali 26 Brahamini 34.90
79 Cuttack 27 Mahanadi 804.30
80 Dharamshala Brahamini 19.63
81 Talcher Brahamini 370.20
82 Puri Coastal Area 8044.86
Sub Total : 9273.89
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XIV PUNJAB
83 Jalandhar 28 Satluj 5221.78
84 Ludhiana Satluj 13351.21
85 Phagwara Satluj 1386.21
86 Phillaur Satluj 112.06
87 Kapurthala Satluj 1256.26
88 Sultanpur Lodhi Satluj 240.74
Sub Total : 21568.26
XV RAJASTHAN
89 Keshoraipattan Chambal 72.55
90 Kota Chambal 15022.85
Sub Total : 15095.40
XVI SIKKIM
91 Gangtok 29 Rani Chu 2516.20
92 Singtom Rani Chu 632.82
93 Ranipool Rani Chu 590.24
Sub Total : 3739.26
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XIX UTTARAKHAND
130 Badrinath Ganga 1208.07
131 Deoprayag Ganga 1217.71
132 Gopeshwar Ganga 30.36
133 Hardwar & Rishikesh Ganga 4989.62
134 Joshimath Ganga 16.90
135 Karnaparag Ganga 888.84
136 Ranipur Ganga 392.55
137 Rudraprayag Ganga 1335.48
138 Srinagar Ganga 590.05
139 Uttar Kashi Ganga 816.46
Sub Total 11486.04
XX WEST BENGAL
140 Andal Damodar 17.85
141 Asansol Damodar 340.66
142 Bhadreshwar & Champdani Ganga 943.87
143 Baidyabati Ganga 1192.76
144 Bansberia Ganga 896.04
145 Barrackpore Ganga 3778.81
146 Budge-Budge Ganga 826.72
147 Chakdah Ganga 128.43
148 Circular Canal Ganga 893.63
149 Dhulian Ganga 144.87
150 Diamond Harbour Ganga 375.07
151 Durgapur Damodar 21.20
152 Garulia Ganga 470.73
153 Gayeshpur,Halilshar & Kancharapara Ganga 2002.51
154 Jangipur Ganga 144.64
155 Jijganj Azimganj Ganga 451.93
156 Katwa Ganga 295.71
157 Kharda (Extended) Ganga 545.35
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Annexure-VI
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES OF STATES UNDER NATIONAL RIVER CONSERVATION PLAN
1. ANDHRA PRADESH
i) Engineer-in Chief, iii) Managing Director,
Public Health Engg. Department, A.C. Guards, AP Tourism Corporation Ltd.,
Hyderabad “Tourism House”, 3-5-891,
Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad-500029,
ii) Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply &
Sewerage Board, Khairtabad,
Hyderabad –500 004
2. BIHAR
Managing Director,
BRJP, West Boring Canal Road, Patna,
Bihar –800 001
3. GOA
Executive Engineer, WD –III, PHE
Goa Public Works Deptt. St. INEZ, Panaji, Goa
4. GUJARAT
Municipal Commissioner,
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation,
Ahmedabad-380 001.
5. HARYANA
Engineer-in-Chief
PWD Public Health Branch.
Bay No. 13-18 Sector-4, Panchkula, Haryana
6. JHARKHAND
Managing Director,
MADA, Luby Circular Road, Dhanbad, Jharkhand,
7. KARNATAKA
i) Managing Director, ii) Member Secretary,
Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board, Kr S.P.C.B., 6, 7, 8 & 9th floor,
KHB Complex, Cauvery Bhawan, K.G. Road, Public Utility Building, M.G. Road,
Bangalore-560 009. Bangalore-560 001, Karnataka.
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8. KERALA
Managing Director,
Kerala Water Authority, Jala Bhawan,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
9. MADHYA PRADESH
i) Member Secretary, ii) E-N-C, PHED,
M.P. Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Parisar, Govt. of M.P., Satpura Bhawan, Bhopal,
E-5, Arera Colony, Bhopal-462 013 Madhya Pradesh
10. MAHARASTRA
i) Member Secretary, ii) Commissioner,
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) Nasik Municipal Corporation,
4th floor, Express Tower, Nariman Point, Nasik, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
11. NAGALAND
Chief Engineer,
Public Health Engineering, Department,
Govt. of Nagaland, Kohima
13. ORISSA
Member Secretary/Chief Engineer,
Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board,
Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar.
14. PUNJAB
Managing Director,
Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board,
Plot I-B, Sector-27A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh
15. RAJASTHAN
Chief Engineer (Hqs) PHED,
2, Civil Lines, Govt. of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 006.
16. SIKKIM
PCE-cum-Secretary,
Water Security & PHED, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok
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19. UTTRAKHAND
Managing Director
Uttaranchal Peyjal Nigam,
11, Mohini Road, Dehradun
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LIST OF WETLANDS IDENTIFIED UNDER NATIONAL WETLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMME
(* Twenty five Wetlands of International Importance from India under Ramsar Convention)
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Names of Nodal Agencies of NGC Programme
S.No. State/UT State Nodal Agency
5 Bihar Bihar State Poll. Control Board, Beltron Bhawan, 2nd floor, Lal
Bahadur Shastri Nagar, Patna – 800 023
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Pollution Control Committee (PCC), DNH, Silvasa - 396230
(UT)
9 Daman& Diu (UT) Pollution Control Committee, Fort Area, Daman & Diu,
Moti Daman – 396 220
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13 Haryana Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Plot No. C-11, Sector
–6, Panchkula –134 101
14 Himachal Pradesh State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, 34,
SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla -171 009
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List of RRAs under NEAC 2009-10
S.No. Name of Organisations Area of Jurisdiction
7. Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction Gujarat & Daman Diu
(VIKSAT), Nehru Foundation for Development, Thaltej Tekra,
Vastrapur Road, Ahmedabad- 380 054
10. World Wide Fund for Nature-India, Jammu & Kashmir State Jammu
Office, C/O Centre for Environment Education & Training,
New University campus, Jammu-180006
11. The NGOs Co-ordination Federation (J&K), Usman Complex Kashmir including
Solina, Srinagar-190009 (J&K) Ladakh
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12. Gram Vikas Kendra, K-3/57, Hans Stoehr Road, TELCO Jharkhand
Colony, Jamshedpur- 831 004
14. Centre for Environment & Development, Thozhuvancode, Kerala, Lakshadweep &
Vattiyoorkavu P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala –695013 Minicoy Island
20. Centre for Environment Studies, Forests and Environment South Orissa
Department, Government of Orissa, N-3/56 I.R.C. Village,
Bhubaneshwar- 751015
22. Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Punjab & Chandigarh
MG SIPA Building, Near Sacred Heart Public School,
Sector-26, Chandigarh- 160 019
23. Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS), D-217, Bhaskar Rajasthan
Marg, Bani Park, Jaipur-302016, Rajasthan
24. C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer Foundation, The grove, 1-Eldmas Tamilnadu (North) &
Road, Alwerpet, Chennai- 600 018 Andman Nicobar
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26. PEACE Trust, Near Police Colony, Trichy Road, Dindigul, Tamilnadu (South)
Tamil Nadu-624005
27. Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Pandit Nehru Complex, Tripura
Gorkhabasti, Agartala-799 006
29. Shohratgarh Environmental Society, Prem Kunj, 9, Adarsh Uttar Pradesh (East)
Colony, Shohratgarh, Siddharth Nagar Distt. 272 205 (U.P.)
31. Federation of Societies for Environmental Protection (FOSEP), Darjeeling Hilly Area &
Darjeeling, Dr. S.M. Das Road, Red Cross Building, Siliguri
Darjelling-734101, West Bengal
32. Department of Environment& Forests, Office of the PCCF & Arunachal Pradesh
Principle. Secretary., ‘P’-Sector, Government of Arunachal
Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111
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Central Zoo Authority (CZA) functioned only as a grant releasing agency instead of
an agency to ensure conservation of endangered species of animals in zoos. CZA failed
to ensure effective protection of animals/breeding programmes in the zoos. It had not fully
identified the list of endangered species and undertook conservation breeding programmes
for only three of the identified 63 endangered species. There was decrease in the number
of endangered animals in the zoos all over the country due to high mortality. There was
over-crowding of animals such as tigers, sambar/spotted deer, leopards etc., in a large
number of zoos, much beyond the optimal number of animals prescribed under CZA guidelines.
CZA was unaware as to whether the zoos were following the norms and regulations introduced
by it for upkeep etc., to ensure the proper health of animals in zoos as it did not conduct
any regular monitoring of the functioning of zoos. The system of financial management in
CZA was also weak with CZA unable to monitor whether the funds released by it were actually
being spent by the state zoos for the sanctioned purpose.
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LIST OF ENVIS CENTRES
Sl. Address Communication Linkages Subject Area
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