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 Environment and Forests on Environment: Lok Sabha 2013-14
Q. No.
Q. Type
Date
Ans by
Ministry
Members
Title of the Questions
Subject Specific
Political
Party
State
Representative
Pollution in Ganga by
Industrial Units
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
AIADM
K
BJP
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Eco-sensitive Zones
around Sanctuaries
Wildlife Management
INC
INC
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Protection of Endangered
Species
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
EIA
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Karnataka
AIADM
Tamil Nadu
Starred
*83
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Starred
*88
Starred
*93
Starred
*99
Unstarred
927
Unstarred
930
04.03.2013
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Smt. Yashodhara Raje
Scindia
Shri Ashok Kumar
Rawat
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
04.03.2013
Environment
Shri P. Kumar
Unstarred
04.03.2013
Unstarred
933
04.03.2013
Unstarred
940
Unstarred
943
950
Unstarred
Shri Shivraj Bhaiya
Shri Ramen Deka
Shri Dilip Kumar
Mansukhlal Gandhi
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
931
Shri K.Sugumar
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri N.S.V.Chitthan
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
Pollution by Cement
Factories
Cleaning of Godavari
River
Decline in Numbers of
Wild Life
Amendment in Wildlife
Protection Act, 1972
Setting up of SPTF
Clearance to NTPC
Project
Water Sample Collection
Clearance to Coal Blocks
Agriculture
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
EIA
Unstarred
956
04.03.2013
Unstarred
962
04.03.2013
Unstarred
976
04.03.2013
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
983
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Unstarred
985
04.03.2013
Unstarred
990
Unstarred
991
Unstarred
992
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Unstarred
995
Unstarred
997
Unstarred
1011
Unstarred
1015
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
K
Shri Raghavendra
Yeddyurappa
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Centre of Excellence on
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Karnataka
BJP
Karnataka
Action Plan on Climate
Change
Creation of Tiger
Reserves
Climate Change and
Meteorology
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
DMK
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
SS
Maharashtra
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
EIA to Industrial Units
Survey and Study of
Coastal Line
Conversion of Forest
Villages
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Protection to Animals
from Floods
INC
Haryana
BJP
Gujarat
SDF
DMK
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
BJP
INC
AIADM
K
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
BJP
BJP
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
BJP
Bihar
Shri E.G. Sugavanam
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Shri Bhausaheb
Wakchaure
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Prem Das Rai
Shri A.K.S. Vijayan
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Dr. Munisamy
Thambidurai
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
Shri Rakesh Singh
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Extinction of Trees and
Species
UN conference on
sustainable development
Disaster Management
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Panel on climate change
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Organic Waste Processing
to deal Global Warming
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Pollution
Disturbances in
Ecological Balances
Environmental
Conservation
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Tamil Nadu
Water Management
Unstarred
1017
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1020
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1024
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1026
Unstarred
1029
Unstarred
1034
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1037
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri P. Karunakaran
Shri Jose K. Mani
Shri Magunta
Sreenivasulu Reddy
Use of GM Foods
Biosafety
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri Inder Singh
Namdhari
Check on River Bed
Mining
Resignation by NGRBA
Members
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Dr. (Shri) Ajay Kumar
Critical Wildlife Habitats
Shri Kameshwar Baitha
Shri Laxman Tudu
Shri Ramen Deka
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Conservation of Forests
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Forest Conservation
Shri C. Sivasami
Km. Saroj Pandey
Dr. Kirodilal Meena
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Vasava
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Shri Rajagopal
Lagadapati
Shri Subhash Bapurao
Wankhede
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Shri J.M. Aaroon
Rasheed
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Shri Avtar Singh
Bhadana
Shri Ravindra Kumar
Conservation of Kolleru
Lake
Check on Felling of Trees
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Forest Conservation
CPI(M)
KC(M)
Kerala
Kerala
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Ind.
Jharkhand
JVM (P)
Jharkhand
JMM
BJD
BJP
JD(U)
AIADM
K
BJP
Ind.
Jharkhand
Odisha
Assam
Bihar
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Bihar
INC
Andhra Pradesh
SS
Maharashtra
BJP
Maharashtra
INC
JD(U)
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
INC
BJP
Haryana
Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh
Rajasthan
Pandey
Shri Tarachand
Bhagora
Unstarred
1042
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1045
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1047
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1050
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1052
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Unstarred
Unstarred
1062
Unstarred
1063
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1059
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
1055
Environment
and Forests
Km. Saroj Pandey
Shri Hassan Khan
Shri Pradeep Majhi
Shri Kishanbhai
Vestabhai Patel
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Shri Ratan Singh
Shri Vijay Bahadur
Singh
Shri Gopal Singh
Shekhawat
Shri Satpal Maharaj
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Check on Ecological
Balances
Numbers of Wild Asses in
Ladakh Area
Doha Climate Change
Conference
Targets under Plantation
Deaths of Black Deer in
Zoo
Assessment of Forest
Area
Unstarred
04.03.2013
Environment
Rajasthan
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Ind.
Jammu and
Kashmir
INC
Odisha
INC
INC
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
INC
INC
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Rajasthan
Wildlife Management
INC
Uttarakhand
Forest Conservation
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Forest Conservation
Shri Jagadanand Singh
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Constitution of CAMPA
Forest Conservation
RJD
BJP
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Smt. Ingrid Mcleod
Shri Manicka Tagore
Shri Prem Chand
Guddu
Check on Crowds in Zoos
Wildlife Management
INC
INC
Chhattisgarh
Tamil Nadu
Protection of
Environment
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
Wildlife Management
EIA
INC
Madhya Pradesh
BSP
Madhya Pradesh
INC
Maharashtra
Shri Deoraj Singh Patel
1080
INC
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Clearance to IPWTC
and Forests
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Unstarred
1085
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Shri Arvind Kumar
Chaudhary
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1087
Unstarred
1095
Unstarred
1103
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1120
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1122
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Bhola Singh
Shri Tathagata Satpathy
Shri Dushyant Singh
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
Shri P.L. Punia
Shri Raghavendra
Yeddyurappa
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Protection of Birds in
Sanctuary
Check on extinction of
plants and animals
Loan for river cleaning
projects
Clearances to Highway
Development Projects
Check on Poaching
Activities
Cleaning of Yamuna
River
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
EIA
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Bihar
BJP
Bihar
Pollution
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
SS
Maharashtra
INC
SS
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
BJD
BJP
Odisha
Rajasthan
TDP
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Wildlife Management
BJP
Karnataka
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
RLD
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
BJP
Bihar
Unstarred
1124
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1127
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1128
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Rakesh Singh
Smt. Supriya Sadanand
Sule
Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh
Naik
Shri Sameer Magan
Bhujbal
Smt. Ingrid
Smt. Poonam Veljibhai
Mcleod Jat
Shri Sanjay Dina Patil
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Km. Saroj Pandey
Shri Sultan Ahmed
Smt. Usha Verma
Shri Rudra Madhab
Ray
Shri P. T. Thomas
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Shri Jayaram Pangi
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri M. I. Shanavas
Shri Premdas Katheria
Clearances to Pending
Projects
Air Pollution due to
Commercial Vehicles
Check on use of Plastics
EIA
Pollution
Pollution
INC
Delhi
INC
BJP
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
NCP
Maharashtra
NCP
Maharashtra
NCP
INC
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
BJP
NCP
Gujarat
Maharashtra
INC
BJP
AITC
Karnataka
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
SP
Uttar Pradesh
BJD
INC
Odisha
Kerala
BJD
JD(U)
INC
BJD
Odisha
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
INC
SP
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Kirit Premjibhai
Solanki
Unstarred
1130
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1131
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Shri Raj Babbar
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
National Green Tribunal
Directives on Yamuna
Cleaning
Environmental Clearances
to Mining Leases
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Unstarred
1143
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
04.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
04.03.2013
Unstarred
1144
Unstarred
1148
Starred
*185
Starred
*187
Starred
*188
Starred
*197
2071
Unstarred
Prof.Saugata Roy
Maulana Badruddin
Ajmal
Shri M.B. Rajesh
Shri Raghavendra
Yeddyurappa
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Vijay Bahadur
Singh
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Shri Anirudhan
Sampath
Shri Parayamparanbil
Kuttappan Biju
Shri Badri Ram Jakhar
Resorts in Reserved
Forest Lands
Cases of Cruelty Against
Animals
Elephant Corridor Project
Environmental Clearances
to Projects
Smuggling of Endangered
Species
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
JD(U)
INC
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Karnataka
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
AITC
West Bengal
Wildlife Management
AIUDF
CPI(M)
Assam
Kerala
Wildlife Management
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
Karnataka
EIA
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Wildlife Management
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Karnataka
Global Warming
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Disaster Management
BJP
Maharashtra
Diversion of Forest Land
EIA
CPI(M)
Kerala
Check on Deaths of
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
CPI(M)
INC
Kerala
Rajasthan
11.03.2013
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Sardar Partap Singh
Bajwa
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.L.Punia
Shri Ashok Kumar
Rawat
Unstarred
2073
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2075
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2084
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2090
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2091
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2093
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2096
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2103
Unstarred
2105
Unstarred
2108
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2111
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2112
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
11.03.2013
11.03.2013
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2113
Unstarred
2115
Unstarred
2116
2122
Unstarred
Wildlife
Smt. Darshana Vikram
Jardosh
Number of Asiatic Lions
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
Shri Suresh Kashinath
Taware
Conservation of Wetlands
Conservation of
Vegetation
Clearance to Group
Housing Townships
Dr. Kirodilal Meena
Climate Change
Norms for Pristine Forest
Areas
Loss of Life and Property
by Elephant Menace
Shri Jayaram Pangi
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Silting of Ponds
Carbon Emission
Setting up of New Wild
Life Sanctuary
Sandila Industrial Area
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Action of CPCB to
Combat Pollution
Land under
Environmental Protection
Environment
and Forests
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Bamboo Harvesting
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Regeneration of
Mangroves
Funds to NGO for
Shri Dilip Singh Judev
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
RLD
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Climate Change and
Meteorology
INC
Maharashtra
Ind.
Rajasthan
Forest Conservation
BJD
Odisha
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Pollution
BJP
Chhattisgarh
INC
Delhi
INC
Punjab
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Uttar Pradesh
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
BJP
Chhattisgarh
INC
Andhra Pradesh
AIMIM
INC
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Lakshadweep
11.03.2013
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2124
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2141
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2151
Unstarred
2153
Unstarred
2159
Unstarred
2163
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2165
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2173
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.R. Natarajan
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur
Badal
Shri Vishwa Mohan
Kumar
Shri P. T. Thomas
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Madhu Goud
Yaskhi
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Somendra Nath
Mitra
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri P. Lingam
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Shri K. Shivakumar
alias J.K. Ritheesh
Shri Maulana
Badruddin Ajmal
Smt. Meena Singh
Shri Naranbhai
Afforestation Purposes
Clearance to Offshore
Drilling Companies
Time Frame for
Environmental Clearance
Pollution in Narmada
River
National Lake
Conservation Plan
Legal Protection to
Elephant Reserves
Clearance Norms for
Projects
EIA
CPI(M)
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
SAD
Punjab
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Kerala
INC
Andhra Pradesh
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
INC
Andhra Pradesh
SP
AIMIM
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
EIA
AITC
SS
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
SS
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
Water Management
SS
Maharashtra
Amendment in EIA
Notifications, 2006
EIA
CPI
BJP
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Pollution in Cities
Pollution
DMK
Tamil Nadu
AIUDF
JD(U)
BJP
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Kachhadia
Unstarred
2176
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2184
Unstarred
2191
Shri Tufani Saroj
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Kunwarjibhai
Mohanbhai Bavaliya
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Vasava
Unstarred
2194
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2195
Unstarred
2197
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2205
11.03.2013
Unstarred
2206
2207
11.03.2013
Unstarred
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Shri Prataprao
Ganpatrao Jadhav
Shri Jagadanand Singh
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Gopal Singh
Shekhawat
Dr. (Shri) Ajay Kumar
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
Check on Illegal
Constructions in Forest
Area
Clearances to Projects
Pollution in Jam Nagar
Violation of e-Waste
(Management &
Handling) Rules, 2011
EIA
Forest Conservation
Water Management
SP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Karnataka
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
Pollution
INC
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
INC
Tamil Nadu
SS
Maharashtra
RJD
RLD
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
Funds under CAMPA
Forest Conservation
Conservation of Fragile
Eco-System
Relaxation in Clearance
Rules
Environmental
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
INC
JVM (P)
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
BJP
Maharashtra
BJP
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Disposal of e-Waste
Pollution in Gangotri,
Pollution
Pollution
and Forests
Unstarred
2210
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
Dr. (Smt.) Ratna
De(Nag)
Km. Saroj Pandey
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Dhananjay Singh
Shri Jagdish Sharma
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Dr. (Shri) Ajay Kumar
Shri Satpal Maharaj
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Shri Jose K. Mani
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Shri Vishwa Mohan
Kumar
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Yamunotri and Badrinath
Dhams
Capacity Target of
Sewage Treatment Plants
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
AITC
West Bengal
Clearance to Airport
EIA
BJP
INC
Chhattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
Presence of Fluoride and
Arsenic in Ground Water
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
BJP
Jharkhand
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Maharashtra
JVM (P)
Jharkhand
Incidents of Illegal
Wildlife Trade
River Front Development
Scheme
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Coastal Eco-System
Research Centre
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Number of Tigers
Wildlife Management
INC
INC
Uttarakhand
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
KC(M)
Kerala
INC
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Karnataka
INC
Maharashtra
Pollution by Mercury
Emission
Ganga Action Plan
Cleaning of Rivers
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Shri Rajendra Agrawal
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
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Shri Ramesh Rathod
Shri Sushil Kumar
Singh
Check on Deaths of
Rhinos
Environmental Clearance
to BALCO
Shri Harin Pathak
Diversion of Forest Land
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Smt. Usha Verma
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Shri N.S.V. Chitthan
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri P.R. Natarajan
Shri Gopal Singh
Shekhawat
Shri C. Rajendran
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Amarnath Pradhan
Impact of Mines on
Wildlife
Check on deaths of Wild
Animals
Decline in Forest Area
BJP
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
EIA
JD(U)
Bihar
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Pollution
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
JD(U)
SP
SP
INC
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
BJP
Bihar
INC
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Bihar
SS
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
INC
CPI(M)
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
INC
AIADM
K
DMK
INC
Rajasthan
Wildlife Management
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Unstarred
2273
11.03.2013
Environment
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11.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
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Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Kunwar Rewati Raman
Singh
Smt. Davidson J. Helen
Shri Uday Singh
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Shri Baliram Sukur
Jadhav
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
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11.03.2013
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11.03.2013
*281
Starred
18.03.2013
*283
Starred
18.03.2013
*289
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18.03.2013
18.03.2013
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Shri Madhu Kora
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur
Badal
Shri Kalikesh Narayan
Singh Deo
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Forest Clearance Norms
for Projects
EIA
INC
Odisha
Forest Conservation
INC
Maharashtra
Pollution
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Delhi
SP
DMK
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
BJD
BJP
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
BVA
INC
Maharashtra
Lakshadweep
Alternative Technologies
Wildlife Management
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Forest Conservation
Ind.
Jharkhand
SAD
Punjab
Violations in Coastal
Regulation Zones
Agriculture
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJD
Odisha
National Green Tribunal
Forest Conservation
BJD
Odisha
SDF
Sikkim
CPI(M)
West Bengal
Jammu and
Kashmir
Pollution in Cities
Surveillance System at
Environmentally
Vulnerable Places
Provision of Land to
Projects
Pollution by Pesticides
Shri Prem Das Rai
Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske
Chaudhary Lal Singh
Protection of Elephants
Wildlife Management
INC
*292
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18.03.2013
*295
Starred
18.03.2013
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18.03.2013
18.03.2013
Environment
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18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Amarnath Pradhan
Green Tribunal Bench
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.L. Punia
National Ganga River
Basin Authority
18.03.2013
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18.03.2013
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and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
18.03.2013
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18.03.2013
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18.03.2013
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18.03.2013
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3261
Unstarred
Shri Hassan Khan
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Cruelty against Animals
Shrinking of Glaciers and
Lakes
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
18.03.2013
3226
Shri Jayawant
Gangaram Awale
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
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3225
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.R.Natarajan
Shri Jayaram Pangi
Shri Murarilal Singh
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Shri Dilip Kumar
Mansukhlal Gandhi
Carbon Disclosure Project
Check on HumanWildlife Conflicts
Moratorium on GM Crop
National River and Lake
Conservation Plan
Carbon Tax
Financial Assistance for
Pollution Abatement
Shri C. Sivasami
Disposal of Toxic Waste
Ecological Importance of
Western Ghats
National Action Plan on
Climate Change
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Conservation of Hussain
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
INC
Ind.
Maharashtra
Jammu and
Kashmir
INC
Delhi
Climate Change and
Meteorology
CPI(M)
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Management
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Agriculture
Biosafety
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
INC
INC
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
INC
Tamil Nadu
INC
Odisha
INC
Uttar Pradesh
BJD
Odisha
Pollution
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
BJD
Odisha
BJP
AIADM
K
Maharashtra
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Energy Studies
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Tamil Nadu
and Forests
Unstarred
3266
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3274
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3278
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3288
Prof. Saugata Roy
Shri Bhismshankar
Alias Kushal Tiwari
Protection of Sea Cows
Installation of Pollution
Control Devices
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
Resettlement on Forest
Land
Shri Ramen Deka
Pollution in Brahmaputra
Clearances to Power
Projects
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad
Singh
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Unstarred
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3309
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Marotrao Sainuji
Kowase
18.03.2013
3305
Conservation of BioDiversity
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
3304
Shri Badri Ram Jakhar
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3301
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3298
Sagar Lake
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
18.03.2013
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Shri Jagadanand Singh
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3320
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Unstarred
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Unstarred
3330
Shri Ganesh Singh
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Shri R. Thamaraiselvan
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Smt.Usha Verma
Shri Pradeep Kumar
Singh
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
INC
Rajasthan
Wildlife Management
AITC
West Bengal
EIA
Pollution
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Assam
Energy Studies
EIA
INC
Maharashtra
Pollution by Power Plants
Pollution
RJD
Bihar
Status of Tiger State
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
BJP
Maharashtra
INC
RJD
Goa
Bihar
Pollution
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Pollution
JD(U)
INC
DMK
SP
SP
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Bihar
BJP
Gujarat
Forest Products
Pollution in Gangotri,
Yamunotri and Badrinath
Dhams
Pollution by Suspended
Particulate Matter
Ban on Clearance for
Mining of Limestone
Unstarred
3331
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3339
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3340
18.03.2013
Unstarred
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18.03.2013
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3342
18.03.2013
Unstarred
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18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
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3354
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
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3364
Unstarred
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3371
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18.03.2013
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and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
18.03.2013
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Unstarred
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Dr. Padmasinha Bajirao
Patil
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Harish Choudhary
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
National Environment
Awareness Campaign
Demarcation of Desert
National Park
Mining Activities in CRZ
Areas
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
NCP
BJP
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Wildlife Management
INC
Rajasthan
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Maharashtra
BJP
Bihar
INC
Haryana
BJP
AIADM
K
AIADM
K
Karnataka
BJP
INC
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
AIFB
AIFB
DMK
West Bengal
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Bhola Singh
Environmental Clearance
to Dam
Universal Heritage Status
to Ganga River
Shri Ashok Tanwar
Projects of NRCP in Sirsa
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Protection and
Conservation of Wildlife
Wildlife Management
Clearances to Projects
EIA
Shri P. Kumar
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Shailendra Kumar
Shri Nripendra Nath
Roy
Shri Narahari Mahato
Shri E.G. Sugavanam
Shri Abdul Rahman
Research on BioDiversity
Check on Growth of
Aquatic Weed
Check on Extinction of
Reptiles
Reduction in Funds for
Zoos
Check on Displacement
of Adivasis
Forest Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Water Management
Unstarred
3385
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3386
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3391
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
3393
Unstarred
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Unstarred
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3406
18.03.2013
Unstarred
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Dr. (Smt.) Jhansi
Lakshmi Botcha
Shri Lalubhai Babubhai
Patel
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Laxman Tudu
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Shri Ratan Singh
Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Madhu Goud
Yaskhi
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Launch of Eco-City
Projects
Clearances to Hydropower projects
Upgradation of Kuchcha
Roads on Forest Land
Cleaning of Rivers
Extinction of Flora and
Fauna
Plantation Projects
Encroachment on Forest
Pollution
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
BJP
Daman and Diu
Energy Studies
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
INC
Andhra Pradesh
EIA
BJD
Odisha
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
INC
INC
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
BJP
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
INC
Andhra Pradesh
SS
Maharashtra
SP
Uttar Pradesh
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Gujarat
Forest Conservation
and Forests
Unstarred
3411
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3418
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3424
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3425
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3426
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3432
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3433
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3439
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3442
18.03.2013
Unstarred
3444
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
3445
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Vasava
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Laxman Tudu
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Madhu Kora
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Land
Review of Report on
Western Ghat
Protection of Taj Mahal
from Pollution
Pollution in Karo, Koena
and Koel Rivers
Identification of Polluting
Clusters
BJP
BJD
Karnataka
Odisha
Environmental
Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
Pollution
INC
Delhi
Pollution
Ind.
Jharkhand
Pollution
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
BJP
Bihar
EIA
Energy Studies
Pollution
BJP
Maharashtra
Shri Uday Singh
Shri Haribhau Madhav
Jawale
Norms for Removal of
Trees
NOC for Setting up of
Thermal Power Stations
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Causes of Smog
Pollution
INC
Lakshadweep
Shri K.P. Dhanapalan
Shri Sameer Magan
Bhujbal
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
Shri Dilip Kumar
Mansukhlal Gandhi
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Hemanand Biswal
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Clearance to Port
Construction of
Crematoriums
EIA
INC
Kerala
Pollution
NCP
Maharashtra
BJP
Maharashtra
BJP
Maharashtra
Preservation of Wetlands
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
INC
RLD
Karnataka
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Manicka Tagore
Pollution of Cauvery
Pollution
INC
Tamil Nadu
Unstarred
3446
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Interceptor Sewer Scheme
18.03.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Reconstitution of CPCB
and SPCBs
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Climate Change
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Check on Dumping
Debris into Yamuna River
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Unstarred
3450
*384
*395
Starred
Starred
*397
Starred
22.04.2013
*400
Starred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri N.S.V. Chitthan
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Encroachment on Forest
Land
Use of Satellite to
Monitor River Pollution
4370
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4371
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.C. Mohan
4372
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4373
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Bio-Diversity Conference
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Promotion of
Afforestation Schemes
4374
Unstarred
Moratorium on Release of
GM Crop
Promotion of GM Seeds
Shrinking of Wetlands
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Bihar
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Maharashtra
INC
Odisha
SS
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
Agriculture
Biosafety
Environmental
Conservation
INC
INC
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture
Biosafety
Health and Sanitation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
Karnataka
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
Shri S.Pakkirappa
4378
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4383
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4385
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4387
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4389
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4391
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4392
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4393
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4394
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4395
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4398
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4403
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4409
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Smt. Yashodhara Raje
Scindia
Shri Anirudhan
Sampath
Ban on Use of Plastic
Water Quality Monitoring
Stations
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Beautification of Ponds
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Pollution in Rivers
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Prof.(Dr.) Ram Shankar
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Smt. Darshana Vikram
Jardosh
Shri Baidyanath Prasad
Mahto
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Clearance for Extension
of Airport
Environmental
Challenges
Protection of Ecology
Barrage on Yamuna River
CRZ Notification for
Ports and Harbours
Wildlife Management
BJP
Karnataka
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Lakshadweep
INC
Haryana
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
CPI(M)
Kerala
BJP
Chhattisgarh
RLD
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
Promotion of Plantation
Forest Conservation
JD(U)
Bihar
Plantation in New Areas
INC
Gujarat
BJP
Chhattisgarh
HJC
Haryana
Km. Saroj Pandey
Increase in Production of
Forest Produce
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Shri Kuldeep Bishnoi
Ill Effects of Fly ash
Pollution
4410
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4411
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4420
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4422
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4434
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4436
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4438
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4440
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4442
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4455
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri N. Chaluvaraya
Swamy
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Vishnu Deo Sai
Shri Ashok Kumar
Rawat
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Dushyant Singh
Shri Khiladi Lal Bairwa
Impact of CNG and LPG
on Air Pollution
Funds for Environmental
Awareness Campaigns
Identification of Wetlands
Proposal for Elephant
Project
Beautification of Banks of
River
Checkon Illegal
Construction in Ridge
Areas
Discharge of Polluted
Water in Rajasthan Canal
Pollution
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
JD(S)
Karnataka
INC
Tamil Nadu
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
SP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Chhattisgarh
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Jharkhand
Pollution
BJP
INC
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Health and Sanitation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Shri M.K. Raghavan
Condition of Rivers of
Kerala
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Kerala
Shri Ramesh Rathod
Protection of wild-life
Wildlife Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Shri A. Ganeshamurthi
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Increase in Green Cover
Forest Conservation
MDMK
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
SS
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
4456
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4458
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4459
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4461
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4466
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4467
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4471
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4479
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4481
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4483
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4484
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Shri Hemanand Biswal
Smt. Putul Kumari
Shri Arvind Kumar
Chaudhary
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Smt. Susmita Bauri
Shri Bhakta Charan Das
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Assessment of the Impact
of waste-to-energy Plants
on Environment
Green Hotel Guidelines
Check on Deaths of Wild
Animals
Clearance for
Construction of Projects
Environmental Taxes
Conservation of Wild
Animals
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Shri Baliram Sukur
Jadhav
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Protection of Wild
Buffaloes
Protection of Elephants
Conservation of
Environment
Testing of GM Food
Construction of Road
around Gir Forest Area
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Pollution
INC
Odisha
Pollution
Ind.
Bihar
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
CPI(M)
Bihar
West Bengal
INC
Odisha
BJP
Karnataka
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
BJD
Odisha
Wildlife Management
BJP
Bihar
Wildlife Management
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Water Management
INC
Karnataka
BJP
Bihar
Wildlife Management
INC
Maharashtra
Biosafety
BVA
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
4490
4491
Unstarred
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Arvind Kumar
Chaudhary
Smt. Sarika Devendra
Singh Baghel
Smt. Putul Kumari
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Smt. Susmita Bauri
Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh
Naik
Shri Sanjay Dina Patil
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Nripendra Nath
Roy
Shri Manohar Tirkey
Shri J.M. Aaroon
Rasheed
Shri Avtar Singh
Bhadana
4492
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4493
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4495
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Clearances to Road
Projects
New Guidelines for
Clearances
River Pollution Due to
Factories and Sugar
Industries
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
RLD
Ind.
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
BJP
CPI(M)
Bihar
West Bengal
NCP
NCP
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
BJD
Odisha
Creation of Tiger Reserve
Wildlife Management
AIFB
RSP
West Bengal
West Bengal
Funds for Promotion of
Wildlife Habitats
Wildlife Management
INC
Tamil Nadu
INC
Haryana
JD(U)
Bihar
DMK
Tamil Nadu
JVM (P)
Jharkhand
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
CPI
Odisha
Wildlife Management
Forest Conservation
BJP
TDP
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
4498
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Effect on Environment
4503
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Davidson J. Helen
Check on Erosion of Sea
Coasts
4507
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4510
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4520
4521
Unstarred
Unstarred
22.04.2013
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Dr. (Shri) Ajay Kumar
EIA
Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai
Report on Western Ghat
Pollution by Coal based
Thermal Plants
Shri Ananth Kumar
Shri Nama Nageswara
Shortage of Veterinary
Facilities
Check on Encroachment
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4522
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4524
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4537
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4545
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4550
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4553
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Rao
Shri Abdul Rahman
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Shri Laxman Tudu
Shri Prabodh Panda
Shri P.Lingam
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
4554
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4555
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
4566
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Prof.(Dr.) Ram Shankar
4567
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4568
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Baidyanath Prasad
Mahto
4573
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
Shri Sanjay Nirupam
Smt. Usha Verma
Smt. Seema Upadhyay
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Smt. Priya Sunil Dutt
Shri Om Prakash Yadav
of Forest Land
Construction of Projects
without Clearances
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Climate Change and
Meteorology
DMK
Tamil Nadu
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Management
BJD
BJD
Odisha
Odisha
Disposal of Wastes
Pollution
CPI
CPI
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Check on Desertification
Mechanism for Forest
Clearances
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Karnataka
NAPCC Target
Encroachment in
Protected Areas
Check on use of Plastic
Pollution
SP
BSP
JD(U)
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Calculation of Built-up
Area
EIA
INC
Ind.
Maharashtra
Bihar
Environmental
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
Wildlife Management
EIA
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Maharashtra
Closure of Industries
Report on CRZ
Clearances
Relocation of Villages
Clearances to Proposals
and Forests
4576
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Ecological Growth
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
4577
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4578
Unstarred
22.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
4588
Unstarred
22.04.2013
4595
Unstarred
22.04.2013
*466
Starred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
*468
Starred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
*469
Starred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
*470
Starred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Shri Vijay Bahadur
Singh
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri P. T. Thomas
Smt. Yashodhara Raje
Scindia
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Kalikesh Narayan
Singh Deo
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Ms. Bhavana Gawali
(Patil)
Shri Ganeshrao
Nagorao Dudhgaonkar
Shri Nikhil Kumar
Choudhary
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Shri Anirudhan
Sampath
Shri Parayamparanbil
Installation of Uniform
Air Quality System
Protection of Migratory
Birds
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJP
INC
BJP
Gujarat
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
Clearance to Power
Companies
EIA
BJD
Odisha
Pollution by Plastic Waste
Pollution
INC
AIMIM
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
National Forestry Action
Programme
Forest Conservation
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
BJP
BJP
Bihar
Jharkhand
Wildlife Management
CPI(M)
CPI(M)
Kerala
Kerala
Scrapping of HydroPower Projects
Check on e-Waste
Census of Elephants and
Tigers
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
*477
Starred
29.04.2013
*480
Starred
29.04.2013
5286
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5287
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5292
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
5294
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5296
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5297
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5298
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5306
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5318
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5321
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5323
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
5324
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Kuttappan Biju
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Shri Anto Antony
Shri J.M. Aaroon
Rasheed
Shri Bishnu Pada Ray
Shri P.R. Natarajan
Shifting of Elephants
from Zoos
Revival of NRCP
Check on Deforestation
Re-structuring of Forest
Clerical Cadre
Commercialisation of GM
Crops
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
INC
Goa
Kerala
Forest Conservation
INC
Forest Conservation
BJP
Tamil Nadu
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Agriculture
Biosafety
CPI(M)
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Management
INC
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Maharashtra
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Shri Haribhau Madhav
Jawale
Check on Poaching of
'Great Indian Bustard'
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Latest Equipment to
Forest Guards
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
Smt. Usha Verma
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Disposal of e-Waste
Pollution
SP
JD(U)
INC
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Shri P.L. Punia
Protection to Tigers
Clearance to Runway
Extension Project
Wildlife Management
INC
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
INC
Lakshadweep
Forest Conservation
RLD
Uttar Pradesh
Energy Studies
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Alternative Technologies
INC
Tamil Nadu
INC
Haryana
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
National Institute on
Climate Change
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Green India Scheme
Provision of Funds to
TERI
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Carbon Emission
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
and Forests
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Energy Studies
Pollution
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Ashok Tanwar
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Rio Conference
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
Launch of Bio-Diversity
Express
5341
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Safe Disposal of CFL
5343
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Charles Dias
Clearance to HydroElectric Projects
5347
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5348
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5349
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5350
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5351
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5326
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5329
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5332
Unstarred
5336
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Green Credit Scheme
Pollution due to Ship
Breaking
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
INC
Haryana
INC
Tamil Nadu
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
INC
Gujarat
Alternative Technologies
EIA
Energy Studies
Water Management
INC
Kerala
Promotion to LED Lights
Funds for Development of
Forests
Energy Studies
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Water Management
BJP
Bihar
Wildlife Management
JD(U)
Bihar
Disaster Management
BJP
Maharashtra
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Shri Harin Pathak
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Ban on use of Plastic
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Vishwa Mohan
Kumar
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Destruction from
Elephants
Check on Incidents of
Leakages of Gases
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
Environment
and Forests
5352
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5353
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5354
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
5356
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5364
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5365
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5367
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5370
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5376
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Forest Management and
Bio-Diversity Boards
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Shri Zafar Ali Naqvi
Reserved Forest Area
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Kirti (Jha) Azad
Shri Rajendra Agrawal
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Assistance to Gaushalas
Forest Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
BJP
BJP
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
Forest Conservation
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
BJP
INC
Gujarat
Maharashtra
SS
INC
Maharashtra
Odisha
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
BJD
Odisha
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Forest Conservation
Water Management
AITC
West Bengal
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
INC
INC
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Prof. Saugata Roy
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Shri M. Anjan Kumar
Clearance to Coal Blocks
in "No Go" Areas
Environmental Clearance
to Projects
EIA
Notices on
Encroachments
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Mapping of Hazard Line
in Coastal Area
Clearances for
Construction of Dam
Policy for Import of Scrap
Material
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
5378
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5382
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5388
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Yadav
Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal
Dr. M. Jagannath
Shri Marotrao Sainuji
Kowase
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Dr. Mahesh Joshi
Shri Baidyanath Prasad
Mahto
Shri Anant Kumar
Dattatreya Hegde
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Shri Dinesh Chandra
Yadav
Shri Hukmdev Narayan
Yadav
Villages Inside Notified
Tiger Reserves
Increase in Forest Cover
Pollution Norms for
Industries
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Rajasthan
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Water Management
INC
Maharashtra
JD(U)
INC
INC
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Forest Conservation
JD(U)
Bihar
Pollution
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
BJP
AIADM
K
Bihar
AITC
West Bengal
SWP
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
EIA
INC
Madhya Pradesh
EIA
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
BJP
Jharkhand
Shri K. Sugumar
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sultan Ahmed
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Categorisation of Bamboo
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Pollution in Mula-Mutha
River
5393
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5395
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5397
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5402
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5390
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5391
Unstarred
5392
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sajjan Singh
Verma
Shri Dhananjay Singh
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Increase in Productivity
of Forest
Clearance for
Construction of Road
Parallel Environmental
Assessment
CRZ Clearance in Erosion
Stretches
Clearance to North
Karnpura Project
Forest Conservation
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Tamil Nadu
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Makhansingh
Solanki
Shri Ramashankar
Rajbhar
Forest Land on Lease
Effect of Deforestation on
Wildlife
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Mahesh Joshi
Shri Marotrao Sainuji
Kowase
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Pollution Effect on
Historical Buildings
Forest Development
Projects
Effect of Climate Change
on Islands
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5405
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5406
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5409
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5411
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5424
Unstarred
5426
5427
5430
5435
Unstarred
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5436
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5448
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
Shri Manicka Tagore
Shri Amarnath Pradhan
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Shri Ramen Deka
Shri Ashok Tanwar
Shri Tarachand
Bhagora
Smt. Darshana Vikram
Jardosh
Shri Harin Pathak
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Smt. Poonam Veljibhai
Jat
Shri Ramsinh
Patalyabhai Rathwa
Shri Jyotiraditya
Madhavrao Scindia
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Committee on Yamuna
River
Check on Deaths of OneHorned Rhinoceros
Protection of Wild
Animals
Clearances to Projects
Forest Conservation
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
INC
Rajasthan
Forest Conservation
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Disaster Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
INC
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Wildlife Management
INC
Maharashtra
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
INC
Assam
Haryana
INC
Rajasthan
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
Wildlife Management
EIA
Pollution
Protection of Birds
Wildlife Management
INC
Madhya Pradesh
Check on Sea Erosion in
Freshwater and Marine
BJP
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Lakshadweep
and Forests
Islands
5452
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Modification in CRZ
Notification
5457
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri E.G. Sugavanam
Use of Animals for
Dissection Purposes
5460
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5461
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5462
Unstarred
5466
INC
Haryana
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
EIA
DMK
AIADM
K
Wildlife Management
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Pollution
Wildlife Management
INC
Tamil Nadu
EIA
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture
Biosafety
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Energy Studies
EIA
Forest Conservation
RJD
Bihar
Protection of Forests
Forest Conservation
BJD
BJD
Odisha
Odisha
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Wildlife Management
BJP
Chhattisgarh
INC
INC
Kerala
Karnataka
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri P. Kumar
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Perumal
Viswanathan
Planting of a Sapling
Clearance to Petroleum
Project
Check on Deaths of
Tigers
Clearance for
Industrialisation around
Refinery
5467
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5468
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Clearances to Infra Plans
Recommendations of
Committee on GM Crops
Shri Jagadanand Singh
Clearance for
Construction of Thermal
Plants
Shri A.K.S. Vijayan
5469
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5480
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
5484
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Dinesh Kashyap
Pollution by Iron Ore
Projects
5492
5503
Unstarred
Unstarred
29.04.2013
29.04.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Shri P. T. Thomas
Shri Adagooru
Impact of Adverse
Weather Conditions
Funds for Improvement of
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Shri Laxman Tudu
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
and Forests
5508
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5509
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5511
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5513
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5514
Unstarred
29.04.2013
5515
Unstarred
29.04.2013
Starred
*542
Environment
and Forests
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Starred
Starred
*560
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
06.05.2013
Starred
*559
Environment
and Forests
06.05.2013
06.05.2013
*551
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Starred
*545
Environment
and Forests
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Shri Baijayant "Jay"
Panda
Dr. M. Jagannath
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Raosaheb Patil
Danve
Shri Sanjay Nirupam
Shri Ratan Singh
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Vasava
Dr. Kirit Premjibhai
Solanki
Shri Rajagopal
Lagadapati
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
Shri Harin Pathak
Shri Ratan Singh
Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Sanctuaries
Re-investigation of Bt.
Brinjal Approval Process
Agriculture
Biosafety
BJD
Odisha
Pollution
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
BJP
Gujarat
Energy Studies
Pollution
BJP
RLD
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
INC
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
INC
Rajasthan
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
Afforestation Projects
Eco-sensitive Zones
Around Sanctuaries
Forest Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Funds Under CAMPAs
Forest Conservation
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Gujarat
Violations of EPR
Pollution
INC
Rajasthan
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
SS
Maharashtra
De-colouration of Waste
for Recycling
Setting up of Waste-toEnergy Plants
Educational Institutions
for Climate Change
Information of Clearances
on Website
Encroachments of
National Parks
Sustainable Development
Targets
Environmental
Conservation
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Environment
and Forests
6195
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6208
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6211
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6214
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6217
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
6223
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6230
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6235
Unstarred
6237
Smt. Annu Tandon
Shri N. Chaluvaraya
Swamy
Shri Narahari Mahato
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri Manohar Tirkey
Shri Nripendra Nath
Roy
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Smt. Seema Upadhyay
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Smt. Usha Verma
Natural Resources
Development of
Community Forest
Resources
Pollution by Leather
Tanneries
Management of Garbage
Disposal
Check on Population of
Neelgai
Check on Desertification
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
Clearance for Drilling of
Wells
Solid Waste Management
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri E.G. Sugavanam
Issues Related to Scrap
Market
6238
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Clearances to Power
Projects
6239
6240
Unstarred
Unstarred
06.05.2013
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Shri Lal Ji Tandon
Intensification of Forest
Management
Clearance of Proposals
SS
Maharashtra
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Environment and Forest
Trade
JD(S)
Karnataka
Pollution
AIFB
West Bengal
Pollution
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture
RSP
West Bengal
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
AIFB
West Bengal
INC
SP
BSP
JD(U)
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
AIMIM
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Karnataka
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
DMK
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Energy Studies
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Tamil Nadu
Forest Conservation
EIA
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
and Forests
for Release of Funds
Forest Conservation
Pollution
Wildlife Management
Environment
and Forests
6242
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6253
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6258
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6259
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6260
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
6273
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
6283
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
6287
Unstarred
6291
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6308
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6311
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6315
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
CRZ Notification, 2011
Shri Rakesh Singh
Delay in Transfer of
Forest Land
Setting up of Wildlife
Sanctuaries
Setting up of Tiger
Reserve Parks
Setting up of Wildlife
Health Centre
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Clearance to Power Plant
Shri K. Sugumar
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Jagdish Sharma
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
Setting up of BioDiversity Museum
Decline in Number of
'Sea-Cow'
Check on Smuggling of
Sandalwood
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Shri Tarachand
Bhagora
Shri Baliram Sukur
Jadhav
Revision in Levy Charges
Pollution by Industrial
Units in U.P.
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
Wildlife Management
BJP
AIADM
K
Bihar
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Andhra Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
Maharashtra
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Goa
Forest Conservation
INC
Rajasthan
Pollution
BVA
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
Energy Studies
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental
Conservation
Water Management
Tamil Nadu
6319
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6324
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6326
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6329
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6330
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6331
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6332
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
6339
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6343
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6350
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6351
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
6352
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6355
Unstarred
6357
Unstarred
Shri Mahabal Mishra
Shri Marotrao Sainuji
Kowase
Shri Pradeep Majhi
Shri Kishanbhai
Vestabhai Patel
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Shri Satpal Maharaj
Shri R. Thamaraiselvan
Shri Manicka Tagore
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Shri A.K.S. Vijayan
Dr. Munisamy
Thambidurai
Conservation of Birds
Clearance to Highway
Project
Monitoring of Tiger
Reserves
Amendment in Indian
Forest Act, 1927
Number of White
Lions/Tigers
Clearance to Centre of
DRDO Organisation
Diversion of Forest Land
Guidelines for Urban
Waste Management
Protection to Wetlands
Shri E.G. Sugavanam
Disposal of Solid Wastes
Effect of Radiations on
Birds
Environment
and Forests
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Guidelines on Eco-Turism
Activities
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal
Coastal Areas
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri P. Kumar
Issue of Notice by NGT
Wildlife Management
INC
Delhi
EIA
INC
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
INC
Odisha
INC
Gujarat
Forest Conservation
INC
Karnataka
Wildlife Management
INC
Uttarakhand
EIA
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Forest Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Management
SP
Maharashtra
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Gujarat
DMK
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
Rajasthan
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
Health and Sanitation
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
6359
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6360
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6362
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6364
Unstarred
6376
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Rajendra Agrawal
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Smt. Usha Verma
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Decline Number of Wild
Animals
Check on Poaching
Activities
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Annu Tandon
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Kirit Premjibhai
Solanki
6378
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. (Shri) Ajay Kumar
National Green Tribunal
Coastal Ecosystem
Research and Training
Centre
6379
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Kaushalendra
Kumar
Violation of Byelaws by
MNCs
6384
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Yashvir Singh
Clearances to Projects
6385
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6394
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
6401
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Shri C. Sivasami
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Amarnath Pradhan
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Smt. Ashwamedh Devi
Check on Deaths of
Blackbucks
Audit of Genetic
Resources
Extinction of Wild
Animals
Protection of Mangrove
Forests
Cleaning of Tributaries of
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
INC
JD(U)
SP
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
INC
Tamil Nadu
Agriculture
Biosafety
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
JVM (P)
Jharkhand
EIA
Pollution
JD(U)
Bihar
EIA
SP
AIADM
K
SP
AIMIM
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
BJP
Maharashtra
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
JD(U)
Karnataka
Bihar
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
and Forests
6407
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
6408
Unstarred
06.05.2013
Environment
and Forests
6415
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6420
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6421
Unstarred
06.05.2013
6422
Unstarred
Starred
06.05.2013
*2
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Starred
*4
05.08.2013
Starred
*9
Starred
*14
Starred
*20
Environment
and Forests
River Ganga
Shri Dhananjay Singh
Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Projects Approved under
NCDMA
Issue of Notices by NGT
Disposal of Hazardous
Waste
Shri Harin Pathak
Check on Encroachment
on Forest Land
Conservation of National
Bird
Funds for Afforestation
Scheme
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Uttarakhand Disaster
Dr. Thokchom Meinya
Conservation of Wetlands
Clearances to
Construction of Airports
Shri Bal Kumar Patel
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Prof. Saugata Roy
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Yashvir Singh
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Conservation
Pollution
BSP
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
Climate Change and
Meteorology
INC
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
Forest Conservation
SS
INC
Maharashtra
Odisha
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
Forest Conservation
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Disaster Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
INC
Manipur
EIA
AITC
West Bengal
BJP
Karnataka
INC
SP
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Outdoor Air Pollution
Pollution
Melting of Glaciers
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Unstarred
2
05.08.2013
Unstarred
9
05.08.2013
Unstarred
10
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Unstarred
12
Unstarred
20
Unstarred
27
47
50
Melting of Glaciers
BJP
Maharashtra
Madhya
Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Water Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Pollution
Water Management
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
CPI(M)
Kerala
INC
Madhya Pradesh
Pollution in Cauveri River
Shri Rajiv Ranjan
(Lalan) Singh
Shri Anant Kumar
Dattatreya Hegde
Rise in Global
Temperature
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
60
INC
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Shri Shivaramagouda
Unstarred
57
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Cleaning of Rivers
Karnataka
Karnataka
Protection to Bears in
Forests
Green House Gas
Emission
Violation of rules by
Health Care Institutes
05.08.2013
BJP
BJP
Shri Devji Patel
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Bhismshankar
Alias Kushal Tiwari
05.08.2013
West Bengal
Pollution
Funds for Conservation of
Environment
Unstarred
AITC
Trade Deficit
Shri Prem Chand
Guddu
05.08.2013
Pollution
Gujarat
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
Maharashtra
BJP
05.08.2013
Unstarred
BJP
Forest Conservation
Collection of Cess
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Modernisation/Expansion
of Textile Industry
Shri M. B. Rajesh
05.08.2013
33
Prof. Saugata Roy
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Ramsinh
Patalyabhai Rathwa
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Committee on Climate
Change
Clearances to
Construction of Airports
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
31
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
05.08.2013
Unstarred
29
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
BJP
Rajasthan
INC
Kerala
Pollution
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
BJP
Karnataka
JD(U)
Bihar
BJP
Karnataka
SWP
Maharashtra
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Unstarred
74
05.08.2013
Unstarred
81
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Anant Kumar
Dattatreya Hegde
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Smt. Davidson J. Helen
Dr. Arjun Roy
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Mithlesh Kumar
Shri Anurag Singh
Thakur
Shri Raosaheb Patil
Danve
Unstarred
85
05.08.2013
Unstarred
86
05.08.2013
Unstarred
89
05.08.2013
Unstarred
90
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Davidson J. Helen
Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Unstarred
92
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Unstarred
93
Unstarred
98
Shri S.R. Jeyadurai
Shri Rajendra Agrawal
Shri P. C. Mohan
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Shri Magunta
Sreenivasulu Reddy
Shri Mithlesh Kumar
Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel
Conservation of
Environment in Hilly
Region
Norms for construction
activities along riverside
Regional Office of the
Ministry of Environment
and Forests
Identification of Wastes
Pollution
INC
SP
BJP
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Disaster Management
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
DMK
JD(U)
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
BJP
SP
BJP
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal
Pradesh
BJP
DMK
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
BSP
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
BJP
Gujarat
Wildlife Management
INC
Maharashtra
Disaster Management
EIA
Forest Conservation
Pollution
Wildlife Management
Check on Deaths of Goats
Provision of Radio
Collars to Tigers
Construction Activities in
Ecologically Sensitive
Regions
Maintaining of Forest
Area
EIA
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Forest Conservation
BJP
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Cleaning of Rivers under
NRCP
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
INC
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Devji Mansingram
Patel
Shri J.M. Aaroon
Rasheed
Shri Radha Mohan
Singh
Violation in Clearance
Norms
Clearance for
Construction of Dams
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Mithlesh Kumar
Revival of NRCP
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
CRZ Clearance for
Memorial
Shri P. Karunakaran
Review of NAPCC
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
Environment
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Environment
and Forests
Shri Kirti (Jha) Azad
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122
05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Protection to Sparrows
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Import of Forest Produces
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri A.K.S. Vijayan
Intensification of Forest
Management
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Unstarred
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Ban on Use of Plastic
Bags
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Unstarred
135
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Most Polluted Cities
Study on Betwa and
Dhasan Rivers
Unstarred
134
Environment
and Forests
BJP
Rajasthan
EIA
INC
Tamil Nadu
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Bihar
SP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
BJP
Maharashtra
Alternative Technologies
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Energy Studies
CPI(M)
Kerala
BJP
Bihar
Wildlife Management
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Delhi
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
Gujarat
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
Water Management
Forest Conservation
Unstarred
141
Environment
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Environment
and Forests
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Bhismshankar
Alias Kushal Tiwari
Development of
Zoological Parks
Mercury Management in
CFL Sector
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Shri Bhausaheb
Wakchaure
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
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05.08.2013
Environment
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri S. Semmalai
Shri Manicka Tagore
Shri Rajiv Ranjan
(Lalan) Singh
Dr. Murli Manohar
Joshi
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Shri Jagdish Singh
Rana
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Shri Surendra Singh
Nagar
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Vasava
Shri M. K. Alagiri
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Shri Prem Chand
Guddu
Shri Manicka Tagore
Wildlife Management
INC
Kerala
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act,1960
Wildlife Management
INC
Gujarat
Protection of Tigers
Innovation Centre for
Climate Change
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
SS
AIADM
K
INC
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Study Report on Climate
Change
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
JD(U)
Bihar
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
SWP
Maharashtra
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
INC
Delhi
INC
Maharashtra
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
DMK
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Madhya Pradesh
INC
Tamil Nadu
Check on Felling of Trees
Amount Spent on GangaYamuna Action Plan
Check on Coastal
Pollution
Funds for Plantation
Diversion of Forest Funds
Pollution
Forest Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
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05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Clearance to Power Plant
05.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Environmental
Assessment of Rivers
Unstarred
224
Energy Studies
EIA
JD(U)
Bihar
Disaster Management
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
SP
Uttar Pradesh
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution by Industries
Pollution
INC
JD(U)
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Kyoto Protocol on
Climate Change
Check on Poaching of
Birds
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
AITC
West Bengal
INC
Maharashtra
SS
BJP
Maharashtra
Himachal
Pradesh
BJP
Rajasthan
BSP
SP
JD(U)
SP
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Yashvir Singh
Starred
*81
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Prem Chand
Guddu
Shri Ram Sundar Das
Dr. (Smt.) Ratna
De(Nag)
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Shri Anurag Singh
Thakur
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
12.08.2013
12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
Unstarred
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
937
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Sustainable Development
Pollution in Indira Gandhi
Canal
Irregularities at PUC
Centres
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Seema Upadhyay
Smt. Usha Verma
Shri Maheshwar Hazari
Smt. Sushila Saroj
Shri Harsh Vardhan
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Pollution
Cases Registered by
CPCB
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
Environment
and Forests
Shri Rajen Gohain
Destruction of Forests
Forest Conservation
BJP
Assam
Unstarred
943
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Bio-Plastics through
Waste Water Treatment
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Funds to Community
Forest Management
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Smt. Yashodhara Raje
Scindia
Check on Beach Erosion
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Shri Dilip Kumar
Mansukhlal Gandhi
Solid Waste Management
Policy
RIO Conference on
Climate Change
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Check the Population of
Bison
Damage Caused by
Felling of Trees
12.08.2013
Environment
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Shri Bhudeo
Choudhary
Smt. Ashwamedh Devi
Shri Rudra Madhab
Ray
Shri Vishwa Mohan
Functioning of Eco-Clubs
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
Unstarred
978
12.08.2013
Unstarred
980
991
Unstarred
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Pollution by Five Star
Hotels
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
Shri Dilip Singh Judeo
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Forest Villages
Forest Conservation
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Status of Afforestation
Scheme
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
Water Management
BJP
Karnataka
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Pollution
INC
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Lakshadweep
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Land Erosion by Rivers
Cleaning of Yamuna
National Forest Policy,
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
SWP
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Health and Sanitation
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
JD(U)
JD(U)
Bihar
Bihar
BJD
JD(U)
Odisha
Bihar
Pollution
Forest Conservation
and Forests
Unstarred
992
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
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Unstarred
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Unstarred
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12.08.2013
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12.08.2013
Unstarred
1027
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1031
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Kumar
Shri Ravneet Singh
Shri Jayaprakash Korgi
Hegde
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Shri Mahabali Singh
Shri Haribhau Madhav
Jawale
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Manohar Tirkey
Shri Narahari Mahato
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Shri P. Karunakaran
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal
Shri Mithlesh Kumar
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri P. C. Mohan
1988
Wildlife Management
INC
Punjab
INC
INC
Karnataka
Goa
BJP
JD(U)
Gujarat
Bihar
BJP
Maharashtra
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
BJP
Jharkhand
Declining of Lakes
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
RSP
AIFB
West Bengal
West Bengal
Emission Norms for
Vehicles
Pollution
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
Water Management
Wildlife Management
INC
INC
CPI(M)
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Climate Change and
Meteorology
BJP
Bihar
SP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Increase of Carbon
Dioxide
Check on Generation of
Chemical Waste
Check on Man-Animal
Conflicts
Endangered Species
Protection to Tiger
Project
Effect of Climate Change
on Forest Dwellers
Formulation of Draft on
Climate Change
Unstarred
1037
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Compensatory Plantation
Abatement of Pollution in
Mula-Mutha River
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
Pollution in Gangotri,
Yamunotri and Badrinath
Dhams
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Generation of e-Waste
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Kunwarjibhai
Mohanbhai Bavaliya
Protection to Reserve
Forests
Unstarred
1049
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri Somendra Nath
Mitra
Unstarred
1050
Unstarred
1055
Unstarred
1060
Unstarred
1061
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1065
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1077
Unstarred
1081
Unstarred
1085
Shri Prem Das Rai
Shri Ghanshyam
Anuragi
Shri Yashvir Singh
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Gorakh Nath
Pandey
Shri Sameer Magan
Bhujbal
Non-Timber Forest
Produce
Campaign to Control
Vehicular Pollution
Amendment in NGT Act,
2010
River Pollution by
Industries
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri S. Semmalai
Conservation of BioDiversity
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Pollution by Slaughter
Houses
Unstarred
1089
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
AITC
West Bengal
INC
Maharashtra
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
JD(U)
Bihar
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
INC
Gujarat
SDF
Sikkim
Pollution
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
SP
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
NCP
Maharashtra
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
INC
Kerala
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Unstarred
1095
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Bhismshankar
Alias Kushal Tiwari
Diversion of Forest Land
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Dilip Singh Judeo
Ban on Clearance for
Mining in ESA
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Check on Deaths of
Leopards
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Mahesh Joshi
Quality of Water
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Revenue Villages
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri P.L. Punia
Shri Dilip Kumar
Mansukhlal Gandhi
Check on Deaths of Wild
Animals
Transfer of Forest Land
for Projects
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Clearance to Coal Fields
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
1099
Unstarred
1103
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
EIA
Forest Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Chhattisgarh
INC
AIADM
K
Lakshadweep
INC
Rajasthan
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Wildlife Management
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Water Management
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Gujarat
BJP
INC
Jharkhand
Lakshadweep
Forest Conservation
INC
Uttar Pradesh
BJD
Odisha
INC
Karnataka
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
Shri C. Rajendran
Unstarred
1104
Unstarred
1108
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1109
12.08.2013
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Unstarred
1122
Unstarred
1127
Unstarred
1130
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1131
12.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Pollution of Rivers
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Felling of Trees
Diversion of Forest Land
Pollution in Kali River
Pollution
Water Management
Environment and Forest
Trade
Forest Conservation
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Water Management
Unstarred
1134
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1139
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1142
12.08.2013
Unstarred
1146
12.08.2013
Unstarred
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12.08.2013
Unstarred
1150
12.08.2013
Starred
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Unstarred
1855
Unstarred
1858
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1861
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1877
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1880
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1882
Environment
and Forests
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Satpal Maharaj
Prof. Saugata Roy
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Baijayant "Jay"
Panda
Shri A.T. (Nana) Patil
Shri Jagadanand Singh
Shri K.C. Singh Baba
Environment
and Forests
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Shri Ghanshyam
Anuragi
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Assessment on
Generation of e-Waste
Check on Poaching
Activities
NOC for Clearance of
Construction of Roads
Area of Land under CRZ
Effect of Pollution on Taj
Mahal
Creation of GEP
Environmental Clearances
to Projects
Eco-City Projects
Nitrogen level in Metro
Cities
Protection of Migratory
Birds
Relocation of Villagers
from nearby Forests
Check on Spread of
Disease in Tigers
Expert Committees on
Environment Appraisals
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
INC
Maharashtra
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Uttarakhand
AITC
West Bengal
INC
Delhi
BJD
Odisha
BJP
RJD
Maharashtra
Bihar
INC
Uttarakhand
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Pollution
JD(U)
Bihar
Wildlife Management
INC
Tamil Nadu
BJD
Odisha
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
BJP
Maharashtra
BJP
Karnataka
Unstarred
1883
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1893
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1895
19.08.2013
Unstarred
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19.08.2013
Unstarred
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19.08.2013
Unstarred
1906
19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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1914
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Rudra Madhab
Ray
Shri Prem Das Rai
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Smt. Rama Devi
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Dr. (Smt.) Ratna
De(Nag)
Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Shri K. Murugesan
Anandan
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Shri Deoraj Singh Patel
Shri Ratan Singh
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Dr. Arvind Kumar
Sharma
Shri Prem Chand
Guddu
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Manicka Tagore
Shri Dharmendra
Decline in Population of
Asian Elephants
Wildlife Management
INC
Kerala
Clearances to Projects
EIA
BJP
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
BJD
Odisha
EIA
BJD
Odisha
Wildlife Management
SDF
Sikkim
Illegal Cutting of Trees
Forest Conservation
INC
BJP
Rajasthan
Bihar
Setting up of Himalayan
Development Authority
Environmental
Conservation
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
BJP
Gujarat
AITC
West Bengal
BJP
INC
INC
AIADM
K
INC
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Ban on Granting of
Clearance for Mining
Protection to Goats in
KBR
Impact of Climate Change
National Ganga River
Basin Authority
Disposal of Bio-Medical
Wastes
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Pollution
BSP
INC
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya
Pradesh
Rajasthan
JD(U)
Bihar
INC
INC
Haryana
Madhya
Pradesh
INC
SS
INC
SP
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Unstarred
1918
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1938
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
19.08.2013
Unstarred
1940
Environment
and Forests
Yadav
Shri Konakalla
Narayana Rao
Shri Tarachand
Bhagora
Shri Madhu Goud
Yaskhi
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Nripendra Nath
Roy
Shri Manohar Tirkey
Shri Ramakant Yadav
Shri Baijayant "Jay"
Panda
Unstarred
1941
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1950
19.08.2013
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1958
19.08.2013
Environment
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Environment
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1964
19.08.2013
Environment
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Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Shri Sansuma
Khunggur
Bwiswmuthiary
Shri Sultan Ahmed
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Shri A.K.S. Vijayan
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Rajasthan
INC
Andhra Pradesh
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
AIFB
RSP
West Bengal
West Bengal
National Wetland
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Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Funds for Afforestation
Scheme
Forest Conservation
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJD
Odisha
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
Forest Conservation
BPF
Assam
Pollution
AITC
West Bengal
BJP
Bihar
TDP
DMK
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
INC
Kerala
INC
Karnataka
Critical Wildlife Habitats
Water Pollution due to
Pesticides/Insecticides/W
eedicides
Check on Illegal
Encroachment
Action Plan on Air
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Clearance to HydroElectric Project
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Unstarred
1965
19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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1968
Unstarred
1981
Unstarred
1985
Dr. Munisamy
Thambidurai
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Kuldeep Bishnoi
Shri Jyotiraditya
Madhavrao Scindia
Funds for Conservation of
Wildlife
Review in Clearances of
Projects
Shri Naveen Jindal
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Yashvir Singh
Field Trials of GM Crops
Endangered Species of
Animals
Wildlife Management
EIA
Wildlife Management
Agriculture
Biosafety
Shri C. Sivasami
Shri P. Kumar
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1987
19.08.2013
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2001
2006
Unstarred
19.08.2013
19.08.2013
Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Shri K. Sugumar
Smt. P. Jaya Prada
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Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Madhu Goud
Yaskhi
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Virender Kashyap
Compensation for Forest
Land
Commercial Activities
around Wildlife Sanctuary
Supply of Woods to
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Environment and Forest
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
SP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
HJC
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
INC
Madhya Pradesh
INC
SP
SP
AIADM
K
AIADM
K
AIADM
K
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
SP
Uttar Pradesh
SP
SS
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
BJP
Maharashtra
Himachal
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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2007
19.08.2013
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2009
19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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19.08.2013
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2018
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2019
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2023
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2025
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2029
19.08.2013
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2030
19.08.2013
Unstarred
2036
19.08.2013
Unstarred
2037
19.08.2013
Unstarred
2046
Unstarred
Farmers from Forests
Shri Badri Ram Jakhar
Shri Ghanshyam
Anuragi
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Haribhau Madhav
Jawale
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Carbon Emission by
Thermal Power Plants
Wildlife Protection Act,
1972
Land covered under
Environmental Protection
Mechanism for Forest
Clearances
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Shri Ram Sundar Das
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Relaxation in Clearance
Norms
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri Jagdish Thakor
Production of Fodder in
Forest Areas
Relaxation in Fire Safety
Norms
Water Quality Monitoring
Stations under NRCP
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Complaints from CVC for
Investigation
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Pollution caused by
Waste-to-Energy Plant
19.08.2013
Environment
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Shri P. Karunakaran
Shri Kalikesh Narayan
Singh Deo
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Check on Deaths of
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19.08.2013
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Carbon Footprint
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2041
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
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19.08.2013
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Environment
and Forests
Norms for Distilleries
Trade
Forest Conservation
Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
INC
Rajasthan
Energy Studies
Pollution
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
AIMIM
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Forest Conservation
INC
Haryana
EIA
Forest Conservation
BSP
JD(U)
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Energy Studies
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
Forest Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
Disaster Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Gujarat
SP
Uttar Pradesh
CPI(M)
Kerala
BJD
Odisha
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Maharashtra
Pollution
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
and Forests
Unstarred
2051
19.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Smt. Annu Tandon
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2056
19.08.2013
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2062
19.08.2013
Starred
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26.08.2013
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26.08.2013
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Odisha
Check on Deforestation
Forest Conservation
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Karnataka
INC
Tamil Nadu
Declining Population of
Wildlife
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
BJD
Odisha
JD(U)
INC
Bihar
Odisha
Online Trading of Birds
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Clearances to Projects
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
BJP
Gujarat
INC
Lakshadweep
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
HJC
Haryana
EIA
Pollution
INC
Madhya Pradesh
Pollution
SWP
Maharashtra
llegal Sand/Stone Mining
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Ban on use of Plastic
Pouches
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Kuldeep Bishnoi
Shri Sajjan Singh
Verma
Training of Manpower of
Zoos
Violation of Clearance
Norms
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Technologies in Waste
Management
26.08.2013
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Unstarred
2561
BJD
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2558
Pollution
Impact of Green House
Gas Emission
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2555
Uttar Pradesh
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2554
INC
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2541
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Shri Bhudeo
Choudhary
Shri Hemanand Biswal
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Dr. Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
EIA
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environmental Damage
Municipal Solid Wastes
(Management and
Handling) Rules, 2000
Unstarred
2563
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2571
26.08.2013
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Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
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26.08.2013
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Unstarred
2574
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2575
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2576
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2581
Unstarred
2589
Unstarred
2599
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2611
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2613
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri R. Thamaraiselvan
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri M.K. Raghavan
Stay on Mining by NGT
Clearance to Park
Integrated River Basin
Management
Smt. Poonam Veljibhai
Jat
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Makhansingh
Solanki
National Board for
Wildlife
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Dr. Ram Chandra
Dome
Shri Basudeb Acharia
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Abatement of Pollution
Conservation of
Rivers/Lakes
Shri Ram Sundar Das
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Shri R. Thamaraiselvan
Shri C. Sivasami
Shri Parayamparanbil
Kuttappan Biju
Shri Anirudhan
Sampath
Shri Baijayant "Jay"
Panda
Shri Pradeep Kumar
Singh
Clearance to Mining
Project
Acquisition of Forest
Land
Clearances to Road
Projects
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
Green India Scheme
Andhra Pradesh
DMK
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Kerala
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Gujarat
EIA
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Goa
CPI(M)
CPI(M)
BJP
West Bengal
West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Forest Conservation
JD(U)
Bihar
EIA
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
DMK
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
CPI(M)
Kerala
CPI(M)
Kerala
BJD
Odisha
BJP
Bihar
Forest Conservation
Review in Report on
Western Ghat
AIMIM
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Unstarred
2615
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2619
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2620
Environment
and Forests
Shri Yashvir Singh
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Rajen Gohain
Unstarred
2623
Unstarred
2645
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2646
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2657
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2658
Unstarred
2663
Unstarred
2671
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Shri Dinesh Kashyap
Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Shri Mansukhbhai D.
Vasava
Shri Premdas Katheria
Shri Ravindra Kumar
Pandey
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Shri Harin Pathak
Expert Members in NGT
Tiger Reserved Area
Check on Encroachment
on Forests
Venture Capital Fund to
Promote Green
Technologies
BJP
Gujarat
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
SP
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
BJP
Assam
Alternative Technologies
Climate Change and
Meteorology
SS
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
SP
Uttar Pradesh
SS
Maharashtra
Allocation of Funds for
ClimateChange Issues
Wildlife Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Setting up of Sanctuaries
EIA
BJP
Bihar
INC
Karnataka
Pollution
BJP
Chhattisgarh
EIA
INC
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Gujarat
SP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Jharkhand
BJP
BJP
Gujarat
Gujarat
Clearance to Hydel
Project
Checkon Pollution around
Tourist Areas
Clearance to Coal Mines
Gir Forest Area
Pollution
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Pradeep Kumar
Singh
Unstarred
2672
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2673
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2678
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2681
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2682
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2683
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2684
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2685
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Prabhunath Singh
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Km. Saroj Pandey
Shri Chandrakant
Bhaurao Khaire
Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
2691
2692
Protection of Trees
Forest Conservation
INC
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Promotion of Forest
Produce
e-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2011
Environment and Forest
Trade
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Pollution
SS
Maharashtra
INC
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Management
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
INC
Gujarat
BJP
Rajasthan
INC
Haryana
INC
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
BJD
Odisha
Tiger Reserve Project
Check on Poaching
Activities
Conservation of Biodiversity
26.08.2013
Smt. Annu Tandon
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Check on Contamination
of Water
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nityananda
Pradhan
Water Bodies
Unstarred
2696
Bihar
Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Cess
Act, 1977
Unstarred
Bihar
RJD
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
BJP
Disaster Management
Shri Ashok Tanwar
Unstarred
Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal
Gujarat
Check on Disaster
Coastal Area Regulation
Zone
Capacity of Sewage
Treatment Plants
26.08.2013
2686
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
BJP
Pollution
Water Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Water Management
Unstarred
2700
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2703
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2704
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2705
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Environment
and Forests
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2712
Unstarred
2716
Unstarred
2725
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2727
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2734
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2738
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2743
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2749
26.08.2013
Unstarred
2756
26.08.2013
Starred
*42
09.12.2013
Starred
*46
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Shri Hemanand Biswal
Shri Ratan Singh
Shri Laxman Tudu
Shri P.T. Thomas
Shri Ananth Kumar
Shri N.S.V. Chitthan
Shri A. Ganeshamurthi
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Pradeep Majhi
Shri Kalikesh Narayan
Singh Deo
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Bhoopendra Singh
Dr. Kirodilal Meena
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Shri Rakesh Singh
Discovery of Species
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Elephant Corridors
Encroachments on
National Parks
Wildlife Management
INC
Odisha
Wildlife Management
INC
BJD
Rajasthan
Odisha
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Kerala
BJP
Karnataka
INC
MDMK
AIMIM
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Odisha
Recycling of Wastes
Monitoring System for
River Pollution
Relaxation in Clearance
Norms
Conservation of
Mangrove Forests
Amendment in CRZ
Notification,1991
Preservation of Trees
Check on Spread of
Disease of Tree
Commercial Cultivation
of GM Crop
Forest Management
Scheme
Construction Works in
Forest Areas
Protection of Dolphins
Green House Gas
Emission
Alternative Technologies
EIA
Energy Studies
Water Management
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJD
Odisha
INC
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
Biosafety
Ind.
Rajasthan
Forest Conservation
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Forest Conservation
INC
Kerala
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
BJP
Bihar
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
Starred
*51
09.12.2013
Starred
*60
09.12.2013
Unstarred
461
09.12.2013
Unstarred
464
09.12.2013
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
Clearances to Hydel
Power Projects
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri Raghavendra
Yeddyurappa
Shri N.Dharam Singh
09.12.2013
Unstarred
09.12.2013
Unstarred
481
Wildlife Management
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
479
Protection to Tigers
09.12.2013
09.12.2013
476
Eco-Sensitive Zone
Diversion of Forest Land
Unstarred
473
Shri Jose K. Mani
Shri Magunta
Sreenivasulu Reddy
09.12.2013
Unstarred
472
Prof. Saugata Roy
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
470
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri N. Dharam Singh
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
National Wetland
Conservation Programme
Developmental Works in
Western Ghats
Shri S. Pakkirappa
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Anna Shetti
Unstarred
467
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Badri Ram Jakhar
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Km. Saroj Pandey
Shri Gopinath
Pandurang Munde
Plantation of Teak Trees
Incidents of Fire in Forest
Areas
Clearance for Extension
of Airport
Boost in Production of
Forest Produce
Melting of Glaciers
INC
Karnataka
AITC
West Bengal
KC(M)
Kerala
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
INC
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
SWP
Maharashtra
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
EIA
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Forest Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
BJP
BJP
Karnataka
Karnataka
BJP
INC
Karnataka
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
Medicinal Plants
INC
Rajasthan
EIA
Environment and Forest
Trade
Climate Change and
Meteorology
INC
Lakshadweep
BJP
Chhattisgarh
BJP
Maharashtra
Unstarred
482
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Second Phase of Kyoto
Protocol
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri P. T. Thomas
Establishment of National
Bio-Diversity Garden
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
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489
Unstarred
492
Unstarred
498
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
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500
Unstarred
510
Unstarred
513
09.12.2013
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09.12.2013
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516
09.12.2013
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520
09.12.2013
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524
09.12.2013
Unstarred
534
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri Bhismshankar
Alias Kushal Tiwari
Compensatory
Afforestation Mechanism
Shri C. Sivasami
Establishment of NGT
Violation of
Environmental Norms
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Revision in Levy Charges
Shri P. C. Mohan
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Ramsinh
Patalyabhai Rathwa
Shri Kaushalendra
Kumar
Shri J.M. Aaroon
Rasheed
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Shri Avtar Singh
Check on Generation of
E-Wastes
Installation of Water
Treatment Plants
Diversion of Land in
Kutch Area
Clearances to Projects
Check on Extinction of
Medicinal Plants
Check on Pollution/Smog
in Metropolitan Cities
Disaster Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
INC
Tamil Nadu
INC
Kerala
Forest Conservation
INC
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BSP
AIADM
K
Uttar Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
EIA
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
Environment and Forest
Trade
AIMIM
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
Pollution
BJP
Gujarat
Medicinal Plants
JD(U)
Bihar
Pollution
INC
Tamil Nadu
TDP
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
Bhadana
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Shri Vikrambhai
Arjanbhai Maadam
Shri Hamdullah Sayeed
Shri Gowdar
Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara
Shri Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain
Shri A.T. (Nana) Patil
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri N. Dharam Singh
Unstarred
541
09.12.2013
Unstarred
542
09.12.2013
Unstarred
549
09.12.2013
Unstarred
551
09.12.2013
Setting up of Factories in
Residential Areas
Pollution by Oil
Refineries
Development of National
Parks
Check on Illegal Sand
Mining
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Clean e-India Scheme
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Tufani Saroj
Survey on Availability of
Bamboo
Unstarred
560
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Dr. Murli Manohar
Joshi
Shri Rajiv Ranjan
(Lalan) Singh
Shri Rajiv Ranjan
(Lalan) Singh
Capt.(Retd.) Jainarain
Prasad Nishad
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Parvatagouda
Chandanagouda
Gaddigoudar
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri K. Murugesan
Anandan
Unstarred
553
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
INC
BJP
Delhi
Chhattisgarh
INC
INC
Gujarat
Lakshadweep
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
BJP
BJP
INC
Bihar
Maharashtra
Madhya
Pradesh
Karnataka
Pollution
BJP
Jharkhand
Pollution
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
JD(U)
Bihar
JD(U)
Bihar
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
JD(U)
Bihar
DMK
Tamil Nadu
EIA
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
AIADM
K
Karnataka
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Environmental
Conservation
Pollution
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Unstarred
562
09.12.2013
Unstarred
567
09.12.2013
Unstarred
572
09.12.2013
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09.12.2013
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575
09.12.2013
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578
09.12.2013
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09.12.2013
Unstarred
580
09.12.2013
Unstarred
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09.12.2013
Unstarred
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09.12.2013
Unstarred
584
Environment
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Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri M. B. Rajesh
Shri Bhakta Charan Das
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Adhi Sankar
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Shri Pradeep Majhi
Shri Kishanbhai
Vestabhai Patel
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
Shri Ramen Deka
Check on Atrocities on
Animals
Wildlife Management
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Sanctuary
Amendments in EIA,
2006
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Clearances to Projects
Alternative Technologies
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Energy Studies
EIA
NCP
Maharashtra
Clearance to Project
Monitoring Station for
Water Bodies
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
CPI(M)
Kerala
INC
Odisha
Effects of Pollution on
Historical Monuments
Noise Pollution by Siri
Fort Sports Complex
Pollution
INC
Delhi
Pollution
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Number of Sanctuaries
Protection of Mangrove
Forests
Wildlife Management
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Odisha
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
INC
Gujarat
Wildlife Management
TDP
BJP
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
BJP
Bihar
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Uday Singh
Setting up of BioDiversity Committees
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Surendra Singh
Nagar
Check on Rising
Temperature
Unstarred
595
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Ghanshyam
Anuragi
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Shri Sameer Magan
Bhujbal
09.12.2013
Unstarred
591
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Check on Deaths of
Rhinos in Park
Environmental
Conservation
Medicinal Plants
Alternative Technologies
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Energy Studies
Forest Conservation
Unstarred
597
09.12.2013
Unstarred
601
09.12.2013
Unstarred
627
09.12.2013
Unstarred
633
Pollution by Hotels
Pollution
Water Management
SS
SS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
AIUDF
INC
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
INC
Karnataka
INC
Tamil Nadu
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
INC
Madhya
Pradesh
Agriculture
EIA
Forest Conservation
Water Management
SS
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
BJP
Gujarat
Agriculture
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Check on Deaths of Wild
Animals
Shri P. Kumar
Issue of Notices by NGT
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sajjan Singh
Verma
Pollution by Power Plants
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Bhausaheb
Wakchaure
Clearances to Irrigation
Projects
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Modugula
Venugopala Reddy
Ring Road around Gir
Forest
Check on Farming on
Forest Land
Unstarred
09.12.2013
Unstarred
675
Meghalaya
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
671
INC
09.12.2013
Unstarred
668
Forest Conservation
09.12.2013
Unstarred
664
Shri Badruddin Ajmal
Shri P.L. Punia
Forest Rights Act, 2006
Shri N.Dharam Singh
Shri Viswanathan
Perumal
Unstarred
656
Environment
and Forests
Shri Vincent H Pala
Shri Gajanan Dharmshi
Babar
Shri Anandrao Adsul
Shri Shivaji Adhalrao
Patil
Shri Dharmendra
Yadav
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
650
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Health based Pollution
Index
Doha Conference
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Unstarred
678
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
09.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
680
Unstarred
682
Starred
*146
Starred
*147
Starred
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Starred
*152
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
SS
Maharashtra
Diversion of Forest Land
Forest Conservation
BJP
INC
BJP
Jharkhand
Punjab
Bihar
Funds under CAMPA
Forest Conservation
SP
SP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Pollution in Yamuna
River
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJP
Pollution
INC
Chhattisgarh
Jammu and
Kashmir
EIA
SS
Maharashtra
Moratorium on
Clearances of Projects
Pollution
BJD
Odisha
Pollution Norms for
Industries
Pollution
BJP
INC
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Shri S S Ramasubbu
Use of Forest Land
Forest Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
Shri N Dharam Singh
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Karnataka
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Himachal
Pradesh
Smt Kamla Devi Patle
Shri Hemanand Biswal
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Anurag Singh
Thakur
National Ganga River
Basin Authority
Shri P L Punia
Wildlife (Protection) Act,
1972
Wildlife Management
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Decline in Forest Cover
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Himachal
Pradesh
Unstarred
Unstarred
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1632
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Yashvir Singh
Chaudhary Lal Singh
Shri Prataprao
Ganpatrao Jadhav
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
SS
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Unstarred
1623
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Shri Ravneet Singh
Shri Uday Singh
Shri Ramesh Bais
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
16.12.2013
16.12.2013
1619
Protection of Wild
Animals
Human-Animal Conflicts
Climate-Damaging
Refrigerant Gases
Starred
1618
Ms. Bhavana Gawali
(Patil)
Shri Ganeshrao
Nagorao Dudhgaonkar
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
*154
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Shri Anurag Singh
Thakur
BJP
Unstarred
1633
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1645
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1648
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1652
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1655
16.12.2013
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
Unstarred
1667
Unstarred
1671
Maulana Badruddin
Ajmal
Check on Poaching of
Wild Animals
Wildlife Management
AIUDF
Assam
Shri Rajaiah Siricilla
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Tree Census
Forest Conservation
INC
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Study on Quality of
Ganga Water
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Goa
BJP
Gujarat
Medicinal Plants
BJP
Jharkhand
Shri Francisco Sardinha
Dr Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri C. Sivasami
Check on Violation of
Clearances Norms
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Relocation of People from
Tiger Habitats
Unstarred
Unstarred
1685
Cultivation of Forest
Land
Cleaning of Daman
Ganga River
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
1678
Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Shri Yeddyurappa
Raghavendra
Smt Darshana Jardosh
Vikram
16.12.2013
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1675
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Development of Zoos
Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1674
Shri Chandrakant
Bhaurao Khaire
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
1673
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
1657
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Wildlife Management
SS
Maharashtra
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
INC
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
BJP
Gujarat
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Protection to Medicinal
Plants
Shri Bal Kumar Patel
Shri Ashok Kumar
Rawat
Clearance to Steel Plant
River Pollution by
Sandila Industrial Area
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
SP
Uttar Pradesh
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA Notification, 2006
EIA
INC
Tamil Nadu
BSP
AIADM
K
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Maharashtra
Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Shri Gorakh Prasad
Jaiswal
EIA
Pollution
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Unstarred
1703
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1707
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Unstarred
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Unstarred
1709
Unstarred
1710
Unstarred
1720
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1723
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
1727
Environment
and Forests
Shri M. I. Shanavas
Shri C. Sivasami
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Shri Datta Raghobaji
Meghe
Shri Harish Choudhary
Shri Haribhai
Parthibhai Chaudhary
Shri Jagadanand Singh
Prof Saugata Roy
Smt Harsimrat Kaur
Badal
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Shivaramagouda
Shri N Dharam Singh
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Shri Jose K Mani
Shri S R Jeyadurai
Shri Chandre D B
Gowda
Shri Ramen Deka
Prof Sk Saidul Haque
Prof Saugata Roy
Smt Kamla Devi Patle
Shri C Sivasami
Green Climate Fund
Survey on Loss of
Wildlife
Conversion of Forest
Wasteland
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental
Conservation
INC
AIADM
K
AIMIM
Kerala
Wildlife Management
INC
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
INC
Rajasthan
BJP
Gujarat
RJD
AITC
Bihar
West Bengal
SAD
Punjab
INC
BJP
INC
Delhi
Karnataka
Karnataka
BJP
KC(M)
Karnataka
Kerala
EIA
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
BJP
Karnataka
EIA
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
BJP
Assam
CPI(M)
AITC
BJP
AIADM
K
West Bengal
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Census of Wild Animals
Wildlife Management
Action Plan on Global
Warming
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Clearance to Asbestos
Manufacturing Units
Clearances to Projects by
NGT
Funds for Prevention of
Water Pollution
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Unstarred
1729
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1748
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
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16.12.2013
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16.12.2013
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1771
Unstarred
1773
Environment
and Forests
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1789
1792
Unstarred
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
Shri Sanjay Bhoi
Shri Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Suresh Kashinath
Taware
Kunwar Rewati Raman
Singh
Shri Jose K Mani
Dr Padmasinha Bajirao
Patil
Shri Baliram Sukur
Jadhav
Dr M Jagannath
Shri Pralhad Venkatesh
Joshi
Shri Jeetendra Singh
Bundela
Shri A T Nana Patil
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri P Kumar
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Shri E G Sugavanam
Shri Devji Mansingram
Patel
Shri Adagooru
Huchegowda
Vishwanath
Shri Pradeep Kumar
Singh
Shri P L Punia
Violation in Forest
Clearance Norms
National River
Conservation Authority
Assistance of World Bank
for Pollution Abatement
Protection to Leopards
and Tigers
Impact of Green House
Gas Emission
EIA
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Odisha
BJP
Jharkhand
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Pollution
SP
Uttar Pradesh
KC(M)
Kerala
NCP
Maharashtra
BVA
Maharashtra
INC
Andhra Pradesh
BJP
Karnataka
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Conservation of Forest
Cover
Forest Conservation
Report on Western Ghats
Environmental
Conservation
Disposal of Bio-Medical
Waste
Biosafety
Health and Sanitation
BJP
BJP
Pollution
BJD
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
BJP
DMK
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Rajasthan
Odisha
Clearance to Power
Projects
EIA
INC
Karnataka
Wildlife Sanctuary
Energy Studies
Wildlife Management
BJP
INC
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
16.12.2013
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Smt Kamla Devi Patle
Review of Clearances to
Projects
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Use of River Sand
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Shri Purnmasi Ram
Clearance to Power Plant
Energy Studies
EIA
JD(U)
Bihar
Wildlife Management
DMK
Forest Conservation
BJP
Tamil Nadu
Himachal
Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Maharashtra
EIA
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Pollution
TDP
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
EIA
AITC
AIADM
K
INC
West Bengal
Unstarred
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16.12.2013
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1800
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1807
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1813
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1819
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16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
16.12.2013
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16.12.2013
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1830
Unstarred
1833
Unstarred
1835
16.12.2013
Unstarred
1839
16.12.2013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Chandrakant
Bhaurao Khaire
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Shri Ramsinh
Patalyabhai Rathwa
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
Shri E G Sugavanam
Shri Virender Kashyap
Dr Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Shri Konakalla
Narayana Rao
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
Shri Ramesh Rathod
Prof Saugata Roy
Shri C Sivasami
Shri N S V Chitthan
Protection to Cows
Sewage Treatment Plants
Funds under ad-hoc
CAMPA
Number of Migratory
Birds
Forests Conservation Act,
1980
Check on Felling of Trees
Violations of Green
Norms
Clearance to Project in
Kutch Area
Trials for GM Crops
Wildlife Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
SS
Maharashtra
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
Forest Conservation
BJP
Chhattisgarh
Agriculture
Biosafety
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
*261
Starred
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
*262
Starred
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri Bhaskarrao
Bapurao Patil
Shri Anand Prakash
Paranjpe
Dr Mahendrasinh
Pruthvisinh Chauhan
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
Shri Nishikant Dubey
Shri Manicka Tagore
Cleaning of Rivers
Environmental Clearances
to Projects
Shri S. Semmalai
*270
Starred
*272
Starred
10.02.2014
*273
Starred
10.02.2014
*274
Starred
10.02.2014
*275
Starred
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2849
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environmental Clearance
to Steel Plant
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Maharashtra
SS
Maharashtra
BJP
Gujarat
JD(U)
BJP
Bihar
Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu
Forest Conservation
INC
AIADM
K
EIA
CPI
West Bengal
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Rajasthan
TDP
INC
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya
Pradesh
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
Pollution
BJP
Gujarat
NCP
NCP
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
INC
Kerala
INC
INC
AIADM
K
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
EIA
Shri Prabodh Panda
Shri Tarachand
Bhagora
Shri Kristappa
Nimmala
Shri Sajjan Singh
Verma
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Shri Balkrishna
Khanderao Shukla
Ganga Action Plan
Removal of Concrete
Surrounding Trees
Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh
Naik
Shri Sanjay Dina Patil
Noise Pollution
Pollution
Review on Report of
WGEEP
Environmental
Conservation
Shri K. P. Dhanapalan
Shri Suresh Kumar
Shetkar
Shri Ponnam Prabhakar
Shri C. Sivasami
Coastal Regulation Zone
Forest Conservation
Climate Change and
Meteorology
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Unstarred
2850
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
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2852
Unstarred
2853
Unstarred
2856
Unstarred
2858
Unstarred
2861
Shri Anto Antony
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Jagdish Thakor
Shri Rangaswamy
Dhruvanarayana
Shri M. Krishnasswamy
Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi
Shah
Shri Ramesh Bais
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Unstarred
2862
Shri Ram Sundar Das
Shri Kapil Muni
Karwariya
Unstarred
2872
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
INC
Kerala
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
INC
INC
Delhi
Gujarat
INC
INC
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Protection to Animals in
Hilly Areas
Wildlife Management
BJP
BJP
Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh
Wildlife Management
INC
Haryana
Environmental
Conservation
JD(U)
Bihar
BSP
Uttar Pradesh
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Forest Conservation
INC
Tamil Nadu
EIA
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
BJP
Gujarat
INC
AIMIM
AIADM
K
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
National Parks and Tiger
Reserves
Pushing of Industrial
Interest by Developed
Nations
Environment
and Forests
Shri Perumal
Viswanathan
Environmental Clearances
to Road Projects
Shri Chandrakant
Raghunath Patil
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
Maharashtra
Forest Conservation
10.02.2014
Shri S.S. Ramasubbu
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
INC
Protection of
Environment
Shri A.T. (Nana) Patil
Unstarred
2887
Dumping of Debris in
Yamuna
10.02.2014
10.02.2014
2885
Pollution
Implementation of
Environment-Friendly
Projects
Unstarred
2883
Pollution by Incinerators
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2876
Report on Western Ghats
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
Clearances to Projects
Ecologically Sensitive
Area
Environmental
Assessment of NCR
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
EIA
Tamil Nadu
Regional Plan—2021
Unstarred
2888
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2889
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2892
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2895
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2907
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Jayshreeben Patel
Diversion of Forest Land
Forest Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Recycling of Battery
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Shri E.G.Sugavanam
Smt. Darshana Vikram
Jardosh
NBRI Report
Alternative Technologies
Environmental
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Gujarat
INC
INC
Uttarakhand
Delhi
INC
Meghalaya
SP
Uttar Pradesh
RLD
Uttar Pradesh
Shri K.C. Singh Baba
Shri Mahabal Mishra
Unstarred
2910
Unstarred
2912
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2913
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2916
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2917
Unstarred
Environment
and Forests
Shri Tufani Saroj
Shri Sanjay Singh
Chauhan
Shri Jai Prakash
Agarwal
Shri Haribhai
Parthibhai Chaudhary
Smt. Rajkumari Ratna
Singh
Amendment in
Environment and Forest
Policies
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Publication of Magazines
on Environment
Expenditure under Ganga
and Yamuna Action Plan
Environmental
Conservation
Forest Conservation
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
INC
Delhi
Dumping of Wastes
Health and Sanitation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
BJP
Gujarat
Pollution
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
INC
Kerala
Wildlife Management
Environmental
INC
SWP
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Charles Dias
Use of Forest Land
10.02.2014
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Environment
Shri P.L. Punia
Shri Raju alias Devappa
Amendment in Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972
Violation of Pollution
Unstarred
2919
2923
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Vincent H. Pala
Diversion of Forest Land
Cleaning of Yamuna
River
and Forests
Unstarred
2925
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Mahabal Mishra
Shri Ramesh
Vishwanath Katti
Shri R. Thamaraiselvan
Shri Hansraj Gangaram
Ahir
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2926
Unstarred
2930
Unstarred
2933
Unstarred
2940
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2951
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2957
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2962
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2977
Environmental Protection
Conservation of BioDiversity
Protection of Forest
Owlets
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
EIA
BJP
Maharashtra
EIA
Forest Conservation
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
Forest Conservation
Environmental
Conservation
AITC
West Bengal
BJP
BJP
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Haryana
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
HJC
Haryana
Forest Conservation
BJP
Karnataka
Forest Conservation
Wildlife Management
DMK
Tamil Nadu
Environmental
Conservation
Clearance to Memorial
Breakdown of Water
Treatment Plants
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
SS
Maharashtra
10.02.2014
Shri Bhausaheb
Wakchaure
Prof. Ranjan Prasad
Yadav
JD(U)
Bihar
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Ananth Kumar
Production of GM Crop
BJP
Karnataka
10.02.2014
Environment
Shri Kristappa
Allotment of UID
Agriculture
Biosafety
Wildlife Management
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
Unstarred
Unstarred
Encroachment on Forest
Land
Delhi
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Unstarred
2989
Shri Kuldeep Bishnoi
Degradation of Coastline
INC
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Unstarred
2988
Smt. Shruti Choudhry
Clearances to Projects
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Funds under CAMPA
Protection of Wildlife
Corridors
10.02.2014
2986
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sultan Ahmed
Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal
Prof.(Dr.) Ram Shankar
Conservation of Ridge
Area
Conservation Plan for
Rivers and Lakes
Conservation
Pollution
Shri Nalin Kumar
Kateel
Unstarred
2979
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Norms by Mine Owners
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
2978
Anna Shetti
and Forests
Unstarred
2996
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
2997
Unstarred
3002
Unstarred
3003
10.02.2014
Unstarred
3007
10.02.2014
Unstarred
3008
10.02.2014
Unstarred
3012
Smt. Davidson J. Helen
Shri Chandre D.B.
Gowda
Shri S. R. Jeyadurai
Shri Yashbant Narayan
Singh Laguri
Shri Ijyaraj Singh
Shri Harischandra
Deoram Chavan
Shri P.R. Natarajan
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri Rajiv Ranjan
(Lalan) Singh
Shri A. Ganeshamurthi
Shri N.S.V. Chitthan
Shri Sadashivrao
Dadoba Mandlik
Numbers to Tigers
Violation of Clearance
Norms
Sewage Treatment Plants
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
DMK
Tamil Nadu
BJP
DMK
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Recycling of Garbage
Pollution
BJD
INC
Odisha
Rajasthan
Check on Felling of Trees
Relocation of Villages
from Sanctuaries
Forest Conservation
BJP
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
CPI(M)
Tamil Nadu
Setting up of Regulator
Pollution
INC
Maharashtra
JD(U)
MDMK
INC
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Ind.
Maharashtra
SP
Uttar Pradesh
INC
Karnataka
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Tufani Saroj
Developmental Works in
Rural Areas
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Jayaprakash Korgi
Hegde
National Wetland
Conservation Programme
Unstarred
3013
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
Nimmala
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
Agriculture
Alternative Technologies
Energy Studies
Forest Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Water Management
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Unstarred
3014
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Nama Nageswara
Rao
River Pollution by
Industries
Smt. Priya Sunil Dutt
Unstarred
3017
10.02.2014
Unstarred
3022
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
3025
Environment
and Forests
Shri Sanjay Shamrao
Dhotre
Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab
Shri Abdul Rahman
Shri Prataprao
Ganpatrao Jadhav
Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
Standard Level of
Pollution in Rivers
3027
Conservation of Lakes
National Elephant
Conservation Authority
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Shri Manohar Tirkey
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Rajkumari Ratna Singh
Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986
Unstarred
3034
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Unstarred
3038
Unstarred
3045
Shri Feroze Varun
Gandhi
Shri Baijayant "Jay"
Panda
Shri Naranbhai
Kachhadia
Shri A. Ganeshamurthi
Shri Eknath Mahadeo
Gaikwad
Shri Parayamparanbil
Kuttappan Biju
Shri N.Dharam Singh
Andhra Pradesh
INC
Maharashtra
BJP
Maharashtra
BJD
DMK
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
SS
INC
AIADM
K
AIADM
K
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
RSP
West Bengal
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife Management
BJP
Uttar Pradesh
EIA
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
BJD
Odisha
BJP
Gujarat
EIA
MDMK
Tamil Nadu
INC
Maharashtra
CPI(M)
INC
Kerala
Karnataka
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
Wildlife Management
Sewage Treatment Plants
under Ganga/Yamuna
Action Plan
Unstarred
3031
TDP
Pollution
Shri K. Sugumar
Unstarred
Environmental
Conservation
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Protection of Birds
Violation of CRZ
Notification, 2011
Streamlining of Clearance
Process
Freshwater and Marine
Conservation
Pollution
Environmental
Conservation
EIA
Forest Conservation
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Shri Anirudhan
Sampath
Shri N.S.V. Chitthan
Maulana Badruddin
Ajmal
Unstarred
3047
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
3050
Unstarred
3051
Shri C. Rajendran
Shri Tufani Saroj
Shri P.L. Punia
Dr. Ponnusamy
Venugopal
Check on Incidents of
Human-Animal Conflicts
Unstarred
3054
3062
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
BSP
INC
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Amarnath Pradhan
Survival of Wild Animals
Forest Conservation
INC
AIADM
K
CPI(M)
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
INC
BJP
Punjab
Chhattisgarh
INC
Kerala
INC
Maharashtra
INC
Tamil Nadu
BJP
Chhattisgarh
INC
Maharashtra
Wildlife Management
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Setting up of Gaushalas
10.02.2014
Environment
and Forests
Dr. Nilesh Narayan
Rane
Use of Animals for
Cosmetic Testing
Unstarred
3068
Assam
EIA
Pollution
Environment
and Forests
Unstarred
AIUDF
AIADM
K
SP
INC
AIADM
K
Clearances to Industries
10.02.2014
Unstarred
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Baliram
Shri P.L. Punia
Shri K. Sugumar
Shri P. Karunakaran
3053
Wildlife Management
CPI(M)
INC
Shri Ravneet Singh
Smt. Kamla Devi Patle
Shri N. Peethambara
Kurup
Shri Vilas Baburao
Muttemwar
Shri Sambandam
Keerapalayam Alagiri
Targets under
Afforestation Programme
Regulation of E-waste
Forest Conservation
Water Management
Pollution
Agriculture
Wildlife Management
Environmental Education,
NGOs and Media
Wildlife Management
POLLUTION IN GANGA BY INDUSTRIAL UNITS
4th March, 2013
LSQ *83
SHRI SUGUMAR K.
SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the water of Ganga river is extremely polluted due to the discharge of untreated sewage and
hazardous industrial effluents from Kanpur to Diamond Harbour in Kolkata;
if so, the detail thereof along with the punitive action taken by the Government against the erring units;
and
the amount spent on cleaning of Ganga through Ganga Basin Scheme and Mission Clean Ganga during
each of the last three years and the current year, year-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts ( a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 83 to be answered on
Monday, the 4th March, 2013 on “ Pollution in Ganga by Industrial Units” by Shri Sugumar K. and Shri
Sudarshan Bhagat
(a) The water quality of river Ganga is monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) from Gangotri
(Uttarakhand) to Diamond Harbour (Kolkata) at 57 locations, out of which 38 monitoring locations are between
Kanpur and Diamond Harbour. The long term assessment of water quality of river Ganga indicates that;
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Dissolved Oxygen is meeting the criteria at almost all the monitoring locations from Kanpur downstream
to Diamond Harbour.
The stretch of river Ganga in segment of Bihar is largely within the criteria limit with respect to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).
The stretch from Kanpur to Trighat in Uttar Pradesh and from Dakshineshwar to Garden Reach in West
Bengal exceeds the criteria limit with respect to BOD.
Faecal Coliform is exceeding the criteria at almost all the monitoring locations from Kanpur downstream
to Diamond Harbour.
Pollution level in terms of BOD at both upstream and downstream of Kanpur city has been reported high
after joining of the rivers Ramganga and Kali-East at Kannuaj (upstream of Kanpur), which discharges
untreated/partially treated effluent from various industries such as tanneries, Pulp & Paper, Sugar and
Distillery.
(b) CPCB has identified 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI) in 5 states on the main stem of Ganga and its
tributaries Kali- East and Ramganga. Out of 764 GPI, 387 have been inspected by CPCB from August 2011 to
January 2013 and action has been taken against non-complying industries under the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
(c) Since inception of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) programme, 53 schemes in 43 towns in
Ganga States have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs. 2600 crore, out of which, Rs. 805.17 crore has been released
so far. A total expenditure of Rs. 557.60 crore, in addition to expenditure under the Ganga Action Plan has been
incurred till December, 2012 for implementation of the projects. A statement giving total expenditure incurred on
river Ganga in the last three years and current financial year is as follow:
Rupees in crores
Year
Expenditure on river Ganga
2009-10
50.30
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Total
113.64
263.36
247.18
674.48
ECO-SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES
4th March, 2013
LSQ *88
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has asked the States to notify the ecologically sensitive zones around the
national parks and sanctuaries;
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the States in this regard;
whether a number of States have not identified eco-sensitive zone around the national parks and
sanctuaries;
if so, the details thereof along with the names of the States; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c), (d) AND (e) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO *88 REGARDING ‘ECO SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES’ BY
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD AND SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
(a) and (b) Yes, Sir. The decision of declaration of eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries was
taken by the Indian Board for Wildlife (IBWL) on 21st January 2002. Subsequently, the National Board for Wildlife
in its meeting held on 17th March 2005 decided that delineation of eco-sensitive zone should have to be site
specific. State Governments were requested vide letter dated 27th May 2005 to submit site specific proposals.
Hon’ble Supreme Court has also vide order dated 4th December 2006 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460/2004 directed
the State Governments to send the proposals to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Keeping in view the slow response in submission of proposals by the State Governments, the Ministry of
Environment and Forests had issued guidelines on 9th February 2011 indicating the procedure to be adopted for
preparation of proposals. Till November 2012, twenty eight proposals had been received. To speed up the process,
the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide letter dated 11th December 2012, once again requested the
States/Union Territory Governments to submit site specific proposals giving a time limit of two months up to 15th
February 2013.
The State Governments have been taking appropriate measures for complying with the decision of the
Ministry as well as the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court. However, some State Governments have also sought
extension of time for submission of proposals.
(c), (d) and (e) Draft notification for declaration of eco-sensitive zones have been received only from 17
States/Union Territories. The details of States/Union Territories Governments regarding submission of proposals for
eco-sensitive zones are at Annexure-1. The Ministry of Environment and Forests vide letter dated 18th February
2013 has granted further extension of time till 15th May 2013 for submission of proposals for declaration of ecosensitive zones.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c), (d) AND (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO *88 REGARDING ‘ECO SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES’ BY SHRI
EKNATH M. GAIKWAD AND SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2012.
Details of proposals received as on 27.02.2013 for eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries
Sl. No.
Name of State
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Total
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Dadra Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadeep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Pondicherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
No. of National Parks and Sanctuaries
27
105
13
23
13
14
2
1
1
1
7
27
10
37
19
12
27
22
1
34
41
2
5
10
4
20
13
1
30
8
26
6
24
12
20
618
Details of proposal received
4
0*
1
16
12
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
8
31
12
1
2
22
0
0
17
0
0
0
1
0
13
0
0
8
26
1
0
0
0
181
* Government of Andaman & Nicobar Islands have informed that the entire islands are already under the Coastal
Zone Regulation (CRZ) and therefore, an additional notification is not required.
PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
4th March, 2013
LSQ *93
SHRI VARUN GANDHI
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has conducted any survey to identify the animal species that are on the verge of
extinction;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
whether the Government has any proposal to launch new projects for protection of birds and the
endangered species in the country;
if so, the details of such projects and the budget allocation during the last three years for the purpose; and
the steps taken by the Government to protect these endangered species and the achievements made as a
result thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b), (c), (d) & (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c),(d) AND(e) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *93 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES’ BY SHRI
VARUN GANDHI AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
(a) and (b) The Zoological Survey of India conducts exploration and status survey of faunal resources of the country
and based on the same, animal species that are on the verge of extinction are identified. On the basis of
recommendation received from the Zoological Survey of India, the Ministry takes necessary measures for protection
and conservation of such species. In addition, in pursuance of the decision taken in the meeting of the National
Board for Wildlife held on 01.11.2007, two subcommittees of experts were formed to assess and prioritize species
under threat of extinction and suggest guidelines for their recovery. These committees identified 8 terrestrial and 9
marine species for conservation action.
(c) and (d) The Ministry provides financial assistance to State Governments for undertaking “Recovery Programmes
for saving critically endangered species” as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats’. Budget is not allocated separately for this component. At present, sixteen
species have been prioritized for taking up such recovery programmes which include Snow Leopard, Bustards
(including Floricans), River Dolphin, Hangul, Nilgiri Tahr, Marine Turtles, Dugongs and coral reefs, Edible-nest
Swiftlets, Asian Wild Buffalo, Nicobar Megapode, Manipur Brow-antlered deer, Vultures, Malabar civet, the great
one-horned rhinoceros, Asiatic Lion, Swamp deer and Jerdon’s Courser. Presently there is no proposal with the
Government to launch any new projects in this regard.
Under the component “Recovery Programmes for Saving Critically Endangered Species” of the Centrally Sponsored
Scheme “Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats” (CSS-IDWH) financial assistance has been provided for
eight critically endangered species including Snow Leopard, Hangul, Dugongs, Edible-nest Swiftlets, Asian Wild
Buffalo, Manipur Brow-antlered deer, Vultures and Asiatic Lion as per the proposals received from various
State/Union Territory Governments. The details of financial assistance released to the State/Union Territory
Governments for undertaking Recovery Programmes for saving critically endangered species under the Centrally
Sponsored Scheme “Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats” during the last three years are as follows:
Year
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Amount released
(Rs. in lakhs)
72.95
858.593
788.317
(e) The steps taken by the Government for protection of endangered species of wild animals in the country include:
i.
Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation
under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
ii.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 has been amended and made more stringent. The punishment
for offences under the Act have been enhanced. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any
equipment, vehicle or weapon that is used for committing wildlife offence(s).
iii.
Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves
covering important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the provisions of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
iv.
Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/ Union Territory Governments under the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', ‘Project Tiger’ and
‘Project Elephant’ for providing better protection to wildlife, and improvement of its habitat.
v.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act,
1972 to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
vi.
The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and
intensify patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
vii. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to strengthen the enforcement of law for control
of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
viii. Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
The periodic assessments carried out in respect of prioritized species, rhinoceros and lion, have indicated
improvement in their population status
POLLUTION BY CEMENT FACTORIES
4th March, 2013
LSQ *99
SHRI SHIVRAJ BHAIYA
SHRI RAMEN DEKA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Central Pollution Control Board undertakes inspection of the highly polluting industries in
the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the smoke and dust emerging from coke and cement factories in the country particularly in
Assam and Madhya Pradesh are adversely affecting the agriculture and the nearby living population;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to curb emission from these factories?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 99 DUE FOR
REPLY ON 04.03.2013 RAISED BY SHRI SHIVRAJ BHAIYA AND SHRI RAMEN DEKA REGARDING
‘POLLUTION BY CEMENT FACTORIES’.
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) undertakes inspections of the factories falling in the 17
category of highly polluting industries under its Environment Surveillance Programme. During 2009-10, 2010-11
and 2011-12 and till November 2012 in the current year, CPCB has inspected 935 factories and issued 308
directions to them under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for ensuring compliance of environment
norms by the factories. Further, CPCB has also issued 153 directions to concerned 24 State Pollution Control board
(SPCB) / Pollution Control Committee (PCC) under section 18 (i) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 or the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,as the case may be, in the matter of
non compliance of standards by factories.
(c) & (d) As reported by CPCB, information has not been received on adverse effects of smoke and dust emitted by
Bee-hive coke oven and cement factories. However, there are 21 large cement plants and 9 mini cement plants in the
country which are not complying with the emission standards, out of a total 183 large cement plants and 365 mini
cement plants, respectively. In Assam, out of 2 large cement plants, one plant is not complying with the emission
norms. In Madhya Pradesh, out of 12 large cement plants, 7 plants are not complying with the emission norms. Two
mini cement plants in Madhya Pradesh and one mini cement plant in Assam, are also not complying with the
prescribed emission norms.
Air Pollution is also emitted from Bee-hive Coke Plants and these are SSI units. There is no Beehive coke plant in
Madhya Pradesh. The Bee-hive coke ovens are mainly located in the State of Jharkhand (124 nos) and in Assam (32
nos). In Jharkhand, out of 124 units, 90 units are complying with the standards as reported by the Jharkhand State
Pollution Control Board. As reported by Assam Pollution Control Board, 7 units of Bee-hive coke oven are
complying with the emission norms in Assam. Notices have been issued to the rest of non complying units of Beehive coke oven by the Assam State Pollution Control Board.
(e) Several steps have been taken to crub emission from coke and cement factories, which inter-alia include:
i.
The emission standards have been notified for coke oven and cement factories;
ii. The concerned State Pollution Control Board enforces the emission standards in factories through consent
mechanism under the Air Act, 1981;
iii. The Central Pollution Control Board also monitor the select factories falling under 17 category of highly
polluting industries for enforcing the emission Standards under its environment surveillance programme;
iv. In case of non-compliance, directions are issued to concerned SPCBs by the CPCB seeking compliance of
environmental norms; and
v. Directions are also issued to concerned industries by CPCB and concerned SPCB to seek compliance of
emission norms.
CLEANING OF GODAVARI RIVER
4th March, 2013
LSQ 927
SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has allocated any funds for cleaning of Godavari river;
if so, the details thereof and the amount of funds sanctioned during the last three years, year-wise;
whether the Government has taken any rapid action for cleaning of Godavari river in view of the
forthcoming Kumbh mela; and
if so, the details thereof along with the achievements made in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The projects for conservation of Godavari River at Nashik, Trimbakeshwar and Nanded in the State of
Maharashtra and Bhadrachalam, Mancherial, Rajamundry and Ramagundam in the State of Andhra Pradesh
consisting of works such as Interception & Diversion of drains, creation of sewage treatment plants, improved wood
crematoria, riverfront development, afforestation etc. have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs. 118.98 crore under
National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under these projects, sewage treatment capacities of 127 Million Litres
per Day (MLD) in Maharashtra and 58.46 MLD in Andhra Pradesh have been created at an expenditure of Rs.
112.81 crore. No funds have been released for these projects under the NRCP during the last three years.
(c) & (d) The Ministry has not received any proposal from the Government of Maharashtra for cleaning of Godavari
River in view of the forthcoming Kumbh mela at Nashik in the year 2015.
DECLINE IN NUMBERS OF WILD LIFE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 930
SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the total number of wildlife animals residing in the forest area situated along the Indo-Nepal borders;
whether the number of wildlife has declined in the forest area during the last three years and the current
year;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The total number of wild animals residing in the forest area situated along the Indo-Nepal border has not been
collated in the Ministry.
(b) & (c) No authentic report has been received in this Ministry indicating a decline in the number of wildlife in the
forest area during the last three years and the current year.
(d ) The Ministry provides financial and technical assistance to State/Union Territory Governments under the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Elephant' and 'Project Tiger'
for protection and conservation of wildlife in the country.
AMENDMENT IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972
4th March, 2013
LSQ 931
SHRI RAJAIAH SIRICILLA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has objected to the reduction of contours of Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh
from five feet to three feet, thereby reducing the sanctuary area;
if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor; and
the steps being taken to amend the said wildlife act for this purpose?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Expert Committee on Conservation of Kolleru Lake Sanctuary (ECCKLS), constituted in pursuance to
the decision taken by the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife, in their report indicated that it was not
advisable to reduce the area of the Kolleru Lake Sanctuary from +5 contours to +3 contours as the reduction of the
sanctuary area was not a viable solution for the socio-economic and ecological issues confronting the stakeholders
including local communities dependent on the Kolleru lake.
The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife in its 22nd Meeting held on 25th April 2011 accepted the
report of the ECCKLS. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has communicated the recommendation of the
Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and presently, there
is no proposal to amend the Wild Life (protection) Act, 1972 for this purpose.
SETTING UP OF SPTF
4th March, 2013
LSQ 933
SMT YASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has received proposals to set up Special Protection Tiger Force (SPTF) from the
States for the safety of tigers in the country;
if so, the details thereof State-wise along with the number of officers and jawans in this Tiger Force; and
the time by which the force is likely to start functioning?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Yes Sir. The State Governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra have submitted proposals for funding support to
the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) constituted by them.
(b) The State-wise details of STPF along with the composition are at Annexure-I.
(c) The STPF units are operational in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 933 ON SETTING UP OF SPTF DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
State-wise details of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) along with the composition
(As reported by States)
Sl.
Name of posts
Name of Tiger Reserve and State
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pench Tiger Reserve,
Maharashtra
Range Forest Officer
Forester
Guards
Watchers
2
4
86
-
Tadoba-Andhari
Tiger Reserve,
Maharashtra
3
18
77
-
Bandipur Tiger
Reserve, Karnataka
14
63
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CLEARANCE TO NTPC PROJECT
4th March, 2013
LSQ 940
SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Ministry has received request for approval of the 2x660 Megawatt, Bilhaur Project of the
NTPC in Uttar Pradesh;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken/to be taken by the Ministry in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir. The Ministry of Environment & Forests have not received any application seeking environmental
clearance from NTPC for its 2x660 MW Bilhaur Project.
(b) & (c) Does not arise.
WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION
4th March, 2013
LSQ 943
SHRI ADAGOORU VISHWANATH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitors the water quality of rivers; and
if so, the locations earmarked for sample collection in Karnataka?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has established a National Water Quality Monitoring
Network of stations on aquatic resources across the country. The present network comprises of monitoring at 1275
stations on 445 Rivers.
In Karnataka, water quality monitoring is being carried out at 61 stations, located along the rivers of
Tungabhadra, Cauvery, Kabbani, Krishna, Bhadra, Ghatprabha, Malprabha, Arkavathi, Shimsha, Bhima, Tunga,
Lakshmantirtha, Hemavati, Kali, Pennar, Manjira, Netravathi, Yagachi, Kumardhara, Kagina, Asanginalla and
Lakshmantirtha.
CLEARANCE TO COAL BLOCKS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 950
SHRI P KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is considering to examine the issue of environmental clearance granted to coal
blocks put up for auction in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has made prior environmental clearance (EC) mandatory for
certain developmental projects, including coal mining, through Environment Impact Assessment notification issued
on 14th September 2006. Steps taken by the Ministry to fast track the EC process include continuous monitoring of
status of pending projects, regular meetings of Expert Appraisal Committees, etc.
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ON MEDICINAL PLANTS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 956
SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA
SHRI SHIVARAMA GOUDA
SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has set up Centre of Excellence on Medicinal Plants and Traditional knowledge
in the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the objectives of the centre;
the total fund allocated to the said centre during the last three years and the current year;
whether the Government has any proposal for increasing the allocation for the said centre; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir.The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, has set up aCentre of
Excellence on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge at theFoundation for Revitalisation of Local Health
Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluruin September 2002. The objectives of the Centre, which works in project mode, are
as under:
i)
Herbarium of Medicinal Plants andRaw DrugsRepository
ii) Pharmocognosy studies
iii) Mapping of natural distribution of medicinal plants for prioritization of species, habitats and zones for
conservation
iv) Ethno-medicinal garden
v) Biology of Medicinal Plants
vi) Training, Capacity building and Outreach.
(c) The Ministry released Rs.296.77 lakh during the last three years i.e. 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 to the Centre
and has allocated a sum of Rs 115/- lakh for 2012-13.
(d) & (e) The Ministry of Environment and Forests constituted anExpertGroup,in January 2012, to review the
performance of the Centre from 2007 to 2012. The Group found the progress of the Centre to be satisfactory and
suggested the Work Plan for the Centre for the 12th Plan period. The Group also recommended additional objectives
and corresponding budget for the Centre, subject to availability of funds and other necessary approvals during the
12th Plan. The recommendations of the Group have been endorsed by the Ministry.
ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 962
SHRI GOPINATH MUNDE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has formulated any action plan on climate change;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to implement it in the various States including Maharashtra; and
if so, the time by which it is likely to be started?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) Government has formulated the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with a view to
enhance the ecological sustainability of India’s development path and address climate change. NAPCC comprises,
inter alia, of Eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable
Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic
knowledge for Climate Change. The national missions are at various stages of implementation and include, in their
coverage, all states. Further, in line with the objectives of the NAPCC, several states governments including the state
of Maharashtra have taken steps to prepare State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC)
CREATION OF TIGER RESERVES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 976
SHRI E.G. SUGAVANAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has suggested creation of more tiger reserves in
the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon and the time by which it is
likely to be set up; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) The ‘in-principle’ approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for
creation of five new tiger reserves, and the sites are:, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda
(Odisha), Mukundara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan) and
Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu). Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh (Karnataka) for declaring as a tiger
reserve. The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger
reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra), (iv) Guru
Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), (v) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa) and (vi) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel /
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu). Under section 38V of the Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972, the State Government has the authority to notify an area as a tiger reserve
EIA TO INDUSTRIAL UNITS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 983
SHRI GM SIDDESHWARA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government’s policy includes ordering Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to
industrial units at the time of closure;
if not, the reasons therefor;
whether the Government has made it mandatory to organise public meetings/hearing to communicate the
findings of EIA and
if not the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SMT.
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, prior environmental clearance is
mandatory for all new, expansion and modernisation of existing projects or activities listed in its schedule. While
there is no policy for ordering EIA of industrial units at the time of closure, the environment management plan
consists of mitigation measures to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to
minimize adverse environmental impacts as a result of the activities of the projects.
(c) & (d) Public hearing is conducted as per the provisions of EIA Notification, 2006. During public hearing, draft
EIA report is made available at a notified place during normal office hours till the date of the public hearing
SURVEY AND STUDY OF COASTAL LINE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 985
SHRI WAKCHAURE BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has any proposal to constitute a high level expert committee to survey and
study the coastal line of the country for conservation of Coastal ecology and environment in the
country;
if so, the details thereof as on date;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) There is no proposal to constitute a high level Expert Committee to survey and study the coastal line of
country for conservation of coastal ecology and environment. Under the World Bank assisted Integrated Coastal
Zone Management project of the Ministry, the work of mapping & delineating the hazard line as well as erosion line
of the entire coastline of the country is entrusted to Survey of India and National Centre for Sustainable Coastal
Management, Chennai respectively
CONVERSION OF FOREST VILLAGES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 990
SHRI LALJI TANDON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has any proposal to convert forest villages into revenue villages in the country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
the time by which all the villages are likely to be converted into revenues villages?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) As per available information, a total of 58 proposals were received for diversion of forest land for the
purpose of Conversion of Forest Villages into Revenue Villages from Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand States, out of which 16 proposals for 514 villages involving an area of
41,170.01 ha have been cleared.
The Ministry accords approval for the proposals submitted by State Governments for conversion of forest villages to
revenue villages under the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Permission of Supreme Court of India is
also required for de-reservation of forest land as per its order dated 13.11.2000 in W.P. (Civil) No. 337 of 1995.
However, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006,
under the Section 3 (1) (h) recognizes the settlement and conversion of forest villages, whether recorded, notified or
not, into revenue villages as a forest right. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for implementation
of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
PROTECTION TO ANIMALS FROM FLOODS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 991
SMT SHRUTI CHOUDHRY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether there has been threat from floods to wildlife/parks in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the loss estimated during the last three years and the current year State-wise;
and
the steps being taken to protect animals at such times in future in each State including Haryana?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Flood is a natural phenomena occurring in many parts of the country resulting in mortality of wild animals,
damage to infra-structure like roads, anti-poaching camps, communication networks etc. in wildlife sanctuaries and
National Parks. Details of the loss by flood to wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks are not collated in the
Ministry.
(c) The measures necessary for appropriate management of wildlife protected areas are decided by the authorities in
the concerned State Governments in accordance with the management plans for such protected areas. The Ministry
provides financial assistance to State Governments including the State Government of Haryana for implementation
of the management plans for such protected areas in accordance with the Annual Plans of Operation submitted by
them under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats”, ‘Project Tiger’ and
“Project Elephant”.
EXTINCTION OF TREES AND SPECIES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 992
DR MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state :
(a)
(b)
(c)
the details of the endangered species of plants and trees identified and the number of plants and trees out
of them which are on the verge of extinction in the country;
whether illegal trade of such plants and trees is going on; and
if so, the details thereof and the action proposed to be taken in this regard ?
MINISTER Of STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Out of 19,156 species of vascular plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes) so far recorded from the
country, 1236 species belong to different threatened categories like Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable,
etc. Out of these, 17 species of plants are considered as possibly extinct as they have not been collected from wild
for more than last fifty years :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Isoetes dixitii Shende,
Isoetes sampthkumarnii L.N. Rao,
Selaginella cataractarum Alston,
Lastreopsis wattii (Bedd.) C. Chr.,
Ophiorrhiza brunonis Wight & Arn.,
Ophiorhiza caudata C. Fischer,
Ophiorrhiza radicans Gardn.,
Wenlandia angustifolia Wight,
Sterculia khasiana Deb,
Carex repanda C.B. Clarke,
Eragrostis rottleri Stapf ,
Eriochrysis rangacharii C.B. Clarke,
Dipcadi concanense (Dalz.) Baker,
Dipcadi reidii Deb & Dasgupta,
Urginea polyphylla Hook. f.,
Corypha taliera Roxb.,
Hedychium marginatum C.B. Clarke
(b) and (c) No report on illegal trade of the aforesaid species have been brought to the notice of this Ministry
UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
4th March, 2013
LSQ 995
SHRI PREM DAS RAI
SHRI A.K.S.VIJAYAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
the details of the issues discussed in United Nations conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil;
the major decisions taken at conference;
whether India is the largest carbon emitting nation as compared to other developing nations;
if so, the steps taken by the Government to move on a low carbon growth path;
whether the Govt. has received any assistance/funds from developed nations for reducing carbon
emissions; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Rio+20 Conference reviewed progress made and remaining implementation gaps and assess new and
emerging challenges and to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development since the UN
Conference on Environment & Development, also known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and
the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002.
The Outcome Document titled “The Future We Want” was adopted at the end of
the Conference.
The document covers the areas of ‘Common vision’ , ‘Renewing
political commitment’, ‘Green economy in
the context of sustainable development
and poverty eradication’, ‘Institutional framework for sustainable
development’, ‘Framework for action and follow-up’ and ‘Means of implementation’. The
Conference also
decided to launch four processes/mechanisms, to develop
Sustainable Development Goals, on financing
strategy, on technology transfer, and to define the format and organisational aspects of the proposed high level
political forum to follow up on the implementation of sustainable development.
(c) & (d) As per available information, based on 2008 data, the countries, which are the largest contributors to
carbon-dioxide emissions in percentage terms, are China- 22.30%, United States of America - 19.91%, India5.50%, Russia- 5.24% and Japan- 4.28%. However the industrialised nations mainly USA, EU and Japan are
responsible for the majority of cumulative emissions in the atmosphere.
Government of India follows the policy of sustainable development through a range of programmes
aimed at energy conservation, improved energy efficiency
in various sectors; promoting use of renewable
energy; power sector reforms; use of cleaner and lesser carbon intensive fuel for transport; fuel switching to cleaner
energy; afforestation and conservation of forests; promotion of clean coal technologies and encouraging Mass Rapid
Transport systems.
Government of India has launched National Action Plan on Climate Change that includes National Solar
Mission and National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency which aim at reducing emissions intensity of India’s
GDP. As per declared policy, India will endeavour to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 20 to 25 percent in
comparison to the 2005 level. Further, the Government has encouraged the States to prepare State Action Plan on
Climate Change (SAPCC) in order to address the adverse effects of climate change at the State level.
(e) & (f) The Seventeenth Conference of Parties held in November-December 2011 at Durban, had decided to take
steps to operationalise the ‘Green Climate Fund’ as an operational entity of the financial mechanism under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Fund has the task of mobilising and providing US
100 billon per annum by 2020 in order to support mitigation and adaptation actions in developing countries
PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 997
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
SHRI S.S. RAMASUBBU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has constituted a panel on climate change to prepare a report on utilisation of
eight national missions on climate change under the Prime Minister's Council for Climate Change;
if so, the details thereof along with its composition and broad function;
the time by which the report is likely to be submitted; and
the parameters drawn to evaluate the performance of national missions on climate change?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Government has constituted the Executive Committee on Climate Change consisting of representatives
of various Ministries and agencies under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister to monitor the
implementation of eight national missions and other initiatives on climate change and assist the Prime Minister’s
Council on Climate Change in evolving a coordinated response to climate change related issues at the national level.
The Executive Committee comprises, inter alia, of the representatives of the Cabinet Secretariat, the Planning
Commission, and the Ministries/ Departments of Power, New and Renewable Energy, Urban Development, Water
Resources, Science and Technology, Agriculture & Cooperation, Agriculture Research and Education, Earth
Sciences, Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Economic Affairs, and Environment and Forests. Functions of the
Committee include, inter alia, advising the PM’s Council on Climate Change on modifications, as may be necessary,
in the objectives, strategies and structures of the missions and coordinating with various agencies on issues relating
to climate change.
(d) National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) include appropriate deliverables
and timelines for monitoring of their implementation. These are regularly reviewed from time to time through the
institutional mechanism laid down in the NAPCC
ORGANIC WASTE PROCESSING TO DEAL GLOBAL WARMING
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1011
DR. M. THAMBIDURAI
SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN
SHRI RAKESH SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether any guidelines have been fixed for developed and developing nations to deal with
the
problem of climate change due to global warming;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has constituted any expert committee to study the impact of global warming;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is promoting the processing of organic waste to
deal
with the problem
of global warming; and
if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDANT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC) and its kyoto Protocol lay
down the principles and provisions on the basis of which developed and developing countries have to take actions to
address the global problem of climate change. Parties to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol are obliged to take
actions in accordance with the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibility and respective
capability.
(c) & (d) An expert committee was set up in 2007 under the Chairmanship of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the
Government of India to assess the impacts of climate change on various sectors namely viz. agriculture, methane
emissions from livestock, coastal zone, health, water resources, forests and natural ecosystem. The report of the
Committee has been made available to the concerned Ministries and agencies for necessary action. The Prime
Minister's Council on Climate Change has also been set up to guide and coordinate national response to climate
change.
(e) & (f) As part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
includes activities for management of solid waste including organic waste. A National programme on energy
recovery from urban and industrial waste, and biogas is being implemented. Under the Clean Development
Mechanism, government has given host country approvals to several bio-mass based projects for reducing emissions
and generating carbon credits.
DISTURBANCES IN ECOLOGICAL BALANCES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1015
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has conducted any study in regard to risks posed due to unplanned urbanisation
which is disturbing ecological balances in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps being taken by the Government to check the problem of urbanisation?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)/Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has not carried
out any specific study on the impacts of unplanned urbanisation disturbing ecological balances. The urbanisation is
being regulated by the State Urban Development Departments. Most of the States have either prepared or in process
of preparing the city specific management plans for metropolitan cities which inter alia include (i) urban planning
combining with environment planning (ii) spatial planning with socio-economic planning to check urban sprawl so
as to making urbanization more sustainable and ecological sound.
(c) To check the problem of urbanization, the Government has taken several steps which include:
(i) The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM), a reformed linked programme launched in 2005 under which schemes of urban water
supply, sanitation, solid waste management and storm water drainage in urban areas have been taken up;
(ii) funds are provided for improvement of water supply, sewerage, storm water drainage and solid waste
management projects in satellite towns of seven mega cities;
(iii) financial assistance is provided for improvement of urban infrastructures and basic services in 5 capital
cities in North Eastern States;
(iv) accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme (AUWSP) launched in 1993-94
USE OF GM FOODS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1017
SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN
SHRI JOSE K. MANI
SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
whether the Government has taken any decision to permit Genetically Modified (GM)
country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the readymade food items like breakfast cereals supplied by Multinational
manufactured by using GM foodgrains;
if so, whether the Government has any mechanism to check the content of such
foods in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
foods in our
Companies is
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, notified under “Rules for the Manufacture, use, Import and
Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-Organisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or cells, 1989’, has
approved the commercial cultivation of Bt cotton and import of GM Soybean oil derived from ‘Roundup Ready’
soybean.
(c) to (g) The entry of GM food at various ports is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
vide their notification dated April 7, 2006. In accordance with the above regulation the mandate of the Customs and
the DGFT is to ensure that the importer has obtained proper approvals of GM food imports, the shipments are
accompanied with proper documentation; verify that contents of shipment match accompanying documentation;
detect illegal LMO imports and take appropriate measures. As regards the illegal entry of GM foods, the Ministry
has not received any complaint from DGFT or the Customs. Further, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution, vide Gazette Notification G.S.R. 427(E) of 5th June 2012, has mandated the labeling of
packaged food containing GMOs with the words “GM.” The labeling requirement for packaged foods containing
GM ingredients is mandatory from January 1, 2013
CHECK ON RIVER BED MINING
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1020
SHRI SHIVARAMA GOUDA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has framed the Mineral Concession Rules for mining minerals in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the river bed mining for extraction of sand/moraine is rampant in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government against illegal sand miners to prevent adverse impact on ecology?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Mines has framed Mineral Concession Rules under Section 13 of Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) [MMDR] Act, 1957 which has been notified in the Gazette vide GSR No. 1398 dated
11.11.1960. The State Governments have been given powers to make rules in respect of minor minerals under
section 15 of the MMDR Act, 1957.
(c) to (e): Sand mining is regulated in terms of the MMDR Act, 1957 and the rules framed therein. Mining projects
of sand require prior environment clearance. This is with a view to ensuring that the mining is done in a scientific
and sustainable manner. As per section 23C of the MMDR Act, 1957, State Governments have been empowered to
make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals.
RESIGNATION BY NGRBA MEMBERS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1024
SHRI INDER SINGH NAMDHARI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether some prominent member of National Ganga River Basin Authority had resigned from the
organisation;
if so, the details thereof;
whether any progress has been made in respect of clean Ganga expedition; and
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Shri Rajendra Singh, Shri Ravi Chopra and Prof. R.H. Siddiqui, non-official expert members of the
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) had conveyed their resignation on 10.03.2012 in support of the
demands of Prof. G.D. Agarwal (now Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand) on issues concerning conservation of river
Ganga. However, their resignation was not accepted by the Chairman and they attended the 3rd meeting of NGRBA
held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister on 17.04.2012.
(c) & (d) The NGRBA in its first meeting decided that under Mission Clean Ganga that by 2020 no untreated
municipal sewage and industrial effluents will flow into the river. To achieve this, a World Bank assisted NGRBA
programme for eight years at an estimated cost of Rs. 7000 Crores has been approved for conservation and
restoration of water quality of the river Ganga. Since inception of the NGRBA programme, 53 Schemes on
development of sewer networks, sewage treatment plants, electric crematoria, common community toilets,
development of river fronts etc. in 43 towns in the States of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs. 2600 Crores. A amount of Rs 805.17 Crores has been released so far,
both by the Central & State Government
CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITATS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1026
DR. AJAY KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has received any proposals from various State Governments including
Jharkhand for declaration of some areas as Critical Wildlife Habitats in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Ministry has given approval for any of the proposals;
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f) The Government of Odisha had forwarded proposals to the Central Level Committee for notification of
Chilka Nalaban Sanctuary, Gahirmatha Sanctuary and Chandaka Sanctuary as Critical Wildlife Habitats under the
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. These proposals
were considered by the Central Level Committee and were found to be incomplete. Therefore, the State Government
was requested to submit revised proposal, which has not been received in the Ministry of Environment and Forests
so far. However, no proposals from any other State/Union Territory Governments, including Jharkhand have been
received in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, for declaration as Critical Wildlife Habitats. The Ministry of
Environment and Forests has initiated steps for the ‘Implementation Protocol for determination and notification of
Critical Wildlife Habitats’ in accordance with the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
CONSERVATION OF FORESTS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1029
SHRI KAMESHWAR BAITHA
SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
SHRI RAMEN DEKA
SHRI PURNMASI RAM
SHRI SIVASAMI C
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA
SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA
SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
SHRI RAJU SHETTI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether as per the report of Forest Survey of India, the forest cover is shrinking in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
the total forest area in each state including Chhattisgarh and its percentage in the total geographical area
State-wise;
whether promoting plantation has been envisaged in ‘Rashtriya Harit Bharat Mission’ under ‘National
Action Plan’ on Climate Change.
if so, the other salient features of the mission and names of the States/Union Territories likely to be
covered therein; and
(f)
the scheme-wise details of funds spent for afforestation/plantation purposes and the number of trees
planted during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. As per India State of Forest Report 2011, 14 States / UTs have shown a decrease in forest cover
to the extent of 867 square kilometers. 15 States/UTs have registered an aggregate increase of 500 square
kilometers. Effectively there is a net decline of forest cover to the tune of 367 square kilometers. The names of
States/UT showing decline in forest cover along with the reasons for decline is given in Annexure I.
(c) The details of forest cover of each state including Chhattisgarh and forest cover as percentage of the total
geographical area State-wise are given in Annexure II.
(d) & (e) Yes, Sir. The National Mission for ‘A Green India’ is one of the eight Missions under the National Action
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The Green India Mission aims to increase forest and tree cover on 5 million
hectare area and to improve quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectare area, environmental amelioration
through climate mitigation, forest based livelihood of local communities and also to improve ecosystem services
such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity and hydrological services. Plantation activities have been envisaged in the
Mission through various Sub Missions.The Green India Mission is proposed to be implemented in all the States &
UTs of the country.
(f) The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National
Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme for eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in the country.
The scheme is being implemented through a decentralized mechanism of State Forest Development Agency (SFDA)
at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management
Committees (JFMCs) at village level. The details of funds released and approved area under the NAP scheme during
last three years (2009-10 to 2011-12) and Current year (As on 25/2/2013) are given in Annexure- III.
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1029 due for answer on
04-03-2013 regarding ‘Conservation of Forests’
States / UTs showing decline in forest cover as per India State of Forest Report 2011
S.No
States
1
Andhra Pradesh
Decline
in
forest area (in
sq. km)
281
2.
Manipur
190
3.
Nagaland
146
4.
Arunachal Pradesh
74
5.
Mizoram
66
6.
Meghalaya
46
7.
Kerala
24
8.
Assam
19
9.
Tripura
8
Reasons for decline
Management interventions like harvesting of short rotation
crops followed by new regeneration / plantations, forest
clearance in some encroached areas.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Change in forest cover in the state is because of shifting
cultivation and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to rotational
felling of Eucalyptus, Teak, Acacia mangium, rubber and
shade bearing trees in the gardens.
Decrease in forest cover is mainly attributed to illicit felling,
encroachments in insurgency affected areas and shifting
cultivation practices.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to clearings for
10.
11.
12.
13.
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
4
4
3
1
14.
Chandigarh
Total
0.22
866.22
rubber plantations and shifting cultivations practices.
Submergence of forest areas in catchments of the dams.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to private felling
in the Tree Outside Forests areas.
-
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1029 due for answer on
04-03-2013 regarding ‘Conservation of Forests’
Forest Cover in States/UTs in India as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) – 2011 (data period 2008-09)
(area in km2)
States/UTs
Geographical Area
Total Forest Cover
Forest cover as percentage of
geographical area
Andhra Pradesh
275069
46389
16.86
Arunachal Pradesh
83743
67410
80.50
Assam
78438
27673
35.28
Bihar
94163
6845
7.27
Chhattisgarh
135191
55674
41.18
Delhi
1483
176
11.88
Goa
3702
2219
59.94
Gujarat
196022
14619
7.46
Haryana
44212
1608
3.64
Himachal Pradesh
55673
14679
26.37
Jammu & Kashmir
222236
22539
10.14
Jharkhand
79714
22977
28.82
Karnataka
191791
36194
18.87
Kerala
38863
17300
44.52
Madhya Pradesh
308245
77700
25.21
Maharashtra
307713
50646
16.46
Manipur
22327
17090
76.54
Meghalaya
22429
17275
77.02
Mizoram
21081
19117
90.68
Nagaland
16579
13318
80.33
Orissa
155707
48903
31.41
Punjab
50362
1764
3.50
Rajasthan
342239
16087
4.70
Sikkim
7096
3359
47.34
Tamil Nadu
130058
23625
18.16
Tripura
10486
7977
76.04
Uttar Pradesh
240928
14338
5.95
Uttarakhand
53483
24496
45.80
West Bengal
88752
12995
14.64
States/UTs
Geographical Area
Total Forest Cover
Forest cover as percentage of
geographical area
Andaman & Nicobar
8249
6724
81.51
Chandigarh
114
17
14.72
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
491
211
42.97
Daman & Diu
112
6
5.49
Lakshadweep
32
27
84.56
Puducherry
480
3287263
50
692027
10.43
21.05
Annexure III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1029 due for answer on
04-03-2013 regarding ‘Conservation of Forests’
National Afforestation Programme: Funds Released and Approved Area
S. No. State/UT
Year-wise Release ( Rupees in crore)
Approved area (in hectares)
1
Andhra Pradesh
2009-10
11.03
2010-11
10.48
2011-12
15.15
2012-13 *
2.71
2009-10
4182
2010-11
2341
2011-12
5453
2
Bihar
7.74
5.48
6.92
0.00
3475
0
5647
3
Chhattisgarh
25.12
33.25
24.74
13.33
8450
1177
8370
4
Goa
0.00
0
24.44
0.00
18.09
0
Gujarat
0.00
27.00
0
5
0
29.43
4920
1760
11150
6
Haryana
20.57
24.20
12.28
3.84
5526
1100
3145
7
Himachal Pradesh
3.59
3.45
3.50
3.62
1255
1646
2566
8
Jammu & Kashmir
9.81
3.99
3550
0
4857
9
Jharkhand
21.06
8.73
10
Karnataka
11.95
11
Kerala
12
13
2012-13 *
2934
2000
1450
6.89
2.35
4.69
4.81
9980
0
4815
8.12
10.42
12.92
2200
0
9523
4.02
7.54
2.04
11.30
1095
666
2947
Madhya Pradesh
22.53
30.39
21.43
6.22
6188
13000
10219
Maharashtra
20.53
16.17
28.51
14.48
7219
0
9854
2900
11.20
7.30
3.38
1745
0
7410
4000
547
0
625
1000
14
Orissa
8.82
15
Punjab
3.01
16
Rajasthan
10.67
0
4.94
0.46
6.23
0.76
4.13
6800
400
3300
17
Tamil Nadu
7.98
7.21
3.08
1.70
4025
0
2984
18
Uttar Pradesh
30.20
21.33
26.23
16.64
9664
3340
12435
4270
19
Uttarakhand
7.00
4.47
2350
20
West Bengal
3.11
Total (Other States)
253.17
6.25
4065
5167
5058
4.12
6.61
6.29
1.87
615
2815
2360
234.50
228.00
120.18
85501
33412
112718
0.00
1.66
1750
3125
0
3625
0
0
1525
3599
4250
800
4800
3930
2700
2370
2600
21
Arunachal Pradesh
2.37
5.52
22
Assam
14.48
6.08
23
Manipur
5.93
10.37
24
Meghalaya
2.21
8.79
25
Mizoram
17.27
12.21
7.95
12.74
1.47
2.60
4.31
13.44
1.94
6.54
1250
22154
645
26
Nagaland
10.67
10.11
11.69
4.46
4050
2000
8000
27
28
Sikkim
Tripura
Total (NE States)
8.86
3.20
65.00
11.99
10.43
75.49
11.18
13.69
75.00
0.00
2.46
21.13
2225
1380
18055
1549
6271
23714
3730
6220
28730
645
G. Total
318.17
309.99
303.00
141.31
103556
57126
141448
22799
CONSERVATION OF KOLLERU LAKE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1034
SHRI L. RAJA GOPAL
SHRI SUBHASH BAPURAO WANKHEDE
SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has launched any centrally sponsored scheme for the conservation of lakes
across the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the number of lakes has declined during the last decade;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the details of funds sanctioned to the State
Governments during the last three years for the conservation of such lakes, State-wise ;
whether the Government proposes to announce Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh into an eco sensitive
zone; and
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry have been implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes of National Lake Conservation Plan
and National Wetland Conservation Programme (NWCP) for conservation and management of polluted and
degraded lakes and wetlands in the country. These schemes have now been merged as National Plan for
Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems.
(c) & (d) As regards decline in number of lakes in the states, the Ministry has not received any information.
However, there is a reduction in expanse of the lakes due to rapid urbanization and other developmental activities.
During the last three years (2009-2012), total funds of Rs.174.86 crore & Rs.38.47 crore were released to
various State Governments for conservation of lakes and wetlands respectively.
(e) & (f) Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh is one of the 115 identified wetlands for conservation and management
under NWCP, and also designated as a Ramsar site under the International Ramsar Convention, 1971. This lake is
notified under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, which defines regulation on certain
activities within the wetlands. The Ministry has not received any proposal from the State Government of Andhra
Pradesh for declaring Kolleru lake as an eco sensitive zone.
CHECK ON FELLING OF TREES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1037
SHRI J.M. AARON RASHID
SHRI PURNMASI RAM
SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA
SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY
SHRI TARACHAND BHAGORA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether various agencies are engaged in indiscriminate felling of trees on the pretext of development in
various parts of the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether some agencies have cut trees in Delhi recently without any prior permission from the Ministry;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No reports regarding indiscriminate felling of trees on the pretext of development by various agencies have
been received in the Ministry. However, sporadic incidents of tree felling do take place wherein action is taken by
the respective State /UT Governments as per the law.
(c) to (e) The Ministry has received no such reports, wherein the agencies concerned have cut trees in Delhi without
permission of the Competent Authority. Permission for cutting of trees is given by the respective State/UT
Governments.
CHECK ON ECOLOGICAL BALANCES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1042
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the indiscriminate industrialisation is causing damage to the ecological balance of the country;
if so, the names of the areas most severely affected due to industrialization and the areas where
environment is getting affected; and
the steps taken by the Government to tackle the situation?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The indiscriminate industrialisation is adversely affecting the ecological balance in the country. The
Government have taken adequate steps to check indiscriminate industrialization to prevent damage to the ecological
balance. Industrial projects specified under category A and B are required to obtain Environmental Clearance (EC)
under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and are subjected for scrutiny by the State and Central level
Environmental Appraisal Committees. The industries are also required to seek consent-to-establish and consent-to-
operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 from the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).
Further, based on the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI), the Central Pollution Control
Board has indentified 43 critically polluted Industrial Clusters and these clusters are having CEPI score more than
70 on a scale 100 and hence, considered to be Critically Polluted Areas (CPAs). Action plans have been prepared for
these clusters for restoration of environmental quality. The action plans are implemented through State Government
and Department. The details of State-wise distribution of CPAs and severely polluted industrial clusters are
annexed.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION
NO. 1042 DUE FOR REPLY ON 4.03.2013 REGARDING CHECK ON ECOLOGICAL BALANCES BY
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
State-wise distribution of Critically Polluted Areas (CPAs) and Severely Polluted Industrial Clusters
identified based on CEPI criteria
Sr.
No
Name of State
1
Gujarat
2
Maharashtra
3
Uttar Pradesh
Clusters with CEPI >70
Critically Polluted Areas (CPAs)
Ankleshwar (88.50), Vapi (88.09),
Ahmedabad (75.28), Vatva (74.77),
Bhavnagar (70.99), Junagarh (70.82)
Chandrapur (83.88), Dombivalli (78.41),
Aurangabad (77.44), Navi Mumbai (73.77),
Tarapur (72.01)
Ghaziabad (87.37), Singrauli (81.73),
Noida (78.90), Kanpur (78.09),
Agra (76.48), Varanasi-Mirjapur (73.79)
Clusters with CEPI 60-70
(Severely Polluted Industrial Clusters)
Vadodara (66.91), Rajkot (66.76),
Batala (68.59), Jalandhar (64.98)
Nashik (69.25), Chembur
Pimpari-Chinchwad (66.06)
Moradabad (64.71), Aligarh (63.83),
Ferozabad (60.51)
4
Punjab
Ludhiana (81.66), Mandi Govindgarh (75.08)
5
Haryana
Faridabad (77.07), Panipat (71.99)
--
6
Delhi
Najafgarh-Drain basin
(79.54) including
Anand Parbat, Naraina, Okhla, Wazirpur
--
7
8
Chhatisgarh
Rajasthan
9
Madhya Pradesh
Korba (83.00)
Bhiwadi (82.91), Jodhpur (75.19),
Pali (73.73)
Indore (71.26)
10
Orissa
11
West Bengal
12
Jharkhand
13
Tamil Nadu
14
15
Kerala
Karnataka
16
Andhra Pradesh
17
Himachal Pradesh
18
19
Bihar
Uttarakhand
Angul Talchar (82.09), Ib-Valley (74.00)
Jharsugula (73.34)
Haldia (75.43), Howrah (74.84),
Asansole (70.20)
Dhanbad (78.63)
Vellore -North Arcot (81.79) ,
Cuddalore (77.45), Manali (76.32),
Coimbatore (72.38)
Greater Kochin (75.08)
Mangalore (73.68), Bhadravati (72.33)
Vishakhapatnam (70.82),
Patancherru-Bollaram (70.07)
----
(69.19),
Raipur (65.45)
Jaipur (66.82)
Dewas (68.77), Nagda -Ratlam (66.67),
Pitampur (65.09)
Paradeep (69.26)
Durgapur (68.26)
Jamshedpur (66.06), Saraikela (65.38),
Ramgarh (65.11), Bada Jamtara (64.47)
Tirupur (68.38), Mettur (66.98)
-Raichur (68.07), Bidar (67.64), Pinia
(65.11)
Vijayawada (60.57)
Baddi (69.07), Kala Amb
Parwanoo (63.83)
West Singhbhum (67.30)
Haridwar (61.01)
(68.77),
NUMBERS OF WILD ASSES IN LADAKH AREA
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1045
SHRI HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has conducted any survey of Wild Asses in Changthang region of Ladakh
bordering China;
if so, whether the number of these wild animals is increasing alarmingly; and
if so, the impact thereof on the pastures of Pashmina goats in the area and the measures taken by the
Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Survey on Wild Ass, known as Kiang in Ladakhi, has been conducted by Wildlife Institute of India,
Dehradun in 1996, 2006 and 2009. As per information received from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun no
increase in Kiang population between 2006-2009 has been detected in these surveys.
(c) Kiang being a coarse grass feeder enhances availability of quality forage for smaller ungulates including
Pashmina goats.
DOHA CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1047
SHRI PRADEEP MAJHI
SHRI KISHNBHAI V PATEL
SHRIS.S.RAMASUBBU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether a conference on the Doha Climate Change has been held in the recent past;
if so, the details thereof:
the details of the issues raised by the Indian delegation during the said conference.
the reaction of various participants on each of the issues;
whether the participants of the said conference have finalised any plan of work for 2013; and
if so, the details thereof;
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The key outcomes of the eighteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Doha, Qatar from November 26 to December 8, 2012 include amendment of
the Kyoto Protocol to implement the second commitment period for emissions reductions by developed country
parties under the Protocol; successful conclusion of the work under the Bali Action Plan (BAP); and planning
further work under the Durban Platform (DP) for Enhanced Action for post-2020 arrangements, agreed to at Durban
last year. The Conference addressed all the three issues and came out with a package, which balanced the interests
and obligations of various countries.
At the Doha Conference, India pursued the strategy of working together with the Group of77 & China in order to
protect the overall interests of developing countries. During the Conference, India raised the issues of equity in
climate change related actions and commitments, technology-related Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and
unilateral measures taken by some countries in the name of climate change, and succeeded in having these issues
included in the ongoing work of various bodies of the Convention. India successfully defended the nature of its
voluntary domestic goal of reducing emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 20-25% by 2020
in comparison with 2005 level and ensured that agriculture, a sensitive sector of our economy, was not included in
the mitigation work programme proposed to be launched at the global level.
(e) & (f) The Doha Conference agreed on a plan of work for 2013 for the Ad-hoc Working Group on Durban
Platform (ADP) set up last year for devising post-2020 arrangements. The Conference decided to call for submission
from parties on ‘vision’ of the post-2020 arrangements as well as ‘ambition’ for raising the global efforts aimed at
reducing emissions in the pre-2020 period. It was also agreed that the work of the ADP will be guided by the
principles of the Convention.
TARGETS UNDER PLANTATION
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1050
SHRI IJAYARAJ SINGH
SHRI RATAN SINGH
SHRI VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH
SHRI GOPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Whether the Government has fixed any target for afforestations/tree plantations in the country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
whether the Government provides any assistance to states for achieving these targets;
if so, the details of the assistance provided for this purpose;
whether some states have not utilized the funds provided by the Union Government; and
if so, the names of such States and action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) Yes, Sir. Afforestation/Tree plantation targets under Item No.51 A (Area Covered under Public and
Forest Lands) and 51 B (No. of Seedlings Planted) of Twenty Point Programme is fixed by Ministry of Environment
and Forests annually to States/UTs. State wise targets for the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 are given in
Annexure. The afforestation under Twenty Point Programme is taken up cross sectorally under various Centrally
Sponsored Schemes such as National Afforestation Programme (NAP), Compensatory Afforestation Fund
Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Funds, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), National Bamboo Mission, 13th
Finance Commission etc. and also under different State Plan/ Non Plan Schemes.
(c) and (d) The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
which is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for tree plantation and eco restoration of degraded forests and
adjoining areas in the country through people’s participation. So far, an amount of Rs. 2991.67 cr. has been provided
to the states since the inception of NAP in the year 2000. Apart from NAP, afforestation is also done out of the
funds released to the states under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
(CAMPA). During the last 4 years, an amount of Rs. 3790.63 cr. of CAMPA Fund has been released to the States.
(e) and (f) Major portion of funds released under NAP is utilized by the programme States, however, the unspent
amounts, if any, are adjusted and accounted for in the subsequent release of funds to the State(s).
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in answer to parts (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1050 on ‘Targets Under
Plantation”’ asked by Shri Ijayaraj Singh, Shri Ratan Singh, Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, Shri Gopal Singh
Shekhawat due for reply on 04.03.2013
State/UT-wise details of the Afforestation Targets under Point 51 A (area covered under Afforestation
activities on public and forest land in hectares) and Point 51 B (number of seedling planted in lakhs of 20
Point Programme)
Sl.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
State/ UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D & N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Total
Point 51 A
Point 51 B
Area of forest and public land covered
under afforestation activities in (ha.)
Number of Seedlings Planted ( in lakhs)
2010-11
2010-11
340000
10000
12000
27000
60500
550
125000
25000
24000
28000
50000
100000
9000
270000
175000
10000
3000
6000
6000
150000
7000
44000
5000
93000
12000
16000
100000
22000
1100
300
200
30
100
20
50
1731850
2011-12
312000
6500
9500
25000
78000
500
137500
24000
20000
28000
30000
100000
9000
210000
180000
10000
2500
5500
5000
215000
8000
60000
6000
118500
13000
20000
90000
20000
1300
300
250
30
105
20
75
1745580
2012-13
385400
10800
5650
22700
50400
450
140500
57000
28900
7250
46200
67000
3950
110700
122900
18000
6850
6250
10600
173300
6950
71300
7450
50700
27200
23000
81700
16000
1600
300
250
15
1150
20
35
1562470
2210.00
65.00
78.00
175.50
385.00
7.50
812.50
162.50
156.00
182.00
325.00
650.00
58.50
1755.00
1137.50
65.00
19.50
39.00
39.00
975.00
45.50
176.00
32.50
284.00
78.00
140.00
650.00
143.00
7.15
1.95
1.30
0.20
0.65
0.13
0.33
10858.20
2011-12
2028.00
42.25
61.75
162.50
507.00
3.25
893.75
156.00
130.00
182.00
195.00
650.00
58.50
1365.00
1170.00
65.00
16.25
35.75
32.50
1397.50
52.00
300.00
39.00
770.25
84.50
130.00
585.00
130.00
8.45
1.95
1.63
0.20
0.68
0.13
0.49
11256.28
2012-13
2505.10
70.20
36.73
147.55
327.60
2.93
913.25
370.50
187.85
47.13
300.30
435.50
25.68
719.55
798.85
117.00
44.53
40.63
68.90
1126.45
45.18
463.45
48.43
329.55
176.80
149.50
531.05
104.00
10.40
1.95
1.63
0.10
7.48
0.13
0.23
10156.06
DEATHS OF BLACK DEER IN ZOO
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1052
SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has noticed the recent incidents wherein two stray dogs barged into an
enclosure of deers at Kanpur Zoo and killed numbers of black deers of rare species; and
if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to check recurrence of such
incidents in future?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir a total number of 31 Blackbuck died in Kanpur Zoo due to attack by the stray dogs on the night of
19th/20th January 2013.The State Government of Uttar Pradesh reportedly has suspended the Director, Kanpur
Zoological Park, Kanpur along with the Keeper-1, Night Chowkidar-1, Wildlife Guards-2, Forester-1 & Range
Officer-1 after conducting detailed enquiry and fixing up of the responsibility of the lapse. The Zoo authorities have
been asked to take immediate preventive measures so that such incidents are not repeated in future
ASSESSMENT OF FOREST AREA
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1055
SMT MANEKA GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has made an assessment of the acres of forest area that has been deforestated for
coal mines in the country during the last three years and the current year; and
if so, the details thereof State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (b) The details of approvals granted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for
coal mining in the country during the last three years and current year is annexed.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1055 ON “ASSESSMENT OF FOREST AREA” ASKED BY SHRIMATI MANEKA
GANDHI DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013
Details of Proposals Granted Approval of Central Government Under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for
Diversion of Forest Land Required For Coal Mining
Year 2010
S.No
.
State/Union
Territories
1
Year 2011
Year 2012
Year 2013
(as on 27.02.2013)
No. of
proposal
s
Area
Diverte
d (in ha)
No. of
proposal
s
Area
Diverte
d (in ha)
No. of
proposal
s
Area
Diverte
d (in ha)
No. of
proposal
s
Area
Diverte
d (in ha)
Andhra Pradesh
1
4
1291.06
5
3
136.5
2553.78
3
2
Chhattisgarh
2
224.22
3
12
8
861.32
3
324.95
7
1063.3
3861.77
3
3
4
Jharkhand
Madhya
Pradesh
719.43
2761.48
1
1454.32
3
1
2
161.31
2987.04
3
2498.31
8
1674.58
6
1
0
5
Maharashtra
3
190.79
6
Orissa
2
166.24
3
355.275
3
2014.63
5
7
West Bengal
1
4.89
5622.10
4
19
7970.63
1
11
4391.23
5
Grand Total
6
1
33.722
25
7354.97
9
5
26
5
CONSTITUTION OF CAMPA
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1059
SHRI JAGADANAND SINGH
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether any funds has been constituted to put therein the fund received as compensation for the loss of
forests due to the use of forest land and felling of trees while implementing various types of schemes ;
if so, the details thereof, along with the total fund deposited and released to various States including
Chhattisgarh, State-wise ;
whether compensatory afforestation work has not been going on smoothly despite huge sums being
there in that fund in various States;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken to expedite the work on compensatory afforestation ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Pursuant to the Supreme Court of India Order dated 29th October 2002 in IA No.566 in Writ Petition (Civil)
No.202 of 1995 titled T N GOdavarman Thirumalpad Vs UOI & Ors., the Compensatory Afforestation Fund
Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was constituted by Order dated 23rd April 2004 published in the
Gazette of India. Taking note that the CAMPA had still not become operational, the Supreme Court of India, vide
their Order dated 5th May 2006 in IA No.1337 with IA Nos.827, 1122, 1216, 1473 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.202
of 1995 accepted the suggestion in the Report of the Central Empowered Committee, inter-alia, for the constitution
of the Ad-hoc body, viz., the Ad-hoc CAMPA till CAMPA becomes operational and ordered that all the monies
recovered on behalf of ‘CAMPA’ in lieu of diversion of forest land under the Forest Conservation Act 1980 and
which are presently lying with the various officials of the State Government be transferred to the bank accounts to
be operated by this body ;
(b) An unaudited statement of funds received in the principal accounts of various States/ UTs as on 31st March 2012
is at Annexure I. A statement showing the details of funds released to the CAMPAs constituted in various States/
UTs is at Annexure II. The funds are allocated to States subject to the overall annual limit of about Rs.1,000 crores
laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in their Order dated 10th July 2009 in IA No.2143 in the above
Civil Writ Petition ;
(c) to (e) The progress in compensatory afforestation works, utilizing the funds allocated to the State CAMPAs is
being continuously monitored through Quarterly Progress Reports. An e-based programme for on-line real time
monitoring of such works, which has been designed by the National Informatics Centre for all India application has
also been rolled out in some Pilot States.
Annexure - I
Statement showing the details of Principal Amount deposited by the State Govt. with Adhoc CAMPA during
the period from 2006 to 31st March 2012.
(In Rupees)
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Name of State
Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhatishgarh
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Due
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
U.P.
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
TOTAL
Principal Amount
96572713.00
18515665234.48
7635761240.74
2448978374.84
1519089862.57
17742230.00
20061239147.89
63550996.00
7728100.00
325188365.00
1239061506.58
5020048532.00
3059242754.59
8918355556.60
1384342030.00
15987183245.87
7297088607.00
226351356.58
11362224136.00
326787525.00
909887925.00
107323259.00
15622.00
33993028166.00
3953681754.30
6558967576.85
1582090240.00
266031884.00
783535020.00
5275179934.86
12066606641.65
812146823.00
171820696361.4
Annexure - II
Release of funds (State CAMPA)
Sl.
N
o.
State/UT
2009-10
3
Amount (in
Rs.)
4
28.08.2
009
10,990,000.0
0
28.08.2
009
897,832,000.
00
Date
1
1
2
2
Andaman
&
Nicobar
Islands
Andhra
Pradesh
3
Arunachal
Pradesh
4
03.04.2
010
163,676,000.
00
Assam
17.08.2
009
67,174,000.0
0
5
Bihar
20.11.2
009
77,300,000.0
0
6
Chandigar
h
17.08.2
009
1,765,000.00
7
Chhattisg
arh
17.08.2
009
1,232,135,00
0.00
8
Dadra &
Nagar
Haveli
04.09.2
009
1,682,000.00
9
Daman &
Diu
10
Delhi
21.01.2
010
18,471,000.0
0
11
Goa
17.08.2
009
121,197,000.
00
12
Gujarat
19.08.2
009
249,647,000.
00
13
Haryana
17.08.2
009
191,141,000.
00
14
Himachal
Pradesh
21.08.2
009
366,771,000.
00
15
Jammu &
Kashmir
16
Jharkhand
2010-11
5
Amount (in
Rs.)
6
01.10.2
010
7,869,000.00
Date
01.10.2
010
22.11.2
010
01.10.2
010
18.01.2
011
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
1,207,444,00
0.00
177,882,000.
00
2011-12
7
Amount (in
Rs.)
8
18.06.2
012
5,779,000.00
Date
23.08.2
011
08.09.2
011
25.10.2
011
09.11.2
011
29.11.2
011
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
411,900,000.
00
86,674,000.0
0
Date
9
06.10.2
012
02.01.2
013
13.02.2
013
104,487,000.
00
25.11.2
011
80,400,000.0
0
02.01.2
013
1,341,066,00
0.00
08.09.2
011
995,439,000.
00
21.08.2
012
950,028,000.
01.10.2
010
1,196,039,00
0.00
117,613,000.
00
150,592,100.
00
84,650,000.0
0
1,143,800,00
0.00
1,536,000.00
13,991,000.0
0
102,468,000.
00
291,568,000.
00
188,909,000.
00
421,656,000.
00
08.09.2
011
11.06.2
012
23.08.2
011
09.12.2
011
263,000,000.
00
09.11.2
012
1,031,622,00
24.11.2
011
324,117,000.
00
164,500,000.
00
571,262,400.
00
02.01.2
013
11.02.2
013
29.11.2
012
12.03.2
Amount (in
Rs.)
10
1,296,000.00
28.10.2
011
18.01.2
011
1,185,700,00
0.00
2012-13
624,989,300.
02.01.2
013
393,000,000.
00
237,835,000.
00
479,800,000.
010
00
17
Karnataka
19.08.2
009
585,573,000.
00
18
Kerala
12.03.2
010
17,509,000.0
0
19
Lakshadw
eep
20
Madhya
Pradesh
17.08.2
009
530,482,000.
00
21
Maharash
tra
22.02.2
010
893,549,000.
00
22
Manipur
08.12.2
009
7,456,000.00
23
Meghalay
a
20.04.2
010
967,000.00
24
Mizoram
25
Nagaland
26
Orissa
21.08.2
009
1,310,618,00
0.00
27
Pondicher
ry
28
Punjab
08.12.2
009
330,547,000.
00
29
Rajasthan
07.01.2
010
325,908,000.
00
30
Sikkim
31
Tamil
Nadu
32
Tripura
33
Uttar
Pradesh
17.08.2
009
80,092,000.0
0
08.12.2
009
19,713,000.0
0
12.03.2
010
35,418,000.0
0
10.05.2
010
470,962,000.
00
0.00
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
18.01.2
011
01.10.2
010
18.01.2
011
01.10.2
010
18.01.2
011
01.10.2
010
22.11.2
010
01.10.2
010
18.01.2
011
16.03.2
012
509,160,000.
00
509,656,000.
00
854,893,000.
00
13,350,000.0
0
1,401,753,00
0.00
265,215,000.
00
420,698,000.
00
102,334,000.
00
17,032,000.0
0
00
30.08.2
011
09.09.2
011
09.01.2
012
16.11.2
011
11.06.2
012
23.08.2
011
04.06.2
012
16.09.2
011
21.09.2
011
11.11.2
011
02.09.2
011
12.10.2
011
12.06.2
012
415,700,000.
00
06.10.2
012
826,300,000.
00
06.10.2
012
782,123,000.
00
19,134,000.0
0
1,668,510,05
0.00
220,783,872.
00
30.11.2
012
27.08.2
012
2,058,244,00
0.00
193,118,000.
00
318,913,000.
00
90,400,000.0
0
13,830,000.0
0
27.11.2
012
12.02.2
013
12.02.2
013
22.02.2
013
437,200,000.
00
535,209,000.
00
25,848,000.0
0
353,505,000.
00
00
304,800,000.
00
8,75,23,000
5,408,950.00
22,770,300.0
0
34
Uttarakha
nd
35
West
Bengal
Total
17.08.2
009
08.12.2
009
816,532,000.
00
52,957,000.0
0
01.10.2
010
01.10.2
010
22.11.2
010
9,828,092,00
0.00
827,488,000.
00
62,760,000.0
0
25.06.2
012
09.03.2
012
10,340,624,0
00.00
653,160,000.
00
02.01.2
013
317,305,000.
00
48,436,000.0
0
9,419,681,62
2.00
7,943,615,35
0.00
Note : The allocations to the State CAMPAs in Arunachal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand have been
made @ 50% of their respective entitlements for the year 2012-13 pending the receipt of GIS coordinates of work
sites treated under CAMPA funds since the year 2009-10, as requested in d.o.letter No.13-5/2010-FC dated the 11th
September 2012 from DGF&SS to the PCCFs of all States/ UTs. The allocation to Himachal Pradesh has been
made @ 75%as GIS coordinates have been received in part
CHECK ON CROWDS IN ZOOS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1062
SMT INGRID MCLEOD
SHRI MANICKA TAGORE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Central Zoo Authority has found that popular Zoos are over- crowded in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to solve the problem?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir, no popular Zoos have been found overcrowded in the country.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) Does not arise
PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1063
SHRI PREMCHAND (GUDDU)
SHRI DEORAJ SINGH PATEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
the steps being taken by the Government for protection of environment; and
the details of funds allocated to various States including Madhya Pradesh for protection of environment
during the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): In conformance with the vision, mission, objectives and functions for protection of environment of the
Government of India being discharged through the Ministry of Environment & Forests, various schemes,
programmes, projects and measures are continuously being implemented supported by necessary policy framework
and legislative,administrative and regulatory measures, which include environmental standards, consent
administration, authorization, environmental and forestry clearances, etc. The Ministry has also undertaken a
number of reform measures and policy initiatives in order to improve upon the intermediate output and final
outcomes through public private partnership, alternate delivery mechanism, social and gender empowerment
process, greater decentralization and transparency. For discharging its functional responsibilities,the Ministry has
created suitable institutional infrastructure at the national, regional, and State level in the form of six Regional
Offices, National Biodiversity Authority, Central Zoo Authority, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, National Tiger
Conservation Authority, Animal Welfare Board of India, State Departments of Environment and Forest, Central
Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees, and various environmental
research institutions/ organizations, etc. For instance, the Regional Offices of the Ministry are entrusted with the
responsibility of monitoring and evaluating on-going projects/ schemes and follow up on implementation of
conditions and safeguards laid down in each environmental clearance. The Ministry also provides funding to various
States and Union Territories, including Madhya Pradesh, under various Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored
Schemes. The details of the Plan funds released under various schemes for protection of the environment during the
last three years and the current year are furnished in Annex.
Annex referred to in the reply to Parts (a)& (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1063 regarding
“Protection of Environment” by ShriPremchand(Guddu) and ShriDeoraj Singh Patel due for answer on
04.03.2013
State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment
( crore)
S.No.
1
2
State / Scheme
Conservation of Mangroves & Coral Reefs
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
Gujarat
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Conservation and Management of Wetlands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
2009-10
6.80
2010-11
6.68
0.10
2011-12
7.01
0.10
2012-13*
4.58
2.95
0.15
0.37
1.76
0.43
1.53
0.11
0.62
0.30
1.34
1.47
12.04
0.54
1.81
2.37
14.79
0.62
1.11
0.59
11.88
0.57
0.33
0.71
1.15
0.71
0.16
0.89
0.67
0.61
0.00
0.13
0.70
0.54
0.22
0.11
0.60
0.79
0.34
0.10
2.41
0.11
0.37
0.10
0.83
1.68
1.20
11.53
1.26
0.13
0.24
0.11
0.16
S.No.
3
4
5
6
State / Scheme
Mizoram
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Research & Development
Others
Biosphere Reserve Scheme
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
Odisha
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood
Improvement
Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir
Kerala
Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Others (WII)
National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
Andhra Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Nagaland
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Delhi
2009-10
0.95
0.88
0.77
0.92
0.84
0.91
2011-12
0.68
1.68
1.07
0.74
0.48
1.60
2012-13*
1.40
1.02
0.12
0.52
0.31
1.29
2.34
2.21
2.75
1.15
0.08
9.66
0.10
2.18
0.87
0.04
10.13
0.15
0.18
0.50
0.72
0.35
1.05
0.45
0.63
0.08
0.40
1.00
0.70
0.63
1.19
0.42
0.50
0.40
2.53
0.25
1.10
0.15
0.44
1.23
0.50
0.24
0.43
0.30
2.06
0.79
1.09
0.45
1.06
0.29
0.06
10.75
0.15
0.40
0.50
0.50
0.65
0.50
0.35
0.40
1.20
0.60
0.50
0.60
0.50
2.30
0.50
1.10
2.30
0.15
0.17
0.91
0.02
1.78
0.78
0.09
9.27
0.15
2010-11
0.78
0.89
1.20
0.50
0.84
0.25
1.86
1.27
1.18
0.35
0.65
1.07
2.18
0.90
0.90
0.00
1.10
0.17
0.15
0.25
0.13
44.99
0.00
27.85
0.00
0.00
0.20
3.76
5.81
0.00
4.64
0.00
0.00
2.73
0.00
0.00
367.85
36.89
15.37
66.50
49.96
0.00
17.43
6.50
0.00
0.00
2.75
0.00
0.00
6.28
0.00
0.00
12.70
3.00
1.30
656.94
0.00
20.00
83.29
79.90
1.90
41.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.00
14.00
0.00
0.00
19.00
0.00
3.50
187.46
0.00
0.00
34.88
0.78
52.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15.13
0.00
0.00
30.00
0.00
7.17
244.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
S.No.
7
8
9
State / Scheme
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharastra
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National Ganga River Basin Authority
Bihar
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National Afforestation Programme
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Green India Mission
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
2009-10
0.00
0.00
14.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.90
7.38
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.00
15.00
3.10
112.80
17.93
57.08
99.73
12.00
0.00
12.72
17.93
57.08
318.17
11.03
2.37
14.48
7.74
25.12
0.00
24.44
20.57
3.59
9.81
21.06
11.95
4.02
22.53
20.53
5.93
2.21
17.27
10.67
8.82
3.01
10.67
8.86
7.98
3.20
30.20
7.00
3.11
0.00
2010-11
0.00
0.39
4.00
0.00
0.95
0.00
0.00
11.82
0.00
0.00
45.75
0.00
26.14
0.00
238.59
31.88
194.13
466.73
20.00
0.00
222.49
31.88
192.36
309.99
10.48
5.52
6.08
5.48
33.25
0.00
29.43
24.20
3.45
3.99
8.73
8.12
7.54
30.39
16.17
10.37
8.79
12.21
10.11
11.20
0.00
4.94
11.99
7.21
10.43
21.33
4.47
4.12
0.00
2011-12
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.00
47.53
20.00
9.30
0.00
70.75
0.00
0.00
53.44
2012-13*
0.00
41.71
38.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.07
0.00
0.00
45.36
0.00
21.65
0.00
84.31
8.20
0.00
92.51
0.00
53.44
0.00
84.31
8.20
0.00
141.31
2.71
1.66
1.47
0.00
13.33
0.00
18.09
3.84
3.62
2.35
4.69
4.81
11.30
6.22
14.48
2.60
1.94
6.54
4.46
3.38
0.76
4.13
0.00
1.70
2.46
16.64
6.25
1.87
0.00
0.00
303.00
15.15
0.00
7.95
6.92
24.74
0.00
27.00
12.28
3.50
6.89
10.42
12.92
2.04
21.43
28.51
12.74
4.31
13.44
11.69
7.30
0.46
6.23
11.18
3.08
13.69
26.23
6.61
6.29
49.95
0.90
1.30
9.72
1.34
3.57
S.No.
10
11
State / Scheme
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamail Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra &Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uittar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Project Elephant
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
2009-10
73.43
0.86
1.02
1.93
1.14
0.40
8.51
0.15
0.06
0.71
4.26
0.17
2.65
3.75
0.80
5.66
4.32
5.41
2.73
1.18
0.59
1.86
0.34
3.90
0.36
4.96
2.40
5.18
0.13
2.74
1.45
3.81
21.05
0.17
0.60
1.60
1.11
0.80
2.74
2.86
2010-11
74.24
0.87
0.64
2.13
1.86
0.20
0.12
2.81
0.32
11.06
0.15
2.53
5.37
0.63
4.12
3.66
6.35
3.43
0.88
0.58
7.07
0.33
3.15
0.25
3.48
1.83
3.34
0.02
2.96
1.34
2.76
21.92
0.15
0.10
1.39
0.75
1.00
0.80
3.00
2.65
2011-12
1.27
0.64
1.47
2.67
1.95
8.24
4.06
0.41
1.42
1.08
1.26
2.75
0.72
3.51
1.20
0.51
68.62
1.27
0.71
1.68
2.34
2012-13*
64.93
1.09
1.80
1.62
1.46
0.64
0.19
2.41
4.49
0.21
11.26
0.28
2.42
4.45
0.64
3.35
9.41
5.06
3.22
0.86
0.43
1.53
0.30
3.31
1.48
5.17
0.41
3.18
5.15
0.81
3.47
4.26
4.67
4.21
0.73
0.22
0.77
0.25
3.68
2.91
1.31
2.56
4.76
1.77
2.37
2.04
2.01
2.46
20.89
2.63
2.20
1.64
13.98
0.11
0.55
2.00
1.50
2.50
0.48
1.06
2.61
2.82
0.59
1.92
2.36
S.No.
12
13
State / Scheme
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Project Tiger
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Intensification of Forest Management Scheme
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra &Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
New Delhi
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
2009-10
0.49
0.80
0.50
1.00
3.58
0.14
0.38
2.21
2.07
183.59
1.17
6.57
3.11
25.82
3.73
21.71
2.21
106.94
2.58
4.31
2.46
2.98
69.26
0.00
0.12
3.14
3.60
1.17
0.00
4.60
0.00
0.08
0.24
5.01
0.69
2.82
1.35
2.60
2.52
4.90
0.00
7.15
4.59
1.98
1.65
3.00
2.74
0.00
1.22
0.00
0.74
1.50
2.86
0.00
1.38
1.82
3.17
2.62
2010-11
0.29
1.03
0.41
1.13
2.26
0.80
2.06
4.10
140.02
1.30
16.60
3.23
39.62
27.89
1.87
8.15
23.68
5.20
4.07
3.39
5.02
56.70
1.36
0.26
3.25
2.02
1.18
0.60
3.68
0.00
0.00
0.25
4.29
1.01
2.87
0.00
1.50
2.05
2.57
0.00
3.79
2.62
1.68
1.21
3.49
1.83
0.00
2.29
0.00
0.76
1.03
2.59
1.44
1.88
2.13
1.34
1.73
2011-12
0.20
1.28
0.25
2.14
2.28
0.06
0.49
1.41
2.24
138.43
1.56
18.30
4.29
53.52
36.22
2.25
5.55
0.67
6.05
4.46
3.99
1.57
60.60
0.00
0.30
2.61
2.46
0.82
0.34
4.30
0.00
0.00
0.11
3.48
0.75
2.46
0.00
3.41
3.48
1.44
0.00
6.97
3.73
3.28
1.61
2.53
3.46
0.00
1.33
0.00
0.00
1.61
2.88
2.45
0.60
1.40
2.29
0.50
2012-13*
0.16
0.15
1.68
2.00
0.05
0.07
1.25
0.66
127.37
0.82
9.30
5.14
54.38
6.57
2.41
1.42
36.08
3.84
2.48
0.89
4.04
47.22
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.98
0.00
0.00
0.07
1.64
0.96
2.26
2.09
2.12
2.81
1.50
0.00
8.86
2.69
1.17
1.44
2.13
0.00
0.00
1.50
0.00
0.00
1.84
0.35
1.41
3.23
0.99
3.42
0.71
* As on 31.01.2013.
CLEARANCE TO IPWTC
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1080
SHRI SURESH KALMADI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether after expiry of the clearance given under Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 for Inland
Passenger Water Transport Corporation (IPWTC), the corporation has submitted a fresh proposal for
environment clearance as well as clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011;
if so, the details thereof;
whether clearance in terms of environmental impact assessment/environment management have been
accorded to IPWTC;
if so, the details in the regard;
if not, the reasons thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) submitted a fresh proposal
in August, 2012 for development of Passenger Water Transport Project along West Coast of Mumbai since the
validity of the earlier clearance expired in the year 2011. Terms of Reference for carrying out EIA study were
granted as required under EIA Notification, 2006.
(c) to (f) MSRDC subsequently submitted final EIA report along with Public Hearing proceedings for the project.
The proposal was examined by the Expert Appraisal Committee in its meeting held in January, 2013 and
recommended the project for grant of environmental and CRZ clearance
PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN SANCTUARY
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1085
SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state the details of the steps taken/being
taken by the Government and the Wildlife Board for the protection of Birds in the Bharatpur Sanctuary of Rajasthan
facing water scarcity?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
Following are the important steps taken by the Government for augmentation of water supply for protection of
birds in the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan:
(i)
A project costing Rs.65.00 crore has been undertaken for supply of water to Keoladeo National Park from
Goverdhan drain by laying of pipelines from Santruk village to Keoladeo National Park for a distance of
about 17.1 km and water resource augmentation within the National Park area. The work of laying of
pipeline has been completed and test of water flowing into the Park has been done during September
2012.
(ii)
About 216 million cubic feet (mcft) and 234 mcft of water was made available from the traditional source,
i.e., Panchana Dam during the year 2010-11 and 2012-13 respectively. The State Board for Wildlife has
recommended that the water supply from the Panchana dam be made available every year on sustained
basis.
(iii) In pursuance to the conditions stipulated by the Central Empowered Committee in the approval of
Chambal- Dholpur drinking water project, a quantity of 310 mcft water has been received in the Keoladeo
National Park in the year 2012-13 upto February 2013.
CHECK ON EXTINCTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1087
DR. BHOLA SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether Government has noticed that many species of plants and animals have become extinct due to
construction of dams on Indus, the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers in the country;
if so, whether hectares of forest cover in the Himalayan region is on the verge of depletion due to
construction of these dams;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The impact on different species of plants and animals during execution of works related to construction of
dams on the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers and their tributaries have been reported. So far, 27063.86
ha of forest land have been diverted under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of
dams on River Indus, the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers and their tributaries. During consideration of proposals
under the provisions of Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, detailed impact
assessment studies for impact of these dams on different species of plants and animals are carried out and measures
for mitigating adverse impact are prescribed under Environment management plan for implementation. These
measures are site and project specific for different species of plants and animals.
LOAN FOR RIVER CLEANING PROJECTS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1095
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
SHRI ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken loan or received any grant from foreign countries to check pollution
in rivers in the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the funds received from various countries, country-wise; and
the details of amount utilised so far on the cleaning of rivers?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) For undertaking pollution abatement for conservation of rivers under National River Conservation Plan,
external assistance from bilateral/ multilateral agencies is availed of from time to time by the Government. The
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Government of Japan has provided a loan assistance of Yen 31.10
billion for the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Phase-I and II, and Yen 32.571 billion for YAPIII.
For pollution abatement of the river Ganga at Varanasi, loan assistance of 11.184 billion Yen has been availed from
JICA. A project with World Bank assistance for abatement of pollution of river Ganga at an estimated cost of
Rs.7000 crore has been approved in April, 2011 with the World Bank contribution of US $ 1 billion for the project.
(c) An expenditure of Rs. 1438.34 crore and Rs. 32.49 crore have been incurred, so far, for implementation of
pollution abatement schemes for river Yamuna and Ganga at Varanasi town respectively under JICA assisted YAP
projects. Under the World Bank assisted project for abatement of pollution of river Ganga, Rs.11.09 crore has been
utilized, so far.
CLEARANCES TO HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1103
SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI GAJANAN D BABAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the norms/criteria set by the Ministry for grant of environmental clearance has
blocked a
number of highway development projects as alleged by the National Highway Authority of India
(NHAI);
if so, the details thereof including the number of such projects pending with the Ministry as on date for
getting clearances and the reasons therefor;
whether the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has requested the Ministry to expedite the
approval process and if so, the action taken by the Ministry in this regard;
whether the Ministry proposes to review their existing norms/criteria for grant of environmental
clearances to various developmental projects in the country; and
if so, the details thereof including the steps taken/being taken by the Ministry in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As on date, 32 highway projects are pending for environmental clearance, out of which 30 projects involve
diversion of forest land and require Stage-I forest clearance. The grant of environmental clearance is linked to Stage
–I forest clearance based on the direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 202 of 1995.
(c) to (e) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways requested the Ministry to expedite the approval process.
Ministry has constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Member, Planning Commission to review the
provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 relating to roads, buildings, SEZ projects and OM
dated 07th February, 2012 issued by the Ministry regarding guidelines on high rise buildings.
CHECK ON POACHING ACTIVITIES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1120
SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY
SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH
SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO
SHRI P.L. PUNIA
SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has taken any steps to curb poaching in the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the number of animals killed from poaching in the country;
whether the Government has sought assistance from the World Bank to check poaching in and around
national parks and sanctuaries and the deaths of elephants from electrocution and poaching across the
country;
if so, the details thereof along with the conditionalities laid down by the World Bank in extending such
assistance to the Government; and
the steps taken by the Government to check poaching and deaths of elephants in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) The details of number of animals killed due to poaching in the country are not collated at the level of
Central Government. However, the State-wise details of mortality of tiger, elephant, lion and rhino during the last
three years as per the information available in the Ministry, are at Annexures-I(a), I(b), I(c) & I(d) respectively.
The important steps taken by the Government to curb poaching of wild animals including elephants in the country
include:
Endangered species of animals including Tiger, Elephants, Lion, Rhino, etc are listed under Schedule –I of the Wild
Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according them highest degree of protection.
Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation under the
provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, has been amended and made more stringent. The punishments for offences
have been enhanced. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any equipment, vehicle or weapon that is used for
committing wildlife offence(s).
Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves covering
important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection)
Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/ Union Territory Governments under the Centrally
Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ for
providing better protection to wildlife, and improvement of its habitat.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to
apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and intensify
patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to strengthen the enforcement of law for control of poaching and
illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
The Central Government has not sought assistance from the World Bank to check poaching in and around national
parks and sanctuaries and the deaths of elephants from electrocution and poaching across the country. However, a
project entitled “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia” with the following
components has been proposed for credit of US$ 30 Million from World Bank under Third Phase of adaptable
Program Lending:
(i)
Capacity building for wildlife conservation and cooperation for addressing the illegal trans-boundary
wildlife trade (US$ 20.52 million): This component aims to bring about regional harmonization and collaboration in
cross-border wildlife conservation and management, combating wildlife crime through strengthened legislative and
regulatory frameworks, well-equipped specialized agencies and systems, as well as relevant training and awareness
programs for staff across the range of agencies that contribute to the enforcement of wildlife laws and regulations
namely the Wildlife Division in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
(ii)
Promoting Wildlife Conservation in Asia (US$2.95 million): The objective of this component is to generate
and share knowledge as well as technical expertise by promoting research and innovative approaches on emerging
challenges in wildlife conservation.
(iii)
Project coordination and communication (US$5.04 million): Under this component expenditure of US$
0.76 million is estimated for project management and monitoring. The remaining amount is to be spent on project
communications, wherein a multi-pronged approach will be adopted to communications in order to meet regional
and local challenges.
However, the credit agreement has not been signed with the World Bank and negotiations have not been held
so far.
ANNEXURE-Ia
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1120 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON POACHING ACTIVITIES’ BY SHRI TATHAGATA
SATPATHY, SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH, SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO, SHRI P.L. PUNIA, SHRI
B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
Details of tiger mortality, as reported by States, during the last three years
Sl.
No.
State
2010
2011
1
Andhra Pradesh
No. of cases
0
No. of cases
0
2012(as
22.11.2012)
No. of cases
0
on
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Orissa
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Haryana
Delhi
Goa
TOTAL
0
2
1
2
0
5
2
3
5
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
3
0
2
0
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
1
0
1
0
9
3
8
10
0
1
0
4
6
5
1
1
0
0
50
ANNEXURE-Ib
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1120 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON POACHING ACTIVITIES’ BY SHRI TATHAGATA
SATPATHY, SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH, SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO, SHRI P.L. PUNIA, SHRI
B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
Details of elephant mortality for the last three years as reported by States
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Note:
State
No. of Cases
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
West Bengal
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Kerala
Odisha
Karnataka
Nagaland
Meghalaya
TOTAL
2009-10
0
0
4
1
0
0
3
0
4
3
3
0
18
2010-11
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
7
0
0
26
2011-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
8
3
0
0
13
Details of elephant casualties in train accident and poaching deaths have not been collated for 2012-13.
ANNEXURE-Ic
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1120 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON POACHING ACTIVITIES’ BY SHRI TATHAGATA
SATPATHY, SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH, SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO, SHRI P.L. PUNIA, SHRI
B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
Details of lion mortality for the last three years as reported by the State (Gujarat)
Year
2010
2011
2012
(up to October)
No. of cases
0
0
1
ANNEXURE-Id
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1120 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON POACHING ACTIVITIES’ BY SHRI TATHAGATA
SATPATHY, SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH, SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO, SHRI P.L. PUNIA, SHRI
B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.03.2013.
Details of rhino mortality for the last three years as reported by States
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
State
Assam
West
Bengal
Uttar
Pradesh
No. of cases
2010
2011
8
0
7
0
2012(as
on
22.11.2012)
13
0
Nil
0
Nil
CLEANING OF YAMUNA RIVER
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1122
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH
SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
SHRI RAKESH SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether Pollution Control Research Institute (PCRI) or Central Pollution Control Board has conducted
any study regarding increase of pollution in Yamuna river;
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
whether the Government has sanctioned any funds to various State Governments/autonomous agencies
to decrease the pollution of Yamuna;
if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the river Yamuna is likely to be made pollution
free;
whether the Government has issued any directions/guidelines to State Governments to prevent discharge
of waste water/industrial effluents to Yamuna river; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per information received from the Pollution Control Research Institute, Haridwar, they have not carried
out any study on the rising pollution levels in Yamuna. In compliance to directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court,
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has submitted on 12.09.2012 their water quality monitoring report on river
Yamuna based on water samples of the river collected during August, 2012 from 14 locations in the stretch from
Hathnikund to Agra in the states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. As per the report of CPCB, the cumulative
assessment of the key parameters of water quality viz. pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD), Ammonia and Total Coliforms indicates that river Yamuna is not conforming to the desired levels from
Hathnikund to Agra due to higher concentration of one or the other criteria pollutants. However, in terms of BOD,
an important water quality parameter, the water quality in the stretch of river Yamuna from Hathnikund to Palla
meets the prescribed standards.
The water quality of Yamuna has not shown the desired improvement owing to a large gap between the
demand and availability of sewage treatment capacity and lack of fresh water in the river.
(c) & (d) For addressing the problem of pollution in river Yamuna, financial assistance is provided to UP, Delhi and
Haryana under Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) in a phased manner since 1993. Under Phase-I and II of YAP, an
expenditure of Rs. 1438.34 crore (including State share) has been incurred. Further, the YAP Phase - III project for
Delhi has been approved in December, 2011 at an estimated cost of Rs 1656 crore with loan assistance from Japan
International Cooperation Agency.
(e) & (f) Under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Standards for discharge of effluents have been notified.
The Central Pollution Control Board and concerned State Pollution Control Boards are monitoring implementation
of these standards
CLEARANCES TO PENDING PROJECTS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1124
SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE
DR. SANJEEV GANESH NAIK
SHRI SAMEER BHUJBAL
SHRIMATI INGRID MCLEOD
SHRIMATI POONAM VELJIBHAI JAT
SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL
SHRI ADAGOORU VISHWANATH
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
SHRI SULTAN AHMED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the details of the proposals received from various States for environmental and forest clearances of the
projects viz. Road, Mining, Power, Construction and Developmental works, etc. and pending with the
Ministry for clearance, State and Union Territory-wise including Maharashtra, Jharkhand and
Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year;
the reasons for the pendency along with the period since when they are pending, State wise and projectwise during the said period;
the number of projects cleared during each of the last three years and the current year, State and Union
Territory-wise; and
the steps taken/strategy proposed by the Government for an early clearance of pending projects in the
country and formulation of a viable policy for clearing such proposals?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The State-wise and sector-wise details of proposals pending for environment and forest clearances are at
Annexure-1 and II respectively. The reasons for pendency of environment clearances include non-submission of
requisite information by the project proponents, forestry and wildlife issues, etc. The reasons for pendency of forest
clearances include site inspection of cases involving more than 100 hectares forest land, incomplete proposals,
seeking information from the concerned State Governments etc.
(c) The state-wise details of environment clearance and forest clearance given during each of the last three years and
the current year are at Annexure III & IV, respectively.
(d) In order to facilitate an early decision on proposal for environmental clearances, various steps have been initiated
by the Ministry which include (i) continuous monitoring of the status of pending projects, (ii) regular and longer
duration meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) meeting for consideration of projects in various sectors,
(iii) streamlining of the procedure for appraisal of projects, etc. As regards expediting the forest clearances, an
elaborate institutional mechanism, both at Central as well as at the State/Union Territory Government level has been
set up to facilitate scrutiny of the proposals.
Annexure- I
State-wise details of project proposals pending for Environmental Clearance (EC)
S.
N.
Name of the
State/UT
Industry
Thermal
River valley/
Hydroelectric
Infrastructure/
Construction/C
RZ
Coal
Mine
Noncoal
Mine
Nuclear
1
Andhra
Pradesh
A&N
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadar Nagar
Haveli
Daman &
Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Lakshdweep
15
-
-
3
1
8
-
Total
Number of
proposals
pending
for ECs
27
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
-
-
1
13
-
-
-
3
1
17
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
1
1
-
3
11
3
1
2
-
1
-
50
5
10
-
-
2
1
-
-
3
2
5
2
1
5
2
1
6
4
2
4
20
8
4
1
-
32
13
2
22
9
1
-
1
-
3
-
23
-
21
-
1
-
58
1
-
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
1
5
5
2
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Pondicherry
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar
Pradesh
West Bengal
Total
6
4
7
5
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
-
1
1
5
11
6
19
5
2
3
-
3
108
14
15
1
111
1
71
4
1
-
1
20
39
26
1
14
24
15
75
2
5
396
9
30
4
1
Annexure-II
Details of Proposals Seeking Prior Approval of Central Government Under the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980 for Diversion of Forest Land Pending Before the Government of India
State
Andaman
& Nicobar
Island
Andhra
Pradesh
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattishg
arh
Dadar &
Nagar
Haveli
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtr
a
Manipur
Mizoram
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil
Nadu
Tripura
Uttar
Drinki
ng
Water
Hyd
el
Irrigati
on
Mini
ng
Railw
ay
7
1
Win
d
Powe
r
Othe
rs
Gran
d
Total
1
3
4
1
4
12
3
1
9
1
3
15
10
23
1
3
4
Roa
d
Therm
al
Transmissi
on Line
3
13
2
8
1
3
14
7
6
7
42
35
64
51
1
16
1
11
35
3
2
1
1
1
5
1
2
2
12
6
2
8
2
3
3
3
30
2
1
17
27
1
10
5
2
1
1
9
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
8
2
1
5
33
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
16
5
1
3
10
46
7
1
1
5
3
1
27
Pradesh
Uttarancha
l
West
Bengal
Grand
Total
1
2
3
1
1
2
9
22
2
1
47
10
92
3
9
2
38
5
176
409
Annexure III
State-wise details of project proposals given environment clearance during the last three years and the
current year
Sl.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Name of State/UT
Andhra Pradesh
A&N
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadar Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Lakshdweep
Pondicherry
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Others
Total
2009-10
91
2010-11
62
3
3
9
8
1
29
1
2
1
8
57
3
7
3
28
24
29
16
46
2011-12
44
1
5
18
18
4
1
4
3
1
55
7
48
1
28
1
12
12
37
8
812
1
36
18
36
1
30
2
30
17
18
1
36
5
2
21
2
496
16
10
19
2
466
2
16
7
25
20
5
30
163
3
9
4
29
50
6
34
103
23
6
1
2
38
18
6
3
32
24
18
21
34
2012 -13 (upto Feb., 2013)
38
2
3
21
4
1
10
1
1
1
28
7
2
2
13
17
12
19
13
1
1
33
13
18
25
1
4
27
16
4
338
Annexure IV
Year-wise and State Wise Details of Approvals Granted for Diversion of Forest Land under the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980
2010
S.No
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
STATE / UT
Andaman &
Nicobar
Island
Andhra
Pradesh
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadar &
Nagar Haveli
Daman &
Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadwee
p
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar
Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
TOTAL
2011
2012
2013
No. of
Proposa
l
Area
Diverted
(Ha.)
No. of
Proposa
l
Area
Diverted
(Ha.)
No. of
Proposa
l
Area
Diverted
(Ha.)
No. of
Proposa
l
0
0
2
0.225
4
8.56
2
8.575
27
4,640.86
38
1,998.44
33
1,092.31
14
1,695.49
43
1,297.67
17
863.394
12
2,189.32
1
133.56
4
30
2
30
210
725.803
0.103
4,291.39
7
36
3
21
6.539
3,109.51
0.212
3,579.31
2
27
1
14
179.15
389.085
0.1
3,011.35
1
3
0
3
98.251
11.2
0
558.947
5
1.99
9
2.877
4
1.552
0
0
0
0
1
3.95
0
0
0
0
1
8
133
299
0.94
239.937
1,252.51
395.329
2
2
72
289
15.8
92.5
1,807.35
171.432
0
0
68
199
0
0
772.249
453.805
0
0
2
1
0
0
447.79
0.15
147
1,277.38
161
609.355
82
1,300.28
3
62.441
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
58
25
4
4,920.82
1,301.58
1.184
44
28
4
3,244.04
171.874
13.646
37
22
7
3,781.82
286.253
4.906
6
2
1
959.767
145.764
0.535
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
2,698.02
52
1,774.65
38
5,333.87
8
846.542
65
4
0
0
0
19
0
244
32
11
17
15
2,443.37
691.79
0
0
0
2,677.04
0
313.867
2,640.32
385.228
432.564
19.846
63
2
3
2
0
28
0
297
36
25
13
13
1,343.12
428.5
7.441
253.383
0
3,821.75
0
235.422
1,044.87
103.591
25.067
36.209
48
1
3
1
0
23
0
106
11
0
12
2
1,988.88
135.82
378.455
384.031
0
2,012.96
0
610.791
189.567
0
52.683
37.298
3
0
0
0
0
5
0
4
4
0
0
0
209.343
0
0
0
0
1,795.14
0
103.819
124.256
0
0
0
107
429.003
191
328.519
51
1,052.58
11
53.232
435
10
1,789.32
190.654
35,268.5
1
233
12
1,127.33
67.165
26,287.4
7
74
4
326.071
19.918
25,993.6
6
49
0
2,448.67
0
123
9,703.48
1830
1706
886
Area
Diverte
d (Ha.)
AIR POLLUTION DUE TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1127
SMT USHA VERMA
SHRI RUDRA MADHAB RAY
SHRI P.T. THOMAS
SHRI NITYANANDA PRADHAN
SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI
SHRI HARSH VARDHAN
SHRI JAYARAM PANGI
SHRI JEETENDRA SINGH BUNDELA
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has taken any steps to reduce air pollution in the country particularly in NCR
and other metro-politan cities;
whether the Government has taken any action and has issued new emission norms for industries, power
stations and diesel operated commercial vehicles;
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Yes Sir. The steps taken by the Government to control air pollution in the country including National Capital
Region (NCR) and metro-cities inter alia include:
•
Bharat stage-IV emission norms have been implemented in 13 mega cities including NCR for new 4wheelers from 2010.
•
Mass emission standards (Bharat Stage III) have been notified for two, three wheelers and diesel driven
agricultural tractors from April 1, 2010 throughout the country.
•
Stringent Emission Standards have been implemented to regulate emissions from in-use vehicles from
October 2004.
•
Supply of improved diesel and gasoline.
•
Operating Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mode public transport in Delhi.
•
Introduction of metro in Delhi to promote use of mass public transport system.
•
Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Boards are implementing the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 to restore air quality.
•
A mutually time targeted programme is implemented under Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP).
•
Special drives for prevention and control of pollution in 17 categories of highly polluted industries.
(b) to (e) The action taken by the Government/ (CPCB) and issued new emission norms for industries, power plants
and diesel operated commercial vehicles include;
•
Revision of emission norms for petrol and kerosene driven gensets and emission norms for Genset Diesel
Engine.
•
Issued Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to 338 defaulting 17
category of highly polluting industries since last 3 years.
•
Standards are developed for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and load based standards
for particulate matter (PM) including revision of PM emission standard for cement industry.
•
BS-IV emission standards have been notified for all the diesel commercial vehicles in 20 cities of the
country including NCR and other metro cities.
•
The quality of diesel has also been improved to make it commensurate with BS-IV emission norms.
•
Most of non-destined buses/trucks are not allowed to enter city premises and are by-passed.
•
Heavy duty trucks in cities are allowed to ply only during specific timings.
•
In Delhi & some other cities most of the public transport is running on CNG instead of diesel.
•
15 years old commercial vehicles are not allowed to ply in Delhi since December 1998.
All the commercial vehicles are required to undertake annual fitness checks & certification
CHECK ON USE OF PLASTICS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1128
SHRI M.I.SHANAVAS
SHRI PREMDAS
DR. KIRIT PREMIBHI SOLANKI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has any estimat of the use of plastics in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has formulated a policy for declaring plastic free eco-tourism zones in the
country;
if so, the details thereof along with the number of sites that have been declared as plastic free eco-tourism
zones in various states including Kerala; and
the steps taken by the Government to check the use of plastics including ban on bottled water in the
country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has not estimated the use of plastic products in the country.
However, as per the information available in the Report of Central Institute of Plastics and Engineering and
Technology (CIPET) (2008), approximately 8 million tonnes of plastic products are consumed per annum in India.
The major plastic products include plastic packaging films, carry bags, containers, cups, plates, spoons, trays etc.
(c) & (d): There is no such policy of the Government for declaring plastic free eco- tourism zones in the country.
(e): This Ministry has notified the Plastic Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 for proper management
of all kinds of plastic wastes in the country. These Rules have provisions for regulation of plastic waste generation
and for plastic waste management, wherein municipal authorities are responsible for setting up, operationalisation
and coordination of the waste management and associated functions such as collection, storage, segregation,
transportation, processing and disposal of plastic waste. State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control
Committees are responsible for enforcement of provisions related to registration, manufacture and recycling
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL DIRECTIVES ON YAMUNA CLEANING
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1130
PROF. (DR.) RANJAN PRASAD YADAV
SHRI RAJ BABBAR
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA
SHRI S.R. JEYADURAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed its severe displeasure on the cleaning of
Yamuna riverbed;
if so, the details of directives passed by the Tribunal to speed up the work;
whether National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed five lawyers to ensure speedy clean up of
Yamuna riverbed;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken by the Government against the departments/officials for non-compliance of the orders?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) An application No. 6/2012 is before Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) pertaining to removal of
debris, solid waste, construction material etc. lying along the banks of River Yamuna. The NGT has directed vide its
order dated 31st January, 2013 that the concerned officials of U.P. Government, Government of NCT of Delhi,
Delhi Development Authority and East Delhi Municipal Corporation to take appropriate action for removal of the
debris lying in the basin of river Yamuna and also take steps to ensure that no further debris is dumped on the banks
of river Yamuna. NGT has also directed all Municipal Corporation of Delhi, U.P and DDA to identified and notify
the sites for dumping of the debris.
(c) & (d) The NGT by its order dated 31st January, 2013 has also appointed 5 Advocates as Local Commissioners to
visit the sites and submit a report regarding removal of debris to NGT.
(e) Does not arise, in view of above
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES TO MINING LEASES
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1131
SHRI DHRUVA NARAYANA
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has suspended environmental clearances to mining leases in some States of the
country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise during the last three years and the current year and the reasons
therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of Environment and Forests has set up six Regional Offices located at Bangalore, Bhopal,
Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Shillong to inter-alia monitor the implementation of conditions and
safeguards stipulated by the Ministry while granting environmental clearance to development projects under
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Based on the observed non-compliances reported in the monitoring reports,
follow-up action has been taken including issuance of show-cause notices and directions under section 5 of
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Considering the defaulting nature of the mining units, during the year 2012,
Ministry of Environment & Forests has suspended three environmental clearances of iron ore Mining Units located
in the State of Goa, under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Further, the Ministry has also issued
directions under section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, keeping in abeyance of environmental clearances
of 139 iron ore mining cases in Goa during the year 2012, in respect of which various shortcomings have been
mentioned in the Justice Shah Commission Report
RESORTS IN RESERVED FOREST LANDS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1143
PROF. SAUGATA ROY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has noticed that a large number of private resorts are functioning in reserved
forest lands in various States of the country;
If so, the details thereof;
the steps taken by the Government in this regard including closure of the resorts; and
the reaction of the State Governments thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No such information that a large number of private resorts are functioning in Reserved Forest Lands in various
States of the country, has come to the notice. However, the details of cases in which approval has been granted for
diversion of forest land for resorts under the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 are given in Annexure.
(b) to (d) In view of above, question does not arise.
Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1143 by Prof. Saugata
Roy regarding " Resorts in Reserved Forest Lands " due for reply on 04.03.2013
S.No.
1.
2.
Name of Proposal
Setting up of Kang Nirwana Resorts and Spa at
village Harijiana Badowal Tehsil Garshankar
State
Area Diverted (Ha.)
Punjab
1.9789
Punjab
7.27
Const. Of Resort to promote Eco Tourism in
Punjab at village Palanpur in favour of M/s Metro
Eco Green Resorts (P) Ltd.
CASES OF CRUELTY AGAINST ANIMALS
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1144
SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL
SHRI M.B. RAJESH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS be pleased to State
(a)
(b)
(c)
the total number of complaints regarding cruelty against animals received by the ministry during the last
three years and the current year, State-wise;
the total number of complaints disposed of and the number of such cases pending till date, State-wise;
and
the total number of persons punished for violating the rules on cruelty against animals, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The total number of complaints regarding cruelty against animals received by the Ministry (Animal Welfare
Board of India) during the last three years and the current year state wise is given in the Annexure.
(b) & (c) AWBI has disposed of all the complaints received by them by forwarding them to the concerned States. In
addition to this, the states also received such complaints directly. Total number of cases convicted by the States for
violating the Rules on cruelty against animals is also given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
Number of complaints regarding cruelty to
animals received by the Ministry (AWBI)
Number of convictions during the year done
by the States
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A
N.A
14
12
20
5
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Assam
0
1
1
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Bihar
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Chattisgarh
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
Daman & Diu
0
1
0
0
N.A.
1
N.A.
N.A.
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Name of the States
/ Union Territory
Andaman
Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
&
Delhi
7
6
6
6
2193
1897
1236
N.A.
Goa
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Gujarat
1
7
11
8
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Haryana
2
3
7
3
285
477
248
N.A.
Himachal Pradesh
0
3
4
0
4
4
3
N.A.
Jammu & Kashmir
0
1
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Jharkhand
1
0
1
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Karnataka
10
7
7
4
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Kerala
11
27
34
19
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Lakshadweep
0
0
1
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Madhya Pradesh
8
0
10
5
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Maharashtra
14
24
14
8
102
173
45
N.A.
Manipur
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Meghalaya
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Mizoram
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Nagaland
0
0
1
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Odisha
1
2
4
1
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Puducherry
0
0
1
1
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Punjab
3
2
3
7
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Rajasthan
5
2
4
4
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Sikkim
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Tamilnadu
49
41
48
38
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Tripura
0
0
0
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Uttarkhand
0
2
5
4
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Uttar Pradesh
5
6
5
0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
West Bengal
1
2
4
3
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Total
132
149
191
116
2584
2552
1532
N.A.
N.A. = Not Available
ELEPHANT CORRIDOR PROJECT
4th March, 2013
LSQ 1148
SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA
SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the proposal of Elephant corridor project was opposed by local people at Pushpagiri sanctuary in
Karnataka;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken steps to solve the issue in consultation with local people and State
Government authorities; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b), (c) & (d) There is no proposal for Elephant Corridor project pertaining to Pushpagiri Sanctuary in
Karnataka.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES TO PROJECTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ *185
SHRI VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to speed up/review the existing procedure related to environmental and
forest clearances to various projects in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the time frame stipulated, if any, in this regard;
(c) whether the Government has constituted an expert committee for evaluation and assessment for grant of
environmental clearances to the large projects in the country;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.
*185 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2013 REGARDING ENVIRONMENT CEARANCES TO PROJECTS.
(a) and (b) : The cases of environment and forest clearances to various projects are dealt with as per statutory
provisions under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 issued under the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 respectively. There are timelines prescribed for
processing such cases.
The improvement in systems, so as to facilitate qualitative, sustainable, holistic early decision making in a
transparent and objective manner, is a continuous process. Various steps taken by the Ministry to fast track the
environment clearance process without compromising the quality of the appraisal or the integrity of the environment
include continuous monitoring of status of pending projects, regular and longer duration meetings of Expert
Appraisal Committees for consideration of projects in various sectors, etc. To expedite forest clearances, the Forest
Advisory Committee meetings are being held regularly and for longer durations. Further, the Ministry has taken a
number of reform measures in the recent past with a view to further improving the holistic appraisal and
streamlining the environment and forest clearance process.
(c) to (e): There are sector-specific Expert Appraisal Committees, notified as per the provisions under the EIA
Notification, 2006 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 respectively to appraise the projects including large
projects, in different sectors and make appropriate recommendations to the Ministry on granting environment and
forest clearance to the projects.
SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
11th March, 2013
LSQ *187
SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the number of incidents of poaching of wild animals, bio-diversity thefts and smuggling of endangered
species that have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current year,
State/UT and National Park/ Sanctuary-wise;
whether it is a fact that poachers have been active in several National Parks/Wild Life Sanctuaries
armed with highly sophisticated arms and the forest officials find themselves helpless against such
sophisticated arms; and
if so, the steps taken by the Government to arm the forest officials with sophisticated arms and other
equipment to check dwindling number of wild animals particularly the endangered species?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b) AND (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *187 REGARDING ‘SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES’ BY SHRI ABDUL
RAHMAN AND SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
(a) Implementation of the provisions of laws relating to protection of wild animals and their habitats including the
endangered species and bio-diversity is the responsibility of the concerned State/Union Territory Governments.
Some incidences of poaching and smuggling of wildlife do come to the notice of the Central Government. The
State/UT and National Parks/Sanctuary-wise details of poaching incidents, smuggling of wildlife are not collated in
the Ministry. However, the data available with Central agencies on such incidences related to Project Tiger, Project
Elephant, National biodiversity Authority are given in the Annexure I, II and III respectively.
(b) As per information received from the State Government of Assam, AK 47 guns have been used by the poachers
for rhino poaching in Assam.
(c) The Ministry provides financial assistance to the State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of
‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ to undertake works as per the
Annual Plans of Operation submitted by them. Purchase of arms and ammunition for the field staff, in addition to
other items, is supported under the above mentioned Schemes as and when demands are received from the
State/Union Territory Governments.
ANNEXURE- I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. *187 REGARDING ‘SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES’ BY SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN AND
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Details of tiger mortality, as reported by States, during last three years and current year
2010
Sl.
No.
State
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
2011
2012
Poachi
ng
includi
ng
seizure
Natural
& other
causes
Poachin
g
includin
g seizure
Natural
& other
causes
Poaching/Und
er
Scrutiny
including
seizure
Natural &
other
causes
0
0
2
1
2
0
5
2
3
5
0
0
6
0
0
0
2
1
5
3
0
0
3
0
2
0
3
1
0
4
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
3
5
2
0
1
3
0
1
0
10
4
10
9
0
0
3
1
0
0
4
1
5
4
2013
(as on 05.03.2013)
Poaching/
Natural
Under
& other
Scrutiny
causes
including
seizure
0
0
3
0
0
0
7
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Haryana
Delhi
Goa
TOTAL
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
0
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
1
1
3
0
15
0
3
0
0
40
0
1
1
6
6
5
1
1
0
0
59
0
0
0
2
6
1
2
0
0
0
29
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
ANNEXURE- II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. *187 REGARDING ‘SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES’ BY SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN AND
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Details of elephant mortality for the last three years and current year, as reported by States
Elephant casualties in train accidents
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
State
Assam
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Kerala
Odisha
Tripura
Uttarakhand
TOTAL
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
8
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
13
2
13
0
1
0
0
1
0
17
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
2012-13 (upto
31-01-2013)
0
4
0
0
0
10
0
2
16
Elephant death due to poaching
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
State
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
West Bengal
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Kerala
Odisha
Karnataka
Nagaland
Meghalaya
TOTAL
2009-10
0
0
4
1
0
0
3
0
4
3
3
0
18
2010-11
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
7
0
0
26
2011-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
8
3
0
0
13
ANNEXURE- III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. *187 REGARDING ‘SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES’ BY SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN AND
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Information regarding alleged misappropriation of biological resources received from the National Biodiversity
Authority:
i.
Karnataka: A complaint has been received on 19.2.2010 regarding violation of Biological Diversity Act on
development of Bt Brinjal by M/s Mahyco and their collaborators for accessing and using the local brinjal
variety for development of Bt Brinjal. A criminal complaint has been filed in the Court of Principal
Judicial Magistrate of the First class (Junior Division), Dharwad on 24.11.2012 (C.C. No. 579/2012).
ii. Andhra Pradesh: Reported transport of Ongole breed bull named ‘Siva’ to Brazil was noticed on
24.1.2011.
iii. Odisha: A case of transport of antigen and antibodies to foreign country from the body of rabbit and rat by
M/s, Imgenex India received on 9.2.2011.
iv. Gujarat: Reported export of embryos of Gir breed cattle to Brazil by a lab in Bhavnagar, Gujarat received
on 5.4.2011.
GLOBAL WARMING
11th March, 2013
LSQ *188
SHRI GOPINATH MUNDE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the abnormal weather conditions resulting in tsunami, excessive rains and drought in various parts
of the country are the impact of global warming;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the regions in the country most affected by climate
change;
(c) whether the Government proposes to launch a scheme to increase forest cover to address the problems
arising due to global warming; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the purpose, Statewise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 188 by Shri Gopinath
Munde regarding Global Warming
(a) to (d) There is no direct and clearly established cause and effect relationship between global warming on the one
hand and natural phenomenon like tsunami, and extreme weather events such as excessive rains and drought on the
other. While a degree of variability in extreme weather phenomena including rainfall has been noticed, these
phenomena cannot always be related to global warming.
Government has conducted a scientific study to assess the impact of climate change on four key sectors of India
in four climate sensitive regions of India namely the Himalayan region, the Western Ghat, the Coastal Area and the
North-East region and published the assessment results in the report titled “Climate Change and India: 4X4
Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s” in 2010. As per the report, annual temperature and
precipitation for all the regions is projected to increase for 2030s with respect to the base year 1970. The occurrence
of drought is projected to be more pronounced for those areas of various regions that have either projected decrease
in precipitation or have enhanced level of evaporation and transpiration. All regions show an increase in the
incidence of flood varying from ten per cent to thirty per cent of the existing magnitudes.
Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which includes Green
India Mission (GIM) as one amongst the eight National Missions. The GIM focuses, inter alia, on increasing the
forest and tree cover on an area of 5 million hectares and improving quality of forest cover on another 5 million
hectares area, and enhancing eco-system services such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity and hydrological
services. While resources for implementing the Mission are part of the agreed outlay of the 12th Five Year Plan, Rs.
49.94 crore has been released, in the interim to 21 States for preparatory activities including capacity building of
implementing entities at the State level. Details of funds released to the state governments are given in Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
Statement of funds released for preparatory activities during 2011-12 under Green India Mission
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Name of the State
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Orissa
Punjab
Haryana
Chhattisgarh
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Manipur
Nagaland
Tripura
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Total
Amount released (Rs. in lakhs)
405.77
147.00
194.60
72.15
133.80
275.25
126.50
64.00
107.50
125.50
375.00
972.00
130.00
89.53
40.50
141.50
350.50
267.45
823.50
119.50
51.00
4994.55
DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND
11th March, 2013
LSQ *197
ADV. A.SAMPATH
SHRI P.K. BIJU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has made any provision that diversion of forest land for developmental activities
require prior approval of the Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such proposals received by the Government during the
last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(c) the number of proposals cleared and rejected during the said period and the details of the pending projects
along with the reasons therefor; and
(d) the time by which all the proposals are likely to be granted clearance by the Government?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 197 BY ADV. A.SAMPATH AND SHRI P.K. BIJU REGARDING ‘DIVERSION OF
FOREST LAND’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
(a) The diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes including developmental purposes require prior approval
of the Central Government under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
(b) & (c) The details of proposals received by the Central Government in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 along
with details of projects approved/ rejected by the Central Government is given in Annexure I. Details of proposals
under consideration of the Central Government is given in Annexure II:
Detailed site inspection is required in proposals involving more than 100 ha of forest land. Quite often the proposals
received are not complete in all respects and the Central Government has to seek further details/ documents from the
concerned State Governments. These are the main reasons of pendency of the proposals.
(d) The proposals for diversion of forest land are processed in the Ministry of Environment & Forests and then
considered by the Forest Advisory Committee constituted under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980. The Ministry takes a decision after considering the recommendations of the Committee. Proposals involving
100 ha or more forest land are also inspected in detail by the officers of the concerned Regional Office of the
Ministry. The Ministry takes prompt action to consider the projects for forest clearance when proposals complete in
all respects are received.
ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 197 BY ADV. A.SAMPATH AND SHRI P.K. BIJU REGARDING
‘DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Annexure I
Sl.
No.
States/Union Territories
No. of proposals received
during the year
No. of proposals
approved*
Closed/ Rejected/
Returned/
Withdrawn*
1
0
25
15
14
0
0
0
12
06
0
01
17
06
01
03
0
0
02
0
03
03
Year 2010
1
2
3
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
4
Assam
5
Bihar
6
7
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
8
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
9
Daman and Diu
10
11
Delhi
Goa
3
31
24
1
13
3
19
03
03
03
12
13
86
Gujarat
Haryana
14
Himachal Pradesh
15
Jharkhand
16
17
18
19
20
21
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
23
Orissa
25
26
27
28
29
204
160
56
35
04
22
24
40
48
07
01
02
19
264
Punjab
Rajasthan
28
21
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
13
14
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
30
Uttarakhand
31
West Bengal
167
317
11
Total
75
32
236
05
144
05
38
10
22
17
02
04
28
15
37
20
04
0
02
01
01
01
19
06
254
03
22
12
21
0
10
05
06
0
143
39
242
74
09
0
1600
1390
283
* Includes proposals received during the previous years and decided in the year under consideration
Sl.
No.
States/Union Territories
No. of proposals
received during the year
No. of
proposals
approved*
Closed/ Rejected/
Returned/ Withdrawn*
03
03
24
29
13
0
02
0
26
0
04
02
07
36
07
02
0
0
01
0
0
01
83
11
295
33
84
44
08
07
Year 2011
1
2
3
4
5
6
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
7
Chhattisgarh
8
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
9
Daman and Diu
10
11
12
13
14
15
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
03
46
9
04
38
03
21
11
01
01
122
341
124
14
16
17
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
19
Maharashtra
22
21
23
24
25
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
27
Tamil Nadu
29
30
31
58
65
02
01
01
22
26
28
35
08
18
20
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
316
25
07
09
01
14
26
04
04
32
07
57
12
0
00
0
01
01
01
16
03
253
68
14
31
09
0
07
05
01
133
232
04
1657
114
26
94
81
04
3
1177
404
* Includes proposals received during the previous years and decided in the year under consideration
Sl.
No.
States/Union Territories
No. of proposals
received during the year
No. of
proposals
approved*
Closed/ Rejected/
Returned/ Withdrawn*
Year 2012
1
2
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
3
Arunachal Pradesh
4
Assam
5
Bihar
6
Chandigarh
7
Chhattisgarh
8
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
9
Goa
10
Gujarat
11
Haryana
12
Himachal Pradesh
13
14
15
16
17
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
18
Manipur
19
Meghalaya
05
22
06
01
27
14
03
04
0
29
15
12
02
26
01
01
13
04
04
02
01
59
52
22
27
18
02
25
33
01
66
10
199
02
80
01
36
04
19
29
07
05
34
04
45
14
01
03
01
20
21
03
Mizoram
01
12
Orissa
18
14
22
Punjab
23
Rajasthan
07
106
01
11
13
09
05
Sikkim
24
Tamil Nadu
25
Tripura
26
27
28
07
02
30
Uttar Pradesh
20
Uttarakhand
02
West Bengal
Total
49
19
73
101
04
412
853
233
* Includes proposals received during the previous years and decided in the year under consideration
Sl. No.
States/Union Territories
No. of proposals
received during the year
No. of
proposals
approved*
Closed/ Rejected/
Returned/ Withdrawn*
Year 2013
01
1
Andaman & Nicobar Island
2
Andhra Pradesh
14
3
Arunachal Pradesh
01
4
Assam
5
Bihar
6
Chandigarh
02
16
01
05
04
01
03
7
Chhattisgarh
8
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
02
9
Goa
01
10
Gujarat
11
Haryana
12
Himachal Pradesh
13
Jharkhand
14
Karnataka
15
Kerala
16
Madhya Pradesh
17
Maharashtra
18
Meghalaya
19
Mizoram
20
Orissa
21
Punjab
22
Rajasthan
23
Sikkim
24
Tripura
26
Uttar Pradesh
01
05
03
02
10
01
01
03
02
04
01
06
03
02
14
01
04
08
03
03
10
01
01
03
02
07
04
01
04
04
01
01
01
12
28
29
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
02
50
04
131
79
02
28
* Includes proposals received during the previous years and decided in the year under consideration
Annexure II
Sl.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
28
29
30
31
32
33
State
Under consideration
of the Central
Government
Pending with the Central
Government due to non-receipt
of essential information sought
from the State/ UT Govt.
Total
10
58
27
10
40
6
49
8
2
2
3
134
481
331
52
44
7
126
75
7
5
6
34
561
43
2
10
19
66
61
4
2283
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattishgarh
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
4
12
9
3
15
5
1
27
6
3
6
46
18
7
25
6
28
4
2
2
3
70
431
296
40
38
5
99
48
6
5
3
25
515
35
2
5
18
39
55
1
Grand Total
400
1883
21
4
64
50
35
12
6
2
27
27
1
3
9
46
8
CHECK ON DEATHS OF WILDLIFE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2071
SHRI BADRI RAM JAKHAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the number of cases of deaths of wildlife such as Black buck, Chinkara, Peacock etc. due to water
pollution is on rise in Western Rajasthan;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of complaints regarding water pollution received from the said
region to the Government;
(c) whether the Government has taken steps to check the water pollution;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) As per information received from the State Government of Rajasthan, no death of wildlife such as Black
buck, Chinkara, Peacock etc has been reported due to water pollution in Western Rajasthan.
The Ministry has received complaints on various aspects of water pollution from Bhiwadi, Sanganer and Bandi areas
apart from pollution problems of Canals in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board has been
monitoring the water quality in the State. The State Board has also identified water pollution sources such as
industries and have taken actions against defaulting units.
NUMBER OF ASIATIC LIONS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2073
SHRIMATI DARSHANA JARDOSH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether there has been increase in the number of Asiatic Lions in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has prepared any plan for providing funds for protection of Asiatic Lions in the
Gir Forests which is the only habitat of Asiatic Lions in the State of Gujarat;
if so, the details thereof along with the funds likely to be allocated in this regard; and
the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes. Sir. The number of Asiatic Lions in the country has increased from 359 + 10 in 2005 to 411 in 2010.
(c) & (d) The Government of India is providing financial assistance annually to the State Government of Gujarat for
conservation of Asiatic Lions in Gujarat under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Integrated Development of
Wildlife Habitats’.
Further the State Government of Gujarat has submitted a focused project proposal titled ‘Consolidating Long Term
Conservation of Asiatic Lion in Greater Gir Region, Gujarat’ for a period of five years amounting to Rs. 262.36
crores for financial assistance. The Ministry forwarded the project to the Planning Commission for its approval. The
Planning Commission approved the project subject to compliance with the provisions of Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The Ministry released financial assistance
amounting to Rs. 674.541 lakh during the financial year 2010-11 and Rs. 675.859 lakh during 2011-12 under the
above scheme to the State Government of Gujarat for undertaking part of the activities under the project.
(e)
The steps taken to conserve lions in the country includes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Threatened species of wildlife are placed in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection), Act, 1972,
thereby according them the highest degree of protection. Lion is included in Schedule I of the Act.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 has been amended from time to time and made more stringent
against wildlife related offences.
The concept of Greater Gir has been adopted and additional suitable habitats for lion are being developed
for the conservation of lion.
Beside Gir National Park and Sanctuary, Girnar, Pania and Mitiyala have been notified as sanctuaries to
widen the protected area network and home of lion.
The manpower and infrastructure have been strengthened for intensive protection and conservation of
lions and their habitats.
Habitat improvement measures like afforestation, creation and maintenance of fire-lines, construction of
point, check dams, gully plugging etc have been undertaken by the State Government.
Modern information and communication technology has been introduced for the better protection of the
Gir area.
CONSERVATION OF WETLANDS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2075
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to promote bio-diversity of national water bodies in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the National Bio-diversity Authority maintains a systematic record of the biological diversity in
water bodies;
(d) if so, whether there is data to indicate that bio-diversity of rivers has deteriorated during the last three years;
(e) if so the details thereof; and
(f) the central assistance provided by the Government for the promotion and restoration of bio-diversity in
rivers and other water bodies in the 12th Five Year Plan in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND` FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Government has undertaken several measures for conservation of biodiversity of water bodies in the
country through various programmes. These inter alia include the following:
• National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA).
•

The principal objectives of this scheme are: holistic conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands for
achieving desired water quality enhancement and improvement in biodiversity and the ecosystem, through
an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.
National River Conservation Programme (NRCP)
The centrally sponsored National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) presently covers 38 rivers in 178 towns
spread over 20 States. River conservation activities such as creation of civic infrastructure for sewage
management and disposal are also being implemented under other central schemes, such as Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and
Medium Towns, as well as under state schemes.
Conservation of Rivers under National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)
Government of India has given Ganga the status of a National River and has constituted the National Ganga
River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on 20th February 2009 under Section 3(3) of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986. The NGRBA is a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body of the
centre and the states. The objective of the NGRBA is to ensure effective abatement of pollution and
conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and
management The Authority has both regulatory and developmental functions. The Authority takes
measures for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga in keeping with
sustainable development needs
(c) to (e) The National Biodiversity Authority does not maintain a systematic record of the biodiversity in water
bodies. However, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring rivers for various parameters including
physicochemical and biological indicators species. Based on the monitored data, no trend on deterioration of
biodiversity in the rivers is indicated.
(f) For the promotion and restoration of biodiversity in rivers and other water bodies, the Government has made a
plan allocation of Rs. 1500 crore for conservation of river under NRCP and NGRBA during the 12th Five Year Plan.
The NPCA scheme has an allocation of Rs.900 crore on 70:30 cost sharing between the Central Government and
respective State Governments (90:10 for North-East States) during the 12th Plan period.
CONSERVATION OF VEGETATION
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2084
SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any special scheme for the conservation of Kachchh vegetation on the East
coast line of the country;
(b) if so, whether there is a vast area of Kachchh vegetation on the Maharashtra coast;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government has received any representations regarding forests with Kachchh vegetation being
destroyed; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) There is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for conservation and management of mangroves. Central assistance is
extended to all coastal States and Union Territories (including those on the East Coast) who so request, for
implementation of their approved Management Action Plans.
(b) As per Forest Survey of India Report 2011, the Maharashtra State has 186 sq. km under mangrove vegetation.
(c) According to information received from Forest Department of Maharashtra, the mangrove vegetation in the State
is located in the six coastal districts. District-wise details are as under:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
Mumbai City
Mumbai Suburban
Thane
Raigarh
Ratnagiri
Sindhudurgh
02 sq.km
43 sq.km
53 sq.km
62 sq.km
23 sq.km
03 sq.km
(d) & (e) The mangroves throughout the coastal regions of country, including Maharashtra, are protected under the
provision of CRZ Notification, 2011 and Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011. The State Government of
Maharashtra has also informed that it has created a separate Mangrove Cell, headed by Chief Conservator of Forests,
for conservation and management of the mangrove areas in the State.
The concerned coastal State governments are taking necessary precautions to avoid encroachments and destruction
of the mangrove forests and are involving Departments of Forest, Revenue and Police in this regard.
CLEARANCE TO GROUP HOUSING TOWNSHIPS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2090
SHRI SURESH KASHINATH TAWARE
Will the MINISTER of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the environmental clearance is required for group housing, townships, universities etc. in urban
areas of the country; and
if so, the number of applications received from the State of Maharashtra during the last three years along
with the number of applications sanctioned?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AN FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Under the provisions of EIA Notification 2006, as amended in December 2009, projects or activities at 8(a) &
8(b) of the Schedule of the Notification i.e. ‘Building and Construction and Township and Area Development
Projects’ fall under Category B. Therefore, such projects require prior environmental clearance from the concerned
State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).
(b) The SEIAA for Maharashtra is operational and dealing with all Category B projects of the State. Hence, such
projects are not considered at the Central level.
CLIMATE CHANGE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2091
DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has signed any agreement in Copenhagen summit on
climate change;
if so, the details thereof along with the efforts made by the Government to achieve consensus on India's
stand on climate change;
whether the developed countries have agreed to pay for accepting increased limit of emission; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) At the fifteenth Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) held at Copenhagen, the negotiations could not reach an outcome, as mandated under the Bali Action
Plan. The Parties decided to continue negotiations in two tracks of the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol for
another year so that a conclusion could be reached at the sixteenth Conference of Parties in December 2010.
However a non-binding agreement called the ‘Copenhagen Accord’ was reached amongst a few countries at the
initiative of the COP President; the Accord was not adopted by all Parties and was only ‘noted’ by them.
(b) During the climate change negotiations, India has consistently pursued the strategy of working together with the
Group of 77 & China in order to protect the overall interests of developing countries. During the recent Doha
Conference held in December 2012 in Doha, Qatar, India raised the issues of equity in climate change related
actions and commitments, technology-related Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and unilateral measures taken by
some countries in the name of climate change. India, with the support of Like Minded Developing Countries
succeeded in having these issues included in the ongoing work of various bodies of the Convention. India also
defended successfully the nature of its voluntary domestic goal of reducing emissions intensity of its Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) by 20-25% by 2020 in comparison with 2005 level and ensured that agriculture, a sensitive
sector of our economy, was not included in the mitigation work programme at the global level.
(c) & (d) As part of negotiations under the UNFCCC, the Green Climate Fund has been set up. Parties have also
agreed that developed countries will mobilise, in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on
implementation, US dollars 100 billion per annum by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries. This has
been further supplemented by a decision to identify sources of finance through a Work Programme on Long-term
Finance.
NORMS FOR PRISTINE FOREST AREAS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2093
SHRI JAYARAM PANGI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether a Committee set up by the Government has suggested new parameters to pristine forest areas in
the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has received objections from certain quarters for relaxation of forest norms; and
if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to consider the environmental and developmental issues relating
to coal mining and other development projects in its fifth meeting held on 20th September, 2011 inter alia suggested
that identified pristine forest areas where any mining activity would lead to irreversible damage to the forests should
be barred from any kind of non-forest activity. The GoM further recommended that all such forests which can never
be regenerated to the desired quality should be protected and suggested that a committee comprising of experts in
the field can be constituted to identify such forests.
Accordingly, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) constituted a Committee under Chairmanship of the
Secretray, Ministry of Environment and Forests to formulate parameters for identification of such areas. The
Committee recommended that identification of such areas be based on six parameters namely; forest cover, forest
type, biological richness, landscape integrity, wildlife value and the hydrological value. A copy of the report of the
said Committee has been placed on website of the MoEF for submission of comments by the stakeholders.
Comments from the concerned Ministries/ Departments in the Central Government on the report of the said
Committee have also been sought by the MoEF.
The MoEF is receiving comments on the report of the said Committee.
No new parameters have however, been suggested by the said Committee for identification of pristine forest areas.
No relaxation of forest clearance norms have also been suggested by the said Committee.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY ELEPHANT MENACE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2096
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether loss of life and property is being caused by elephant menace in Sarguja, Jashpur and Korba areas
of Chhattisgarh;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has given approval for Elephant Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh;
if so, the details thereof and the details of funds approved/released for this project: and
the time by which the project is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATRAJAN)
(a) Yes, Wild elephants have caused human loss & injury and also damaged properties in Chhattisgarh State
including Sarguja, Korba and Jashpur District.
(b) Details of loss/damage is shown in Annexure-I
(c) MoEF, GOI vide its letter No. 2-13/2002-PE dated 05-10-2007 accorded sanction for creation of two elephant
reserves in Chhattisgarh namely
1. Badalkhol-Manora & Tamorpingla
2. Lemru Elephant Reserve
Sarguja-Jashpur Elephant Reserve has been notified by Chhattisgarh State Government on 15-09-2011.
Government has not given any approval for Elephant Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh.
(d) For elephant habitat development in Chhattisgarh State following schemes are running. Details of allotment and
expenditure in the last three years are below:(Rs. in lakhs)
Major
Head
5502
(Project
Elephan
t)
6991
(Elepha
nt
habitat
develop
ment)
Year 2009-10
Year 2010-11
Year 2011-12
Year 2012-13
Total Amount
Released
amount
Exp.
Release
d
amount
Exp.
Release
d
amount
Exp.
Release
d
amount
Exp.
(Jan, 2013)
Release
d
amount
Exp.
121.00
118.27
75.00
73.30
90.00
98.27
108.27
47.70
394.00
337.54
210.00
206.66
400.00
241.06
500.00
478.04
600.00
10.67
1710.00
936.43
(e) There is no scheduled period for completion of the above schemes.
Annexure-I
Details of loss and damage done by the Elephants Sarguja, Jashpur and Korba areas of Chhattisgarh as
sought in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2096.
(Rs. in lakhs)
Name of
District
Loss of life
No. of case
Sarguja
Jashpur
Korba
Total
12
6
1
19
Sarguja
Jashpur
Korba
Total
9
6
1
16
Sarguja
Jashpur
Korba
Total
10
13
1
24
Sarguja
Jashpur
Korba
Total
6
5
11
SILTING OF PONDS
Loss of Property
Amount paid
No. of case
Crop
Amount paid
Year 2009-10
4585
48.20
2913
46.12
654
5.94
8152
100.26
Year 2010-11
16.50
4773
65.46
9.50
3747
37.83
2.00
663
5.85
28.00
9183
109.14
Year 2011-12
20.00
4139
59.53
26.00
4632
50.77
2.00
1672
5.12
48.00
10443
115.42
Year 2012-13 (till in December 2012)
12.00
4337
51.46
8.05
4001
39.45
2961
20.31
20.05
11299
111.22
18.00
9.00
1.50
28.50
House
No. of case
Amount
paid
583
201
20
804
8.29
5.66
0.77
14.72
417
303
16
736
9.31
5.61
0.35
15.27
639
263
1
903
11.22
3.14
0.02
14.30
186
359
545
1.86
7.64
9.50
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2103
SHRI JAIPRAKASH AGARWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has received any representations from Public Representatives/NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) of Delhi regarding the silting of ponds;
if so, the details therof;
whether due to dumping of waste/waste of building material the ponds have become a permanent source
of pollution;
whether the Government/Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken/proposes to undertake any
assessment of excessive pollution by silting of ponds in the capital;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir,
(b) Does not arise,
(c) to (f) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had undertaken studies in the capital during 2001-02, which
revealed that on account of rapid urbanization and various developmental activities, lakes/ponds in Delhi are facing
problems of pollution.
Based on the findings, CPCB has made certain recommendations to the Government of Delhi for protection and
development of these water bodies. These include regular de-silting, de-weeding, bank protection, development of
green areas, diversion of sewage, reclamation for rain water harvesting and ground water recharge etc.
The Ministry of Water Resources is also implementing the scheme of Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water
bodies, where de-silting is one of the main components.
CARBON EMISSION
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2105
SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the per capita carbon emission has been on the rise over the past decade; and
if so, the steps taken by the Government to ease the effect of increasing carbon emissions and to achieve
the environmental targets set out in the Millennium Development Goals?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) India’s per capita carbon-dioxide emissions were 1.5 metric tonnes in 2007 as against 1.3 metric tonnes in 1994.
(b) Government of India is committed to achieving environmental sustainability, which is one of the Millennium
Development Goals. Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change to support domestic
actions for adaptation and mitigation. Government has also announced a domestic mitigation goal of reducing
emissions intensity of GDP by 20-25% by 2020 in comparison with 2005 level. The domestic mitigation goal and
the objectives of the National Action Plan on Climate Change are part of the sustainable development strategy
outlined in the Twelfth Five Year Plan.
SETTING UP OF NEW WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2108
SHRI P. L. PUNIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government proposes to set up new Wild Life Sanctuaries and to expand the existing area in
the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to release Tigers in Kaila Devi Wild Life Sanctuary;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government for their security?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No. Sir.
(c) & (d) No. Sir.
(e) The initiatives taken by the Government of India for the security of tigers are given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 2108 REGARDING ‘SETTING UP OF WILD LIFE SANCTUARY’ BY SHRI P. L. PUNIA DUE FOR
REPLY ON 11.3.2013.
Initiatives taken by the Government of India for security of tigers:
Legal steps
1.
Amendment of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2006 to provide enabling provisions for constituting
the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau.
2.
Enhancement of punishment for offence in relation to the core area of a tiger reserve or where the offence
relate to hunting in the tiger reserves or altering the boundaries of tiger reserves, etc.
Administrative steps
3.
Strengthening of antipoaching activities, including special strategy for monsoon patrolling, by providing
funding support to tiger reserve States, as proposed by them, for deployment of antipoaching squads involving exarmy personnel or home guards, apart from workforce comprising of local people, in addition to strengthening of
communication and wireless facilities.
4.
Constitution of the National Tiger Conservation Authority with effect from the 4th September, 2006, for
strengthening tiger conservation by, inter alia, ensuring normative standards in tiger reserve management,
preparation of reserve specific tiger conservation plan, laying down annual audit report before Parliament,
constituting State level Steering Committees under the Chairmanship of Chief Ministers and establishment of Tiger
Conservation Foundation.
5.
Constitution of a multidisciplinary Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau (Wildlife
Crime Control Bureau) with effect from the 6th June, 2007 to effectively control illegal trade in wildlife.
6.
The in-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of
five new tiger reserves, and the sites are:, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha),
Mukundara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan) and
Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu). Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh (Karnataka) for declaring as a tiger
reserve. The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger
reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra), (iv) Guru
Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), (v) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa) and (vi) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel /
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu).
7.
The revised Project Tiger guidelines have been issued to State Governments for strengthening tiger
conservation, which apart from ongoing activities, inter alia, include financial support to States for enhanced village
relocation or rehabilitation package for people living in core or critical tiger habitats (from Rs. 1 lakh per family to
Rs. 10 lakhs
per family), rehabilitation or resettlement of communities involved in traditional hunting, mainstreaming livelihood
and wildlife concerns in forests outside tiger reserves and fostering corridor conservation through restorative
strategy to arrest habitat fragmentation.
8.
A scientific methodology for estimating tiger (including co-predators, prey animals and assessment of
habitat status) has been evolved and mainstreamed. The findings of this estimation and assessment are bench marks
for future tiger conservation strategy.
9.
The 17 tiger States have notified the core/critical tiger habitat (35123.9547 sq. km.), and the
buffer/peripheral area (28750.73421 sq.km.) of all the 41 tiger reserves in the country, under section 38V of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.
Financial steps
10.
Financial and technical help is provided to the State Governments under various Centrally Sponsored
Schemes, such as Project Tiger and Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats for enhancing the capacity and
infrastructure of the State Governments for providing effective protection to wild animals.
International Cooperation
11.
India has a bilateral understanding with Nepal on controlling trans-boundary illegal trade in wildlife and
conservation, apart from a protocol on tiger conservation with China.
12.
A protocol has been signed in September, 2011 with Bangladesh for conservation of the Royal Bengal
Tiger of the Sunderban.
13.
A sub-group on tiger and leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian
Federation.
14.
A Global Tiger Forum of Tiger Range Countries has been created for addressing international issues related
to tiger conservation.
15.
During the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES, which was held from 3rd to 15th June,
2007 at The Hague, India introduced a resolution along with China, Nepal and the Russian Federation, with
direction to Parties with operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale, for restricting such captive populations to
a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers. The resolution was adopted as a decision with minor amendments.
Further, India made an intervention appealing to China to phase out tiger farming and eliminate stockpiles of Asian
big cats body parts and derivatives. The importance of continuing the ban on trade of body parts of tigers was
emphasized.
16.
Based on India's strong intervention during the 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at Geneva from 23-27 July, 2012,
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secretariat has issued a
notification No. 2012/054 dated the 3rd September, 2012 to Parties to fully implement Decision 14.69 and report to
the Secretariat by 25 September, 2012 (Progress made on restricting captive breeding operations of tigers etc.).
17.
As a part of active management to rebuild Sariska and Panna Tiger Reserves where tigers have become
locally extinct, reintroduction of tigers and tigresses have been done. The successful reintroduction of wild tigers in
Sariska is a unique exercise and is the first of its kind in the world. A reintroduced tigress has recently littered and
two cubs have also been camera trapped. The tiger reintroduction initiative at Panna (MP) has also been very
successful and reintroduced tigers are breeding.
18.
Special advisories issued for in-situ build up of prey base and tiger population through active management
in tiger reserves having low population status of tiger and its prey.
Creation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF)
19.
The policy initiatives announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of the 29th February, 2008,
inter alia, contains action points relating to tiger protection. Based on the one time grant of Rs. 50.00 crore provided
to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for raising, arming and deploying a Special Tiger Protection
Force (STPF), the proposal for the said force has been approved by the competent authority for 13 tiger reserves.
The States of Karnataka and Maharashtra have already created and deployed the STPF.
20.
In collaboration with TRAFFIC-INDIA, an online tiger crime data base has been launched, and Generic
Guidelines for preparation of reserve specific Security Plan has been evolved.
Recent initiatives
21.
Implementing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with tiger States, linked to fund flows for
effective implementation of tiger conservation initiatives.
22.
Special crack teams sent to tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of tiger
and its prey.
23.
Chief Ministers of States having tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of
tiger and its prey addressed for taking special initiatives.
24.
Steps taken for modernizing the infrastructure and field protection, besides launching 'Monitoring system
for Tigers' Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)' for effective field patrolling and monitoring.
25.
Steps taken for involvement of Non-Governmental Experts in the ongoing all India tiger estimation.
26.
Initiatives taken for improving the field delivery through capacity building of field officials, apart from
providing incentives.
27.
The second round of country level tiger status assessment completed in 2010, with the findings indicating
an increase with a tiger population estimate of 1706, lower and upper limits being 1520 and 1909 respectively, as
compared to the last country level estimation of 2006, with an estimate of 1411, lower and upper limits being 1165
and 1657, respectively. At present, India has the maximum number of tigers and its source areas amongst the 13
tiger range countries in the world, owing to its long history of conserving the species through Project Tiger (2% of
country's geographical area spread out in 41 tiger reserves in 17 States).
28.
A report on Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Tiger Reserves was released on 28th July,
2011, containing the second round of independent assessment based on refined criteria done in 2010-11 for 39 tiger
reserves. Out of 39 tiger reserves, 15 were rated as 'very good', 12 as 'good', 8 as 'satisfactory' and 4 as 'poor'.
29.
Providing special assistance for mitigation of human-tiger conflicts in problematic areas.
30.
Regional Offices of the National Tiger Conservation Authority sanctioned at Nagpur, Bengaluru and
Guwahati.
31.
A 'Standard Operating Procedure' for dealing with tiger deaths has been issued, based on advisories of
Project Tiger / National Tiger Conservation Authority, with inputs from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, State
officials and experts, fine tuned to meet the present challenges.
32.
A ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ for dealing with straying tigers in human dominated landscape has been
issued.
33.
The Revised Cost Estimates for Project Tiger was approved on 11.8.2011 for an upward revision of the cost
estimates for the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during the XIth Plan period from 650 crore
to Rs. 1216.86 crore of central assistance to support States in village relocation from core areas of tiger reserves.
Several new components were added to the Project, viz.:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Change in the funding pattern in respect of North Eastern States (90:10)
Raising compensation for man-animal conflict to Rs. 2 lakhs
Acquisition of private land for making the core/critical tiger habitat inviolate
Establishment of Tiger Safari, interpretation/awareness centres under the existing component of 'coexistence agenda in buffer/fringe areas', and management of such centres through the respective Panchayati
Raj Institutions
(v) Re-introduction of Cheetah
34.
Launching of Phase-IV tiger reserve level, continuous monitoring of tigers using camera traps and building
up data on photo captures of individual tigers.
35.
Launching the creation of a national repository of camera trap photo IDs of individual tigers.
36.
Notification of the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh.
37.
In-principle approval for use of CAMPA funds towards village relocation from core areas.
38.
Completion of e-surveillance project in Corbett.
39.
Comprehensive guidelines under section 38O 1 (c) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 issued for Project
Tiger and Tourism in Tiger Reserves on 15th October, 2012.
40.
Under active management, permission accorded for translocation of two tigresses from Ranthambhore to
Sariska (Rajasthan), besides one straying sub-adult male tiger from Panna to Satpura (Madhya Pradesh).
41.
A bilateral arrangement has been recently formalized with Bangladesh on tiger conservation. Our
delegations are interacting with Nepal and China within the framework of existing bilateral arrangements. A subgroup on tiger/leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian Federation, which has met
recently.
42.
Field level workshops for capacity building of field officers to deal with straying tigers have been
organized at Tadoba and Dudhwa Tiger Reserves (2013).
43.
NTCA teams sent for field appraisal of tiger deaths, Project Tiger implementation etc.
44.
Process underway for providing enabling provisions in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to strengthen
our implementation of the CITES and towards enhancement of penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act.
SANDILA INDUSTRIAL AREA
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2111
SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ganga river is being polluted by the industries at Sandila Industrial Area of Uttar Pradesh; and
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Sandila Industrial Area in District Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) mainly has small scale industries engaged in
production of plywood, rice milling, flour mills, mill-board, paper board etc. The waste water generated from the
industrial area is discharged through Loni drain in the river Gomti after traversing 50 km, near Kakori in Lucknow.
The industries located in the Sandila Industrial Area are not discharging their effluents in river Ganga.
ACTION OF CPCB TO COMBAT POLLUTION
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2112
SHRI DILIP SINGH JU DEV
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to combat pollution caused by NTPC
Seepat and SECL Bilaspur as well as industrial localities at Raipur-Raigarh and Korba where the number of
power, cement, coal mines and steel industries are violating air, water and dust pollution rules and causing
severe damage to human organs and health on a large scale;
(b) whether the CPCB is monitoring emissions from the industrial units and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken or to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c). Under an Environment Surveillance Programme, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) undertakes
surprise inspections, emission and effluent monitoring of units falling under 17 category of highly polluting
industries and other polluting industries for ensuring the compliance of emission and effluent standards, as
applicable.
During last three years, CPCB inspected 11 sponge iron plants, 2 cement plants and 5 power plants. SECL, Bilaspur
could not be inspected. The inspection of industries was carried out in the area of Raipur, Raigarh, Taraimal, Korba,
Bilaspur and Champa. Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 have been issued to
sixteen industries including NTPC, Seepat.
Directions under Section 18 (I) (b) of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 have also been issued to
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board to ensure the compliance of emission and effluent norms, in the
industries, as applicable.
LAND UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2113
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any details of the hectares of land covered under environmental protection and
afforestation in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof during last three years and the current year including Andhra Pradesh, State-wise;
and
(c) the role of Government fixed in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Afforestation/Tree plantation targets are fixed by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) annually to
States/UTs under 20 Point Programme. The details of afforestation achievements by the States including Andhra
Pradesh made during the last three years and current year (till October, 2012) are annexed.
(c) The afforestation in the country is taken up cross sectorally under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes such as
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP), National Bamboo Mission, 13th Finance Commission and also under different State Plan/Non
Plan Schemes including externally aided projects. Apart from these Schemes, Ministry of Environment and Forests
is implementing a major scheme National Afforestation Programme (NAP), which is a 100% Centrally Sponsored
Scheme for afforestation and tree plantation and eco restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in the
country through people’s participation. Since inception of NAP in the year 2000, an area of 19.11 lakhs ha has been
targeted for afforestation with the investment of Rs. 2991.67 cr. Besides NAP, qualitative and quantitative
improvement in forests and tree cover over ten million hectares of area has also been envisaged under the Green
India Mission programme.
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in answer to parts (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2113 on “Land under
Environmental Protection” asked by Shri Ponnam Prabhakar due for reply on 11.03.2013
State/UT-wise details of the Afforestation Achievements under Twenty Point Programme on public and forest
land (in hectares).
Sl. No.
State/ UT
Area of forest and public land covered under afforestation activities in (ha.)
2012-13
2009-10
2010-11
(Till October
2011-12
2012)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D & N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Total
243931
7115
6626
21366
55512
371
169353
20770
20165
25427
28950
83641
9941
135141
216891
23673
1096
2983
0
132130
11548
102207
8007
66446
13228
27163
96070
15043
1738
180
205
20
123
20
50
1547130
383927
6150
3509
15378
58458
488
127149
79883
24710
15453
21914
94376
8463
168678
178498
10532
654
7197
4790
242868
13711
96356
2734
95499
16650
20044
84516
14286
1377
272
200
10
1496
27
33
1800286
407700
10817
43
22796
50,412
465
140513
64401
31938
10466
34214
66091
3971
110702
122880
17997
6840
6240
1047
196671
6965
71301
6739
75492
25572
23505
83233
753
1583
316
269
14
1239
22
82
1603289
371639
319
0
27400
83790
453
105911
50374
19718
1219
10462
78820
10154
105738
171946
5957
4313
2825
0
79207
8409
45880
9019
5309
19130
16208
60931
8777
709
206
200
6
935
1
17
1305982
BAMBOO HARVESTING
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2115
SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministry has raised objections over the new rule notified by Tribal Ministry which allows
Gram Sabhas to regulate bamboo harvesting in the country;
(b) if so, the extent to which the wildlife is likely to be affected due to new rules;
(c) whether any consultations have been held with all the stakeholders in this regard; and
(d) if so, the outcome thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Government to save wildlife in Bamboo
forests?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (c) States/UTs are responsible for implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Amendment Rules, 2012 recently notified in the Gazette of India on
06.9.2012 by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has written to the Forest
Department of all States/UTs for appropriate action for implementation of these rules.
Draft of the aforementioned rules was notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the Gazette of India on 19.7.2012
for inviting objections/suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby. After considering all the
objections/suggestions received, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has notified the Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Amendment, Rules, 2012 in the Gazette of India on
6.9.2012.
(b) & (d) No assessment at the National level has been carried out to assess the impacts of new rules on wildlife.
However, the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 regulates removal of any forest produce from Sanctuaries and
National Parks including hunting of wildlife.
REGENERATION OF MANGROVES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2116
DR. NILESH N. RANE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government has taken any steps for regeneration of mangroves that have been destroyed
illegally after the coastal regulation zone notification came into force; and
(b)
if so, the funds allocated/utilised for this purpose so far?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 classifies the mangrove area as CRZ-I A (ecosensitive area), where no new construction is permitted except projects relating to Department of Atomic Energy;
pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines; installation of weather radars for monitoring of cyclone
movement and prediction by Indian Meteorological Department; construction of trans harbour sea link and roads on
stilts or pillars without affecting the tidal flow of water. Conditions are stipulated while issuing clearance for such
projects to carryout compensatory mangrove plantation by the project proponent at their own cost.
FUNDS TO NGO FOR AFFORESTATION PURPOSES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2122
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the details of Grants-in-Aid provided to Voluntary Agencies/Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for
afforestation purposes during the last three years and the current year;
whether all the Voluntary Agencies have submitted the Utilisation Certificates;
if so, the details thereof;
the names of Voluntary Agencies which have neither submitted utilization certificates nor turned up to
National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board for the next installment after release of first
installment; and
the action taken by the Government against such Voluntary Agencies in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Ministry has not provided any Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Agencies/Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for
afforestation purposes during the last three years and the current year.
(b) to (e) Questions do not arise.
CLEARANCE TO OFFSHORE DRILLINGCOMPANIES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2124
SHRI P. R. NATARAJAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government had given environmental clearance to the private offshore drilling companies by
expost-facto procedure in the country;
if so, the details of names of private companies and the reasons for giving such expost-facto clearance;
whether a number of offshore drilling companies have started drilling without obtaining prior
environmental clearances;
if so, the reasons therefor; and
the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The offshore drilling activities for oil and gas require prior environmental clearance as per the procedure
laid down in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. As per the said notification, there is
no provision forexpost-facto clearance.
(c) No such cases have been reported to the Ministry of Environment & Forests under the EIA Notification, 2006.
(d) & (e) In view of the reply given above to part (c), does not arise.
TIME FRAME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2141
SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has framed any guidelines/rules regarding a time frame required for disposing of
an environment clearance;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The cases of environment clearances to various projects are dealt with as per statutory provisions under
the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
The stages in environment clearance process comprise of Screening, Scoping, Public Consultation and Appraisal.
The prescribed time period for taking a decision on an environment clearance case is 105 days after the submission
of final environmental impact assessment and environment management plan report by the project proponent to the
Ministry.
POLLUTION IN NARMADA RIVER
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2151
SHRI VISHWA MOHAN KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to check the pollution of Narmada river; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and programmes framed for the purpose and the funds allocated in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Conservation of rivers is an ongoing and collective effort of the Central and State Governments and this Ministry
is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in pollution abatement in various rivers through the centrally
sponsored National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the NRCP, Jabalpur and Hoshangabad towns along
river Narmada were identified for abatement of pollution of the river. Four schemes for Jabalpur and two schemes
for Hoshangabad were sanctioned at cost of Rs. 1.34 crores and Rs. 12.99 crores respectively.
(b) Out of the total sanctioned cost of the schemes of Rs. 14.33 crores, the amount released under NRCP is Rs. 6.48
crore.
NATIONAL LAKE CONSERVATION PLAN
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2153
SHRI P. T. THOMAS
SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments including Andhra
Pradesh and Kerala for additional grant under National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP);
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years;
and
(c) the present status of the proposals, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Yes Sir. As per the terms of sanction, any increase in project costs is to be the liability of these States.
Out of the projects sanctioned so far, the approved conservation works in respect of 27 lakes are reported to be
completed. State-wise details of funds released during last 3 years and completion status are as under:*
the
S. No.
State
Funds released (in Rs. crore)*
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Projects
completed*
1.
Andhra Pradesh
-
-
1.90
-
2.
J&K
27.85
17.43
41.00
-
3.
Karnataka
-
6.50
-
6
4.
Madhya Pradesh
-
-
-
1
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Maharashtra
Nagaland
Rajasthan
Tamilnadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Total
3.77
5.81
4.64
2.73
44.80
2.75
6.28
3.00
12.70
1.30
49.96
0.50
14.00
19.00
3.50
79.90
2
1
1
2
13
States of Kerala, Odisha and Tripura, neither any funds were released nor any project was completed,
LEGAL PROTECTION TO ELEPHANT RESERVES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2159
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
SHR ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
For
SHRI MADHU GOUD YASKHI
SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV
SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Ministry has constituted a committee to review as to how elephant reserves and corridors can
get a higher level of legal protection under existing green laws;
if so, the terms of reference of the committee along with the time by which the aforesaid committee is
likely to submit its report to the Government; and
the steps taken by the Government to regulate activities detrimental to the Pachyderm while not hurting
rights of people living in these zones?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATRAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The details of the committee along with the terms of reference are at Annexure.
(c) The Government has taken following steps to regulate activities detrimental to this pachyderm.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project Elephant provides assistance to the states for improvement of the habitats, acquisition of
private lands in identified corridors and payment of ex-gratia assistance for damage to life and
property by the wild elephants.
Creation of Elephant Task Force.
A separate committee has been constituted to strengthen the Elephant Reserves and Elephant
Corridors.
Regulations in existence under Environmental Protection Act 1986, Forest Conservation Act 1980
and Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 are in force, and are invoked in case of habitats of elephants
also, as applicable.
CLEARANCE NORMS FOR PROJECTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2163
SHRI SOMEN MITRA
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has proposed to exempt green norms for key infrastructure and public utility
projects in Naxal-hit areas in the country;
if so, the details, thereof;
whether the Government has issued guidelines to streamline forest clearance processes for mining leases
criteria for thermal and steel projects;
if so, the details thereof; and
the extent to which such guidelines are likely to be beneficial for clearance of forest land in naxalite areas?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests accorded general approval under section 2 of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for creation of critical public utility infrastructure of 14
categories, by Government departments involving not more than 5.00 hectares of forest land, in each case, in 82 Left
Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts identified by the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Home Affairs
for implementation of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP). The category of public utility infrastructure projects to
which the said general approval extends are- schools; dispensaries/hospitals; electrical and telecommunication lines;
drinking water; water/ rain water harvesting structures; minor irrigation canal; non-conventional sources of energy;
skill upgradation/ vocational training center; power sub-stations; all category of public roads; communication posts;
police establishments like police stations/ border outposts/ watch towers in sensitive areas (identified by Ministry of
Home Affairs); underground laying of optical fibre cables, telephone lines & drinking water supply lines; and
quarrying of materials used in construction of public roads.
For the remaining LWE affected districts, which have not been selected for implementation of the IAP, the said
general approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is limited to 2.00 hectares of forest land, in each case,
for creation of public utility infrastructure of 13 categories, excluding the quarrying of materials used in construction
of public roads. In case of roads, instead of all categories of public roads, as is applicable in case of IAP districts, the
general approval in the LWE affected districts which have not been identified for implementation of the IAP is
applicable for the rural roads only.
(c) & (d) The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) vide letter dated 01.02.2013 informed the all State/
Union Territory Governments as below:
(i) Henceforth, in case of mining leases having forest land in part or in full, approval under the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 (FC Act) for diversion of entire forest land located within the mining lease shall
be obtained before execution/renewal of the lease under the Mines and Minerals (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1957. Applications seeking prior approval under FC Act for diversion of the entire forest
land (and not a portion thereof) located within the area proposed to be assigned on lease shall only be
accepted by the Nodal Officers in the concerned State/ Union Territory Governments.
(ii) All State/Union Territory Governments shall within a period of three months submit to the MoEF details
of all such mines where approval under the FC Act for diversion of only a part of forest land has either
been obtained or is presently under examination in the State/Central Government. The State Governments
in all such cases shall request the concerned user agencies to submit application to obtain approval under
the FC Act for diversion of the remaining forest land located within the mining lease. Mining in such
leases after two years will be allowed only if the user agency either obtains approval under the FC Act for
the entire forest land located within the mining lease or surrenders such forest land for which approval
under FC Act has not been obtained and execute a revised mining lease for the reduced lease area.
(e) General approval under section-2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 accorded by the MoEF, as per details
given in reply to parts (a) to (b) above; will facilitate accelerated creation of public utility infrastructure in the LWE
affected districts.
AMENDMENT IN EIA NOTIFICATIONS, 2006
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2165
SHRI P. LINGAM
SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY
Will the MINISTER of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has made any amendment for granting clearance in the Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) Notifications, 2006 regarding the built-up area in the building/construction projects in
the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether any area which is 'open to sky' is included in calculation of built-up area for projects in the
country; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per EIA notification 2006 as amended on April 4, 2011 the built-up area is defined as ‘the built up area
or covered area on all the floors put together including basement(s) and other service areas, which are proposed in
the building/construction projects’
(c) & (d) Area which is not covered or any area which is open to sky/cut out/duct should not be counted in the
calculation of built up area. The open to sky and the cut out/ ducts are required for proper light and ventilation of the
building.
POLLUTION IN CITIES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2173
SHRI K. SHIVAKUMAR ALIAS J.K. RITHEESH
SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL
SHRIMATI MEENA SINGH
SHRI KACHHADIA NARANBHAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the big industries and factories are spreading pollution in various States of the country including
northeastern States;
if so, the details thereof along with the details of pollution caused by them;
whether the Government has formulated any scheme to provide assistance to the State Governments for
abatement of pollution due to industries;
if so, the details thereof and the amount allocated and expenditure incurred thereon during the last three
years, Statewise; and
the punitive action taken by the Government against the polluting industries?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central and State Pollution Control Boards have identified 17 categories of highly polluting industries
in various States of the country including north-eastern State. These seventeen categories of industries emit various
types of pollutants which include dust emission, emission of hazardous / obnoxious gases and degradable and nondegradable pollutants from their effluents. The polluting categories of industries which are located in the northeastern States particularly in Assam and Meghalaya include Pulp and Paper Mills, Petroleum Oil Refineries,
Fertiliser and Cement Plants. The Statewise status of pollution control compliance in these 17 categories of
industries is given at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) A Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Common Effluent Treatment Plants is under implementation in the
Ministry for enabling the small scale industries to set up new and upgrade the existing Common Effluent Treatment
Plants to cover all the States in the country. The Statewise funds released thereon are given at Annexure-II.
(e) The CPCB under its Environment Surveillance Programme is carrying out surprise inspections of industries to
verify the compliance. The directions issued under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and under
Section 18 (i) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 are given at Annexure-III, which include directions for closure of industries.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 2173 DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.3.2013 REGARDING POLLUTION IN CITIES RAISED
BY SHRI K. SHIVAKUMAR ALIAS J.K. RITHEESH, SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL, SHRIMATI
MEENA SINGH AND SHRI KACHHADIA NARANBHAI.
STATEWISE STATUS OF 17 CATEGORIES OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES (AS ON AUGUST 31, 2012)
Sl
No
State
Complying
Non Complying
Closed
Total
357
78
31
466
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Arunachal Pradesh
2
0
0
2
3
Assam
20
4
0
24
4
Bihar
19
2
2
23
5
Chattisgarh
71
6
1
78
6
Chandigarh
0
0
0
0
7
Daman & Diu
2
0
1
3
8
Delhi
2
0
0
2
9
Goa
14
0
1
15
10
Gujarat
302
7
8
317
11
Haryana
112
20
13
145
12
H.P.
16
2
3
21
13
Jharkhand
19
7
3
29
7
0
3
10
Karnataka
123
22
16
161
16
Kerala
23
13
15
51
17
Lakshadeep
0
0
0
0
18
Madhya Pradesh
65
16
2
83
19
Maharashtra
325
206
59
590
20
Meghalaya
13
1
0
14
21
Mizoram
1
0
0
1
22
Nagaland
0
0
0
0
23
Orissa
37
17
11
65
24
Puducherry
5
2
0
7
25
Punjab
50
18
18
86
26
Rajasthan
90
32
31
153
27
Sikkim
0
1
0
1
28
Tamil Nadu
210
10
11
231
29
Tripura
11
2
2
15
30
U.P.
278
45
78
401
31
Uttarakhand
27
19
3
49
32
West Bengal
48
66
15
129
2249
596
327
3172
14
Jammu & Kashmir
15
Total
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 2173
DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.3.2013 REGARDING POLLUTION IN CITIES RAISED BY SHRI K. SHIVAKUMAR
ALIAS J.K. RITHEESH, SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL, SHRIMATI MEENA SINGH AND SHRI KACHHADIA
NARANBHAI.
State-wise funds released during the last three years under the
scheme of Common Effluent Treatment Plants
(Rupees in lakhs)
S. No
State Pollution Control
Board
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1.
Andhra Pradesh
60.00
00.00
00.00
2.
Gujarat
304.89
418.51
3.
Maharashtra
49.85
150.63
70.54
4.
Rajasthan
82.26
-
00.00
TOTAL
497.00
569.14
270.00
199.46
ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 2173 DUE
FOR REPLY ON 11.3.2013 REGARDING POLLUTION IN CITIES RAISED BY SHRI K. SHIVAKUMAR ALIAS
J.K. RITHEESH, SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL, SHRIMATI MEENA SINGH AND SHRI KACHHADIA
NARANBHAI.
Year
Summary of Directions issued during last Three Years & Current Year
No. of directions issued to the
No. of directions issued to the units under
SPCBs/PCCs for units under Section
Section 5 of E(P)A,1986
18(1)(b) of the Water/ Air Acts
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
directions
Directions for
directions for
Total
Directions for
Total
for Closure
compliance
Closure
compliance
During 2009-10
10
9
19
27
4
31
During 2010-11
62
17
79
28
5
33
During 2011-12
79
18
97
48
6
54
During 2012-13
(till Dec 31, 2012)
Total
102
41
143
30
8
38
253
85
338
133
23
156
CHECK ON ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN FOREST AREA
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2176
SHRI TUFANI SAROJ
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the cases of illegal construction in river valley and forest area are on the rise in the country during
the last three years;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
whether any legal action has been initiated to check these activities;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government under Environment and Forest Laws to curb such activities?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No such reports have come to the notice of the Ministry. However, sporadic incidents of illegal activities
including encroachments in the forest area do take place. The details of forest areas under encroachment are given in
annexure.
(c) to (e) Existing policy and legal measures such as National Forest Policy 1988, National Environment Policy
2006, Indian Forest Act 1927, Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, Environment
(Protection) Act 1986 etc. contain the provisions for check on such illegal activities.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2176 DATED 11.03.2013 REGARDING CHECK ON ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN
FOREST AREA ASKED BY SHRI TUFANI SAROJ
S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Name of States/UTs
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Goa
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D&N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
New Delhi
Puducherry
Grand Total
CLEARANCES TO PROJECTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2184
SHRI SHIVARAMA GOUDA
Area Under
As on (Date)
Encroachment (in ha.)
2,57,000.00
27.07.2011
356.00
16.02.2013
1,18,494.60
07.03.2011
34,791.00
19.03.2011
Nil
25.02.2013
184.63
20.07.2011
4,600.00
21.08.2012
27,360.21
31.07.2012
13,360.09
17.10.2012
1,15,648.23
14.03.2011
41,063.30
27.02.2012
4,87,438.47
19.10.2011
1,83,171.80
09.08.2011
78,505.08
22.07.2011
7,404.00
31.01.2011
31,659.53
31.03.2011
15,320.37
31.03.2012
26,831.10
15.02.2013
9,676.00
31.03.2010
12,660.97
31.03.2010
58,553.07
04.03.2011
3,30,400.00
11.09.2012
1,918.37
10.04.2012
9,378.00
12.03.2011
23,933.12
08.04.2011
12,057.90
26.07.2011
3,232.87
13.03.2012
47,758.14
16.03.2011
3,326.63
10.03.2011
14.00
11.03.2011
613.30
29.04.2011
87.83
28.09.2010
Nil
28.08.2010
629.51
11.04.2012
Nil
21.10.2010
19,57,428.12
SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has imposed moratorium on grant of more environmental clearances for projects
situated in polluted industrial clusters in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any steps to restore the environmental quality in the polluted clusters;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): Based on the identification of industrial clusters/areas by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as
critically polluted, Ministry of Environment & Forests vide Office Memorandum dated 13.1.2010 had imposed a
temporary restriction on consideration of developmental projects for environmental clearance in 43 critically
polluted areas (CPAs) in the country.
(c) to (e): Comprehensive remedial action plans for the identified critically polluted industrial clusters are prepared
by concerned State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs). An effective implementation of these remedial action plans is
likely to help in the abatement of pollution and thereby, restore the environmental quality of industrial clusters.
Moratorium has been lifted in respect of 26 CPAs based on action plans submitted by the concerned SPCBs.
POLLUTION IN JAM NAGAR
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2191
SHRI KUNVARJIBHAI M. BAVALIYA
SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has conducted any study of increasing pollution in coastal areas, State-wise
including coastline of Jamnagar in Gujarat;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the action taken by the Government to control the source of pollution in these areas?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is monitoring water quality, including parameters related to
pollution, in coastal areas at selected locations. The locations being monitored State-wise are (i) Gujarat (Vadinar,
Veraval, Hazira), (ii) Maharashtra (Mumbai, Worli, Ratnagiri, Malvan), (iii) Goa (Mandovi), (iv) Karnataka
(Mangalore), (v) Kerala (Kochi), (vi) Lakshadweep (Kavaratti), (vii) West Bengal (Sandheads, Hooghly), (viii)
Orissa (Paradip), (ix) Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam, Kakinada), (x)Tamil Nadu (Ennore, Tuticorin), (xi)
Pondicherry (Pondicherry) and (xii) Andaman & Nicobar (Port Blair).
Over 25 parameters on coastal water quality are monitored periodically to assess the status and trend of
pollution. In general, over the years, there is a moderate increase in concentration of nutrients and pathogenic
bacteria, due to disposal of industrial, agricultural, and domestic wastes. In Gujarat, Vadinar is monitored in
coastline of Jamnagar where the water quality is observed to be good, with normal levels of nutrients.
(c) The following steps have been taken to prevent and control coastal pollution;
(i) Control of Industrial pollution under the provisions of Water
(Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974.
(ii) Ensuring pollution control compliance in 17 categories of highly polluting industries.
(iii) Urban centers discharging wastewater in aquatic resources and having no treatment facilities
have been identified for suitable action.
(iv) With respect to industrial effluents, consent management for
compliance of standards is
being enforced by State Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees to improve the
water quality.
VIOLATION OF E-WASTE (MANAGEMENT & HANDLING) RULES, 2011
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2194
SHRI S. ALAGIRI
SHRI PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether any instance of violation of Separate e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 have
come into the notice of the Government during each of the last two years;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken against the above violation?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the E- Waste (Management and Handling)
Rules, 2011. The Rules have come in to effect from 1st May 2012. As per the rules, State Pollution Control Boards
(SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) are responsible for taking action against violations of these rules.
In West Bengal, a case of violation was noticed wherein the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI),
Kolkata made an advertisement for auction of e-waste without quoting the condition in tender that e-wastes can only
be sold to the registered recycler. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has directed the CIFRI to stop the sale
of e-waste and sell it to the registered recycler as per the provisions of the E- Waste (Management and Handling)
Rules, 2011.
FUNDS UNDER CAMPA
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2195
SHRI JAGADANAND SINGH
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state :
(a) whether the Government has constituted the Compensatory Afforestation Funds Management and Planning
Authority (CAMPA) ;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the amount allocated in this regard during the last three years and the current
year, State-wise ;
(c) the number of projects being funded by the CAMPA including the amount of funding received for each
project in the country ;
(d) the details of utilized/ unutilized amount during the said period, State-wise ;
(e) whether any monitoring mechanism has been put in place to keep a vigil on the adequate utilization of the
said amount; and
(f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Pursuant to the Supreme Court of India Order dated 29th October 2002 in IA No.566 in Writ Petition
(Civil) No.202 of 1995 titled T N GOdavarman Thirumalpad Vs UOI & Ors., the Compensatory Afforestation Fund
Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was constituted by Order dated 23rd April 2004 published in the
Gazette of India. Taking note that the CAMPA had still not become operational, the Supreme Court of India, vide
their Order dated 5th May 2006 in IA No.1337 with IA Nos.827, 1122, 1216, 1473 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.202
of 1995 accepted the suggestion in the Report of the Central Empowered Committee, inter-alia, for the constitution
of the Ad-hoc body, viz., the Ad-hoc CAMPA till CAMPA becomes operational and ordered that all the monies
recovered on behalf of ‘CAMPA’ in lieu of diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and
which are presently lying with the various officials of the State Government be transferred to the bank accounts to
be operated by this body. Releases to State CAMPAs are made after considering the Annual Plans of Operation
submitted by them with the approval of the State level Steering Committees. Funds for the individual Projects are
not sanctioned individually/ separately; these form part of these Annual Plans of Operation. The details of releases
to the State CAMPAs since 2009, are indicated in the Annexure
(d) to (f) Before releasing additional funds to the State CAMPAs in subsequent years, the progress of expenditure on
the basis of funds sanctioned earlier, as reflected in the Quarterly Progress Reports furnished by the respective State/
UT is examined. A e-based real-time monitoring system specific to utilization of CAMPA funds which has been
designed by the National Informatics Centre has also been rolled out in some States. In addition, in terms of the
Guidelines for State CAMPAs, the States are required to have independent systems of monitoring and evaluation.
Annexure
Statement referred as Annexure in reply to parts (a) to (c ) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
No.2195 by Shri Jagadanand Singh and Shri Jayant Chaudhary, answered on 11.03.2013.
Sl.
No.
State/UT
2009-10
Date
1
1
2
2
Andaman &
Nicobar
Islands
Andhra
Pradesh
3
Arunachal
Pradesh
4
Assam
5
Bihar
6
Chandigarh
7
Chhattisgarh
3
28.08.2009
28.08.2009
2010-11
2011-12
Amount (in Rs.)
Date
Amount (in Rs.)
4
5
6
10,990,000.00
897,832,000.00
03.04.2010
163,676,000.00
17.08.2009
67,174,000.00
20.11.2009
77,300,000.00
17.08.2009
1,765,000.00
17.08.2009
1,232,135,000.00
01.10.2010
Date
7
7,869,000.00
18.06.2012
1,207,444,000.00
23.08.2011
22.11.2010
177,882,000.00
08.09.2011
25.10.2011
09.11.2011
29.11.2011
01.10.2010
104,487,000.00
18.01.2011
86,674,000.00
01.10.2010
1,296,000.00
01.10.2010
1,341,066,000.00
01.10.2010
2012-13
Amount (in Rs.)
Date
8
9
08.09.2011
10
5,779,000.00
1,185,700,000.00
411,900,000.00
06.10.2012
02.01.2013
13.02.2013
25.11.2011
Amount (in Rs.)
80,400,000.00
995,439,000.00
02.01.2013
21.08.2012
1,196,039,000.00
117,613,000.00
150,592,100.00
84,650,000.00
1,143,800,000.00
8
Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
9
Daman & Diu
10
Delhi
11
Goa
12
Gujarat
13
Haryana
14
15
04.09.2009
1,682,000.00
21.01.2010
18,471,000.00
17.08.2009
121,197,000.00
19.08.2009
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
16
Jharkhand
17
Karnataka
18
Kerala
19
Lakshadweep
20
Madhya
Pradesh
21
Maharashtra
22
Manipur
23
Meghalaya
24
Mizoram
25
Nagaland
26
Orissa
27
Pondicherry
28
Punjab
29
Rajasthan
30
Sikkim
31
Tamil Nadu
32
Tripura
33
Uttar Pradesh
34
Uttarakhand
35
West Bengal
249,647,000.00
17.08.2009
191,141,000.00
21.08.2009
366,771,000.00
28.10.2011
18.01.2011
13,991,000.00
01.10.2010
102,468,000.00
01.10.2010
291,568,000.00
08.09.2011
01.10.2010
188,909,000.00
11.06.2012
01.10.2010
421,656,000.00
23.08.2011
09.12.2011
1,536,000.00
263,000,000.00
09.11.2012
164,500,000.00
571,262,400.00
02.01.2013
11.02.2013
29.11.2012
12.03.2010
950,028,000.00
19.08.2009
585,573,000.00
12.03.2010
17,509,000.00
17.08.2009
530,482,000.00
22.02.2010
08.12.2009
893,549,000.00
7,456,000.00
20.04.2010
967,000.00
05.03.2013
10,738,000.00
21.08.2009
1,310,618,000.00
08.12.2009
330,547,000.00
07.01.2010
325,908,000.00
17.08.2009
80,092,000.00
08.12.2009
19,713,000.00
12.03.2010
35,418,000.00
10.05.2010
470,962,000.00
17.08.2009
816,532,000.00
08.12.2009
Total
52,957,000.00
9,838,830,000.00
01.10.2010
1,031,622,000.00
24.11.2011
01.10.2010
509,160,000.00
30.08.2011
09.09.2011
01.10.2010
509,656,000.00
09.01.2012
18.01.2011
854,893,000.00
16.11.2011
01.10.2010
13,350,000.00
11.06.2012
18.01.2011
1,401,753,000.00
23.08.2011
04.06.2012
1,668,510,050.00
01.10.2010
265,215,000.00
16.09.2011
21.09.2011
220,783,872.00
18.01.2011
420,698,000.00
11.11.2011
01.10.2010
22.11.2010
102,334,000.00
02.09.2011
12.10.2011
01.10.2010
17,032,000.00
12.06.2012
18.01.2011
25,848,000.00
16.03.2012
353,505,000.00
01.10.2010
827,488,000.00
25.06.2012
01.10.2010
22.11.2010
62,760,000.00
09.03.2012
624,989,300.00
415,700,000.00
02.01.2013
06.10.2012
10,340,624,000.00
393,000,000.00
237,835,000.00
479,800,000.00
437,200,000.00
535,209,000.00
826,300,000.00
06.10.2012
782,123,000.00
19,134,000.00
318,913,000.00
90,400,000.00
13,830,000.00
30.11.2012
27.08.2012
25.02.2013
27.11.2012
12.02.2013
12.02.2013
22.02.2013
324,117,000.00
2,058,244,000.00
193,118,000.00
374,298,000.00
8,75,23,000
5,408,950.00
22,770,300.00
304,800,000.00
653,160,000.00
02.01.2013
317,305,000.00
48,436,000.00
9,419,681,622.00
8,317,913,350.00
Note : The allocations to the State CAMPAs in Arunachal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand have been made @ 50% of their
respective entitlements for the year 2012-13 pending the receipt of GIS coordinates of work sites treated under CAMPA funds since the year
2009-10, as requested in d.o.letter No.13-5/2010-FC dated the 11th September 2012 from DGF&SS to the PCCFs of all States/ UTs. The
allocation to Himachal Pradesh has been made @ 75%as GIS coordinates have been received in part.
CONSERVATION OF FRAGILE ECO-SYSTEM
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2197
SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
the steps taken by the Government to maintain the fragile eco-system at the coastal region of Gujarat; and
the steps being taken by the Government to carry out tourist activities with utmost responsibility at the
large coastal region of Gujarat in order to conserve its fragile eco-system in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 classifies the mangrove area as CRZ-I A (ecosensitive area), where no new construction is permitted except projects relating to Department of Atomic Energy;
pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines; installation of weather radars for monitoring of cyclone
movement and prediction by Indian Meteorological Department; construction of trans harbour sea link and roads on
stilts or pillars without affecting the tidal flow of water. Conditions are stipulated while issuing clearance for such
projects to carryout compensatory mangrove plantation by the project proponent at their own cost. In addition,
Ministry under the World Bank assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project has taken up the
activity of mangrove plantation and transplantation of corals in the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat.
Under the CRZ Notification, 2011, beach resorts are permitted only beyond 200 m from High Tide Line in CRZ-III
area and on landward side of the existing authorized road/ structure in CRZ-II area. Resorts are not permitted in
CRZ-I area. Further, establishment of a Marine Research Conservation and Information Centre in Gujarat by the
Gujarat Tourism Corporation Limited to promote ecotourism is an approved component under the ICZM project.
RELAXATION IN CLEARANCE RULES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2205
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Government proposes to relax environment clearance rules for mining of minor minerals
involving brick earth and ordinary earth in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to waive off the requirement of mandatory Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) for brick-earth mining projects with a lease area of less than five hectares;
if so, the facts thereof;
whether the Government has laid certain conditions for clearance of minor minerals projects;
if so, the details thereof; and
the time by which the notification in this regard is likely to be issued?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry of Environment & Forests has constituted an Expert Committee on 30.01.2013 under the
Chairmanship of Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, to categorise Category ‘B’
projects/activities into Category ‘B1’ and ‘B2’ under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and
review classification of projects/activities into ‘A’ & ‘B’ and General Conditions as contained in the aforesaid
Notification. The issues relating to ‘brick earth’ and ‘ordinary earth’ have been referred by the Ministry to this
Expert Committee to give their recommendations.
(c) to (g) No view in the matter has been taken as yet.
DISPOSAL OF E-WASTE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2206
SHRI GOPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT
DR. AJAY KUMAR
SHRI GOPINATH MUNDE
SHRI JEETENDRA SINGH BUNDELA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has notified the e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 for proper
management and handling of e-waste in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the increasing quantum of e-Waste is causing immense damage to the environment and human
life in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government for the safe disposal of e-Waste including industrial waste in the
country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the E-Waste (Management and Handling)
Rules, 2011 for effective management of e-waste in the country. These Rules have come in to effect from 1st May
2012. The concept of Extended Producer Responsibility has been enshrined in these rules to make it a mandatory
activity for the manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipments. Under this the producers are responsible for
collection of e-waste generated from the end of life of their products by setting up collection centers or take back
systems either individually or collectively. As per these Rules, E-waste recycling can be undertaken only in facilities
authorized and registered with State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees. Waste generated is
required to be sent or sold to a registered or authorized recycler or re-processor having environmentally sound
facilities.
Further, the MoEF has taken a number of steps to ensure environmentally sound management of e-waste in the
country. These include:
(i)
The Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of e-waste, published by Central Pollution
Control Board, provide approach and methodology for environmentally sound management of e-waste.
(ii)
The Ministry is implementing a Scheme to provide financial assistance for setting up of treatment,
disposal and storage facility for hazardous and integrated recycling facilities for E-waste on public
private partnership mode.
POLLUTION IN GANGOTRI, YAMUNOTRI AND BADRINATH DHAMS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2207
SHRI LALJI TANDON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the environmental changes and pollution have caused ecological degradation to the famous
Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath dhams;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to save the ecology of the region?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry is not aware of any such scientific reports relating to ecological degradation in the famous
Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath dhams due to environmental change and pollution. Only the water quality of
Yamuna and Bhagirathi River at Yamunotri and Gangotri respectively had been monitored by Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) from the year 2009 to 2011. The water quality at both the studied locations met the required
criteria of Class ‘B’ i.e. water fit for organized outdoor bathing except in the year 2009 when the presence of total
coliforms in the water exceeded the prescribed limit. This could be due to rains leading to surface runoff or due to
high number of pilgrims at the studied locations. The changes are also reported in the form of glacier retreat in the
region and growing pilgrimage without adequate infrastructure support for waste disposal is imposing pressure on
these areas. The Government is aware of the incidence of melting of Himalayan glaciers. Discussion paper
prepared by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India, on Himalayan Glaciers provides the
review of information regarding the glacier retreat in the region, including Gangotri Glacier. Further, G.B. Pant
Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development (GBPIHED) has undertaken studies on Gangotri glacier retreat,
silt load in the glacial melt and water quality of river Bhagirathi originating from Gangotri glacier. A pilot study
conducted by GBPIHED for MoEF entitled “Environmental and social impacts of hydropower projects in river
Ganga basis (between Dharasu and Gangotri) in Uttarakhand” has indicated that the water quality parameters are
within the permissible limit of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
(c) Considering the ecological sensitivity of the region, several initiatives are taken to protect the ecology of Indian
Himalayan Region by the Govt. of India and Himalayan states through the Mission on Sustaining Himalayan
Ecosystem under National Action Plan on Climate Change and Himalayan Sustainable Development Forum
(HSDF) under the Shimla Declaration adopted during the Himalayan Chief Ministers’ Conclave held at Shimla on
Oct 29-30, 2009. Uttarakhand Forest Department undertakes Plantation activities in forest areas around the said
Dhams.
CAPACITY TARGET OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2210
SHRI GORAKH PRASAD JAISWAL
SHRIMATI RAJKUMARI RATNA SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the total number of sewage treatment plants to be constructed under the Ganga Action Plan and the actual
number of plants established so far to raise the capacity of sewage treatment;
whether the treatment capacity of the present treatment plants is not sufficient;
if so, the details of the total estimated sewage generated and treated per day in Class I cities and class II
towns in each State;
the steps taken by the Government to upgrade/construct new treatment plants and the funds provided for
the purpose; and
the time by which the treatment plants are likely to be upgraded?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Under the Ganga Action Plan, a total of 83 sewage treatment plants have been sanctioned since 1985, of which
69 have been completed.
(b) & (c) It is estimated that about 2723 million litres of sewage is generated every day from Class I cities and Class
II towns along the Ganga River. So far, a capacity to treat 1091 million litres per day (mld) has been created in these
towns under Ganga Action Plan.
(d) & (e) The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has decided under Mission Clean Ganga that that no
untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluents should flow into Ganga by 2020. In order to meet the shortfall in
the sewage treatment infrastructure, projects amounting to nearly Rs. 2600 crore have been sanctioned under the
NGRBA for development of sewer networks, sewage treatment plants of additional capacity of 470 mld, electric
crematoria, community toilets, development of river fronts etc. A World Bank assisted project for a period of 8 years
at an estimated cost of Rs 7000 crore has been approved for conservation and restoration of water quality of the river
Ganga.
CLEARANCE TO AIRPORT
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2211
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has received any memorandum from Heritage Protection Council of Aranmula
against construction of an airport at Aranmula in Kerala violating the Environmental Protection Act and
damaging the ecosystems in the area;
if so, the details thereof along with the reports received from the State Government in this regard; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Representation was received from Heritage Protection Council of Aranmula against proposed airport at
Aranmula in Kerala alleging that the area notified by State Government for constructing the airport includes
wetlands and paddy fields, filling up of which will impact the ecosystem/environmental balance and number of
structures of the area, and required detailed examination. Environmental clearance is so far not granted to the
proposed Airport project.
PRESENCE OF FLUORIDE AND ARSENIC IN GROUND WATER
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2213
SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the quantity of fluoride and arsenic in ground water has increased in the
country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
the efforts made by the Government in this regard during the last eight years?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) As reported by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), it is carrying periodic monitoring of ground
water quality through a network of 10714 monitoring wells, once every year to assess ground water quality on a
regional scale. As per the findings of CGWB and the States of Bihar and West Bengal, eight States have excess
concentration of Arsenic, beyond the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recommended maximum permissible limit of
0.05 milligram per litre (mg/l). Besides this, Fluoride in excess of BIS recommended maximum permissible limit of
1.5 mg/l has been reported from 19 States. The names of districts from where Fluoride and Arsenic in ground water
have been reported in excess of BIS recommended maximum permissible limits are given at Annexure. The
contaminations reported are mostly sporadic in nature and are geogenic.
Since in situ treatment of polluted aquifers is difficult, remedial measures are concentrated on providing
alternate sources of water supply. The CGWB has assisted State Governments in identifying aquifers which are free
from arsenic and fluoride. Additionally, the Central Pollution Control Board which also monitors the ground water
quality at limited locations has (i) imposed standards for land disposal of wastewater and effluents for prevention of
groundwater contamination and (ii) imposed standards for land disposal of all categories of wastes (hazardous
waste, municipal solid waste, e-waste etc.)
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 2213 DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013 REGARDING PRESENCE OF FLUORIDE AND
ARSENIC IN GROUND WATER RAISED BY SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
State- wise names of the districts from where higher
concentrations of Arsenic and Fluoride in ground water have been reported.
S.
No.
1.
State/Union
Territory
Andhra Pradesh
Fluoride
(above 1.5 mg/l)
Adilabad, Anantpur, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kadapa,
Karimnagar,
Khammam,
Krishna,
Kurnool,
Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nellore, Prakasam,
Rangareddy, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Warangal,
West Godavari
Goalpara, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Naugaon, Golaghat,
Karimganj
2.
Assam
3.
Bihar
Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Gaya, Jamui,
Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Supaul
4.
Chhattisgarh
Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Janjgir-Champa,
Jashpur, Kanker, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raipur,
Arsenic
(above 0.05 mg/l)
Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat,
Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji,
Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar,
Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara,
Dhubri, Nalbari, Nagaon,
Morigaon, Darrang&Baksha
BEGUSARAI, BHAGALPUR,
BHOJPUR, BUXAR,
DARBHANGA, KATIHAR,
KHAGARIA, KISHANGANJ,
LAKHISARAI, MUNGER,
PATNA, PURNEA,
SAMASTIPUR, SARAN,
VAISHALI
RAJNANDGAON
5.
Delhi
6.
Gujarat
7.
Haryana
8.
9.
Jammu
Kashmir
Jharkhand
10.
Karnataka
11.
Kerala
12.
Madhya
Pradesh
13.
Maharashtra
14.
15.
Manipur
Orissa
16.
Punjab
17.
Rajasthan
18.
Tamil Nadu
19.
Uttar Pradesh
&
Rajnandgaon, Surguja
East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi,
South West Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi
Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch,
Bhavnagar, Dahod, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana,
Narmada, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot,
Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara
Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar,
Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh,
Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat,
Yamuna Nagar
Rajaori, Udhampur
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad,
Fatehabad, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind,
Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa,
Sonepat, Yamunanagar.
Bokaro, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Palamu, Ramgarh,
Ranchi
Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur,
Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere,
Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar,
Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulum,
Thiruvananthpuram.
Alirajpur, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur,
Chhindwara, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior,
Harda, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khargon, Mandla, Mandsaur,
Morena, Narsinhpur, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Seoni,
Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Singrauli, Uajjain,
Vidisha
Amravati, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara,
Dhule,
Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri,
Sindhudurg, Yavatmal
Bishnupur, Thoubal
Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Baudh, Cuttack,
Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Khurda,
Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nawapara, Sonpur
Amravati, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule,
Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri,
Sindhudurg, Yavatmal
Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara,
Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur,
Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,
Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali,
Rajsamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur
Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur,
Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Perambalor, Puddukotai,
Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni,
Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Vellore,
Virudhunagar
Agra, Aligarh, Etah, Kashiram Nagar,, Firozabad,
Jaunpur, Mahamaya Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau,
Varanasi and Unnao
Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur,
Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar.
BAHRAICH, BALIA,
BALRAMPUR,
BAREILLY, BASTI,
BIJNOR, CHANDAULI,
GHAZIPUR, GONDA,
GORAKHPUR,
LAKHIMPURKHERI,
MEERUT, MIRZAPUR,
MURADABAD, RAI
BAREILLY, SANTKABIR
NAGAR, SHAJAHANPUR,
SIDDARTHNAGAR,
SANTRAVIDAS NAGAR,
UNNAO
20.
West Bengal
Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda,
Nadia, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas
BARDHAMAN, HOOGHLY,
HOWRAH, MALDA,
MURSHIDABAD, NADIA,
N-24 PARGANAS, S- 24
PARGANAS
INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2219
SHRI DHANANJAY SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether incidents of illegal wildlife trade were reported in the country recently;
if so, the details thereof;
the details of international trade in endangered species of fauna and flora during the last three years and
the current year;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Incidents of illegal wildlife trade in the country have been received in the Ministry from time to time. The
data on the exact magnitude of such illegal trade within the country is not collated in the Ministry. However,
incidents of illegal trade in endangered species of fauna and flora detected at Exit Points by the Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau (WCCB) during the last three years are given in the Annexure I.
(c) & (d) Details of the international trade in endangered species of fauna and flora during last three years and the
current year, as recorded in WCCB, is given in the Annexure-II.
(e) The steps taken by the Central Government to control illegal trade include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Central Government has enacted the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to deal with the issues of
wildlife crime. Stringent penalties are imposed on the offenders for the contravention of the provisions of
the Act.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, with a network of five Regional and three Sub Regional Offices, has
been set up to control wildlife crime.
Training courses are conducted for various enforcement agencies like Customs, Central Police Forces
etc. for better appreciation of the issues related to the illegal wildlife trade.
Wildlife offences involving a total value of Rs. 30.00 lakhs or more have been brought under the purview
of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002.
Financial support is provided under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes –Integrated Development of
Wildlife Habitats, Project Tiger and Project Elephant, to State/UT Governments for various activities
aimed at wildlife conservation including control of poaching.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act,
1972 to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
India is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) that regulates international trade in wildlife and its derivatives.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2219 REGARDING ‘INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE’ BY SHRI
DHANANJAY SINGH DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Cases of smuggling of endangered species of flora and fauna detected at Exit Points.
Year 2009-10:
S.N
1.
2.
3.
Violation of the provisions of
CITES
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Exim policy
TOTAL
Cases detected
59
55
91
205
Year 2010-11:
S.N
1.
2.
3.
Violation of the provisions of
Cases detected
CITES
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Exim policy
TOTAL
62
65
118
245
SN
Violation of the provisions of
Cases detected
1.
2.
3.
CITES
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Exim policy
TOTAL
122
91
99
312
Year 2011-12:
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2219 REGARDING ‘INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE’ BY SHRI
DHANANJAY SINGH DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
DETAILS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF
FAUNA AND FLORA
IMPORT:
ANNEXURE-II
Quantity
Species
Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Lycalopex griseus
Arctocephalus pusillus
Melursus ursinus
Equus zebra hartmannae
Macaca fascicularis
Chlorocebus aethiops
Alligator mississippiensis
Caiman crocodilus fuscus
Eunectes notaeus
Hoodia gordonii
Cttleya hybrid
Dendrobium hybrid
Makara hybrid
Vanda hybrid
Phalaenopsis hybrid
Aquilaria malaccensis
Lama guinicoe
Acinonyx juvatus
Melannosuchus Niger
Paleosuchus trigonatus
Crocodylus nicloticus
Veranus niloticus
Serpantus
Acipenser baerii
Moluscs
Yellow Anaconda
Prunus Africana
Pdophyllum Spp.
Snow Leopard
2010
2011
1 No
3 Kgs
370 Nos
1 No
45 Nos
25 ml
300ml
1360 Pcs
5495 Pcs
66 Pcs
65 Kgs
1274 Nos
3115 Nos
300 Nos
115 nos
260 Nos
21469.32 Kg
-
62.50 Ml
5638 Pcs
7174 Nos
212 Kgs
26508.460 Kgs
22.25 Kg
4 Nos
1 No
1 No.
4No
1 Nos
135 Nos
.3 gms
635 Kgs
2012
2013 (till date)
13380 Pcs
266 Nos
200 Kgs
22668.5 Kgs
486 Nos
5101 Kgs
654 Kgs
1 No
11 Nos
20.6 Ton
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS sop AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2219 REGARDING ‘INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE’ BY SHRI
DHANANJAY SINGH DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
EXPORT and RE EXPORT:
Species
Quantity
2010
Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Elephus maximus
Equus zebra hartmannae
Chlorocebus aethiops
Alligator missisipiensis
Caiman crocodile fuscus
1 No
7 Pcs
15 pcs +15 skins
40 Vials
14229 Pcs
2906 Pairs
2011
2012
2013(till date)
1 No
11706 pcs
27705 Pcs
1110 Pcs
28 pcs
Tupinambis rufescens
Cactus sop.
Orchid sop
331 pairs
33200 Nos
16614 Nos
Sussurea costus
12000 kg
Orchis Musccula
Ravolfia serpentine
Hoodia gordonii
Podophyllum hexandrum
Prunus Africana
Aquilaria sop.
Crocodilus sop.
Aloe Vera
Picro rhiza kurrooa
Veranus niloticus
Markhors caprafalconeri
Corllium rubrum
Syberian Sturgrean
Yellow Anaconda
Kutki
40 Kgs
10020 Bottles
562 Kgs
206 Kgs
9671.9 kgs
23000 pcs
142577
Nos
6582.98 Kg
1.1 Kg
16500 capsules
1783 Kgs
120 Kgs
5238.08 Kg
15 Nos
2000 Nos
112.4 Kg
11565 Nos
584065
Nos
21.538 Kgs
5115928 Nos
200.20 Kg
24903 Bottles
134045Nos
& 3000 Kg
0.2 Kg
1800 Bottles
2728 Kgs
59Nos
121 pair
6 Nos
2.122 Kgs
0.949 gms
231
100 Kgs
RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2220
SHRI JAGDISH SHARMA
SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is likely to launch river front development scheme in major cities situated on the
bank of the river Ganga with the help of the Japan Government;
If so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Central Government has signed loan agreement with the Government of Japan for implementation of
pollution abatement work for river Ganga in Varanasi city at a total cost of Rs 496.90 crores on a cost sharing basis
of 85:15 between Centre and State. The pollution abatement works under the project include construction and
rehabilitation of sewerage facilities and non-sewerage components including river front development such as
improvement of ghats between Assi and Rajghat on the bank of river Ganga at Varanasi.
COASTAL ECO-SYSTEM RESEARCH CENTRE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2224
DR. AJAY KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Jharkhand for
establishment of a National Wetland and Coastal Ecosystem Research and Training Centre;
if so, the details thereof along with the funding arrangement between the Central and State Government ;
and
the time by which it is likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) This Ministry has not received any proposal from the State Government of Jharkhand for establishment of a
National Wetland and Coastal Ecosystem Research and Training Centre.
(b) & (c) Does not arise.
NUMBER OF TIGERS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2236
SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ
SHRI M. KRISHNASSWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the number of Tigers has been increasing in the ‘Tiger Project’ and tiger reserves including Jim
Corbett areas of the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the number of Tigers, State-wise including Karnataka; and
the steps taken by the Government to protect the Tigers and further increase their numbers in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir.The country level tiger population, assessed once in every four years using the refined
methodology, has shown an increasing trend with a population estimate of 1706, lower and upper limits being 1520
and 1909 respectively, in the recent assessment of 2010, as compared to the last country level assessment of 2006,
with an estimate of 1411, lower and upper limits being 1165 and 1657 respectively. The details of tiger estimation
for the years 2006 and 2010 are at Annexure-I.
(c) The milestone initiatives taken by the Government of India for protection and conservation of tigers and other
wildlife are at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2236 ON NUMBER OF TIGERS DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Details of tiger estimation for the year 2006 and 2010
State
Tiger Population
2006
Estimate
(Number)
Statistical
Lower Limit
2010
Statistical
Upper Limit
Estimate
(Number)
Increase/
Decrease/
Stable
Statistical
Lower Limit
Statistical
Upper Limit
Uttarakhand
178
161
195
227
Uttar Pradesh
109
91
127
118
Bihar
10
7
13
8 (-)***
Shivalik297
259
335
353
Gangetic
landscape
Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex
199
113
(-)***
320
256
124
(-)***
388
Increase
Stable
Stable
Stable
Andhra
Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex
95
84
107
72
65
79
Decrease
26
300
23
236
28
364
26
257
24
213
27
301
Stable
Stable
103
45
32
Not
assessed
76
37
30
131
53
35
169
32
36
10
155
20
35
6
183
44
37
14
Central Indian 601
486
landscape
Western Ghats Landscape Complex
718
601
518
685
Increase
Stable
Stable
Could not be
compared
since it was
not assessed
in 2006.
Stable
Karnataka
339
300
280
320
Stable
Kerala
46
39
53
Tamil Nadu
76
56
95
Western Ghats 402
336
487
landscape
North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains
Assam
70
60
80
71
163
534
67
153
500
75
173
568
Increase
Increase
Increase
143
113
173
Increase
Arunachal
Pradesh
14
12
18
Not
assessed
Not assessed
Not assessed
Mizoram
Northern West
Bengal
6
10
4
8
8
12
5 (-)***
Not
assessed
(-)***
Not assessed
(-)***
Not assessed
North
East
Hills,
and
Brahmaputra
landscape
Sundarbans
100
84
118
148
118
178
Could not be
compared
since it was
not assessed
in 2010.
Stable
Could not be
compared
since it was
not assessed
in 2010.
Increase
Not
assessed
Not assessed
Not assessed
70
64
90
1411
1165
1657
1706
1520
1909
TOTAL
290
241
Could not be
compared
since it was
not assessed
in 2006.
*** Statistical lower / upper limits could not be ascertained owing to small size of the population.
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 2236 ON NUMBER OF TIGERS DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Milestone initiatives taken by the Government of India for protection and conservation of tigers and other
wild animals
Legal steps
1.
Amendment of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2006 to provide enabling provisions for constituting
the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau.
2.
Enhancement of punishment for offence in relation to the core area of a tiger reserve or where the offence
relate to hunting in the tiger reserves or altering the boundaries of tiger reserves, etc.
Administrative steps
3.
Strengthening of antipoaching activities, including special strategy for monsoon patrolling, by providing
funding support to tiger reserve States, as proposed by them, for deployment of antipoaching squads involving exarmy personnel or home guards, apart from workforce comprising of local people, in addition to strengthening of
communication and wireless facilities.
4.
Constitution of the National Tiger Conservation Authority with effect from the 4th September, 2006, for
strengthening tiger conservation by, inter alia, ensuring normative standards in tiger reserve management,
preparation of reserve specific tiger conservation plan, laying down annual audit report before Parliament,
constituting State level Steering Committees under the Chairmanship of Chief Ministers and establishment of Tiger
Conservation Foundation.
5.
Constitution of a multidisciplinary Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau (Wildlife
Crime Control Bureau) with effect from the 6th June, 2007 to effectively control illegal trade in wildlife.
6.
The in-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of
five new tiger reserves, and the sites are:, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha),
Mukundara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan) and
Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu). Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh (Karnataka) for declaring as a tiger
reserve. The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger
reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra), (iv) Guru
Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), (v) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa) and (vi) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel /
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu).
7.
The revised Project Tiger guidelines have been issued to State Governments for strengthening tiger
conservation, which apart from ongoing activities, inter alia, include financial support to States for enhanced village
relocation or rehabilitation package for people living in core or critical tiger habitats (from Rs. 1 lakh per family to
Rs. 10 lakhs per family), rehabilitation or resettlement of communities involved in traditional hunting,
mainstreaming livelihood and wildlife concerns in forests outside tiger reserves and fostering corridor conservation
through restorative strategy to arrest habitat fragmentation.
8.
A scientific methodology for estimating tiger (including co-predators, prey animals and assessment of
habitat status) has been evolved and mainstreamed. The findings of this estimation and assessment are bench marks
for future tiger conservation strategy.
9.
The 17 tiger States have notified the core/critical tiger habitat (35123.9547 sq. km.), and the
buffer/peripheral area (28750.73421 sq.km.) of all the 41 tiger reserves in the country, under section 38V of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.
Financial steps
10.
Financial and technical help is provided to the State Governments under various Centrally Sponsored
Schemes, such as Project Tiger and Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats for enhancing the capacity and
infrastructure of the State Governments for providing effective protection to wild animals.
International Cooperation
11.
India has a bilateral understanding with Nepal on controlling trans-boundary illegal trade in wildlife and
conservation, apart from a protocol on tiger conservation with China.
12.
A protocol has been signed in September, 2011 with Bangladesh for conservation of the Royal Bengal
Tiger of the Sunderban.
13.
A sub-group on tiger and leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian
Federation.
14.
A Global Tiger Forum of Tiger Range Countries has been created for addressing international issues related
to tiger conservation.
15.
During the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES, which was held from 3rd to 15th June,
2007 at The Hague, India introduced a resolution along with China, Nepal and the Russian Federation, with
direction to Parties with operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale, for restricting such captive populations to
a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers. The resolution was adopted as a decision with minor amendments.
Further, India made an intervention appealing to China to phase out tiger farming and eliminate stockpiles of Asian
big cats body parts and derivatives. The importance of continuing the ban on trade of body parts of tigers was
emphasized.
16.
Based on India's strong intervention during the 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at Geneva from 23-27 July, 2012,
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secretariat has issued a
notification No. 2012/054 dated the 3rd September, 2012 to Parties to fully implement Decision 14.69 and report to
the Secretariat by 25 September, 2012 (Progress made on restricting captive breeding operations of tigers etc.).
17.
As a part of active management to rebuild Sariska and Panna Tiger Reserves where tigers have become
locally extinct, reintroduction of tigers and tigresses have been done. The successful reintroduction of wild tigers in
Sariska is a unique exercise and is the first of its kind in the world. A reintroduced tigress has recently littered and
two cubs have also been camera trapped. The tiger reintroduction initiative at Panna (MP) has also been very
successful and reintroduced tigers are breeding.
18.
Special advisories issued for in-situ build up of prey base and tiger population through active management
in tiger reserves having low population status of tiger and its prey.
Creation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF)
19.
The policy initiatives announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of the 29th February, 2008,
inter alia, contains action points relating to tiger protection. Based on the one time grant of Rs. 50.00 crore provided
to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for raising, arming and deploying a Special Tiger Protection
Force (STPF), the proposal for the said force has been approved by the competent authority for 13 tiger reserves.
The States of Karnataka and Maharashtra have already created and deployed the STPF.
20.
In collaboration with TRAFFIC-INDIA, an online tiger crime data base has been launched, and Generic
Guidelines for preparation of reserve specific Security Plan has been evolved.
Recent initiatives
21.
Implementing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with tiger States, linked to fund flows for
effective implementation of tiger conservation initiatives.
22.
Special crack teams sent to tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of tiger
and its prey.
23.
Chief Ministers of States having tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of
tiger and its prey addressed for taking special initiatives.
24.
Steps taken for modernizing the infrastructure and field protection, besides launching 'Monitoring system
for Tigers' Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)' for effective field patrolling and monitoring.
25.
Steps taken for involvement of Non-Governmental Experts in the ongoing all India tiger estimation.
26.
Initiatives taken for improving the field delivery through capacity building of field officials, apart from
providing incentives.
27.
The second round of country level tiger status assessment completed in 2010, with the findings indicating
an increase with a tiger population estimate of 1706, lower and upper limits being 1520 and 1909 respectively, as
compared to the last country level estimation of 2006, with an estimate of 1411, lower and upper limits being 1165
and 1657, respectively. At present, India has the maximum number of tigers and its source areas amongst the 13
tiger range countries in the world, owing to its long history of conserving the species through Project Tiger (2% of
country's geographical area spread out in 41 tiger reserves in 17 States).
28.
A report on Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Tiger Reserves was released on 28th July,
2011, containing the second round of independent assessment based on refined criteria done in 2010-11 for 39 tiger
reserves. Out of 39 tiger reserves, 15 were rated as 'very good', 12 as 'good', 8 as 'satisfactory' and 4 as 'poor'.
29.
Providing special assistance for mitigation of human-tiger conflicts in problematic areas.
30.
Regional Offices of the National Tiger Conservation Authority sanctioned at Nagpur, Bengaluru and
Guwahati.
31.
A 'Standard Operating Procedure' for dealing with tiger deaths has been issued, based on advisories of
Project Tiger / National Tiger Conservation Authority, with inputs from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, State
officials and experts, fine tuned to meet the present challenges.
32.
A ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ for dealing with straying tigers in human dominated landscape has been
issued.
33.
The Revised Cost Estimates for Project Tiger was approved on 11.8.2011 for an upward revision of the cost
estimates for the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during the XIth Plan period from 650 crore
to Rs. 1216.86 crore of central assistance to support States in village relocation from core areas of tiger reserves.
Several new components were added to the Project, viz.:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Change in the funding pattern in respect of North Eastern States (90:10)
Raising compensation for man-animal conflict to Rs. 2 lakhs
Acquisition of private land for making the core/critical tiger habitat inviolate
Establishment of Tiger Safari, interpretation/awareness centres under the existing component of 'coexistence agenda in buffer/fringe areas', and management of such centres through the respective
Panchayati Raj Institutions
Re-introduction of Cheetah
34.
Launching of Phase-IV tiger reserve level, continuous monitoring of tigers using camera traps and building
up data on photo captures of individual tigers.
35.
Launching the creation of a national repository of camera trap photo IDs of individual tigers.
36.
Notification of the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh.
37.
In-principle approval for use of CAMPA funds towards village relocation from core areas.
38.
Completion of e-surveillance project in Corbett.
39.
Comprehensive guidelines under section 38O 1 (c) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 issued for Project
Tiger and Tourism in Tiger Reserves on 15th October, 2012.
40.
Under active management, permission accorded for translocation of two tigresses from Ranthambhore to
Sariska (Rajasthan), besides one straying sub-adult male tiger from Panna to Satpura (Madhya Pradesh).
41.
A bilateral arrangement has been recently formalized with Bangladesh on tiger conservation. Our
delegations are interacting with Nepal and China within the framework of existing bilateral arrangements. A subgroup on tiger/leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian Federation, which has met
recently.
42.
Field level workshops for capacity building of field officers to deal with straying tigers have been
organized at Tadoba and Dudhwa Tiger Reserves (2013).
43.
NTCA teams sent for field appraisal of tiger deaths, Project Tiger implementation etc.
44.
Process underway for providing enabling provisions in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to strengthen
our implementation of the CITES and towards enhancement of penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act.
POLLUTION BY MERCURY EMISSION
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2237
SHRI JOSE K. MANI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has signed a treaty regarding ban on mercury mining and use of mercury in
products by 2020;
if so, the details thereof and the time by which a national mercury policy is likely to be drafted; and
the details and data regarding mercury pollution emitting from industries/ sectors/ power plants, industrywise, sector-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The fifth Session of the Inter-Government Negotiating Committee to prepare a global Legally Binding
Instrument (LBI) on mercury was convened by the United Nations Environment Programme at Geneva from
January, 13-19, 2013. During this meeting, agreement was reached on the text of a global LBI on mercury. No
treaty has been signed.
(c) The sector-wise details of mercury emissions in the country are not available.
GANGA ACTION PLAN
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2239
SHRIMATI RAJKUMARI RATNA SINGH
DR. SANJAY SINH
SHRI VISHWA MOHAN KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has detected/identified polluted stretches of the river Ganga under Ganga
Action Plan;
if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified;
the outcome of Ganga Action Plan Phase-I and expenditure incurred thereon since its inception;
whether the Government has sufficient funds to start Phase-II of Ganga Action Plan; and
if so, the details and plans of the Government to control pollution of Ganga under phase-II?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the studies conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on water quality of river
Ganga, and based on the designated best use criteria the river stretches at downstream of Haridwar, Kannauj to
Kanpur, downstream of Varanasi, and downstream of Dakshineshwar have been identified as polluted.
(c) The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I, was taken up during 1985 -2000 as a centrally sponsored project for
abatement of pollution of the river through schemes such as interception and diversion of sewage, sewage treatment
plants, low cost sanitation works, electric and/or improved wood crematoria, river front development works etc.
Under this Plan, 260 pollution abatement schemes in 25 towns in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
were undertaken at an expenditure of Rs.452 crore.
(d) & (e) Since during implementation of GAP Phase-I all pollution load in the river Ganga could not be tackled,
GAP Phase-II was initiated and projects amounting to Rs.591.05 crore were sanctioned, out of which Rs.517.15
crore has been released to the Implementing Agencies. Under these plans, a total sewage treatment capacity of 1091
million litres per day (mld) has been created. Further, the Central Government has set up the National Ganga River
Basin Authority (NGRBA) to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of river Ganga by adopting a
holistic approach with river basin as the unit of planning.
CLEANING OF RIVERS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2240
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
SHRI S. PAKKIRAPPA
SHRI DATTA MEGHE
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL
DR. NILESH N. RANE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has formulated any action plan to make the rivers pollution free and to decrease
the standard of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the rivers including Ganga, Yamuna and Kali;
if so, the details thereof along with the details of polluted rivers and the funds allocated and expenditure
incurred thereon during the last three years, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
whether the Government is planning to set up a monitoring agency for the constitution of boards for
cleaning of rivers and to impose penalty on the polluters;
if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon;
whether Central Pollution Control Boards have taken any steps to check the discharge of effluents from
industries and Power Plants; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified
stretches of various rivers under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), including Ganga and Yamuna
through interception and diversion of raw sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost
sanitation facilities, setting up of electric/improved wood crematoria and river front development etc. NRCP
presently covers 41 rivers in 191 towns spread over 20 states. The works of abatement of pollution for Kali river
have been undertaken through Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, National Ganga River Basin
Authority as well as under state schemes.
Based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, 150 polluted river stretches have been identified by
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Details of polluted stretches are at Annexure-I and the funds released by
the Ministry, expenditure incurred under the Plan during the last three years and the current year, State-wise, are at
annexure-II.
(c) to (f) CPCB and the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) monitor compliance of effluent discharge standards
by the industries. CPCB has identified Grossly Polluting Industries which are discharging BOD load of 100 kg per
day or more in the major rivers in the country. Action is taken against the defaulting industries by CPCB and
SPCBs under relevant provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986.
Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 2240 to be answered
on 11.03.2013 on Cleaning of Rivers
State-wise details of polluted river stretches
Sl.
No.
Name of State
Name of the River
1
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari, Krishna, Manjira, Musi, Maner, Nakkavagu, Pennar and Tungabhadra
2
Assam
Bharalu, Burhidihing, Deepar bill and Kalong
3
Chandigarh
Attawa choe, Patiala ki Rao and Sukhna choe
3
4
5
Delhi
Gujarat
Yamuna
Ambika, Anas, Amlakhadi, Bhogavo, Baleshwar Khadi, Dhadar, Daman Ganga,
Khari, Kaveri, Kim, Kolak, Mindhola, Mahi, Panam, Shedi, Sabarmati, and Tapi
1
19
6
Haryana
Ghaggar, Gurgaon canal, Markanda, Western Yamuna canal, and Yamuna
5
7
Himachal
Pradesh
Madhya
Pradesh
Beas, Markanda and Sukhna,
3
Betwa, Chambal, Kshipra, Khan, Kalisot, Mandakini, Tons and Narmada
9
8
No. of
polluted
stretches
9
4
9
Maharashtra
10
28
Punjab
Bhima, Godavari, Mula & mutha, Pawana, Panchganga, Patalganga, Indrayani,
Koyna, Kundalika, Kalu, Kanhan, Kolar, Mithi, Tapi, Girna, Nira, Weinganga,
Wardha, Krishna, Purna, Nira, Chandrabhaga, Venna river, Ulhas, Rangavali and
Bhatsa
Satluj and Ghaggar
11
Tamil Nadu
Adyar, Coovum, Cauvery, Noyyal, Vaigai, Tambiraparani, Bhavani and Palar
9
12
Yamuna, Hindon, Western kali (Partly Covered), Kali nadi eastern, Bagad,
Ganga, Gomti, Ramganga, Saryu and Rihand
Bhadra, Tunga, Tungabhadra, Laxmantirtha, Kali, Krishna, Hundri, Kundu,
Arkavati and Malprabha
12
13
Uttar
Pradesh
Karnataka
14
Manipur
Nambul
1
15
Rajasthan
Bandi, Berech, Jojari, Chambal and Khetri
5
16
Uttarakhand
Kosi, Dhela & kichha and Bahalla
3
17
Jharkhand
Subarnrekha and Sankh
2
18
19
Kerala
Tripura
Karamana, Puzhackal and Kadambayar
Agartala canal and Haora
3
2
20
21
Bihar
Chattisgarh
Sikrana
Arpa, Seonath and Mahanadi
1
3
22
Meghalaya
Kharkhala and Umtrew
2
23
Orissa
Kathjodi, Brahmani, Mahanadi and Kuakhai
4
24
Pondicherry
Arasalar
1
25
West Bengal
Damodar, Ganga and Barakar
3
26
Nagaland
Dhansiri
1
27
Sikkim
Dikchu, Teesta, Maney khola and Ranichu
4
TOTAL
2
11
150
Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 2240 to be answered
on 11.03.2013 on Cleaning of Rivers
Funds Released by Central Government & Expenditure incurred (including states’ share) for last three years
under National River Conservation Plan
(Rs. in crore)
Sl.
State
River
1
2
3
4
5
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Gujarat
Goa
6
Karnataka
7
Maharastra
8
Madhya Pradesh
9
10
Orissa
Punjab
Godavari & Musi
Ganga
Damodar, Ganga & Subarnarekha
Sabarmati, Mindhola
Mandovi
Bhadra, Tunga-bhadra, Cauvery,
Tunga & Pennar
Krishna, Godavari, Tapi &
Panchganga
Betwa, Tapti, Wainganga, Khan,
Narmada, Kshipra, Beehar, Chambal
& Mandakini.
Brahmini & Mahanadi
Satluj & Beas
Funds Released by
Government of India
36.89
35.37
-0.39
-0.96
Total Expenditure
(including state
share)
27.73
17.06
-0.62
2.57
0.10
19.20
4.29
0.90
2.67
5.00
93.28
9.56
134.99
11
Rajasthan
12
Tamilnadu
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Delhi
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttrakhand
West Bengal
Kerala
Sikkim
Nagaland
Chambal
Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vennar,
Vaigai & Tambarani
Yamuna
Yamuna
Yamuna, Ganga, Ramganga & Gomti
Ganga
Ganga, Damodar & Mahananda
Pamba
Rani Chu
Diphu & Dhansiri
Total
40.00
3.10
22.41
8.43
184.67
18.90
422.14
49.82
251.21
-50.44
-1212.27
409.75
20.12
584.98
39.36
146.26
-52.80
-1484.24
CHECK ON DEATHS OF RHINOS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2244
SHRI RAMESH RATHOD
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has noticed that a number of Rhinos were killed by Poachers across the country
particularly in Kaziranga Park;
if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to save and protect Rhinos from Poachers in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve is a cause for concern. The details of rhinoceros
poaching during the last three years and current year, as reported by States, are at Annexure-I.
(c) Central assistance under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger and Integrated Development
of Wildlife Habitats is provided to States, interalia, for development, protection and antipoaching activities. The
steps taken by the State Government to protect and preserve the rhinoceros in Assam are at Annexure-II. The
milestone initiatives taken by the Government of India for protection and conservation of wildlife including
rhinoceros are at Annexure-III.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2244 ON CHECK ON DEATHS OF RHINOS DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Details of rhinoceros poaching during the last three years and the current year,
as reported by States
Sl. No.
State
2010
2011
1.
Assam
8
7
2.
West Bengal
0
0
3.
Uttar Pradesh
0
0
* Includes 5 rhinoceros poached in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve.
2012
13
0
0
2013
12*
0
0
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 2244 ON CHECK ON DEATHS OF RHINOS DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
The steps taken by the State Government to protect and preserve one horned rhinos in Assam is as under:1.
Government of Assam has granted the power to use firearms to forest officers at all levels for protection of
the forest and wildlife in the State under section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code vide State Notification No.
FRW.22/2009/5 dated 14.7.2012.
Immunity from prosecution without the prior sanction from the State Government has also been granted to
all the forest officers in the State. This has given a big morale boost to the staff engaged in the protection of the
rhino and other wildlife species.
2.
Government of Assam has enhanced the maximum punishment to the poachers up to life imprisonment and
a minimum fine of Rs. 75,000 through the amendment of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 vide ‘The Wildlife
(Protection) (Assam Amendment) Act, 2009’. The wildlife related offences have been made cognizable and nonbailable through this amendment by the State Government.
3.
Two new battalions of the Assam Forest Protection Force have been raised for protection of the forest and
wildlife including the rhino bearing areas of the State.
4.
Sufficient numbers of antipoaching camps have been constructed in all rhino bearing areas of the State.
5.
Infrastructure viz. road network, patrolling path, antipoaching camps, vehicles, boats, departmental
elephants etc. have been improved/enhanced over the years.
6.
Armed home guards and local youths have been deployed in the rhino bearing areas of the State to augment
the strength of the field staff.
7.
Sophisticated arms (Self Loading Rifles) have been deployed in the rhino bearing areas of the State to
match the weapons used by the poachers.
8.
Management interventions for protection and maintenance of the rhino habitat have been taken up on
regular basis.
9.
Close coordination with the civil and police administration is being maintained in the field for efficient
tackling of the poachers.
10.
Programmes on education and awareness are being regularly organized in the field involving local people
and civil society.
11.
The State Government of Assam is taking adequate steps to ensure the protection of rhinoceros in the State.
Most of the one horned rhinoceros habitats have been declared as Tiger Reserves, thereby enhancing the
management effectiveness through a focused scheme including increasing budgetary allocation, protection
machinery. The measures taken for protection of rhino population have resulted in a sustained increase in their
population in the State, as per the following census figures received from the State Government:
Year
2006
2009
2012
Estimated population
(Nos.)
2006
2201
2505
Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 2244 ON CHECK ON DEATHS OF RHINOS DUE FOR REPLY ON 11.03.2013.
Milestone initiatives taken by the Government of India for protection and conservation of wildlife including
rhinoceros
Legal steps
1.
Amendment of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2006 to provide enabling provisions for constituting
the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau.
2.
Enhancement of punishment for offence in relation to the core area of a tiger reserve or where the offence
relate to hunting in the tiger reserves or altering the boundaries of tiger reserves, etc.
Administrative steps
3.
Strengthening of antipoaching activities, including special strategy for monsoon patrolling, by providing
funding support to tiger reserve States, as proposed by them, for deployment of antipoaching squads involving exarmy personnel or home guards, apart from workforce comprising of local people, in addition to strengthening of
communication and wireless facilities.
4.
Constitution of the National Tiger Conservation Authority with effect from the 4th September, 2006, for
strengthening tiger conservation by, inter alia, ensuring normative standards in tiger reserve management,
preparation of reserve specific tiger conservation plan, laying down annual audit report before Parliament,
constituting State level Steering Committees under the Chairmanship of Chief Ministers and establishment of Tiger
Conservation Foundation.
5.
Constitution of a multidisciplinary Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau (Wildlife
Crime Control Bureau) with effect from the 6th June, 2007 to effectively control illegal trade in wildlife.
6.
The in-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of
five new tiger reserves, and the sites are:, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha),
Mukundara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan) and
Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu). Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh (Karnataka) for declaring as a tiger
reserve. The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger
reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra), (iv) Guru
Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), (v) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa) and (vi) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel /
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu).
7.
The revised Project Tiger guidelines have been issued to State Governments for strengthening tiger
conservation, which apart from ongoing activities, inter alia, include financial support to States for enhanced village
relocation or rehabilitation package for people living in core or critical tiger habitats (from Rs. 1 lakh per family to
Rs. 10 lakhs per family), rehabilitation or resettlement of communities involved in traditional hunting,
mainstreaming livelihood and wildlife concerns in forests outside tiger reserves and fostering corridor conservation
through restorative strategy to arrest habitat fragmentation.
8.
A scientific methodology for estimating tiger (including co-predators, prey animals and assessment of
habitat status) has been evolved and mainstreamed. The findings of this estimation and assessment are bench marks
for future tiger conservation strategy.
9.
The 17 tiger States have notified the core/critical tiger habitat (35123.9547 sq. km.), and the
buffer/peripheral area (28750.73421 sq.km.) of all the 41 tiger reserves in the country, under section 38V of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.
Financial steps
10.
Financial and technical help is provided to the State Governments under various Centrally Sponsored
Schemes, such as Project Tiger and Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats for enhancing the capacity and
infrastructure of the State Governments for providing effective protection to wild animals.
International Cooperation
11.
India has a bilateral understanding with Nepal on controlling trans-boundary illegal trade in wildlife and
conservation, apart from a protocol on tiger conservation with China.
12.
A protocol has been signed in September, 2011 with Bangladesh for conservation of the Royal Bengal
Tiger of the Sunderban.
13.
A sub-group on tiger and leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian
Federation.
14.
A Global Tiger Forum of Tiger Range Countries has been created for addressing international issues related
to tiger conservation.
15.
During the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES, which was held from 3rd to 15th June,
2007 at The Hague, India introduced a resolution along with China, Nepal and the Russian Federation, with
direction to Parties with operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale, for restricting such captive populations to
a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers. The resolution was adopted as a decision with minor amendments.
Further, India made an intervention appealing to China to phase out tiger farming and eliminate stockpiles of Asian
big cats body parts and derivatives. The importance of continuing the ban on trade of body parts of tigers was
emphasized.
16.
Based on India's strong intervention during the 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at Geneva from 23-27 July, 2012,
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secretariat has issued a
notification No. 2012/054 dated the 3rd September, 2012 to Parties to fully implement Decision 14.69 and report to
the Secretariat by 25 September, 2012 (Progress made on restricting captive breeding operations of tigers etc.).
17.
As a part of active management to rebuild Sariska and Panna Tiger Reserves where tigers have become
locally extinct, reintroduction of tigers and tigresses have been done. The successful reintroduction of wild tigers in
Sariska is a unique exercise and is the first of its kind in the world. A reintroduced tigress has recently littered and
two cubs have also been camera trapped. The tiger reintroduction initiative at Panna (MP) has also been very
successful and reintroduced tigers are breeding.
18.
Special advisories issued for in-situ build up of prey base and tiger population through active management
in tiger reserves having low population status of tiger and its prey.
Creation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF)
19.
The policy initiatives announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of the 29th February, 2008,
inter alia, contains action points relating to tiger protection. Based on the one time grant of Rs. 50.00 crore provided
to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for raising, arming and deploying a Special Tiger Protection
Force (STPF), the proposal for the said force has been approved by the competent authority for 13 tiger reserves.
The States of Karnataka and Maharashtra have already created and deployed the STPF.
20.
In collaboration with TRAFFIC-INDIA, an online tiger crime data base has been launched, and Generic
Guidelines for preparation of reserve specific Security Plan has been evolved.
Recent initiatives
21.
Implementing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with tiger States, linked to fund flows for
effective implementation of tiger conservation initiatives.
22.
Special crack teams sent to tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of tiger
and its prey.
23.
Chief Ministers of States having tiger reserves affected by left wing extremism and low population status of
tiger and its prey addressed for taking special initiatives.
24.
Steps taken for modernizing the infrastructure and field protection, besides launching 'Monitoring system
for Tigers' Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)' for effective field patrolling and monitoring.
25.
Steps taken for involvement of Non-Governmental Experts in the ongoing all India tiger estimation.
26.
Initiatives taken for improving the field delivery through capacity building of field officials, apart from
providing incentives.
27.
The second round of country level tiger status assessment completed in 2010, with the findings indicating
an increase with a tiger population estimate of 1706, lower and upper limits being 1520 and 1909 respectively, as
compared to the last country level estimation of 2006, with an estimate of 1411, lower and upper limits being 1165
and 1657, respectively. At present, India has the maximum number of tigers and its source areas amongst the 13
tiger range countries in the world, owing to its long history of conserving the species through Project Tiger (2% of
country's geographical area spread out in 41 tiger reserves in 17 States).
28.
A report on Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Tiger Reserves was released on 28th July,
2011, containing the second round of independent assessment based on refined criteria done in 2010-11 for 39 tiger
reserves. Out of 39 tiger reserves, 15 were rated as 'very good', 12 as 'good', 8 as 'satisfactory' and 4 as 'poor'.
29.
Providing special assistance for mitigation of human-tiger conflicts in problematic areas.
30.
Regional Offices of the National Tiger Conservation Authority sanctioned at Nagpur, Bengaluru and
Guwahati.
31.
A 'Standard Operating Procedure' for dealing with tiger deaths has been issued, based on advisories of
Project Tiger / National Tiger Conservation Authority, with inputs from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, State
officials and experts, fine tuned to meet the present challenges.
32.
A ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ for dealing with straying tigers in human dominated landscape has been
issued.
33.
The Revised Cost Estimates for Project Tiger was approved on 11.8.2011 for an upward revision of the cost
estimates for the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during the XIth Plan period from 650 crore
to Rs. 1216.86 crore of central assistance to support States in village relocation from core areas of tiger reserves.
Several new components were added to the Project, viz.:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Change in the funding pattern in respect of North Eastern States (90:10)
Raising compensation for man-animal conflict to Rs. 2 lakhs
Acquisition of private land for making the core/critical tiger habitat inviolate
Establishment of Tiger Safari, interpretation/awareness centres under the existing component of 'coexistence agenda in buffer/fringe areas', and management of such centres through the respective
Panchayati Raj Institutions
(v)
Re-introduction of Cheetah
34.
Launching of Phase-IV tiger reserve level, continuous monitoring of tigers using camera traps and building
up data on photo captures of individual tigers.
35.
Launching the creation of a national repository of camera trap photo IDs of individual tigers.
36.
Notification of the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh.
37.
In-principle approval for use of CAMPA funds towards village relocation from core areas.
38.
Completion of e-surveillance project in Corbett.
39.
Comprehensive guidelines under section 38O 1 (c) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 issued for Project
Tiger and Tourism in Tiger Reserves on 15th October, 2012.
40.
Under active management, permission accorded for translocation of two tigresses from Ranthambhore to
Sariska (Rajasthan), besides one straying sub-adult male tiger from Panna to Satpura (Madhya Pradesh).
41.
A bilateral arrangement has been recently formalized with Bangladesh on tiger conservation. Our
delegations are interacting with Nepal and China within the framework of existing bilateral arrangements. A subgroup on tiger/leopard conservation has been constituted for cooperation with the Russian Federation, which has met
recently.
42.
Field level workshops for capacity building of field officers to deal with straying tigers have been
organized at Tadoba and Dudhwa Tiger Reserves (2013).
43.
NTCA teams sent for field appraisal of tiger deaths, Project Tiger implementation etc.
44.
Process underway for providing enabling provisions in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to strengthen
our implementation of the CITES and towards enhancement of penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO BALCO
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2248
SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received any proposal for Environment Clearance from the State
Government of Chhattisgarh in favour of Bharat Aluminum Company (BALCO);
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has received any complaints against BALCO for illegal Mining;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken by the Government against the concerned State Government BALCO Officials?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted Environmental Clearance to Durgapur-II Taraimar
Opencast (3 MTPA) -cum- Underground (1 MTPA) Coalmine Project (combined OC-cum-UG = 4 MTPA) and
Captive Coal Washery (4 MTPA) in an mine lease area of 1070 ha of M/s Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. located
in villages Taraimar, Bayasi Basti, Bayasi Colony, Dharma Colony, and Rupunga, Tehsil Dharamjaigarh, District
Raigarh Chhattisgarh on 24th May 2012.
(c) to (e) No complaint against BALCO for illegal mining in Chhattisgarh has been received in the Ministry.
DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2250
SHRI HARINPATHAK
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state?
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has received a proposal for land diversion in Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
and Wild Ass Sanctuary for construction of strategically important road from Gaduli-Santaipur in Gujarat;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in view of the strategic and security importance of this
area?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The proposal for diversion of 79.474 ha of forest land in Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary and Wild Ass
Sanctuary for construction of Gaduli-Hajipur-Odma-Khavda-Kunriya-Dholavira-Maovana-Gadakbet-Santalpur road
has been received in the Ministry and it was discussed in the last meeting of the Standing Committee of National
Board for Wild Life(N BWL) held on 12th December 2012. The Committee considered the site inspection report
submitted by Dr. M.K. Ranjitsing. The Committee expressed concerns for two stretches of road i.e. from KuneriaDholavira and Maovana-Gadakbet-Santalpur as one of the proposed areas is the only breeding ground for Flamingo
in Asia, and the movement of traffic would have a negative impact on this important habitat. The Committee also
heard the representatives from the Border Security Force. The Committee recommended resubmission of the
proposal with revised alignment as recommended in the Site inspection report. The issue was also discussed during a
meeting held on 14.1.2013, where in it was agreed that BSF will examine both the alternatives in the light of the
recommendation of the Site Inspection team and will provide the response along with the alternative, which is
compliant to the recommendations for the consideration of the Standing Committee of the NBWL.
IMPACT OF MINES ON WILDLIFE
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2257
SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI
SHRIMATI USHA VERMA
SHRIMATI SUSHILA SAROJ
SHRI HARSH VARDHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the impact of mines on wildlife in various
States of the country;
if so, whether the wildlife found near the mines are being pushed on the verge of extinction due to
excessive pollution which is tantamount to inviting an ecological imbalance;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any data revealing that certain mines have caused the extinction of certain
wildlife;
if so, whether corrective steps have been taken by the Government in this regard; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No specific studies on impact of mines of wildlife in various States, have been conducted by the Ministry.
(b) and (c) In view of (a) above, question does not arise.
(d) No Sir,
(e) and (f) In view of (d) above, question does not arise.
CHECK ON DEATHS OF WILD ANIMALS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2261
SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
SHRI VIRENDRA KUMAR
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the incidents of killing/poaching and deaths of wild animals including tigers/ wild cats, elephants
in the country including in Nagarahole National Park in Karnataka have come to the notice of the
Government;
if so, the details thereof;
the details of poachers identified by the Government so far; and
the action taken by the Government to check such poaching and killing of wild animals?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Incidents of killing and deaths of wild animals including tigers, wild cats, elephants in the country have
come to the notice of this Ministry. Details of tiger, elephant, rhino and lion mortality, as reported by State
Governments during the current year is given in the Annexure..
(c) The detection of offences under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, apprehension and prosecution of offenders
involved in such offences in the States/Union Territories is done by the concerned State/Union Territory
Government. The details of such cases are not collated in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(d) The steps taken by the Government to check poaching and killing of wild animals in the country are as follows:
i.
Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation under the
provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
ii.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, has been amended and made more stringent. The punishments for
offences have been enhanced. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any equipment, vehicle or weapon
that is used for committing wildlife offence(s).
iii.
Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves
covering important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the provisions of the Wild
Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
iv.
Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/ Union Territory Governments under the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', ‘Project Tiger’ and
‘Project Elephant’ for providing better protection to wildlife, and improvement of its habitat.
v.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
vi.
The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and
intensify patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
vii. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to strengthen the enforcement of law for control of
poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
viii. Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)&(b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2261 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON DEATHS OF WILD ANIMALS’ BY SHRI NALIN
KUMAR KATEEL, SHRI VIRENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH DUE FOR REPLY
ON 11.03.2013.
Details of tiger mortality, as reported by States, during the current year
Sl. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
State
2013
(as on 05.03.2013)
Poaching
Cases under
Natural & other
including seizure
scrutiny
causes
Assam
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
TOTAL
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
6
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
16
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Details of death of elephant, as reported by States, during the current year
Year
Train
Accident
Poisoning
Electrocution
Poaching
TOTAL
2012-13 (upto
05.03.2013)
16
0
0
0
16
Details of lion mortality, as reported by State (Gujarat), during the current year
Year
2012-13
(upto 05.03.2013)
Poaching
0
Natural
37
Unnatural
3
TOTAL
40
Details of rhinoceros mortality, as reported by States, during the current year
Sl. No.
State
1.
2.
3.
Assam
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
TOTAL
2013 (as on 05.03.2013)
Natural & other causes
Poaching
Not available
12
0
0
1
0
1
12
DECLINE IN FOREST AREA
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2270
SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH
SHRI ANAND PRAKASH PARANJPE
SHRI B.B. PATIL
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
SHRI P.R. NATARAJAN
SHRI GOPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT
SHRI C. RAJENDRAN
SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN
SHRI AMARNATH PRADHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has conducted any study to estimate the decline in forest area as a result of
urbanisation and exploitation of coal mines in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
the number of plants, trees proposed to be planted to maintain environmental balance in the country; and
the measures taken by the Government to save the forests from destruction in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Forest Survey of India has been carrying out assessment of forest cover of the country biennially and the
findings are published in the “India State of Forest Report”. The Report brings out loss/gain in forest cover as
compared to previous assessment period. However, no specific study regarding decline in forest area as a result of
urbanisation and exploitation of coal mines in the country has been conducted.
The Ministry has granted approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of 70,207 ha of forest
land for mining of coal. The diverted forest land is cleared of vegetation in accordance with the requirement of land
for mining at different stages of life of the mine.
(c) & (d) The State Governments are provided funding for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining areas
under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme called National Afforestation Programme. The Central Government has
approved a total of 19,11,003 ha area under the Programme from the year 2000 to 2013. In addition to this, an
amount of Rs.81.66 crores was released to the State Governments during the year 2009-10 for restoration and
regeneration of forest cover. Tree planting is also undertaken by the State Governments under various other schemes
under Central and State Sectors like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and
Integrated Watershed Management Programme, etc.
FOREST CLEARANCE NORMS FOR PROJECTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2273
SHRI SANJAY BHOI
SHRI B.B. PATIL
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has changed forest clearance norms for mining projects to make them simpler
and discourage firms from acquiring excess land in the country;
if so, the details, thereof;
whether it would affect the balance of forest ecology in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the measures taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (b) Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) vide letter dated 01.02.2013 informed the all State/ Union
Territory Governments as below:
(i)
Henceforth, in case of mining leases having forest land in part or in full, approval under the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 (FC Act) for diversion of entire forest land located within the mining lease
shall be obtained before execution/renewal of the lease under the Mines and Minerals (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1957. Applications seeking prior approval under FC Act for diversion of the
entire forest land (and not a portion thereof) located within the area proposed to be assigned on lease
shall only be accepted by the Nodal Officers in the concerned State/ Union Territory Governments.
(ii)
All State/Union Territory Governments shall within a period of three months submit to the MoEF
details of all such mines where approval under the FC Act for diversion of only a part of forest land
has either been obtained or is presently under examination in the State/Central Government. The State
Governments in all such cases shall request the concerned user agencies to submit application to
obtain approval under the FC Act for diversion of the remaining forest land located within the mining
lease. Mining in such leases after two years will be allowed only if the user agency either obtains
approval under the FC Act for the entire forest land located within the mining lease or surrenders such
forest land for which approval under FC Act has not been obtained and execute a revised mining lease
for the reduced lease area.
(c) to (e) The said guidelines issued by the MoEF will ensure that only those forest areas for whose diversion prior
approval of the Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 has been obtained is retained in the
mining lease.
POLLUTION IN CITIES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2279
PROF. (DR.) RANJAN PRASAD YADAV
SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL
SHRI KUNWAR REWATI RAMAN SINGH
SHRIMATI J. HELEN DAVIDSON
SHRI UDAY SINGH
SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB
SHRI BHOOPENDRA SINGH
DR. BALIRAM
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Washington basedHealth Effects Institute has released country specific data on Global
Burden of Diseases(GDB) which shows that India is virtually sitting on air pollution bomb with deaths
related to the environmental hazard increasing six fold in the last decade and thus emerging as one of the
biggest causesfor deaths in the year 2010;
if so, the facts of the matter;
whether the Government has been monitoring the air quality of cities with larger population;
if so, the details there of along with the funds allocated and expenditure incurred thereon during the last
three years,State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
whether thousands of persons are getting diseases and dying every year due to increasing pollution; and
if so, the number of persons died in the country during the last three years particularly in Maharashtra
along with the action taken/being taken by the Government to tackle this menace?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Health Effects Institute, an USA based non-governmental organization, has published a report “Outdoor air
pollution among top global health risks in 2010- risks especially high in India and other developing countries of
Asia” which, inter alia, stated that outdoor air pollution contributed to over 620,000 premature deaths and nearly 18
million healthy years of life lost in India in 2010.
(c) to (e) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regularly monitors air pollution under the National Air Quality
Monitoring Programme (NAMP) under which, three air pollutants viz., Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2) and PM10 (Particulate Matter size equal to or less than 10 micron) have been identified for regular
monitoring. The NAMP network presently comprises 542 operating monitoring stations located in 223 cities/towns
across the country. CPCB has done the ambient air quality data analysis of 49 cities with large population. The list
of these cities is at Annexure. As per this analysis, SO2 level is within the standard in 49 cities, NO2 level exceeds
the standard in 8 cities (namely Delhi, Faridabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Meerut, Pune, Asansol and Raipur) and
PM10 level exceeds the standard in 42 cities, i.e. in all cities except for 7 cities (namely Kochi, Kollam, Kozikode,
Madurai, Mallapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur). CPCB reimburses funds to all the State Pollution Control
Boards for carrying out ambient air quality monitoring. During the last three years, CPCB has provided Rs.
87.13,750 lacs to Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board to carry out air quality monitoring at 13 locations
covering 5 towns.
(f) & (g) According to some epidemiological studies, health effects such as manifestation of respiratory and
cardiovascular aliments etc. could be associated with air pollution. No statistical data is available regarding the
number of persons suffering and dying due to increasing level of pollution. Steps taken by the Government to
control environmental pollution include formulation of a comprehensive policy for abatement of pollution, supply of
improved auto-fuel, tightening of vehicular and industrial emission norms, mandatory environmental clearance for
specified industries, management of municipal, hazardous & bio-medical wastes, promotion of cleaner technologies,
strengthening the network of air and water quality monitoring stations, assessment of pollution load, source
apportionment studies, preparation and implementation of action plans for major cities & critically polluted areas,
public awareness etc.
Annexure
List of 49Cities
Sl. No.
Name of the City
State
1.
Agra
U.P.
2.
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
3.
Allahabad
U.P.
4.
Amritsar
Punjab
5.
Asansol
West Bengal
6.
Aurangabad
Maharashtra
7.
Bangalore
Karnataka
8.
Bhopal
M.P.
9.
Chandigarh
U.T.
10.
Chennai
Tamilnadu
11.
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu
12.
Delhi
U.T.
13.
Dhanbad
Jharkhand
14.
Durg-Bhilainagar
Chattisgarh
15.
Faridabad
Haryana
16.
Ghaziabad
U.P.
17.
Gwalior
M.P.
18.
Hyderabad
A.P.
19.
Indore
M.P.
20.
Jabalpur
M.P.
21.
Jaipur
Rajasthan
22.
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
23.
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
24.
Kanpur
U.P.
25.
Kochi
Kerala
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Kolkata
Kollam
Kota
Kozhikode
Lucknow
Ludhiana
West Bengal
Kerala
Rajasthan
Kerala
U.P.
Punjab
32.
Madurai
Tamilnadu
33.
Malappuram
Kerala
34.
Meerut
U.P.
Sl. No.
Name of the City
State
35.
Mumbai
Maharashtra
36.
Nagpur
Maharashtra
37.
Nashik
Maharashtra
38.
Patna
Bihar
39.
Pune
Maharashtra
40.
Raipur
Chattisgarh
41.
Rajkot
Gujarat
42.
Ranchi
Jharkhand
43.
Surat
Gujarat
44.
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
45.
Thrissur
Kerala
46.
Vadodara
Gujarat
47.
Varanasi
U.P.
48.
49.
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
A.P.
A.P.
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT ENVIRONMENTALLY VULNERABLE PLACES
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2297
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA
SHRI S.R. JEYADURAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government proposes to install Solar Surveillance System at environmentally vulnerable
places, bird sanctuaries/national parks to detect sand and stone miners as well as poachers in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the places where such systems are to be installed and the details of the time
line for completion of this project; and
the response of the State Governments in this regard and the likely expenditure to be incurred thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) A pilot initiative of electronic surveillance (“e-Eye”), using long range, intelligent thermal and infrared
cameras, has been implemented in the southern part of the Corbett Tiger Reserve for 24X7 surveillance to
strengthen protection. The said initiative has been successfully implemented and well received by the State. Funding
assistance is provided to the States under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger based on their
demands as reflected in the respective Annual Plans of Operations for such efforts.
PROVISION OF LAND TO PROJECTS
11th March, 2013
LSQ 2299
SHRI MADHU KODA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether there are provisions for making equal area of land available for afforestation to Ministry in lieu of
the land provided to lease holders for permitting non-forest works such as industrial and mining works in
forest land;
if so, whether a number of private and public sector companies are undertaking industrial and mine works
in Jharkhand;
if so, the details of forest land being used for non-forest works; and
the number of lease holding companies that has given lands to the Government for afforestation of other
places in lieu of works undertaken in non-forest area in Jharkhand along with the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes including industrial and mining works is regulated in
accordance with the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The guidelines issued under the Act require
compensatory afforestation over non-forest land of equivalent area. The Ministry has granted exceptions to certain
categories of projects to the effect that the compensatory afforestation can be taken up over degraded forest land
double in extent to the forest land proposed for diversion. Certain other categories of projects have been exempted
from compensatory afforestation. The former categories of projects includes projects undertaken by Central
Government/ Central Government undertakings, extraction of minor minerals from riverbeds, construction of link
roads, small waterworks, school buildings and hospitals etc. in hill districts, transmission lines upto 220 KV. The
latter category includes proposals seeking diversion of forest land upto 1 ha and underground mining etc. These
exceptions and exemptions are subject to certain conditions.
(b) & (c) The details of approvals granted for diversion of forest land for industrial and mining activities in the State
of Jharkhand is as below:
Sl.
No.
Category
1
Hydro Electric projects
2
Mining
3
Thermal Power
4
Transmission Lines
Total
No. of proposals approved
Area Diverted (ha)
4
26
141
17,222
6
1240
115
3000
266
21488
(d) The provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 does not require lease holding companies to provide land
for afforestation in lieu of works undertaken in non-forest area.
POLLUTION BY PESTICIDES
18th March, 2013
LSQ *281
SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
a)
b)
c)
d)
whether non-biodegradable pesticides/insecticides/weedicides are polluting the environment;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has initiated any scheme to prevent pollution caused by non-biodegradable
pesticides/insecticides/weedicides; and
if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 281 DUE FOR
REPLY ON 18.03.2013 RAISED BY SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING
‘POLLUTION BY PESTICIDES’.
(a) & (b): Indiscriminate and excessive use of non-biodegradable pesticides/ insecticides/weedicides has the
potential to pollute soil as well as water resources, including ground water.
(c) & (d): The Insecticides Act, 1968, administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, regulates the import,
manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides. The insecticides are registered for use in
agriculture after rigorous scrutiny of scientific data to ensure their bio-efficacy and safety to human, animal and
environmental health. The Ministry of Agriculture is popularizing the concept of Integrated Pest Management for
control of pests, diseases and weeds on various crops which envisages use of non chemical methods including use of
biopesticides and judicious use of chemical pesticides. Farmers are advised to use registered pesticides at
recommended dosage and observe the required precaution and other instructions as given in label.
VIOLATIONS IN COASTAL REGULATION ZONES
18th March, 2013
LSQ *283
SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) the norms and rules regulating construction and business activities along the coastal areas as per the
Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) Notification, 2011;
(b) whether certain construction activities are being undertaken along the coastal areas in violation of CRZ
Notification, 2011;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure compliance of CRZ Notification, 2011?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 283 on “Violations in
Coastal Regulation Zones” raised by Shri Kalikesh N. Singh Deo to be answered on 18.03.2013
(a) The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 declares coastal stretches up to 500 metres from High
Tide Line (HTL), the stretch between Low Tide Line (LTL) & HTL and water portion up to 12 nautical miles as
CRZ. It also declares 100 meters or width of water body as CRZ for tidal influenced water bodies viz. rivers, creeks
and backwaters up to the distance at which tidal effect of sea is experienced. The Notification categorizes the
coastal stretches into four zones viz. CRZ-I, CRZ-II, CRZ-III and CRZ-IV. CRZ-I covers areas which are
ecologically sensitive, such as mangroves, coral reefs, forests, etc. and inter-tidal area between HTL & LTL; CRZ-II
covers the substantially built up municipal areas; CRZ-III covers rural areas; and CRZ-IV covers 12 nautical miles
of sea water area from the coast and water portion of the tidal influenced water body up to the distance at which tidal
effect of sea is experienced.
In CRZ-I, the Notification prohibits new construction except projects relating to Department of Atomic
Energy; pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines; installation of weather radars for monitoring of
cyclone movement and prediction by Indian Meteorological Department; construction of trans harbour sea link and
roads on stilts or pillars without affecting the tidal flow of water.
In CRZ –II, the Notification permits buildings on the landward side of the existing road or authorized
structure.
In CRZ- III, area between 0-200 meters from HTL is the No Development Zone where no construction is
permitted. Only certain activities relating to agriculture, horticulture, gardens, pasture, parks, play field, forestry,
projects of Department of Atomic Energy, mining of rare minerals, salt manufacture from seawater, facilities for
receipt, storage, degasification of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas, facilities for generating power by
non-conventional energy sources and certain public facilities may be permitted in this Zone. In the area between
200-500 metres of HTL, construction and repair of houses of local communities, tourism projects, facilities for
receipt, storage, degasification of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas, storage of non-hazardous cargo,
desalination plants, facilities for generating power by non-conventional energy sources are permissible.
In CRZ-IV areas, there is no restriction on the traditional fishing and allied activities undertaken by local
communities. However, no untreated sewage, effluents or solid waste shall be let off or dumped in these areas.
(b) to (d). For the purpose of implementation and enforcement of the provisions of CRZ Notification, National
Coastal Zone Management Authority at Centre and Coastal Zone Management Authorities (CZMA) at the
State/Union Territory level have been constituted. All State/Union Territory CZMAs were directed to identify and
take action against the violations. The National Coastal Zone Management Authority periodically reviews the
progress in this regard. As per available information, 1250 cases of violation have been identified and action
initiated by the State CZMAs and Government of India, of which 126 are in Andhra Pradesh, 104 in Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, 84 in Daman & Diu, 14 in Gujarat, 198 in Goa, 69 in Karnataka, 45 in Kerala, 2 in Lakshadweep,
435 in Maharashtra, 19 in Odisha, 3 in Puducherry and 151 in West Bengal.
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL
18th March, 2013
LSQ *289
SHRI YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI
SHRI PREM DAS RAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
the number of cases referred to the National Green Tribunal along with the number of cases disposed of
during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
the number of violations established in the said disposed cases along with the details thereof, State-wise;
and
(c)
the action taken thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a), (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.289 for reply on
18.3.13 raised by Shri Shri Yashbant N.S. Laguri and Shri Prem Das Rai regarding National Green Tribunal
(a) and (b) As per the information received from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the data relating to the number
of cases referred to the Tribunal along with the number of cases disposed off during the last three years and the
current year is as under:
Year
2011 (From 4.7.2011
onwards)
2012
2013 (upto 28.2.2013)
Total
No. of cases filed/ referred/ transferred
in/to NGT
109
404
131
644
No. of cases disposed off
57
252
69
378
The State-wise data as well as the data relating to the accused identified in the disposed off cases is not
maintained in the NGT.
(c) The action on the part of the Government in respect of the identified accused is taken as per law.
PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ *290
SHRI PULIN BIHARI BASKE
SHRI CHAUDHARY LAL SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the number of elephants is declining in the country over a period of time;
if so, the details thereof;
the number of elephants in the country where ‘Project Elephant’ has been implemented, area-wise;
whether any efforts are being made to increase the elephant population in the country; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO *290 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.03.2013.
(a) & (b) No Sir. The number of elephants is not declining in the country over a period of time. The details of
estimated population of elephants in the country over a period of time are given below.
YEAR
Elephant Population
1997
25842
2002
26373
2007
27669-27719
(c) The number of elephants in the country where project elephant have been implemented, area-wise and state-wise
is given in Annexure.
(d) & (e) Yes Sir. Efforts are made to protect and increase the elephant population in the country. The Central
Government is releasing funds for protection and conservation of elephants in the country under the Centrally
Sponsored Scheme of Project Elephant. The Elephant range states have taken various activities to mitigate ManElephant conflict, improvement of Elephant Habitat, restoration of Elephant Corridors and various awareness
programmes under the scheme. Some of the activities are as follows:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Habitat improvements and restoration of Elephant Corridors in PE Range states under PE Scheme (CSS)
Infrastructure improvement in Elephant Reserves for effective management of elephant population.
Anti depredation squads, anti poaching squads and trekkers are engaged for protection of elephants.
To restrict menace of elephants to human habitations, solar fencing, trenches and stone waling are being
provided in the depredation prone localities.
5) Studies on various issues such as man animal conflict, carrying capacity of elephant habitat are
encouraged.
6) Awareness programme among the local villagers are taken to minimize the loss of life of the wild
elephants.
7) For better management of Wild Elephants, 28 Elephant Reserves have been established by the states.
8) To secure the future of the elephants in India, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has constituted an
Elephant Task Force which has submitted its report “Gajah” to the Ministry in 2010.
9) To monitor and review the CSS scheme of PE, a steering committee has been constituted by the Ministry.
10) As per one of the decisions in the 6th meeting of NBWL, a committee for strengthening of Elephant
Reserves and elephant corridors has been constituted in January, 2013.
11) As per one of the Elephant Task Force recommendations, creation of National Elephant Conservation
Authority (NECA) is under process.
12) Joint advisories have been issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Ministry of
Railways (MoRs) to all the concerned states to avoid deaths of elephants by speeding trains.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO
*290 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.03.2013.
Population of wild elephants as reported by States
REGION
North-East
Total for
STATE
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Mizoram
Manipur
Tripura
West Bengal
(North)
1993
2102
ELEPHANT POPULATION
1997
2002
1800
1607
2007
1690
5524
2872
178
15
50
100
186
5312
1840
158
22
30
70
250
5246
1868
145
33
12
40
292
5281
1811
152
12
59
300-350
11027
9482
9243
9305-9355
North-East
East
Total for East
North
Total for
North
South
West Bengal
(South)
Jharkhand
Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Total for
South
GRAND
TOTAL
14
26
36
25
550
1750
2314
828
47
875
618
1800
2444
1130
70
1200
772
1841
2649
1582
85
1667
624
1862
122
2633
1346
380
1726
2307
5500
3500
46
11353
2971
6088
3600
57
12716
3052
5838
3850
74
12814
3867
4035
6068
28
7
14005
25569
25842
26373
27669-27719
CRUELTY AGAINST ANIMALS
18th March, 2013
LSQ *292
SHRI JAYWANTRAO AWALE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state;
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has taken cognizance of the incidents of alleged cruelty being committed against
stray cattle;
if so, the action taken against the guilty along with the steps taken/being taken to check such incidents;
whether dogs are allegedly being killed across the country including Delhi;
if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
the steps taken by the Government to sensitise the public through media to refrain from committing
cruelty against stray dogs and other animals?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.292 for reply on
18.03.2013 raised by Shri. Jaywantrao Awale regarding Cruelty against Animals.
(a) Yes, Madam. Government takes cognizance of Cruelty to animals as per the provisions of The Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 (PCA Act 1960).
(b) The offenders are prosecuted as per provisions of the PCA Act, 1960.
(c) There is no centralized mechanism to receive reports on killing of animals including dogs. However, Animal
Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory Body constituted under the Ministry of Environment and Forests as
per the provisions of the PCA Act 1960, has received some reports of dogs being killed across the country.
(d) AWBI brings such matters to the notice of District Administration, Police and Concerned Departments of the
State Governments who are empowered under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
(e) AWBI publishes Magazines and News letters to sensitize the public on cruelty to animals and importance of
Humane Treatment of animals. Animal Welfare Board of India observes Animal Welfare Fortnight in January every
year to create awareness on the PCA Act, 1960, showing compassion to animals and also to educate the School
Children about Humane Treatment.
SHRINKING OF GLACIERS AND LAKES
18th March, 2013
LSQ *295
SHRI HASAN KHAN
SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether due to climate change and global warming, lakes, glacier, springs etc. are receding in various
parts of the country including the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir;
if so, the details thereof along with the other threats of climate change and the extent of its impact;
the steps taken by the Government to minimize the adverse effects of climate change; and
the amount allocated/sanctioned in this regard during the last three years?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 295 by Shri Hasan Khan
and Shri Jai Prakash Agarwal regarding Shrinking of Glaciers and Lakes
(a) & (b) As per studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India, the glaciers in Himalayan region including
Ladakh are receding at varying rates in different areas. As per these findings, recession of glaciers could result from
natural cyclic processes and other factors including, inter alia, global warming.
Government has studied the impacts of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, in four climate
sensitive regions of India, including the Himalayan region and published the results in 2010. The report titled
“Climate Change and India: 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s” projects a mixed
picture of implications for climate parameters and related impacts on the sectors including Water.
(c) & (d) Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with a view to
enhance the ecological sustainability of India’s development path and address climate change in all regions of the
country. NAPCC comprises, inter alia, of eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced
Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable
Agriculture and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. Allocation of funds for the Missions are part of the overall
Plan outlays provided to the respective nodal Ministries during the Eleventh and the Twelfth Five Year Plan.
CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3221
SHRI P R NATARAJAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
the aims and objectives of Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) functioning in the country; and
the number of Institutional Investors operating this project?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a voluntary, international, and not-for-profit organization having
membership of about six thousand large companies in the world that have agreed, on a voluntary basis, to measure,
disclose, manage and share their environmental data and information including climate related strategies,
greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in a format developed by the CDP.
The activities of CDP in India are operated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India and the Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII). In 2012, out of 200 companies in India which were approached by the CII for the
information, 53 companies responded.
CHECK ON HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3225
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the incidents of human-wildlife conflicts are rising in the country;
if so, the number of human beings and wild animals killed in such incidents during the last three years and
the current year, State-wise;
whether there is any provision for grant of compensation of kin of the persons killed by wild animals;
if so, the State-wise number of affected persons who were paid compensation so far; and
the amount of compensation paid in each case?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Incidents of human-animal conflicts have been received in the Ministry from time to time. However, there
are no reports indicating that such conflicts are on the rise in the country. Year-wise and State-wise and details of
number of human and animal death due to such conflicts are not collated in the Ministry.
(c) In the Centrally sponsored Schemes ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project
Elephant’, a component of payment of ex-gratia amount to the kin of the persons killed by wild animals is available.
Ministry of Environment and Forests has circulated a norm of payment of ex-gratia of Rs. 2.00 lakh in case of death
of the victim.
(d) & (e) Payment of compensation to the kin of the person killed by wild animals in the States/Union Territories is
the responsibility of the concerned State/Union Territory Government. The detail of such payments are not collated
in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
MORATORIUM ON GM CROP
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3226
SHRI DHRUVA NARAYAN
SHRI M. KRISHNASSWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has imposed a moratorium on commercialisation of Bt. Brinjal event EE-1, a
Genetically Modified (GM) crop in the country
if so, the details thereof; and
the time by which it is likely to be lifted?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The Government has imposed a moratorium on 09.2.2010 on commercialization of Bt. Brinjal
event EE-I a genetically modified (GM) crop in the country till such time independent scientific studies establish
that Bt brinjal is safe for the environment and human health.
(c) As a follow up to the moratorium on Bt brinjal, a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
(GEAC) to consult with experts and scientists on the safety of Bt. Brinjal was held on April, 27, 2011. While several
of the experts recommended limited release of Bt brinjal seeds to evaluate its performance under strict supervision,
some experts have suggested additional biosafety studies with respect to long term impacts on biodiversity and
health. In the absence of consensus, a final decision on the issue may take from couple of months to several years.
Therefore, it is not feasible to furnish any tangible time period at present. The final decision on the matter, whenever
available will be put up in public domain
NATIONAL RIVER AND LAKE CONSERVATION PLAN
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3230
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the pollution level of water in rivers, lakes and water bodies have increased in the last three years;
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has taken any steps to control the pollution level of rivers and lakes under
National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP);
if so, the details thereof along with the projects approved by the Government during the last three years
under NRCP and NLCP; and
the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on such projects during the said period, project/State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), is
monitoring water quality of rivers in terms of Dissolved Oxygen, Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Fecal
Coliforms etc. Based on BOD levels, 150 polluted stretches have been identified along various rivers in the country.
The water quality, in terms of BOD values, where works have been completed, is reported to have improved at
most of the locations, as compared to the water quality before taking up pollution abatement works under National
River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP).
(c) to (e) Conservation of rivers and lakes is an ongoing and collective effort of the Central and State Governments
and this Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in rivers and lakes
under NRCP and NLCP respectively for implementation of projects on a cost sharing basis between the Central and
State Governments.
NRCP presently covers 41 rivers in 191 towns spread over 20 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs.8847.22 crore.
Various pollution abatement schemes taken up under the Plan, inter-alia, include interception and diversion of raw
sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost sanitation facilities, setting up of
electric/improved wood crematoria and river front development.
Under NLCP, the Ministry has sanctioned projects for conservation of 61 lakes in 14 States with a total cost of
Rs.1031.18 crore. Works taken up under the Plan include; core components of interception, diversion and treatment
of wastewaters before their entry into the lake, catchment area treatment, shoreline protection, in-lake treatment such
as aeration, de-weeding, de-siltation, bio-remediation etc.
Details of sanctioned cost of projects, expenditure incurred including share of State Governments under NRCP
and sanctioned cost of projects and funds released in last three years and current year (Ongoing + new projects)
under NLCP during the last 3 years and the current year, State-wise, are at Annexure-I &II.
Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3230 to be answered on
18th March, 2013 on ‘National River and Lake Conservation Plan’
Funds Sanctioned by Central Government & Expenditure incurred (including share of State Governments) for last
three years under National River Conservation Plan
(Rs. in crore)
Sl.
State
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Bihar
3
Jharkhand
4
Gujarat
5
Total Expenditure (including state
share)
Cost of new projects
sanctioned
-
27.73
441.85
17.06
-
--
262.13
0.62
Goa
-
2.57
6
Karnataka
-
0.10
7
Maharastra
74.29
4.29
8
Madhya Pradesh
6.20
2.67
9
Orissa
-
9.56
10
Punjab
515.52
134.99
11
Rajasthan
149.59
22.41
12
Tamilnadu
2.54
8.43
13
Delhi
20.32
409.75
14
Haryana
229.70
20.12
15
Uttar Pradesh
1385.95
584.98
16
Uttrakhand
135.93
39.36
17
West Bengal
690.10
146.26
18
Kerala
-
--
19
Sikkim
151.69
52.80
20
Nagaland
-
--
4065.81
1484.24
Total
Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3230 to be answered on
18th March, 2013 on ‘National River and Lake Conservation Plan’
(Rs. In crore)
S. No.
State
Cost of new projects
Sanctioned
1.
Karnataka
--
Funds Released in last
three years and
current year (Ongoing
+ new projects)
6.50
2.
Andhra Pradesh
4.30
1.90
3.
Maharashtra
--
7.02
4.
5.
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
25.60
--
40.05
3.00
6.
West Bengal
12.60
11.97
7.
J&K
--
86.28
8.
Nagaland
25.83
5.81
9.
Uttar Pradesh
124.32
64.43
Total
192.65
226.96
GREEN TRIBUNAL BENCH
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3231
SHRI AMARNATH PRADHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received memorandum with suggestions from 21 all party MLAs of Odisha
during the year 2011 to combat global warming;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any plan to open Green Tribunal Bench in Odisha;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
NATIONAL GANGA RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3232
SHRI P.L. PUNIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the target set by the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been achieved;
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which it will be completed: and
the total number of meetings conducted by NGRBA till date since its inception?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Central Government has constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) and has
resolved under Clean Ganga Mission that by the year 2020, no untreated municipal sewage or industrial effluent will
flow into the river Ganga.
(d) The NGRBA was constituted in February 2009 and since its inception three meetings have been held on
5.10.2009, 01.11.2010 and 17.04.2012.
CARBON TAX
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3234
SHRI JAYARAM PANGI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Economic Survey, 2013 has warned that the carbon taxes will lead to heavy GDP losses;
if so, the details thereof;
the steps taken /being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the Economic Survey 2012-13, use of policy tools including environment-related taxes should be
based, inter alia, on consideration of its repercussions on other sectors of the economy. The survey quotes
preliminary modeling studies which indicate that a modest revenue-neutral economy-wide carbon tax of US$10 per
ton of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in India could result in a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) loss of around
US$ 632 billion at 2005 prices.
(c) The Twelfth Five Year Plan document outlines a strategy for promoting low carbon sustainable growth through
appropriate policies and actions.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3235
SHRI MURARI LAL SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the World Bank has provided financial assistance/loan to the State Governments including
Chhattisgarh to keep the environment pollution free: and
if so, the State-wise details of funds issued to the State Governments for this purpose during the last three
years and the current year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The World Bank has provided financial assistance/loan for $ 1 Billion (Rs. 4500 crores) for abatement of
pollution of river Ganga against the National Ganga River Basin (NGRB) project approved by the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at an estimated cost of Rs. 7000 crores under the National Ganga River
Basin Authority (NGRBA) for implementation in the States viz., Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and
West Bengal to ensure that by year 2020, no untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluents flow into main
stem of river Ganga under ‘Mission Clean Ganga’. The state of Chhattisgarh is not a part of the said assistance.
(b) The State-wise details of funds (Rs. in Lakhs) released to the State Governments for this purpose during the last
three years and the current year is as below:
State
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
2009-10
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
DISPOSAL OF TOXIC WASTE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3236
2010-11
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2011-12
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2012-13
154.70
179.60
60.00
50.00
60.00
SHRI NITYANANDA PRADHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has any plan to dispose of toxic waste related to Bhopal gas tragedy;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to examine all the issues relating to Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster
in its meeting held on 22nd October, 2012 interalia decided to continue the incineration of other similar waste in
Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF), Pithampur, stabilising the incineration process and making it
ready for test incineration of waste of erstwhile Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL), Bhopal. The GoM also directed
the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to undertake evaluation of the performance of 22 incinerators
(including TSDF, Pithampur) across the country to assess their performance as regards their capability to meet the
prescribed emission norms.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (SLP) No. 9874 of 2012: Union of India Vs. Alok Pratap
Singh & Ors. is closely monitoring the disposal of 350 tonnes of erstwhile UCIL waste. The Hon’ble Court vide its
order dated 4th March, 2013 has interalia directed the Central Government to immediately get in touch with the
management of M/s Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. (HIL), Cochin for providing 10 tonnes of pesticide waste and
strictly adhere to the time schedule indicated in the chart made available by the learned Additional Solicitor General
for the activities of collection, packaging, storage, transportation etc. of the waste available with HIL. The concerned
State Governments and HIL were directed to extend full cooperation to the Central Government in the matter. The
Hon’ble Court noted the statement of CPCB that the process of incineration is likely to be completed within two
weeks of arrival of the waste at Pithampur. Necessary action in the matter is being taken accordingly. The matter is
next listed on 8th May, 2013.
ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF WESTERN GHATS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3241
SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has any plan to initiate a special programme to protect the ecological uniqueness
of Western Ghat;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any plans to establish a Research and Study Centre dedicated for the said
purpose at Ahmednagar;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Government of India has already taken several steps to protect the ecological uniqueness of the
Western Ghats. A large number of protected areas comprising national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and
elephant reserves have been established to provide stringent protection to both flora and fauna of the Western Ghats.
Nearly 10% of the total area of Western Ghats is currently covered under the Protected Area category, serving as
home to a healthy population of endemic flora and fauna. Two Biosphere Reserves, namely, Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve and Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve are also located in the Western Ghats. The protection of ecological
uniqueness of Western Ghats is ensured through the enforcement of various laws such as Wildlife (Protection) Act,
1972; the Indian Forest Act, 1927; the Forest Conservation Act, 1980; Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and the Rules under these Acts. A Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has also been
established to check illegal trade and smuggling in wildlife.
Further, the Planning Commission is implementing a Western Ghats Development Programme in 175
talukas of Western Ghats viz. Maharashtra (63 talukas), Karnataka (40 talukas), Kerala (36 talukas), Tamil Nadu (33
talukas) and Goa (3 talukas). The main objectives of the programme are eco-preservation and eco-restoration with a
focus on sustainable use of biodiversity.
(c) As per the information received from the State Government of Maharashtra, there is no such proposal.
(d) & (e) Do not arise.
NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3244
SHRI SIVASAMI C.
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has sanctioned any additional amount to meet the target of National Action Plan
on climate change;
if so, the details thereof along with the aggregated amount required for the completion of the said project;
whether any additional steps have been suggested by the Government under the 12th Five Year Plan and
other environmental initiatives which would require yet more resources; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with a view to
enhance the ecological sustainability of India’s development path and address climate change. NAPCC comprises,
inter alia, of eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable
Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic
knowledge for Climate Change with the approved funding under sectoral outlays.
(c) & (d) During the 12th Five Year Plan, a new thematic scheme on “Climate Change Action Programme” has been
approved to build capacity and support implementation of relevant actions at the national and state level. Other
environmental initiative during the 12th Five Year Plan include the low carbon strategy for sustainable development.
CONSERVATION OF HUSSAIN SAGAR LAKE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3261
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the effluent emanating from various types of chemical factories situated in and around Hyderabad
is being discharged directly in the Hussain Sagar Lake;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
the steps taken by the Government to preserve the said lake; and
the action plan proposed in this regard along with the amount allocated and expenditure incurred thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) & (d) Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority has taken up the conservation of Hussainsagar lake with
the assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency, with an objective to improve lake water quality and
environmental conditions of the area. The outlay of the project, scheduled for completion by December, 2014, is
Rs.370 crore.
Under the project, waste water entering the lake is to be diverted and treated upto tertiary level in a Sewage
Treatment Plant with a capacity of 50 million litres per day. Other components of the project include lake and nala
improvement works, public awareness and slum development around the lake periphery.
Majority of the sewerage works including sewage treatment plant, are reported to be completed with a total
expenditure of Rs.176.96 crore incurred, so far.
CONSERVATION OF BIO-DIVERSITY
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3266
SHRI BADRI RAM JAKHAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has prepared any action plan for conservation of
bio-diversity of Western Ghats in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the areas of Western Ghats which are proposed to be included under this plan.
State-wise;
the criteria adopted for including these areas; and
the funds proposed to be allocated by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The National Biodiversity Action Plan (2008) and National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016) are already
in place for the conservation of biodiversity in the country, including the Western Ghats. Further, 39 Serial Sites in
the Western Ghats in the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have been inscribed as World
Heritage Sites in the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 36th session of World Heritage Committee held in
July, 2012 at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The various elements of these serial sites are National Parks, Wildlife
Sanctuaries and Reserve Forests, which are managed under relevant enabling legal and administrative provisions.
TheState-wise details of the 39 Serial Sites is at Annexure.
(c) For a site to be included on the World Heritage List, the site must be of outstanding universal value and meet at
least one out of ten extant selection criteria of the World Heritage Committee.
(d) The funds allocated in the 12th Five Year Plan for conservation of wildlife and its habitat in the country,
including the Western Ghats, through the Centrally Sponsored Schemes is as follows:
S.No.
Name of the Scheme
1
2
3
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
Project Elephant
Project Tiger
Total
Amount allocated in the 12th Five
Year Plan (Rupees in crores)
800.00
200.00
1245.00
2245.00
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN ANSWER TO PART (a & b) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3266 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2013 REGARDING CONSERVATION
OF BIO-DIVERSITY
State-Wise List of Serial Sites in the Western Ghats:
Sub-cluster
(1)
Agasthyamalai
(2) Periyar
Site Element No.
Site Element Name
State
001
Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
895.00
Tamil Nadu
002
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
171.00
Kerala
003
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
128.00
Kerala
004
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
53.00
Kerala
005
Kulathupuzha Range
200.00
Kerala
006
Palode Range
165.00
Kerala
SUB-TOTAL
1,612.00
007
Periyar Tiger Reserve
777.00
Kerala
008
Ranni Forest Division
828.53
Kerala
009
Konni Forest Division
261.43
Kerala
010
Achankovil Forest Division
219.90
Kerala
011
Srivilliputtur Wildlife Sanctuary
485.00
Tamil Nadu
012
Tirunelveli (North) Forest Division (part)
234.67
Tamil Nadu
SUB-TOTAL
(3) Anamalai
Area (km2)
013
2,806.53
014
Eravikulam National Park (and proposed
extension)
Grass Hills National Park
127.00
015
Karian Shola National Park
5.03
Tamil Nadu
016
3.77
Kerala
017
Karian Shola (part of Parambikulam
Wildlife Sanctuary)
Mankulam Range
52.84
Kerala
018
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
90.44
Kerala
31.23
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
019
Mannavan Shola
SUB-TOTAL
(4) Nilgiri
(5)
Talacauvery
(6)
Kudremukh
11.26
Kerala
321.57
020
Silent Valley National Park
021
New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
022
Mukurti National Park
023
Kalikavu Range
024
Attapadi Reserved Forest
SUB-TOTAL
597.79
025
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
102.59
Karnataka
026
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
181.29
Karnataka
027
Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
105.00
Karnataka
028
Padinalknad Reserved Forest
184.76
Karnataka
029
Kerti Reserved Forest
79.04
Karnataka
030
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
89.52
Kerala
246.97
Kerala
55.00
Kerala
78.50
Tamil Nadu
117.05
Kerala
65.75
Kerala
SUB-TOTAL
707.68
031
Kudremukh National Park
600.32
032
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
033
Someshwara Reserved Forest
034
Karnataka
88.40
Karnataka
112.92
Karnataka
Agumbe Reserved Forest
57.09
Karnataka
035
Balahalli Reserved Forest
22.63
Karnataka
036
Kas Plateau
037
SUB-TOTAL
(7) Sahyadri
881.36
11.42
Maharashtra
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
423.55
Maharashtra
038
Chandoli National Park
308.90
Maharashtra
039
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
282.35
Maharashtra
SUB-TOTAL
1,026.22
GRAND-TOTAL
7,953.15
PROTECTION OF SEA COWS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3274
PROF. SAUGATA ROY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has conducted any thorough study on the reports that the large Marine
Mammals, nicknamed Sea Cows are rapidly disappearing from the coasts of Andaman and Gujarat;
if so, the findings thereof; and
(c)
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect the said marine habitat?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes. Sir. Government of India has initiated the assessment of dugongs distribution, habitat and risks due to
fisheries and other anthropogenic related activities in India following the standardized Dugong catch/incidental
catch survey developed by UNEP/CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat with the help of Wildlife Institute of India (WII),
Dehradun. Further, the Government of India has supported the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER)
Foundation, Gujarat to assess the populations of dugong using interview based survey in 2009 and found that the
populations of dugong were declined in its all ranges. Primary analysis of the survey carried out by WII in 2012-13
has also confirmed that the dugong populations in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu is declining due to fisheries related
activities, pollution and habitat degradation. However, the dugong population in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
is found to be stable.
(c) The steps taken by the Government to protect the habitats of wild animals including marine animals in the
country are as follows:
i.
Dugong has been identified as one of the 16 selected species for initiating recovery programmes
in their respective habitats under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development
of Wildlife Habitats'. Financial and technical assistance is provided to the Union Territory
Government of Andaman & Nicobar Islands under the component ‘Recovery of Critically
Endangered Species’.
ii.
Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation
under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. According to the conservation and
threat status, wild animals are placed in different schedules of the Act. Dugongs are included in
Schedule I of the Act, which affords it the highest degree of protection under the Act.
iii.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, provides for punishment of offences for violation of its
provisions. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any equipment, vehicle or weapon that is used
for committing wildlife offence(s).
iv.
Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community
Reserves covering important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the
provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
v.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to strengthen the enforcement of law for
control of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
vi.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection)
Act, 1972 to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
vii. The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations
and intensify patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
viii. Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
INSTALLATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3278
SHRI BHISMA SHANKER ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the sugar mills/industries are under an obligation to deploy pollution control equipment/devices
for controlling/ containing pollutants;
if so, the details of the policies/guidelines issued in this regard by the authorities concerned;
the number of mills which have not complied with the prescribed norms/guidelines/policies, State-wise;
the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government against such erring mills; and
the remedial measures taken by the Government to check pollution from sugar mills/industries?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) It is obligatory on the part of Sugar Mills to set up Effluent Treatment Plant and Emission Control System
to comply with the prescribed effluent discharge and emission standards as notified under the Environment
(Protection) Act (EPA), 1986, as given at Annexure-I. In addition, for seeking voluntary participation of industry in
pollution control, Sugar Industry agreed to comply with the following guidelines as per the Charter on Corporate
Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP) 2003:,
(i) operating of Effluent Treatment Plant, at least one month before starting of cane crushing season to meet
the prescribed standards;
(ii) reduce waste generation to 100 liters per ton of cane crushed;
(iii) to achieve zero discharge for land, surface water bodies;
(iv) to provide 15 days storage capacity of treated effluent to take care of no demand for irrigation.
(v) To install Electro-Static Precipitator (ESP)/bag filter/ high efficiency scrubber to comply with prescribed
standards for particulate matter emission of<150mg/Nm3.
(c) & (d) As per the information provided by the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) to the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB), out of 603 Sugar Mills in the country, 331 have provided pollution control devices to
comply with the prescribed standards. Of the remaining 272 units, 87 are closed and 185 are not meeting the
pollution control norms. The Statewise status of compliance of Sugar Mills is given at Annexure-II. Besides regular
monitoring of Sugar Mills carried out by the SPCBs, the CPCB under its Environment Surveillance Programme
during 2009-13 undertook surprise inspections of 63 Sugar Mills. 23 Sugar Mills were found significantly violating
the prescribed emission and effluent standards. Directions under Section 5 of the EPA, 1986 were issued to 6 Sugar
Mills and directions under Section 18(1)(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 were issued to 17 Sugar Mills for implementation of pollution
control measures. In case of remaining 40 industries, letters have been issued to make improvements to meet the
compliance.
(e) The remedial measures taken by the Government to contain pollution from Sugar Mills include:
(i)
(ii)
Notification of effluent and emission standards for sugar industry under Environment (Protection) Act,
1986,
Mechanism of advance environmental clearance for establishment of new / expansion projects of sugar
industry and monitoring of its clearance conditions.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3278 DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.03.2013 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF POLLUTION
CONTROL DEVICES RAISED BY SHRI BHISMA SHANKAR ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI
Standards for Sugar industry
(A) Effluent:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Industry
Parameter
Standards
2
3
4
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUGAR INDUSTRY
Concentration not exceed,
Milligram per litre
BIO-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND,
100 for disposal on land
[3 DAYS AT 270c]
30 for disposal in surface water
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
100 for disposal on land
30 for disposal in surface water
(B) Emission:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GENERAL EMISSION STANDARDS Concentration Based Standards
Parameter
Standard
Concentration not to exceed (in
mg/Nm3)
Particulate Matter (PM)
150
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO.3278
DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.03.2013 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES RAISED
BY SHRI BHISMA SHANKER ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI
Status of compliance of sugar industry in India
Sl. No
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
State
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Pondicherry
Total
Complying
21
11
1
01
16
08
47
00
8
59
03
09
00
40
04
101
2
00
331
RESETTLEMENT ON FOREST LAND
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3288
Defaulting
17
00
00
00
00
03
10
00
02
112
03
07
00
00
06
23
-02
185
Closed
01
00
00
00
01
03
05
03
02
26
01
08
03
01
00
32
01
00
87
Total
39
11
01
01
17
14
62
03
12
197
07
24
03
41
10
156
03
02
603
SHRI LALJI TANDON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether a proposal regarding resettlement of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes on forest land of Uttar Pradesh was sent to the Government;
if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;
the State-wise number of other such cases still pending from various States including
Maharashtra with the Government; and
the efforts being made by the Government in this regard and the time by which resettlement work
is likely to be completed?
(b)
(c)
(d)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The Ministry has not received any proposal for resettlement of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on forest
land of Uttar Pradesh.
(b) In view of (a) above, question does not arise.
(c) & (d) No such proposal for resettlement of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on forest
land has been received from any States including Maharashtra.
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, under the
Section 3 (1) (h) recognizes the settlement and conversion of forest villages, whether recorded, notified or not, into
revenue villages as a forest right. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
POLLUTION IN BRAHMAPUTRA
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3298
SHRI RAMEN DEKA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken any steps to keep Brahmaputra river pollution free;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), based on their monitoring, have identified polluted river
stretches and water bodies of the country. According to this, some stretches of four rivers in Assam namely,
Bharalu, Kalong, Deepar Bill and Burhidihing have been found to be polluted and river Brahmaputra has not been
identified as polluted in this regard.
(c) Does not arise in view of the response to paras (a) & (b) above.
CLEARANCES TO POWER PROJECTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3301
SHRI MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether a large number of proposals of power projects are pending with the Government for
environmental clearances;
if so, the details of the said pending projects, State-wise and reasons therefor;
whether any steps have been taken or proposed to be taken to provide early clearance for such projects;
and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) There are 26 power projects pending for environmental clearance in the Ministry. The details are given in
Annexure. The main reasons for pendency are delay in submission of complete information by the project
proponent, inadequate data and deficiency in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) / Environment
Management Plan (EMP) report.
(c) & (d) The Ministry has taken various steps to facilitate timely decision on the projects by constituting sector
specific Expert Appraisal Committees (EACs), convening regular meetings of the EACs every month, preparation of
sector specific technical guidance manuals and uploaded on the Ministry website to facilitate better preparation of
EIA-EMP Reports by the project proponents etc.
ANNEXURE
STATE/UT-WISE PENDING DETAILS OF POWER PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE
S.No
State/UT
Project Details
1.
Arunachal Pradesh
Hirong HEP (500 MW) Project in District: West Siang Arunachal Pradesh by M/s Jaypee
Arunachal Power Ltd
2.
Haryana
Lurhi HEP Stage-I Project (775 MW) District: Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh by M/s SJVN
Ltd.
3.
4.
4x700 MWe Haryana Atomic Power Project at Village Gorakhpur, District Fatehabad,
Haryana of M/s Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
Himachal Pradesh
Seli HEP Project (400 MW)District: Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh by M/s Moser Baer
Projects Ltd
5.
Chhatru HEP Project (120 MW) District: Lahul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh by M/s DCM
Shriram Infrastructure Ltd
6.
Baglihar Stage-II HEP Project (450 MW) in Ramban District, Jammu and Kashmir by M/s
J&K Development Power Corpn. Ltd.
Jammu & Kashmir
7.
New Gaderbal HEP Project (93 MW) in New Ganderbal District, Jammu and Kashmir by M/s
J&K Development Power Corpn. Ltd.
8.
Gundia Hydroelectric Project (200 MW) in District: Hassan & Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka
by M/s. Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.
Karnataka
9.
Expansion by addition of 30 MW of Co-generation Power Plant
District Belgaum, State: Karnataka by M/s Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
10.
Bina Complex Irrigation & Multipurpose Project (24 MW + 10 MW) District: Sagar in
Madhya Pradesh M/s Water Resources Department, Govt. of M.P.
11.
380 MW Gas Based CCPP Plant at village Vijaipur, District: Guna
State: Madhya Pradesh by M/s GAIL (India) Ltd.
12.
Madhya Pradesh
13.
14.
2x660 MW Super-Critical Technology Imported Coal Based TPP at village Lalapur, District:
Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh by M/s SJK Powergen Ltd.
2x800 MW Gadwarwara Super Thermal Power Project of near villages Gangai, Umaraiya, in
Gadarwara Tehsil District: Narsinghpur by M/s NTPC Ltd.
Maharashtra
2100 MW Gas based combined cycle power plant at village Kondgaon, Taluka Roha District:
Raigad, Maharashtra by M/s Urban Energy Generation Pvt. Ltd.
2X660MW/2X700MW Tentuli Thermal Power Plant in District Angul, State: Orissa by M/s
NSL Nagapattinum Power & Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
15.
Odisha
16.
2x660 MW Super critical coal based Thermal Power Project
District: Dhenkanal by M/s CESC Ltd.
17.
Rajasthan
18.
500 TPY PHWR Fuel Fabrication facility (PFFF) and Zircaloy Fabrication Facility (ZFF) with
township component Vill. Rawatbhata, Teh. Begun , District Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan of M/s
Nuclear Fuel Complex
Teesta-IV HEP Project (520 MW) in North Sikkim District, Sikkim by M/s. NHPC Ltd
Sikkim
19.
Tamil Nadu
20.
1320 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project at Village: Perunthottam & Agaraperunthottam,
Taluk: Sirkazhi, District: Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu by M/s Sindya Power Generating
Company Pvt Ltd.
4000 MW UMPP of at village Cheyyur, District Kancheepuram,
State: Tamil Naduby M/s Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd.
Naitwari Mori HEP ( 60 MW) Project in District: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand by M/s Satluj Jal
Vidyut Nigam Ltd
21.
22.
Uttarakhand
Devsari HEP ( 252 MW) in District: Chamoli, Uttarakhand by M/s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam
Ltd
23.
Jelam Tamak HEP (108 MW) Project in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand by M/s. THDC
India Ltd.
24.
2x660 MW Coal based Extension Units at Obra Thermal Power Station, District Sonebhadra,
State: Uttar Pradesh by M/s UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
25.
26.
Uttar Pradesh
500 MW (Stage-IV) Coal Based Feroz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Project in District:
Raebareli State: Uttar Pradesh by M/s NTPC Ltd.
2x660 MW Super critical coal based Thermal Power Project District: Mirzapur by M/s
Welspun Energy UP Pvt. Ltd.
POLLUTION BY POWER PLANTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3304
DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken cognizance of the pollution caused by thermal power plant of
Sonbhadra of U.P. due to which the water of the rivers of that area has become contaminated;
if so, the details thereof; and
the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) There are six Thermal Power Plants in District Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh, which are (i) Shaktinagar
Thermal Power Plant of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), (ii) Rihand Thermal Power Plant, NTPC,
(iii) Anpara A & B Thermal Power Plant, Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL), (iv)
Obra Thermal Power Plant, UPRVUNL (v) Anpara C Thermal Power Plant of M/s Lanco Power and (vi) Renusagar
Power Plant of M/s Hindalco Industries.
Out of these six Thermal Power Plants, only Obra Thermal Power Plant of UPRVUNL is discharging
effluent in to river Renuka while other five plants discharge their effluent (cooling water and ash pond effluent) in to
Rihand reservoir. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued directions under Section 5 of
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to Obra Thermal Power Plant of UPRVUNL to provide Ash Pond Water
Recycling System (AWRS) for improving the effluent quality.
Further, the CPCB is monitoring water quality of Rihand river at two locations in Sonbhadra District. All
parameters such as pH, Temperature, Conductivity, Nitrate+Nitrite Nitrogen, Fecal Coliform and total Coliforms
are meeting the desired water quality criteria at both the locations except two parameters i.e. Dissolved Oxygen and
Biochemical Oxygen Demand.
(c) These Thermal Power Plants are located in District Sonbhadra, U.P. which comes under Singrauli area. The
Singrauli area has been identified as one of the Critically Polluted Area (CPA) based on Comprehensive
Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI). As per the Action Plan prepared for improvement of the environmental
quality for bringing down the CEPI score of Singaruli area, these plants have been asked to provide AWRS in a time
bound manner.
STATUS OF TIGER STATE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3305
SHRI HANSRAJ G. AHIR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether Karnataka has been accorded the status of tiger State;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the State of Maharashtra has demanded the status of tiger State in view of the rising tiger
population in the State;
if so, whether the Government has given consideration to the said demand;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir.
(b) Question does not arise.
(c) No Sir.
(d), (e) & (f) Questions do not arise.
FOREST PRODUCTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3309
SHRI FRANCISCO SARDINHA
SHRI JAGADANAND SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether average forest productivity in the country is quite low in comparison with the other country at
international;
if so, the details thereof ;
whether there is a wide gap in demand and supply of forest products at national level;
if so, the difference between demand and supply in various states vis-a-vis demand and supply;
the scheme proposed to be formulated to bridge the gap in near future;
the item-wise details of forest products imported during the last three years; and
the reasons for the said import?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. As per Asia Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study-II (Country Report), 2009, average forest
productivity in the country is recorded to be 0.7m3 /ha/yr compared to global forest productivity of 2.1m3/ha/yr.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. As per India State of Forest Report-2011, the annual production of wood from forests and Tree
Outside Forests (TOF) is estimated to be 45.949 million cubic meter which is not even sufficient to meet the
construction demand of 48 million cubic meters largely for household construction and furniture, industrial
construction and furniture and agricultural implements. Similarly, the total annual consumption of fuelwood for the
country is estimated to be 216.42 million tonnes out of which 58.75 million tonnes comes from forests. The statewise details in respect of fuelwood consumption are given in Annexure-1.
(e) Various initiatives of the Ministry including afforestation contribute to bridging the gap in demand and supply.
Afforestation in the country is taken up under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes such as National Afforestation
Programme (NAP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated
Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), National Bamboo Mission (NBM), 13thFinance Commission and
also under different State Plan/ Non- Plan Schemes including externally aided projects. National Afforestation
Programme (NAP) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
afforestation and tree plantation and eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in the country through
people’s participation.
(f) The details of import of major wood and wood products in India during 2007-08 to 2009-10 are given in
Annexure-II.
(g) The main reason for import is the gap in demand and supply of forest products.
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3309 due for answer on
18-03-2013 regarding ‘Forest Products’
Annual Fuelwood Consumption
States/UTs
Quantity of Fuel Wood used (million
tonnes)
Quantity of Fuel Wood used from
Forest (million tonnes)
Andhra Pradesh
24.293
2.966
Arunachal Pradesh
0.402
0.325
Assam
11.421
2.494
Bihar
11.475
0.465
Chhattisgarh
4.366
1.378
Gujarat
9.731
2.225
Haryana
1.494
0.003
Himachal Pradesh
1.214
1.163
Jammu & Kashmir
1.394
1.015
Jharkhand
4.844
2.849
Karnataka
20.967
5.776
Kerala
14.543
2.183
Madhya Pradesh
13.665
7.191
Maharashtra
9.508
4.527
Orissa
8.894
2.971
Punjab
3.348
0.029
Rajasthan
18.782
3.698
Tamil Nadu
12.387
2.601
Uttar Pradesh
19.063
1.294
Uttarakhand
2.566
2.139
West Bengal
14.158
6.361
North Eastern States
5.274
3.822
UTs
2.633
1.272
216.421
58.747
Grand Total
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3309 due for answer on
18-03-2013 regarding ‘ Forest Products’
Details of import of major wood and wood products in India during 2007-08 to 2009-10
Year
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Wood in log
form
3936.93
3878.71
5530.71
Sawn Wood
(in thousand cubic meter)
Plywood
Veneer sheets
59.95
85.34
173.10
136.80
165.47
175.14
19.94
26.25
30.41
POLLUTION IN GANGOTRI, YAMUNOTRI AND BADRINATH DHAMS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3320
SHRI GANESH SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether in addition to the environmental changes and pollution, tourists activities have also caused
ecological degradation to the famous Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath dhams;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to save the ecology of the region?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry is not aware of any such scientific reports relating to ecological degradation in the famous
Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath dhams due to environmental change and pollution. Only the water quality of
Yamuna and Bhagirathi River at Yamunotri and Gangotri respectively had been monitored by Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) from the year 2009 to 2011. The water quality at both the studied locations met the required
criteria of Class ‘B’ i.e. water fit for organized outdoor bathing except in the year 2009 when the presence of total
coliforms in the water exceeded the prescribed limit. This could be due to rains leading to surface runoff or due to
high number of pilgrims at the studied locations. The changes are also reported in the form of glacier retreat in the
region and growing pilgrimage without adequate infrastructure support for waste disposal is imposing pressure on
these areas. The Government is aware of the incidence of melting of Himalayan glaciers. Discussion paper
prepared by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India, on Himalayan Glaciers provides the
review of information regarding the glacier retreat in the region, including Gangotri Glacier. Further, G.B. Pant
Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development (GBPIHED) has undertaken studies on Gangotri glacier retreat,
silt load in the glacial melt and water quality of river Bhagirathi originating from Gangotri glacier. A pilot study
conducted by GBPIHED for MoEF entitled “Environmental and social impacts of hydropower projects in river
Ganga basis (between Dharasu and Gangotri) in Uttarakhand” has indicated that the water quality parameters are
within the permissible limit of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
(c) Considering the ecological sensitivity of the region, several initiatives are taken to protect the ecology of Indian
Himalayan Region by the Govt. of India and Himalayan states through the Mission on Sustaining Himalayan
Ecosystem under National Action Plan on Climate Change and Himalayan Sustainable Development Forum
(HSDF) under the Shimla Declaration adopted during the Himalayan Chief Ministers’ Conclave held at Shimla on
Oct 29-30, 2009. Uttarakhand Forest Department undertakes Plantation activities in forest areas around the said
Dhams.
POLLUTION BY SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3322
SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI
SHRI HARSH VARDHAN
SHRI R. THAMARAISELVAN
SHRIMATI SUSHILA SAROJ
SHRIMATI USHA VERMA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) is increasing in Delhi and other metro cities of the country
due to pollution;
if so, the ill effects of SPM on health of human beings;
the extent to which it has increased during the last decade;
the measures taken by the Government to reduce it;
whether the factors responsible for generating pollution have been identified; and
if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) were revisited and notified in November, 2009. In
line with international senerio, the earlier listed pollutant ‘Suspended Particulate Matter’ (SPM), has been
withdrawn from the list of notified pollutants. Instead PM10 (particles having aerodynamic diameter less than or,
equal to 10 micron) has been included in NAAQS-2009 apart from PM2.5. The monitoring of pollutant ‘SPM’ has
been discontinued across the nation including Delhi and other metro cities after NAAQS-2009. As far as, earlier data
on SPM is concerned, a mixed trend was observed and it has exceeded the notified standards in a number of cities
including Delhi.
(d) to (f): According to some epidemiological studies, health effects such as manifestation of respiratory and
cardiovascular aliments etc. could be associated with air pollution. However, there is no conclusive data available to
confirm these findings.
Emissions from vehicles, suspended roadside dust, industries, thermal power plants, construction activities
etc. are the main source of air pollution. Steps taken by the Central Government for control air pollution include
formulation of a Comprehensive Policy for Abatement of Pollution, supply of improved auto–fuel, tightening of
vehicular and industrial emission norms, mandatory environmental clearance for specified industries, management
of municipal, hazardous and bio-medical wastes, promotion of cleaner technologies, strengthening the network of air
quality monitoring stations, assessment of pollution load, source apportionment studies, preparation and
implementation of action plans for major cities & critically polluted areas, public awareness etc.
BAN ON CLEARANCE FOR MINING OF LIMESTONE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3330
SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Government has banned the clearance of mining limestone and other similar minerals within
the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas, as per earlier CRZ notification, 1991;
if so, whether the Government has conducted any scientific study to find out the base for prohibiting
limestone and other such mineral mining in CRZ areas;
if so, the details thereof;
whether mining of limestone and other similar minerals can be permitted, where there is an elevated
coastal area as well as cliff kind of structure;
if so, the details thereof;
whether some State Governments have taken up the issue of allowing the mining activities in the CRZ
areas subject to strict compliance of environmental protection measures and also based on the technical
studies for above-mentioned areas in the country; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (g) The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 prohibits mining of sand, rocks and other substrata
material including limestone, except rare minerals which are not available outside the CRZ area and exploration of
oil and natural gas. This provision has been made in view of the likely adverse impact of mining of these minerals
on the coastal environment and is uniformly applicable to all CRZ areas, including elevated coastal areas. The
earlier CRZ Notification, 1991 also had similar provision. While finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011 views and
opinions of various stakeholders, including the State Governments, were taken into account through extensive
consultations.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3331
DR. PADMASINHA BAJIRAO PATIL
SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the details of the schemes formulated by the Government under the National Environment Awareness
campaign during the year 2013-14 in the country;
the amount of funds allocated by the Government for this purpose, States/ UT-wise; and
the extent of reforms likely to be made as a result of such schemes in the field of environment in the
country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHAREGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No scheme for the year 2013-14 has yet been formulated under the National Environmental Awareness
Campaign (NEAC).
(b) Does not arise.
(c) The program of NEAC till 2012-13 has been able to create environment awareness amongst a large section of the
people which includes
students, youth, teachers, women, NGOs, farmers, rural population, social workers,
industrial workers, general public by conducting workshops, training courses, camps, yatras, rallies, public
meetings, exhibitions, competitions, demonstration projects, preparation and use of audio-visual materials. Folk
media and street theatre have also been used as the medium of campaign.
DEMARCATION OF DESERT NATIONAL PARK
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3339
SHRI HARISH CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has constituted a high level Committee for demarcation of Desert National Park
in Barmer-Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan and providing infrastructural facilities to the local residents;
if so, the details of recommendations along with the steps proposed to be taken by the Government; and
the details regarding the present situation of bio-diversity of the Desert National Park and the danger
associated with it as per the Zoological Survey of India and Botanical Survey of India?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Dr
M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board for Wildlife with the Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan as the MemberSecretary for looking into the entire gamut of rationalization of boundaries of the Desert National Park. The
committee recommended focused management on three types of areas:
(i)
Demarcation, fencing and protection of enclosures in as many places as possible in the Desert National
Park on Government land, on pattern of the Sudasari enclosure, as core areas with minimum biotic
interference;
(ii)
Panchayat lands and Government land that may be developed as pasturelands for the livestock of the
residents of Desert National Park;
(iii)
Human habitation and agricultural lands, where basic human requirements have to be provided.
The specific management practices have been elaborated in 21 points for conservation of category (i) areas,
sustainable use of category (ii) areas, and sustainable habitats for category (iii) areas.
A copy of the report of the committee has been forwarded to the State Government of Rajasthan in February
2012 for necessary action by the State Government.
(c) The important ecological details, based on the BSI publication titled ‘Biodiversity of Desert National Park,
Rajasthan’ (2006), ZSI study report on “Fauna of Desert National Park- Rajasthan (2004) and observations made
in the committee report are as given below:
(i)
The Desert National Park is one of the most important sites for the long-term survival of the globally
threatened Great Indian Bustards, which are critically endangered, mainly due to habitat destruction.
(ii)
The breeding populations of White backed vultures (Gyps bengalensis) and Long billed vultures (Gyps
indicus) in the Desert National Park requires protection.
(iii)
The fauna of Desert National Park represented by about 270 species and include mammals like desert
fox ( Vulpes vulpes), desert cat ( Felis silvestris), birds like Great Indian Bustards, Gyps vultures etc.
(iv)
Within the Desert National Park, two endemic species of plants, viz, Anticharis glandulosa, and
Ziziphus truncata have been recorded. Among the threatened species, Ammannia desertorum,
Convulvulus auricomus, Sida tiagii, Tribulus rajasthanensis, Tephrosia falciformis, etc. have been
identified. Species like Commiphora wightii, Ephedra ciliate and tecomella undulate that have been
identified as threatened taxa in desert are well conserved in the Desert National Park.
(vi)
Only 13 % of grassland sites belong to “good” class; 14 % to “fair class” and 73% to “poor class”.
MINING ACTIVITIES IN CRZ AREAS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3340
SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the State Governments have taken up the issue of allowing the mining activities in the CRZ areas
subject to strict compliance of environmental protection measures and also based on the technical studies
for above-mentioned areas;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 prohibits mining of sand, rocks and other substrata
material, except rare minerals which are not available outside the CRZ area and exploration of oil and natural gas.
This provision has been made in view of the likely adverse impact of mining of these minerals on the coastal
environment. While finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011 views and opinions of various stakeholders, including the
State Governments, were taken into account through extensive consultations.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO DAM
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3341
SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
a)
b)
c)
whether the State Government of Maharashtra has submitted any proposal for environmental clearance of
construction of a new Dam in Sapali (Upper Pan Ganga Part-II) in Maharashtra;
if so, the details thereof;
the reasons for delay in granting environmental clearance for the said dam;
d)
e)
whether the Government proposes to grant environmental clearance for the said dam; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) In the year 2009, the Government of Maharashtra had submitted the Upper Penganga Irrigation Project
Stage-II (Sapli Dam) in Hingoli and Nanded Districts of Maharashtra to the Ministry of Environment and Forests for
seeking environmental clearance (EC) under Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. The project
was considered and appraised under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 by the Expert Appraisal
Committee (EAC) constituted for River Valley & Hydroelectric Projects in its various meetings. It has been
observed that public hearing for Hingoli District has not been conducted in the manner prescribed in the EIA
Notification, 2006. Accordingly, the State Government has been requested to conduct public hearing in the Hingoli
District.
(d) & (e) The case for environment clearance to the project could be examined only after the receipt of complete and
proper Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and other relevant information including report of public
hearing.
UNIVERSAL HERITAGE STATUS TO GANGA RIVER
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3342
DR.BHOLA SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government proposes to declare river Ganga as an Universal heritage;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therfor; and
the time by which it is likely to be declared?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Recognizing the unique geographical, historical, socio-cultural and economic importance ascribed to river
Ganga, the Government of India has given Ganga a status of National River through a notification under Section
3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 constituting the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
However, there is no proposal with the Government to declare river Ganga as Universal Heritage.
PROJECTS OF NRCP IN SIRSA
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3353
SHRI ASHOK TANWAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the sewage treatment capacity is less than the sewage generated in various States including
S. No.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
State/Union Territory
No. of Cities
Sewage
Generation
(In MLD)
Sewage
Treatment Capacity
(in MLD)
Haryana;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
the specific details of the performance report of State Pollution Control Board of Haryana;
whether the Government has initiated Third Party Inspections or Independent Appraisal of Project
proposals in Sirsa; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Yes Sir.
(b) As per the information provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), state wise breakup of sewage
generation and treatment capacity available in Class -I and Class -II towns are at Annexure-I & Annexure-II.
(c) This Ministry has not sanctioned any project in Sirsa under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
(d) As per the new guidelines issued by the Ministry for sanctioning of projects under NRCP, third Party inspection
or Independent Appraisal of project proposal is carried out.
(e) Does not arise in view of the details given in parts (c) and (d) above.
Annexure-I referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3353 to be answered on 18th
March, 2013 on ‘Projects of NRCP in Sirsa’
State wise sewage generation in Class-I Towns
1
2
3
Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
1
47
5
12
1760.60
380.14
654
-
4
5
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamilnadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttrakhand
West Bengal
Total
23
1
7
1
1
28
20
1
2
14
33
8
25
50
1
1
1
1
12
2
19
24
42
1
61
6
60
498
1009.7
429.76
350.47
3800
9.79
1680.92
626.69
28.94
213.93
830.47
1790.40
575.17
1248.72
9986.29
26.74
20.84
5.71
13.62
660.73
56.46
1528.26
1382.37
1077.21
24
3506.01
176.97
2345.21
35558.12
135.5
164.79
69
2330
782.5
333
35.63
43.44
186.1
4225.25
53
411
54
333.42
1240.13
18
505.92
11574.68
Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3353 to be answered on 18th
March, 2013 on ‘Projects of NRCP in Sirsa’
State wise sewage generation in Class-II Towns
S.No.
State/Union Territory
No of ClassII Towns
Sewage Treatment
Capacity (in MLD)
52
Sewage
generation of
Class-II Towns (in
MLD)
217.59
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
3
4
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
8
14
7
6.46
107.42
40.82
2
10.42
5
6
7
8
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Jammu & Kashmir
2
31
7
4
13.89
227.55
43.52
27.86
18.18
-
9
Jharkhand
10
78.21
-
10
Karnataka
26
233.37
12.18
11
12
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
26
23
231.32
130.9
9.00
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Orissa
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamilnadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttrakhand
West Bengal
Total
34
1
1
12
1
14
21
42
46
1
27
410
213.73
11.25
1.36
78.42
7.984
157.4
147.79
184.67
345.7
9.07
180.42
2696.70
29
42.80
29.3
12.61
6.33
61.88
233.7
PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3354
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the State Government of Karnataka has submitted a proposal to the Government for financial
assistance for the projects relating to protection and conservation of the wildlife in Karnataka;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the protection and conservation of wildlife?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The State Government of Karnataka has submitted proposals in the form of Annual Plans of Operation
(APO) for financial assistance under the various Centrally sponsored Schemes viz., ‘Integrated Development of
Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ for protection and conservation of wildlife and its habitats
during the current financial year, 2013-14. The Ministry, as on today, has released an amount of Rs.1582.0919
lakhs to the State Government of Karnataka under these Schemes.
(c) The steps taken by the Government for protection and conservation of wildlife in the country are as follows:
i. Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation under the
provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
ii. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, has been amended and made more stringent. The punishments for
offences have been enhanced. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any equipment, vehicle or weapon that is
used for committing wildlife offence(s).
iii. Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves
covering important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the provisions of the Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
iv. Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/ Union Territory Governments under the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project
Elephant’ for providing better protection to wildlife, and improvement of its habitat.
v. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
vi. The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and
intensify patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
vii. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to strengthen the enforcement of law for control of
poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
viii. Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
CLEARANCES TO PROJECTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3364
SHRI P. KUMAR
DR. P. VENUGOPAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has set any guidelines for the project developers that the forest land cannot be
diverted for any purposes recently in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken a firm decision not to grant environmental clearance for projects
which intend to use forest land; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 inter alia provides that notwithstanding anything
contained in any other law for the time being in force in a State, no State Government or other authority shall make,
except with the prior approval of the Central Government, any order directing that any forest land or any portion
thereof may be used for any non-forest purpose.
(c) &(d) The guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) provides that in case a project
involves forest land, the project proponent shall first explore feasibility to execute the project without use of forest
land. In case it is not feasible to undertake the project without use of forest land, the project proponent shall submit
application seeking prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land before
submitting the application for grant of Terms of Reference as per the procedure stipulated in the EIA Notification
2006. The Environment clearance to such projects, as per the said guidelines is to be issued only after stage-I
approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land required for its execution is
obtained.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court has allowed the MoEF to relax the said guidelines to issue Environment Clearance
(with suitable safeguards) to linear projects such as roads, pipelines etc., pending grant of stage-I approval under the
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forest use of forest land required for execution of such linear projects.
RESEARCH ON BIO-DIVERSITY
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3367
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the funds are provided for bio-diversity related research including environment, forests and
wildlife in the country;
If so, the details of the funds provided during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
the details of the researches that have been completed as on date in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir, the funds are provided for bio-diversity related research to various Institutions, Universities,
Non-Governmental Organizations/Trusts in the country. State wise funds provided during the last three years and
the current year i.e., 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 are given in Annexure-I.
(c) The details of the research projects completed from the year 2009-10 to 2012-13 are given in Annexure-II.
Annexure – I
State wise funds released for bio-diversity related research
during 2009-10 to 2012-13
Name of the States & Union Territory
Andaman and Nicobar Island
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
2009-2010
2,24,800
11,51,146
3,80,000
13,39,300
23,58,864
2,75,000
9,29,886
27,49,046
16,74,880
Amount (in Rs.)
2010-2011
2011-12
9,92,578
21,68,033
17,74,167
8,65,000
3,91,000
10,99,460
5,71,868
54,33,841
38,02,942
8,60,000
4,86,340
15,05,888
8,49,800
4,12,499
26,40,000
26,34,200
29,40,176
48,84,602
30,02,414
14,94,704
4,86,480
20,50,000
16,79,286
29,61,624
2012-13
15,08,400
8,36,800
3,08,690
1,57,146
8,94,731
3,65,000
8,41,389
16,11,135
46,56,458
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
3,85,560
2,20,000
80,701
4,23,918
72,17,750
5,90,000
17,82,187
2,34,641
7,51,400
20,02,800
1,57,672
16,61,540
1,55,371
14,42,000
25,66,519
19,87,840
17,15,014
5,08,546
16,37,700
15,13,880
6,54,800
5,84,600
15,38,491
7,31,000
1,41,73,097
34,85,500
27,15,415
-
9,31,200
2,32,650
8,403
3,50,000
89,04,659
22,117
18,85,758
-
Annexure -II
List of bio-diversity related research projects completed
from 2009-10 TO 2012-13
S. No
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Title of the Project
Biodiversity studies of Orthoptera in Kaziranga National
Park, Assam”.
Status, Ecology and Conservation of striped Hyena
(Hyaena hyaena) in Gir National Park and Sanctuary
Diversity and ecology of mites infesting medicinal plants of
West Bengal
Ecology and Biocontrol potential of the “Giant Coccinellid
Predators of Aphids”
Studies on ecosystem level changes following the
gregarious flowering of Melocanna bnaccifera in Mizoram
Diversity and Distribution of Asterinaceous fungi in India
Restoration of certain Mining sites of Gujarat by
application of VAM fungi.
Bio-ecology of spiders in Western ghats of Kerala
Ecosystem structure and dynamism, biodiversity, human
dimensions and their linkages of Eringole Sacred Grove in
the Western Ghats of India
Need for Conserving forest canopies-Assessing the
diversity of canopy insects in the western Ghats
Tolerance of indigenous forest species to degraded lateritic
soils of Kerala
Taxonomy Studies on family Noctuoidea: Lepidoptera
from Western Ghats of India.
Biodiversity of mites associated with insects in Western
ghats
Ecology of Co-existing owls, spotted owlet (Athene brama)
and Barn owl (Tyto alba) in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu.
Studies on the biodiversity of hyphomycetes in dry
deciduous forest soils and litters of semi-arid tropical areas
of the Puttaparthy Mandal, Ananthapur district,
Establishment of in-vitro gene bank Nothopodytes foetida
(Wt.) Sleumer- threatened species of Western Ghats.
Aquatic biodiversity and function of hyporheic biotope in a
regulated river of Doon Valley
Name of the Organization
Rain Forest Research Institute, P.Box.136,
Deovan, Sotai, Jorhat-785 001
Wildlife Society of India, Department of
Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh-202 002
University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular
Road, Kolkata-700019
Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799130,
Tripura(W)
Mizoram University, Tanhril Campus, Aizwal796009, Mizoram
Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute,
Palode-695562, Thiruvananathapuram
The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara390002
Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin-682 013
Kerala
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi,
Thrissur, Kerala 680 653
Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th
Cross Malleswaram, Bangalore- 560 003
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi-680 653
Kerala
Punjabi University, Patiala -147 002
Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641 003
Saraswathi Narayanan College,
Madurai- 625 022.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning,
Prasanthinilayam- 515 134, Andhra Pradesh.
Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056.
HNB Garhwal University
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
Impact of Land use on vegetaqtion and soil carbon, net
primary productivity and nitrogen budget in tropical dry
deciduous forest of Barnawapara Sanctuary.
Inventory and Conservation Status of Mushrooms of
Wayanad area of Kerala
Vulnerability assessment, nutrient pool and vegetation
response of Alpine ecosystem to climate change in
Himalaya, India”
Inventorization of fish and aquatic mega fauna of DibruSaikhowa National Park, Assam
Ornamental fish Resources of the Barak and Chindwin
Headwaters in North East India, their biology and
conservation
Socio-cultural and political aspects of market and nonmarket benefits of forest resources with special reference to
NTFPs and conservation in and around Dampa Tiger
Reswerve in Mizoram
Impact of mining on biodiversity of Rajmahal Hills: An
assessment after a decade
Assessing the economic loss due to feeding habits of the
frugivorous bats in the orchard regions of Ahmednagar
District
Investigations on the fungi and insects associated with
fruits and seeds of selected endemic trees of Western Ghats
Biodiversity of Terriestrial and Lignicolous Macrofungi in
the Kerala part of the Western Ghats
Distribution, abundance and conservation status of the
Slender Loris in the Western and Eastern Ghats, India
Diversity of Micro-fungi in leaf litter of different forests of
Western Ghats
Studies of the biosystematics of parasitic wasps of
Eupelmaidae (Hymenoptera) of Kerala including Southern
Western Ghats
Role of insect predators in the regulation of biodiversity of
forest ecosystem
Biodiversity in Piper and Garcinia and Western Ghats
Studies on the Diversity and Distribution of Soil
Microarthropod Fauna of Grassland and Adjoining
Cultivated Fi8elds in subtropical Ecosystems of Cachar,
Assam
Algal Flora from different habitats of Central Assam and
Conservation of Collected Strains
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University,
Raipur-492006
Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute,
Palode-695562, Thiruvananathapuram
HNB Garhwal Univ. Post Box.14,
Srinagar 246 174
Uttaranchal
Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004
Assam
Manipur University, Imphal-795003
Mizoram University, P.O. 190, Aizwal
Mizorm.
T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-812 072
Now in DU
Ahmednagar College , Ahmednagar- 414 001,
Mahrashtra
Wood Biodegradation Division, Institute of
Wood Science & Technology, 18th Cross,
Malleshwaram, Bangalore- 560 003.
KFRI, Peechi-680 653
Thrissur, Kerala
National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISC
Campus, Bangalore- 560 012
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda college,
Myalapore, Chennai- 600 004
University of Calicut- 673 635F, Kerala
St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai
Tamil Nadu-627 002
Indian Institute of Spices
Research, Marikunna P.O. Calicut, Kerala-673
012
Assam University, Silchar, 788 011, Assam
Nowgong College, P.O. Nagaon, Assam- 782
001
35.
Study of Ant species
abundance and composition with respect to functional
groups from lower Shivalik range
Punjab University, Patiala-147 002.
36.
Diversity of Vermifauna and their population dynamics in
Kolli Hills, a part of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu
37.
Conservation of Wild Buffalo in Central India with special
reference to Sitanadi- Udanti Wildlife Sanctuaries in
Chattisgarh.
Niche partitioning of the Indian giant flying squirrel
(Petaurista Philippensis) and the Travancore flying
squirrel (Petinomys fuscoapillus) in the Anamalai Hills,
Western Ghats.
Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti-621007
Tiruchirapalli (Dt.),
Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Trust of India, F- 13, Sector- 8, Noida,
Uttar Pradesh- 201301, India.
38.
National Institute of Advanced Studies, National
Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore- 560
012, India
39.
41.
Toxicological Examination of water Fish and Gharial
tissues.
Study on distribution and status of birds and assessment of
threats to their survival in Sahyadri Hills, Maharashtra.
Population status and distribution of Dugongs in India.
42.
Survey of colonial breeding waterbirds in Gujarat.
43.
Ecology of the endangered Rock Python in Keoladeo
National Park by SACON.
44.
Survey of Manipur Bush- Quail in Western Assam.
45.
Mobilising Grassroots Action for the Conservation of
Galliformes in Gori river basin of Pithoragarh district in
Uttarakhand.
Assessment of Elephant Mortality Due to Train Hits in
India.
Monitoring and use of Veterinary Non- Steroidal AntiInflammatory Drugs (NSAID)and painkillers and their
distribution around select vulture site by BNHS
An ecological account of the water birds of Pulicat Lake
with special reference to conservation.
40.
46.
47.
48.
49.
Effect of Pesticide Use on Blue Peafowl and Grey
Francolin in Central India.
World Wide Fund for Nature- India, 172-B, Lodi
Estate, New Delhi- 110003
Envirosearch, RH-I Ratan Park Phase 2, 127/5
Sus Road, Pashan, Pune- 411021, Maharashtra
Gujarat Ecological Education and Research
(GEER) Foundation, P.O. Sector- 7, Indroda
Nature Park, Gandhinagar- 382007
Gujarat Ecological Education and Research
(GEER) Foundation, P.O. Sector- 7, Indroda
Nature Park, Gandhinagar- 382007
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural
History (SACON), Anaikatti (PO), Coimbatore641108, Tamil Nadu
World Pheasant Association- India, P1, Hauz
Khas, New Delhi- 110016.
World Pheasant Association- India, P1, Hauz
Khas, New Delhi- 110016.
Wildlife Trust of India, F- 13, Sector- 8, Noida,
Uttar Pradesh- 201301, India.
Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill
House, Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Road, Mumbai- 400023.
Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill
House, Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Road, Mumbai- 400023.
World Pheasant Association- India, P1, Hauz
Khas, New Delhi- 110016.
CHECK ON GROWTH OF AQUATIC WEED
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3371
SHRI VARUN GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the river system in Kerala is under serious threat due to the fast spreading growth of Cabomba
Weeds in the wetlands;
if so, whether the Government has conducted any studies to find out the reasons behind this fast-growing
submerged aquatic weed;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any steps to control the same; and
if so, the details thereof, and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) As per reports in ‘Hindu’ dated 27th May, 2011 Cabomba weeds (Cabomba Caroliniana) also known as Fanwort
plant is fast spreading along the canals and paddy fields and is posing a serious threat to Pamba river system.
However, there is no corroborative evidence pertaining to spread of this aquatic weed in the wetlands of Kerala.
(b) & (c) No such study has been conducted by this Ministry.
(d) & (e) The Ministry has been implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Wetland Conservation
Programme for conservation and management of wetlands in the country. Under the programme, Ministry has
identified five wetlands from Kerala for conservation and management under which financial assistance has been
provided for undertaking various conservation activities including control of aquatic weeds.
CHECK ON EXTINCTION OF REPTILES
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3372
SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether a number of species of reptiles including Crocodile and King Cobra are on the verge of extinction
in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to protect the said species?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the Red Data Book of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
(IUCN), five species of reptiles viz., Batagur baska (Four-toed Terrapin), Batagur kachuga (Red-crowned Roofed
Turtle), Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback), Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Turtle) and Gavialis gangeticus
(Fish-eating Crocodile) are listed as critically endangered species. However, the Indian crocodile and the king
cobra are presently not on the verge of extinction.
(c) The endangered species of reptiles viz., Batagur baska, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Gavialis
gangeticus and crocodiles (including the Estuarine or salt water crocodile) (Crocodilus porosus and Crocodilus
palustris) are listed in Schedule I Part II of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according them the highest
degree of protection. Besides, a network of Protected Areas (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation
Reserves and Community Reserves) has been created for providing protection to the habitats of threatened species
of reptiles including crocodile and king cobra. Hunting and trade of these species are strictly prohibited under the
provisions of the Act.
REDUCTION IN FUNDS FOR ZOOS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3373
SHRI NRIPENDRA NATH ROY
SHRI NARAHARI MAHATO
SHRI E. G. SUGAVANAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether allocation of funds for National Zoological Parks including Delhi Zoo has been greatly reduced;
if so, the details thereof for the last three years along with the reasons thereof;
(c)
(d)
whether insufficient allocation of funds has severely affected animal feed, sanitation and daily wage
payments; and
if so, the action taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No, Sir. The allocation of funds for the National Zoological Park has not been greatly reduced.
(b) The details of allotment for the last 3 years has been as under:Year
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Plan allocation (Rs. In lakhs)
60.00
65.00
65.00
Non-plan allocation (Rs. In lakhs)
791.00
1127.00
1198.00
(c) No, Sir. Sufficient funds have been provided to maintain the National Zoological Park and animal feed,
sanitation and daily wage payment etc. have not been affected on account of insufficient allocation of funds.
(d) Question does not arise.
CHECK ON DISPLACEMENT OF ADIVASIS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3384
SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government proposes to maintain environmental stability and ecological security including
water cycle, bio-diversity conservation, land productivity etc., in the country;
if so, whether the Government has made any provisions to check the forcible displacement of adivasis
from the forests where they have been residing for ages, in the name of protected forest in the country;
if so, the number of incidents of displacing the settled adivasis in forests and handing over forests to the
corporate sector have come the notice of Government during the last three years, State-wise; and
the facilities provided to the displaced for their rehabilitation, year-wise and location- wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The Ministry of Environment & Forests is implementing National Environment Policy, 2006, The Biological
Diversity Act, 2002, National Forest Policy, 1988, and Rules made thereunder which address the concerns for the
environmental stability and ecological security of the nation including water cycle, biodiversity conservation and
forest land productivity, etc.
(b) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
recognises and vests the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling scheduled tribes and other
forest dwellers who have been residing in such forest for generations but whose rights are not recorded. The Act
provides that no member of a forest dwelling scheduled tribe or other traditional forest dweller shall be evicted or
removed from forest under his occupation till the recognition and verification procedure is complete
(c) & (d) Diversion of forest land for non-forestry purpose is regulated under the provisions of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980. Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plans, wherever applicable, are in-built components of
the proposals for diversion of forest land. Specific details in this regard are not maintained in the Ministry.
LAUNCH OF ECO-CITY PROJECTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3385
SHRIMATI BOTCHA JHANSHI LAKSHMI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has initiated 'ECO City Projects' to transform cities like Tirupati, and other
religious places in the country into model tourist destinations;
if so, the status of the project;
whether the Government proposes to include other religious places in the country under this project
with a view to boost religious tourism in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) Yes, the Eco-City Scheme was initiated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2002-03 in
selected towns/cities with a view to improving environment through implementation of the identified environmental
improvement projects. The religious places where Eco-City Scheme was taken up, include (i) Tirupati (Andhra
Pradesh), (ii) Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), (iv) Puri (Odisha), (v) Kottayam (Kerala)
and (vi) Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu). Under this Scheme limited success was achieved in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
In view of the limited capacities of State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), the lack of coordination
between CPCB, SPCBs and Municipalities, and availability of other schemes for Urban development like Jawahar
Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), it was decided in October 2011 to close the Eco-city Scheme of
CPCB in the public interest.
CLEARANCES TO HYDRO-POWER PROJECTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3386
SHRI LALUBHAI BABUBHAI PATEL
SHRI HANSRAJ G. AHIR
SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Forest Advisory Committee of the Ministry has sanctioned hydro-power projects recently in
the country;
if so, the details of the hydro-power projects sanctioned by the Forest Advisory Committee, State-wise;
(c)
whether the Forest Advisory Committee has made it compulsory to obtain sanction from the State
Wildlife Board for some projects out of the sanctioned hydro-power projects in the country; and
if so, the details of such hydro-power projects?
(d)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Forest Advisory Committee has not sanctioned any hydro power projects in the recent past nor does it
have any such power. The Section 3 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 provides for constitution of the Forest
Advisory Committee to advise the Government with regards to grant of approval under Section 2 of the Act and on
other matters that may be referred to it by the Government.
However, the Committee has recommended certain proposals for diversion of forest land for hydro electric projects
in the recent past.
The hydroelectric projects seeking diversion of forest land from Protected Areas like National Parks, Sanctuaries
and Reserves as well as those projects requiring environmental clearance and falling within eco-sensitive zone of
such Protected Areas notified under Environment (Protection) Act 1986, or within 10 km radius thereof in absence
such a notification, require approval from the concerned State Board for Wildlife.
The State-wise details of hydroelectric projects recommended by the Committee during last two quarters, i.e.
September 2012 to March 2013, are as below:
S.No.
Name of the State
Name
of
the
Hydel Project
1.
2.
3.
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Teesta Stage IV
Tawang II
Luhri
Whether approval from concerned
State Board for Wildlife required
or not.
Yes
No
No
UPGRADATION OF KUCHCHA ROADS ON FOREST LAND
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3391
SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
SHRI YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has permitted upgradation of Kuchcha roads constructed on forest land to pucca
roads without seeking approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
the details of kuchcha roads upgraded to pucca roads in forest land during each of the last three years and
the current year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The guidelines issued under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 provides for up-gradation of roads
constructed in forest areas prior to 1980 from ‘Kutcha to Pucca’ without obtaining prior approval of Central
Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:
1.
The up-gradation of roads constructed in forest areas prior to 1980 from ‘Kutcha to Pucca’ is allowed
to the extent that these roads are not black topped/tarred, and if during the process of up-gradation,
these roads need to be black topped/tarred, prior environmental clearance, if required, in accordance
with the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 shall be sought by the user agency in this regard.
For such up-gradation in protected areas like National Park/Sanctuaries, prior permission of National
Board of Wildlife and the Supreme Court shall be taken by the State / UT Government.
Fire for melting of coal tar and mixing, shall be lit at a safe distance from the trees/vegetation, which
shall be decided by the concerned Divisional Forest Officer. For such constructions, it is better to avoid
dry/hot windy seasons. For this purpose, fuelwood shall be purchased by the implementing agency in
advance from the depot of State Forest Development Corporation.
No crushing/breaking of stones shall be allowed inside forest areas. Readymade materials shall be used
for up-gradation of such roads.
Both sides of the up-graded roads shall be reinforced with brick/stone works, and vegetative measures
to check soil erosion, at the project cost, in consultation with the Divisional Forest Officer.
No tree felling shall be allowed.
No widening of roads shall be undertaken without prior permission of the Central Government under
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
No breaking of fresh forest land shall be carried out.
Plantation activities, if the concerned Divisional Forest Officer finds it necessary, shall be taken up
along the road at the project cost immediately. The plantation shall be maintained at the project cost.
No labour camp shall be established on the forest lands.
No work shall be allowed after sunset.
Any other conditions that the Divisional Forest Officer may impose from time to time to the protection
and improvement of flora and fauna in the forest area shall be applicable.
Any damage to forest area due to such up-gradation works shall be compensated by the implementing
agency from the project cost. The extent of damage shall be assessed by the concerned Divisional
Forest Officer.
State Forest Department shall establish permanent check posts on strategic locations on such roads
which are already up-graded/under up-gradation.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
(c) Proposals to seek prior approval of Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for upgradation of roads constructed in forest areas prior to 1980 from ‘Kutcha to Pucca’ subject to fulfillment of
conditions stipulated in reply to parts (a) and (b) above are not received by the Central Government. Information
pertaining to upgradation of Kuccha roads to the Pucca roads as per the above-mentioned guidelines is therefore, not
available with the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The same are maintained at the State/Union Territory
Government level.
CLEANING OF RIVERS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3393
SHRIMATI RAJKUMARI RATNA SINGH
SHRI IJYARAJ SINGH
SHRI RATAN SINGH
SHRI GORAKH PRASAD JAISWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the names of agencies which are involved in implementation of the schemes for cleaning of major rivers in
the country;
whether the Government provides any funds to these agencies for the purpose;
if so, the details of the funds sanctioned, agency-wise along with the criteria for allocation of funds;
whether the Government has conducted any review of the work done by these agencies; and
if so, the details thereof along with the details of works carried out through such assistance?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Pollution abatement works under National River Conservation Plan are implemented on a cost sharing
basis between the Centre and the States through implementing agencies nominated by the State Governments and
functioning under their control. Funds are released to the concerned nodal Departments in the States for
implementation of the pollution abatement schemes, as per prescribed procedure viz. based on physical and financial
progress of the works, funds utilisation certificates, etc. Details of the rivers covered state-wise, funds released for
projects under the Plan and details of the state implementing agencies are at Annexure.
(d) & (e) The progress of works under various sanctioned pollution abatement schemes are regularly
reviewed/monitored at the Central and State level. In addition, Third Party Inspections (TPIs) by independent
institutions has also been introduced.
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3393 to be answered on
Monday, the 18th march, 2013 on ‘Cleaning of River’
S.
No.
State
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Bihar
3
State Implementing Agency


River
Godavari & Musi
Jharkhand




Public Health Engg. Department.
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply &
Sewerage Board.
AP Tourism Corporation Ltd.
Bihar Rajya Jal Parshad
Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
Mineral Area Development Authority
4
Gujarat

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
5
Goa

Deptt. of Science, Technology & Environment
Sabarmati,
Mindhola
Mandovi
6
Karnataka


Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
7
Maharastra
8
Madhya Pradesh





Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Nasik Municipal Corporation
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board
Public Health Engineering Deptt.
9
Orissa

Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board
10
Punjab

Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board
11
Rajasthan
12
Tamilnadu




Public Health Engg. Department
Urban Improvement Trust, Kota
CHENNAI METROPOLITAN WATER
SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD
Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board



Delhi Jal Board.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Public Health Engineering Deptt.
13
Delhi
14
Haryana
Ganga
Damodar, Ganga
& Subarnarekha
Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery,
Tunga & Pennar
Krishna, Godavari,
Tapi &
Panchganga
Betwa, Tapti,
Wainganga, Khan,
Narmada, Kshipra,
Beehar, Chambal
& Mandakini.
Brahmini &
Mahanadi
Satluj & Beas
Chambal
Funds
Released
(Rs. crore)
259.80
92.07
4.45
131.76
9.26
47.83
128.79
79.0
61.41
321.69
41.12
Cauvery, Adyar,
Cooum, Vennar,
Vaigai &
Tambarani
Yamuna
623.65
Yamuna
305.63
656.69
15
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Yamuna, Ganga &
Gomti, Ramganga
16
Uttrakhand

Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Ganga
17
West Bengal
18
Kerala



Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Commerce & Industries Dept for CETP
Kerala Water Authority
Ganga, Damodar
& Mahananda
Pamba
19
Sikkim

Rani Chu
20
Nagaland

Water Security & Public Health Engg.
Department, Govt. of Sikkim
Public Health Engineering Deptt., Govt. of
Nagaland
Total
Diphu & Dhansiri
1262.88
89.40
656.22
2.78
90.41
4.50
4628.79
EXTINCTION OF FLORA AND FAUNA
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3394
SHRI JEETENDRA SINGH BUNDELA
SHRI GOPINATHMUNDE
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether a number of species of flora and fauna are reportedly on the verge of extinction due to
construction of dams on rivers Sindhu, Ganges and Brahmaputra;
if so, the details thereof;
the impact on the forests area of the Himalayan Region due to construction of these dams; and
the measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the information received from Botanical Survey of India and Zoological Survey of India, no species
of flora and fauna is facing extinction specifically due to construction of dams on the rivers Sindhu, Ganges and
Brahmaputra.
(c) & (d) So far, 17584.8689 ha of forest land has been permitted for diversion under the provisions of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of 347 hydelprojects in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Sikkim.Environment and forest clearances are accorded by the Ministry of Environment
and Forests after thorough appraisal by the Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under the Environmental Impact
Assessment Notification, 2006 and Forest Advisory Committee under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The impacts
on environment, ecology, wildlife as well as social impacts are assessed in the Environment Impact Assessment
report and the mitigation measures for these impacts embodied in the Environment Management Plan prepared for
the respective project. Central Government while according approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for
diversion of forest land for construction of dams stipulates appropriate conditions to mitigate impacts of such
projects on flora, fauna and forests. These conditions include compensatory afforestation in lieu of the forest land
diverted, maintenance of minimum ecological flow, implementation of wildlife conservation plan, installation of
appropriate structures such as fish passes or fish ladders, fish hatcheries etc. to facilitate migration of aquatic fauna
etc.
PLANTATION PROJECTS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3396
SHRI MADHU GOUD YASKHI
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government had involved private sector in plantation activities to achieve 33 percent
forest cover by 2012;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the percentage of target achieved by the end of 2012 and the reasons for not achieving
the
target?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The National Forest Policy, 1988 aims to have a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the country
under forest or tree cover. As per the India State of Forest Report 2011, the total forest and tree cover in the country
is 78.29 million ha. which is 23.81% of the total geographical area of the country. To achieve the goal of 33% of
geographical area of the country under forest or tree cover, afforestation activity is taken up under various Centrally
Sponsored Schemes such as National Afforestation Programme (NAP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), 13th
Finance Commission under different State Plan/ Non-Plan schemes including Externally- Aided Projects etc.
National Afforestation Programme (NAP) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests is 100% Centrally Sponsored
Scheme for afforestation and tree plantation and eco-restoration of degraded forest and adjoining areas in the
country through people’s participation.
There is no involvement of private sector in the implementation of NAP. However, the Central Government has also
issued guidelines to encourage participation of Industrial houses, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and
Forest Departments in order to rehabilitate /reforest the degraded forests in the country. The guidelines inter-alia
stipulate that there must be a tri-partite agreement between the industrial house, an acceptable NGO of repute and
the local Forest Department. The agreement must have the commitment of the industrial house to bear the cost of the
scheme and of the NGO to faithfully implement the scheme under the supervision and direction of the Forest
Department. Further, under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, there is a mandatory provision of Compensatory
Afforestation in lieu of diversion of forest land against any developmental project. The Private industries provide
funds to the Government for carrying out compensatory afforestation. Some of the major challenges in achieving
this target are limited availability of land for afforestation, inadequate financial resources, heavy biotic pressure etc.
ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3406
SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA
SHRI P .C. GADDIGOUDAR
SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether a large portion of forest land in encroached upon;
if so, the details thereof, State- wise; and
the steps taken by the Government to retrieve the encroached land?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The details of forest area under encroachment are given in Annexure. Protection and management of forest
is the responsibility of State/UTs Governments. The action to retrieve the encroached forest land is taken by the
State/UTs Governments as per the law.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3406 DATED 18.03.2013 REGARDING ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND ASKED
BY SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA, SHRI P .C. GADDIGOUDAR AND SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
State/UT wise statement of Encroachment in Forest Land
S. No.
Name of States/UTs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Goa
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Area Under Encroachment
(in ha.)
2,57,000.00
356.00
1,18,494.60
34,791.00
Nil
184.63
4,600.00
27,360.21
13,360.09
1,15,648.23
41,063.30
4,87,438.47
1,83,171.80
78,505.08
7,404.00
31,659.53
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D&N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
New Delhi
15,320.37
26,831.10
9,676.00
12,660.97
58,553.07
3,30,400.00
1,918.37
9,378.00
23,933.12
12,057.90
3,232.87
47,758.14
3,326.63
14.00
613.30
87.83
Nil
629.51
As on (Date)
27.07.2011
16.02.2013
07.03.2011
19.03.2011
25.02.2013
20.07.2011
21.08.2012
31.07.2012
17.10.2012
14.03.2011
27.02.2012
19.10.2011
09.08.2011
22.07.2011
31.01.2011
31.03.2011
31.03.2012
15.02.2013
31.03.2010
31.03.2010
04.03.2011
11.09.2012
10.04.2012
12.03.2011
08.04.2011
26.07.2011
13.03.2012
16.03.2011
10.03.2011
11.03.2011
29.04.2011
28.09.2010
28.08.2010
11.04.2012
35
Puducherry
Grand Total
Nil
19,57,428.12
21.10.2010
REVIEW OF REPORT ON WESTERN GHAT
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3411
SHRI HANSRAJ G. AHIR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has appointed any commission to review the findings of
Prof.
Gadgil Commission report on Western Ghats in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the said commission has submitted its report; and
if so, the major findings thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?
Madhav
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry has constituted a High Level Working Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. K
Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission vide office order dated 17.8.2012 to inter alia examine the Western
Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion keeping in view the comments
received from the concerned State Governments/Central Ministries/Stakeholders and other related important aspects
such as preservation of precious biodiversity, needs and aspirations of the local and indigenous people, sustainable
development and environmental integrity of the region, climate change and constitutional implications of centrestate relations and to recommend further course of action to the Government with respect to the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert Panel Report. The tenure of the Working Group is upto 31st March 2013.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) Does not arise.
PROTECTION OF TAJ MAHAL FROM POLLUTION
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3418
SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has formulated/proposes to formulate any scheme to reduce the environmental
pollution around Taj Mahal and other historical monuments;
if so, the details thereof, monument-wise;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the funds allocated and expenditure incurred thereon during the last three years?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) In the first phase, during the IX Five Year Plan, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had formulated
and implemented a scheme for the environmental protection of Taj Mahal. An amount of Rs. 222.21 crore was
sanctioned towards 10 projects which had direct impact on the environmental condition of the Taj Mahal and other
historical monuments, on the basis of 50:50 cost sharing with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The details of the
projects are annexed. The Government of India has also notified a Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and
Control) Authority in the year 1998 to monitor progress of implementation of various schemes in this Zone. The
Central Pollution Control Board is monitoring ambient air quality at 542 locations including Taj Mahal and other
historical monuments. The Archaeological Survey of India has also established monitoring stations for the
monitoring of ambient air quality / metrological parameters in the vicinity of Ajanta Caves, Ajanta, Taj Mahal, Agra
Fort and Sikandra at Agra, Sravanabelgola, District Hassan and Charminar, Hyderabad.
(d) The Ministry has not allocated any funds for expenditure during the last three years.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 3418 DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.03.2013 REGARDING PROTECTION OF TAJ MAHAL
FROM POLLUTION RAISED BY SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL
S.No.
Name of the Project
(i)
Improvement in Electric Supply at Agra
(ii)
Gokul Barrage
(iii)
Widening of Agra by pass
0.75
(iv)
Storm Water Drainage System (Agra)
6.60
(v)
Solid Waste Management
7.49
(vi)
Construction of one part at Agra by pass
10.65
(vii)
Improvement in Electric Supply in and around the
rural areas of Agra and Fatehpur Sikri
39.09
(viii)
Improvement of Master Plan of Roads of Agra City
21.22
(ix)
Water Supply (Agra)
72.80
(x)
Water Supply (Mathura-Vrindavan)
42.00
POLLUTION IN KARO, KOENA AND KOEL RIVERS
18th March, 2013
9.11
12.50
Total
LSQ 3424
Cost approved
(Rs. in crore)
222.21
SHRI MADHU KODA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether due to mining and unplanned industrialisation, pollution has increased in Karo, Koena and Koel
rivers of Jharkhand during the last few years;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
whether these rivers are on the verge of extinction;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As reported by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), the pollution level of rivers Karo,
Koena and Koel has not increased due to mining and unplanned industrialization.
(c) & (d) As reported by JSPCB, these rivers are not on the verge of extinction. The water level of these rivers varies
due to the fact that the rivers originate from hilly terrain.
(e) The Iron ore mines of the area have made garland drains, settling tanks and check dams to control water
pollution and activities of the mines are being monitored regularly by the JSPCB.
IDENTIFICATION OF POLLUTING CLUSTERS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3425
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the number of highly polluting industries in the country, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
whether some highly polluting industries are not following pollution control standards set by the
respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs);
if so, whether any penalties have been imposed on such industries;
if so, whether the pollution caused by such industries is periodically analysed by the SPCBs; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in coordination with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)
have identified 17 categories of highly polluting industries in the country. Out of these 3172 highly polluting
industries, 327 industries are closed and 2249 industries have provided pollution control facilities to comply with the
standards prescribed by the SPCBs. Five hundred ninety six (596) industries are not meeting with the environmental
standards. In case of Andhra Pradesh, out of 466 highly polluting industries, 31 industries are closed, 78 industries
are non- complaint and 357 industries are in compliance. State-wise distribution of highly polluting industries has
been given in the Annexure-I.
(c) to (e) SPCBs based on the extent of the violation, have fixed norms for seeking bank guarantees to be provided
by the industries and these bank guarantees are forfeited if, industries do not meet with the norms. The SPCBs on
annual basis are granting consents to the 17 categories of highly polluting industries as well as for other polluting
industries classified as ‘Red’ category. The Boards have also fixed inspection and monitoring frequency for
verifying compliance with reference to the prescribed pollution control norms. A statement on directions issued
under section 33A in Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and section 31 A of the Air (Prevention
and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 during the last three year and in the current year against the non-complying
industries is given in the Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF THE LOKSABHA
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2013 0N ‘IDENTIFICATION OF POLLUTING
CLUSTERS’.
STATEWISE LIST OF 17 CATEGORIES OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES
(AS ON AUGUST 31, 2012)
Sl
No
State
Complying
Non
Complying
Closed
Total
1
Andhra Pradesh
357
78
31
466
2
Arunachal Pradesh
2
0
0
2
3
Assam
20
4
0
24
4
Bihar
19
2
2
23
5
Chattisgarh
71
6
1
78
6
Chandigarh
0
0
0
0
7
Daman & Diu
2
0
1
3
8
Delhi
2
0
0
2
9
Goa
14
0
1
15
10
Gujarat
302
7
8
317
11
Haryana
112
20
13
145
12
H.P.
16
2
3
21
13
Jharkhand
19
7
3
29
14
Jammu & Kashmir
7
0
3
10
15
Karnataka
123
22
16
161
16
Kerala
23
13
15
51
17
Lakshadeep
0
0
0
0
18
Madhya Pradesh
65
16
2
83
19
Maharashtra
325
206
59
590
20
Meghalaya
13
1
0
14
21
Mizoram
1
0
0
1
22
Nagaland
0
0
0
0
23
Orissa
37
17
11
65
24
Puducherry
5
2
0
7
25
Punjab
50
18
18
86
26
Rajasthan
90
32
31
153
0
1
0
1
Tamil Nadu
210
10
11
231
29
Tripura
11
2
2
15
30
U.P.
278
45
78
401
31
Uttarakhand
27
19
3
49
32
West Bengal
48
66
15
129
2249
596
327
3172
27
Sikkim
28
Total
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF THE LOKSABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2013 0N ‘IDENTIFICATION OF POLLUTING
CLUSTERS’.
Statement on the directions issued under Section 33 A of the Water Act,1974 and 31 A of the Air Act,1981 by the
State Board / Committee (during last three year and in the current year (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13)
against the non-complying industries.
S. No
State Boards/ Committees
Total
1
Andhra Pradesh
2848
2
Arunachal Pradesh
4
3
Assam
81
4
Bihar
155
5
Chandigarh
39
6
Chhattisgarh
200
7
Delhi
479
8
Goa
365
9
Gujarat
7113
10
Haryana
3391
11
Himachal Pradesh
315
12
Jharkhand
693
13
Karnataka
202
14
Kerala
98
15
Madhya Pradesh
622
16
Maharashtra
696
17
Meghalaya
86
18
Mizoram
30
19
Nagaland
1
S. No
State Boards/ Committees
Total
20
Puducherry
92
21
Punjab
1002
22
Rajasthan
1425
23
Sikkim
3
24
Tripura
7
25
Uttar Pradesh
719
26
Uttarakhand
129
27
West Bengal
753
Total
21548
NORMS FOR REMOVAL OF TREES
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3426
SHRI UDAY SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
the norms/procedure to be followed for removing trees planted in residential areas of Delhi;
whether residents in Delhi are permitted to remove trees on their own planted in front of residential areas
which poses danger to lives and properties;
if so, the details thereof;
whether some cases of removing trees in residential areas without permission/intermission have come to
the notice of the Government;
if so, the details thereof; and
the penalty imposed/punishment awarded by the concerned agencies in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Removal of trees in Delhi requires permission under the Delhi Preservation of Tree Act (DPTA) 1994.
(b) & (c) Section-8 of Delhi Preservation of Tree Act (DPTA) 1994 provides that in case of any tree which can cause
danger to life or property or traffic, the owner of the land may take immediate action to fell such tree and report the
fact to the Tree Officer within twenty-four hours of such felling.
(d) to (f) As per the information received from the Government of NCT of Delhi, 76 cases of unauthorized felling/
removal of trees involving 230 trees were registered during the year 2012-13. Out of these 76 cases, 21 cases were
compounded for Rs. 10.20 lakh, and 6 cases were referred to the Courts/ Police.
NOC FOR SETTING UP OF THERMAL POWER STATIONS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3432
SHRI HARIBHAU JAWALE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government had given No Objection Certificate (NOC) for setting up of Thermal Power
Stations in the State of Maharashtra;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has received any complaint regarding Pollution made by Bhusaval Thermal
Power Station;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests does not issue No Objection Certificates under the provisions of
Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986. However, environmental clearances for projects/activities listed in the
Schedule-I of the Environmental Impact Assessment notification, 2006. The grant of consent to establish/operate to
any industry is given by the concerned State Pollution Control Board under the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
(c) & (d) As reported by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), complaints have been received recently
regarding violation of environmental norms and impact of air pollution on living beings in Bhusawal Tehsil. The
matter was investigated by the MPCB, which had taken bank guarantees, ensuring compliance of consent
conditions.
(e) As informed, the MPCB has forfeited Bank Guarantee of Rs.3/- Lakhs on 25.1.2011 and of Rs.7/- Lakhs on
22.8.2012 of Bhusawal Thermal Power Station for violation of consent conditions. The Board has also issued
conditional consent directing unit to complete all pollution control system related works by December, 2013 with
submission of Bank Guarantee of Rs.79/- Lakhs.
CAUSES OF SMOG
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3433
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken cognisance of the increased smog in National Capital Region during
the beginning of the winter season of previous year;
if so, the details thereof including the causes of the smog; and
the steps taken by the Government to reduce smog and pollution spread over the National Capital Region?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As reported by India Meteorological Department (IMD), an air pollution episode has been observed in
Delhi in the beginning of winter season of 2012. Reportedly, it occurred due to short range transport of smoke by
burning of crop remnants by farmers in Haryana and Punjab added with highly stable meteorological conditions in
Delhi. Burning of post harvested residual stalks is practiced by some farmers in certain areas for preparing the fields
for sowing their next crop, where rice –wheat cropping pattern is followed.
(c) The Central Government through Ministry of Agriculture has issued an advisory in December, 2009 to all state
governments and UT administrations to advise and educate farmers to crub the practice of burning crop remnants.
Government of Haryana has issued a notification to prohibit the burning of crop remnants. The Government of
Punjab earlier constituted a ‘Task Force’ in the matter to prevent indiscriminate burning of crop remnants.
CLEARANCE TO PORT
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3439
SHRI K.P. DHANAPALAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has any plan to issue preliminary environmental clearance to start the work of
Vizhinjam Port in Kerala;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The project proposal for development of Vizhinjam International Container Transshipment Terminal at
Vizhinjam, Kerala by M/s Vizhinjam Port Ltd was accorded Terms of References (ToR) on 10.06.2011 as required
under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006. Grant of clearance to the project can be considered
only after receipt of the final EIA Report from M/s Vizhinjam Port Ltd. The project is not pending with the
Ministry.
CONSTRUCTION OF CREMATORIUMS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3442
SHRI SAMEER BHUJBAL
SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN
SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether rituals of cremation of dead bodies by burning them are causing environmental pollution;
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government proposes to construct energy efficient electric crematoriums along the ghats of
various rivers across the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the status of the proposal; and
the amount allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years, yearwise,
river-wise, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), is
monitoring water quality of rivers in terms of Dissolved Oxygen, Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Fecal
Coliforms etc. Based on BOD levels, 150 polluted stretches have been identified along various rivers in the country.
However, CPCB has not conducted any specific study on environmental pollution caused by burning of dead bodies.
(c) & (d) Construction of electric/improved wood crematoria is one of the activities taken up under the National
River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for abatement of pollution in major rivers in the country along with interception
and diversion of raw sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost sanitation facilities and
river front development.
(e) Funds are released to the concerned nodal Departments in the States for implementation of the pollution
abatement schemes as a whole. The fund released and expenditure incurred by the States during the last three years,
yearwise, river-wise, State-wise is at Annexure.
Annexure referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3442 to be answered on 18th
March, 2013 on ‘Construction of Crematoriums’
Funds Released and Expenditure incurred (including States’ share) for last three years under National River
Conservation Plan
(Rs. in crore)
S.N
o.
State
River
Funds Released
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Expenditure incurred
(including states’ share)
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1
Andhra
Pradesh
Godavari & Musi
36.89
--
--
4.65
23.08
2
Bihar
Ganga
15.37
20.00
--
-
-
3
Jharkhand
Damodar, Ganga &
Subarnarekha
--
--
--
-
-
4
Gujarat
Sabarmati, Mindola
--
0.39
--
-
0.62
--
5
Goa
Mandovi
--
--
--
2.57
-
--
6
Karnataka
--
0.96
--
0.10
-
7
Maharastra
7.38
11.82
--
0.42
3.87
2.67
-
Bhadra, Tunga-bhadra,
Cauvery, Tunga & Pennar
Krishna, Godavari, Tapi &
Panchganga
Betwa, Tapti, Wainganga,
Khan, Narmada, Kshipra,
Beehar, Chambal &
Mandakini.
-17.60
----
---
--
8
Madhya
Pradesh
9
Orissa
Brahmini & Mahanadi
--
--
5.00
5.78
3.78
--
10
Punjab
Satluj & Beas
--
45.75
47.53
4.95
26.61
103.43
11
Rajasthan
Chambal
20.00
--
20.00
-
22.41
--
12
Tamilnadu
Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum,
Vennar, Vaigai & Tambarani
3.10
--
3.25
5.18
13
Delhi
Yamuna
66.50
83.29
119.12
181.63
0.90
-34.88
---
-109.00
14.90
4.00
--
15.41
2.58
112.80
238.59
70.75
153.64
196.19
Ganga
17.94
31.88
--
16.50
8.47
West Bengal
Ganga, Damodar &
Mahananda
57.08
194.13
28.14
44.19
18
Kerala
Pamba
--
--
--
-
-
--
19
Sikkim
Rani Chu
15.00
26.14
9.30
13.70
39.10
--
20
Nagaland
Diphu & Dhansiri
--
--
--
-
-
--
367.86
657.05
187.46
370.90
577.71
529.63
14
Haryana
Yamuna
15
Uttar Pradesh
Yamuna, Ganga, Gomti &
Ramganga
16
Uttrakhand
17
Total
--
2.13
235.15
14.39
73.93
PRESERVATION OF WETLANDS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3444
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
SHRI HEMANAND BISWAL
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the size of floodplains and wetlands are shrinking in size due to construction projects;
if so, the details thereof;
whether there is any dedicated mission to preserving the wetlands and floodplains of rivers in the
country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether a study has been undertaken by the Government to look at floodplains as a sustainable source of
water; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Natural processes of silting and meandering of rivers, together with rapid urbanization, and other
developmental activities, may impact the river flood plains and other water bodies. However, no corroborative
evidence is available with this Ministry regarding shrinking of flood plains and wetlands due to construction
projects.
(c) & (d) No Sir. However, for conservation of river Ganga, the Central Govt has constituted the National Ganga
River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in February, 2009 as an empowered authority to ensure effective abatement of
pollution by adopting a holistic river basin approach. The National Mission Clean Ganga has been set up to
implement the NGRBA programme in a dedicated manner.
(e) & (f) No such study has been conducted by this Ministry.
POLLUTION OF CAUVERY
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3445
SHRI MANICKA TAGORE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the pollution in Cauvery river is posing threat to the fertility of soil in delta region;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any steps to clean Cauvery river;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The soil fertility is generally affected due to problems such as salinity, toxicity, ill drained conditions, low
lying areas and deficiency of nutrients etc. The soils in delta region of Tamil Nadu have high clay content, low
draining capacity, poor nitrogen and phosphorus which may affect the soil fertility and agricultural production.
(c) to (e) This Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in pollution abatement in various
rivers through the centrally sponsored National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the NRCP, funds have been
provided to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for installation of sewerage schemes for collection and treatment of sewage
to prevent pollution of river Cauvery. Under this scheme, in Tamil Nadu 9 towns are covered and projects
amounting to Rs. 263.76 crore have been sanctioned. Similarly, in Karnataka, 4 towns have been selected and funds
of Rs. 5.34 crore have been sanctioned.
For control of industrial pollution, the effluent discharge standards have been notified, which are monitored by
State Pollution Control Boards for compliance. The action is initiated against industries in case of non compliance
under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
INTERCEPTOR SEWER SCHEME
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3446
SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Yamuna river is being polluted due to disposal of sewage in it from large number of colonies
Delhi through Najafgarh drain;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has made a comprehensive evaluation of the previous projects before implement
Interceptor Sewer Scheme in Delhi under Clean Yamuna project; and
If so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the report of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , Najafgarh drain carries a total flow of over
2064 million litres per day (mld) of sewage including the discharge of its 38 tributary drains.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Delhi Jal Board has informed that after detailed evaluation and assessment of the existing
infrastructure they have opted for the implementation of Interceptor Sewer of 59.0 kilometres length along the three
major drains namely, Najafgarh, Supplementary and Sahadra.
RECONSTITUTION OF CPCB AND SPCBS
18th March, 2013
LSQ 3450
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether pollution level of rivers has increased due to flow of untreated poisonous chemicals in rivers and
excessive mining activities;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to reconstitute Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution
Control Boards functioning in various States; and
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes sir, the major reason of pollution of rivers is the disposal of partially treated or untreated domestic
waste water from the cities and towns located on the banks of the rivers. The industrial effluents after their treatment
also find way into the rivers through sewage carrying drains. The water quality of rivers is getting affected
adversely due to bacteriological contamination. The Central Pollution Control Board is monitoring the water quality
of rivers in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees. Based on such
studies, 150 polluted river stretches have been identified. In order to check pollution of river water on account of
mining activities, lifting of boulders by the stone crushers and other similar mining activities in the rivers are
prohibited.
(c) & (d) The Government has carried out a review of the functioning of Central Pollution Control Board through a
study entrusted to the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, in 2010. The study has recommended for
strengthening of CPCB in-terms of personnel, laboratories up-gradations and information / database management.
However, there is no proposal for reconstitution of CPCB. Since the State Governments under the Water (Prevention
and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 are empowered to look
into the functioning of State Pollution Control Boards, the question of the review of the functioning of the State
Pollution Control Boards by the Central Government does not arise.
CLIMATE CHANGE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ *384
SHRI LALJI TANDON
SHRI HANSRAJ G. AHIR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has earmarked any funds in the 12th Five Year Plan to address the climate
change related issues;
if so, the details of the funds earmarked, scheme and State-wise;
the steps taken to ensure utilization of funds and completion of projects;
whether the Government has sought funds/assistance from international organisations/agencies in this
regard; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 384 by Shri Lalji
Tandon: Shri Hansraj G. Ahir: regarding Climate Change
(a) & (b) The Planning Commission has approved the thematic scheme titled ‘Climate Change Action Programme
(CCAP)’ to be implemented during the 12th Five Year Plan by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The total
approved outlay for the Ministry of Environment & Forests during the 12th Plan is Rs.17874 Crores and out of this
total, Rs.300 Crores is the approved outlay for the scheme CCAP. This scheme comprises of eight activities.
Activity-wise allocation is given in Annexure.
(c) A National Steering Committee on Climate Change has been set up to oversee the implementation, to ensure
fund utilization and timely completion of projects under CCAP.
(d) & (e) Government has not sought funds/assistance from international organizations/agencies for implementation
of activities under CCAP.
Annexure
Annexure referred to Activity-wise allocation under CCAP during the 12th Five Year Plan for the Lok Sabha
Starred Question No. 384 raised by Shri Lalji Tandon: Shri Hansraj G. Ahir: regarding Climate Change
S.No.
Total Budget
period 2012-17
Activity under CCAP
1
National Carbonaceous Aerosols
Programme
84
2
Long
term
Ecological
Observatories for Climate Change
Studies
40
3
Coordinated Studies on Climate
Change for North Eastern Region
5
4
International
contributions
24
5
Capacity Building
16
6
National Institute for Climate
Change Studies and Actions
25
7
Coordination of National Action
Plan on Climate Change
0.65
negotiations
and
for
the
8
State Action Plan on Climate
Change
100
9
Other administrative and foreign
travels
5.35
Total
300
CHECK ON DUMPING DEBRIS INTO YAMUNA RIVER
22nd April, 2013
LSQ *395
SHRI SANJAY BHOI
SHRI ANAND PRAKASH PARANJPE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the National Green Tribunal has issued a show-cause notice to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC) and other organisations for dumping debris into the Yamuna river causing pollution;
if so, the details thereof and the response of the DMRC/other organisations thereto;
the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
the steps taken to check the dumping of waste material/debris in the Yamuna river; and
the steps taken to make the Yamuna a clean river?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 395 to be answered on
Monday, the 22nd April, 2013 on “Check on Dumping Debris into Yamuna River” by Shri Sanjay Bhoi and
Shri Anand Prakash Paranjpe
(a) & (b) An application No. 6/2012 is before Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) pertaining to removal of
debris, solid waste, construction material etc. lying along the banks of River Yamuna. The Hon’ble NGT vide its
order dated 31st January, 28th February 2013 issued show cause notice to the Managing Director of Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation (DMRC) and other organizations for dumping debris on the banks of river Yamuna.
(c) & (d) As per the affidavit filed by the Managing Director, DMRC before the Hon’ble NGT,DMRC has taken
steps to clear and transport all the debris lying along the bed of river Yamuna belonging to DMRC to identified
locations at Sarai Kale Khan and land opposite to Shastri Park Metro Station. Further, in compliance to the
directions of Hon’ble NGT on 31-01-2013, Delhi Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department,
North Delhi Municipal Corporation and other concerned authorities have also taken steps for removal of debris from
the banks of river Yamuna under their jurisdiction.
(e) Conservation of rivers is an ongoing and collective effort of the Central and State Governments. This Ministry is
supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the problem of pollution of river Yamuna by
providing financial assistance to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana under Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) in a phased
manner since 1993. The works taken up under YAP relate to sewerage/interception and diversion of drains, sewage
treatment plants (STPs), low cost sanitation/community toilet complexes, , etc. Under Phase-I and II of YAP, a total
of 296 schemes, including 40 sewage treatment plants, have been completed in 21 towns of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
and Delhi. Sewage treatment capacity of 902.25 million litres per day (mld) has been created under these two
phases of YAP. Further, the YAP Phase - III project for Delhi has been approved by the Ministry in December, 2011
at an estimated cost of Rs 1656 crores.
In addition, State Governments, apart from their own budgetary allocations, are also accessing financial assistance
for creation of sewerage infrastructure, including setting up of sewage treatment plants, in various towns under other
Central sector schemes like JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) and UIDSSMT (Urban
Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns) of Ministry of Urban Development.
ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND
22nd April, 2013
LSQ *397
SHRI VARUN GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether illegal cultivation has been flourishing due to encroachment on huge tracts of forest land in the
country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has received any complaints about illegal cultivation on forest lands;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government to check illegal farming on forest land in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *397 BY SHRI VARUN GANDHI REGARDING “ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST
LAND” DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013
(a) to (d) Management and protection of forest area is primarily the responsibility of concerned State/UT
Governments and action is taken to prevent /remove encroachment as per the existing rules and regulations by
respective State/UT Governments. No specific information/complaint regarding illegal cultivation due to
encroachment on huge tracts of forest land has been received in the Ministry. Forest areas do have encroachment
and the State/UT wise details of the forest area under encroachments are given in Annexure. As reported by some
States/UTs, the encroached areas in the forests are also being used for cultivation purposes.
(e) Action is taken by the concerned State/UT Governments to prevent/ evict encroachments as per the provisions of
Indian Forest Act, 1927, Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and the Acts and Rules of
various States Governments. This Ministry provides financial assistance to States/UTs Governments under various
Centrally Sponsored Schemes including the Scheme ‘Intensification of Forest Management’ (IFMS), for activities
like strengthening of infrastructure viz. check posts, buildings for frontline staff, use of modern technology that
includes wireless network, remote sensing, geographical information system ,information technology, global
positioning system (GPS) and differential GPS, improved mobility to the field staff by providing vehicles for
patrolling, survey and demarcation of forest areas including digitization of recorded forest areas and construction of
boundary pillars etc.
In addition to above, the State/UT Governments take various steps for protection of the forest areas which include
patrolling of forest areas, strengthening of the check posts/barriers, use of modern information technology for
control of forest offences, fire alerts, demarcation of forest areas and digitization of the recorded forest areas,
involvement of Joint Forest Management Committees in preventing encroachment on forest land.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. *397 BY SHRI VARUN GANDHI REGARDING “ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND” DUE
FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013
S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Name of States/UTs
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Goa
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D&N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
New Delhi
Puducherry
Grand Total
Area Under Encroachment (in ha.)
2,57,000.00
356.00
1,18,494.60
34,791.00
Nil
184.63
4,600.00
27,360.21
13,360.09
1,15,648.23
41,063.30
4,87,438.47
1,83,171.80
78,505.08
7,404.00
31,659.53
15,320.37
26,831.10
9,676.00
12,660.97
58,553.07
3,30,400.00
1,918.37
9,378.00
23,933.12
12,057.90
3,232.87
47,758.14
3,326.63
14.00
613.30
87.83
Nil
629.51
Nil
19,57,428.12
USE OF SATELLITE TO MONITOR RIVER POLLUTION
22nd April, 2013
LSQ *400
SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN
SHRI B.B. PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
As on (Date)
27.07.2011
16.02.2013
07.03.2011
19.03.2011
25.02.2013
20.07.2011
21.08.2012
31.07.2012
17.10.2012
14.03.2011
27.02.2012
19.10.2011
09.08.2011
22.07.2011
31.01.2011
31.03.2011
31.03.2012
15.02.2013
31.03.2010
31.03.2010
04.03.2011
11.09.2012
10.04.2012
12.03.2011
08.04.2011
26.07.2011
13.03.2012
16.03.2011
10.03.2011
11.03.2011
29.04.2011
28.09.2010
28.08.2010
11.04.2012
21.10.2010
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government is planning to use satellite data to monitor and curb pollution in rivers;
if so, the details thereof;
the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon;
the time by which the plan is likely to be implemented; and
the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to bring down the pollution level in the rivers?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to ( e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts ( a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 400 to be answered on
Monday, the 22nd April, 2013 on “Use of Satellite to Monitor River Pollution” by Shri. N.S.V. Chitthan and
Shri B.B. Patil
(a) to (d) No Sir.
(e) Conservation of rivers is an ongoing and collective effort of the Central and State Governments. This Ministry is
supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in rivers under the National River
Conservation Plan by providing assistance for works relating to sewerage and sewage treatment plants, low cost
sanitation/community toilet complexes, river front development, crematoria etc. The projects are implemented on a
cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments.
For conservation of river Ganga, the Central Government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority
(NGRBA) in February, 2009 as an empowered authority to ensure effective abatement of pollution by adopting a
holistic river basin approach. Under this, National Mission Clean Ganga has been set up to implement the NGRBA
programme in a dedicated manner.
MORATORIUM ON RELEASE OF GM CROP
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4370
SHRI DHRUVA NARAYANA
SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has imposed a moratorium on commercial release of Bt. Brinjal, a Genetically
Modified (GM) crop in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The Government has imposed a moratorium on 09.2.2010 on commercialization of Bt. Brinjal
event EE-I a genetically modified (GM) crop in the country till such time independent scientific studies establish
that Bt brinjal is safe for the environment and human health.
(c) As a follow up to the moratorium on Bt brinjal, a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee to
consult with experts and scientists on the safety of Bt. Brinjal was held on April, 27, 2011. While several of the
experts recommended limited release of Bt brinjal seeds to evaluate its performance under strict supervision, some
experts have suggested additional biosafety studies with respect to long term impacts on biodiversity and health. In
the absence of consensus, a final decision on the issue may take from couple of months to several years. The final
decision on the matter, whenever available will be put up in public domain
PROMOTION OF GM SEEDS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4371
SHRI P.C. MOHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the farmers organizations are agitated against the listing and promotion of Genetically Modified
(GM) seeds in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has conducted any survey of the official results of the testing of G.M. seeds;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any action after taking cognizance about the confirmation of reports
of GM Seeds being harmful for the environment and health; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No Madam; This Ministry has not received any report stating that farmers’ organizations are agitated
against listing and promotion of GM seeds in the country.
(c) to (f) The Government of India is following a policy of case by case approval of genetically modified (GM)
crops based on extensive environmental and food safety assessment which includes studies on pollen escape outcrossing, aggressiveness and weediness, effect of the gene on non-target organisms, presence of protein in soil and
its effect on soil micro-flora, confirmation of the absence of terminator gene and baseline susceptibility studies,
composition analysis, allergenicity and toxicological studies and feeding studies on fish, chicken, cows and
buffaloes. In case, the transgenic crop is not found suitable for release in the environment or human consumption,
the product is rejected during the trial stage itself. A final view on the commercialization of GM plants is taken only
when there is a clear economic and technical justification for release of the product.
SHRINKING OF WETLANDS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4372
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the size of flood plains and wetlands are shrinking in size due to construction projects;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has prepared a dedicated mission for preserving the wetland and flood plains of
rivers in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Natural processes of silting and meandering of rivers, together with rapid urbanization, and other
developmental activities, may impact the river flood plains and other water bodies. However, there is no
corroborative evidence with this Ministry regarding shrinking of flood plains and wetlands due to construction
projects.
(c) to (e) No Sir. However, for conservation of river Ganga, a dedicated mission ‘National Mission Clean Ganga’,
has been set up.
BIO-DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4373
SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has organized any bio-diversity conference in the country;
if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; and
the funds spent during the said period for the above purpose?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Government organized the sixth Meeting of the Parties serving as the Conference of the Parties
(CoP/MoP-6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the eleventh Conference of the Parties (CoP-11) to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad in October 2012. CoP-11 is the largest ever such
conference on biodiversity organized in India. Thousands of delegates representing 170 countries, UN agencies,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, indigenous and local community representatives, academia
and private sector participated in CoP-11. Minister/Vice-Minister level participation at CoP-11 was around 80. The
meeting was presided over by the Minister for Environment & Forests, India as the President of CoP-11. The High
Level Segment of CoP-11 was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India on 16th October, 2012.
In preparation for CoP-11, the Government also organized the second meeting of Intergovernmental Committee on
Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of the CBD (ICNP-2) in New Delhi on 2-6 June, 2012. The
meeting was attended by over 500 participants. The recommendations adopted by ICNP-2 were inter alia
considered by CoP-11.
CoP-11 adopted 33 decisions on a range of strategic, substantive, administrative, financial, and budgetary
issues, aimed towards conservation of biodiversity. One of the most importance outcomes of CoP-11 is the
commitment of the Parties to double the total biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to
developing countries by 2015 and at least maintaining this level until 2020.
(c) The amount spent on organising CoP/MoP-6, CoP-11 and ICNP-2 was approximately Rs. 80 crores.
PROMOTION OF AFFORESTATION SCHEMES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4374
SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWARA
SHRI S. PAKKIRAPPA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the details of degraded forest areas and lands adjoining the forest areas, National Parks, Sanctuaries
and other protected areas, across the country;
the details of funds earmarked for promoting afforestation, tree plantation, ecological restoration and
eco-development activities in the country;
the details of area/land covered till date under afforestation scheme; and
the time by which the remaining land areas will be covered under the said scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) Separate assessment of degraded forest land in the country as a classification has not been undertaken by
the Ministry of Environment and Forests. However, as per India State of Forest Report, 2011, about 4.22 million ha.
area is the recorded ‘Scrub Forest’ which is deemed as degraded. The recorded ‘Open Forest’ area of about 28.78
million ha also has the tracts of degraded forest lands.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme for
afforestation & eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in participatory mode under Joint Forest
Management (JFM). Since the inception of NAP, an area of 19.39 lakh ha. has been targeted till 31/03/2013 by
incurring an investment of Rs.3043.74 crore.
In order to improve eco-system services and to gear up afforestation and regeneration of degraded forest tracts, an
area of about 10 million ha. is envisaged to be tackled under Green India Mission (GIM) during 12th and 13th Five
Year Plan period. Rs.2500 crore has been approved under NAP Scheme and Rs. 2000 crore under GIM, for the 12th
Plan period. In addition, various State Governments are also implementing schemes for improvement of degraded
forest utilizing State funds and Externally Aided Projects.
CLEARANCE FOR EXTENSION OF AIRPORT
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4378
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Ministry is conducting a study to determine the impact of clearance of extension of the
Agatti Airport on the turtle colony situated near Kalpathi Island;
if so, the details thereof;
the reasons for delay in clearance for the bridge to extend the Agatti Airport; and
(d)
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Airport Authority of India initially proposed to construct a flyover connecting Kalpathi Island and
extend the runway of Agatti Airport. In view of the likely impact of the project on marine ecology, corals, ecosensitive nature of the area, natural habitat and fishing activity in and around the Agatti and Kalpathi Islands, it was
suggested to examine the possibility of extending the runway only on one side by relocating certain activities or
extending the runway on both sides without connecting the two islands.
The Airport Authority of India, therefore, revised the proposal by relocating the terminal building and extending the
runway on both sides without connecting the Kalpathi Island. The environmental clearance for the revised project
for extension of runway and allied works at Agatti Airport, Lakshdweep was granted on 07.02.2013 after following
due procedure under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and Coastal Regulation Zone
Notification, 2011.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4383
SHRIMATI SHRUTI CHOUDHRY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is preparing any policy to tackle the short-term and long-term environmental
challenges in the country;
if so, the details thereof during the current year and the views of each State in this regard; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The National Environment Policy has been adopted in 2006 to, inter alia, tackle the short-term and longterm challenges in the country.
BAN ON USE OF PLASTIC
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4385
SHRIMATI YASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government is taking any steps to strictly ban the use of plastic on beaches across the
country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c)
(d)
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): As per the information provided by the Central Pollution Control Board, some States/ Union Territories
have imposed ban on the use of plastic carry bags in their coastal districts/beaches such as Junagarh and Kutch
(Guajarat), sea beaches of Goa, Puri and Konark Municipalities (Odisha), Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) of
Digha, Sankanpur, Frazerganj, Sagar, Bakkali and the entire Sunderban area in West Bengal. The State Government
of Kerala has issued a Government order dated 27th December, 2011 for enforcing the restriction on plastic
manufacture, use and disposal. The order provides for declaration of places of tourism/environmental importance in
Kerala as plastic-free zone with a total ban on plastic in such localities.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules,
2011. These Rules have, inter-alia, specified that plastic carry bags should have a minimum thickness of 40 microns,
food stuffs cannot be packed in recycled plastics or compostable plastics and no carry bags shall be made available
free of cost to consumers. Under these Rules, municipal authorities are responsible for setting up, operationalisation
and coordination of the waste management system including collection, storage, segregation, transportation,
processing and disposal of plastic waste. State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees are
responsible for enforcement of provisions relating to registration, manufacture and recycling.
WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4387
ADV. A. SAMPATH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Central Pollution Control Board monitors the water quality of rivers;
if so, the location earmarked for monitoring points and for sample collection in Kerala along with the
total number of working monitoring stations; and
the details of preventive steps taken by the Government to control the quality of river water?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has established the National Water Quality Monitoring
Network (NWQMN) of stations on aquatic resources across the country. The present NWQMN comprises of 445
Rivers at 1275 locations.
The CPCB is monitoring water quality at 128 stations in Kerala out of which 73 are on rivers, 16 on lakes,
2 on ponds, 3 on canals and 34 are ground water stations. All these water quality monitoring locations are being
functional from their date of sanction. The list is of these stations is given at Annexure.
(c) The CPCB and State Pollution Control Boards are implementing the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974 to restore the water quality. The steps taken to check the water pollution are as follows:
•
Control of Industrial pollution under the provision of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act,
1974;
•
A mutually agreed time targeted programme implemented under Corporate Responsibility for
Environment Protection (CREP);
•
Special Drives in 17 categories of highly polluting industries;
•
•
•
•
•
Identification of action plans for 43 Critically Polluted Areas as per Comprehensive Environmental
Pollution Index (CEPI);
Establishment of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for cluster of Small Scale Industrial units;
Promotion of low-waste and no-waste technology;
Steps are being taken to augment flow in rivers for maintaining their ecological balance including desired
water quality;
The rain water harvesting practices are being implemented in various regions of the country to augment
the depleted water table.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 4387 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013 REGARDING WATER QUALITY
MONITORING STATIONS RAISED BY ADV. A. SAMPATH.
WATER QUALITY MONITORING LOCATION IN KERALA (TOTAL STATIONS - 128)
LOCATION
KANOLI CANAL AT ERANJIKKAL,
KAZHEKODE
UNTHITHODU AT ELOOR, ERNAKULAM
PALAKKATTUTHAZHA-MTHODU AT
PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM
ORUVATHIKOTTA LAKE, KERALA
SASTHAMCOTTA LAKE, KERALA
ASHTHAMUDI LAKE AT QUILON, KERALA
PARAVUR, KERALA
KOCHI (OIL TANKER JETTY), KERALA
THEKKADY, KERALA
KODUNGALLOOR, KERALA
KAYAMKULA, KERALA
ALAPPUZHA, KERALA
POOKOTE, KERALA
LAKE VEMBANADU AT PATHIRAMANAL
(ALAPPUZHA)
PAZHASSI RESERVOIR (KANNUR)
RSVR AT MALAMPUZHA
RSVR AT BHOOTHATHANKETTU
RSVR AT EDAMALAYAR
VELLAYANI LAKE AT VANDITHADOM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
POND AT (PADMANABHA) SREE
PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE (TVPM)
MANANCHIRA POND AT KOZHEKODE
PERIYAR AT ALWAYE, KERALA
PERIYAR AT KALADY, KERALA
CHALIYAR AT KOOLIMADU, KERALA
CHALIYAR AT KALLAPALLY, KERALA
KALLADA AT PANATHOTTUM KADAVU,
PUNALOOR, KERALA
MUVATTAPUZHA AT
VETTIKKATTUMUKKU, KERALA
CHALAKUDY AT PULICKALKA-DAVU,
KERALA
KARMANA AT MOONNATH-MUKKU,
KERALA
PAMBA AT CHENGANNUR, KERALA
STARTING
DATE
(DD/MM/YY)
FREQUENC
Y
KANOLI CANAL
4/1/2012
M
UNTHITHODU CANAL
PALAKKATTUTHAZHAMTHODU CANAL
ORUVATHIKATTA
SASTHAMCOTTA
ASHTHAMUDI LAKE
PARAVUR LAKE
VEMBANAD LAKE
PERIYAR LAKE
KODUNGALLOOR LAKE
KAYAMKULA KAYAL
LAKE
PUNNAMADA KAYAL
LAKE
POOKOTE KAYAL LAKE
4/1/2012
M
4/1/2012
M
11/1/1990
11/1/1990
1/1/1992
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
6/1/2001
M
6/1/2001
M
6/1/2001
M
VEMBANADU LAKE
7/1/2008
M
LAKE
LAKE
LAKE
LAKE
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
M
M
M
M
VELLAYANI LAKE
4/1/2012
M
POND
7/1/2008
M
MANANCHIRA POND
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER CHALIYAR
RIVER CHALIYAR
4/1/2012
3/1/1981
2/1/1981
1/1/1981
1/1/1981
M
M
M
M
M
RIVER KALLADA
4/1/1985
M
RIVER MUVATTAPUZHA
11/1/1986
M
RIVER CHALAKUDY
2/1/1988
M
RIVER KARMANA
1/1/1988
M
RIVER PAMBA
2/1/1988
M
NAME OF WATER BODY
LOCATION
KABBANI AT MUTHANKARA, KERALA
BHAVANI AT ELACHIVAZHY, KERALA
PERIYAR AT SEWAGE DISCHARGE POINT,
KERALA
MEENACHIL AT KIDANGOOR, KERALA
MANIMALA AT KALLOOPARA, KERALA
PAMBA AT KALLOOPARA, KERALA
ACHENKOIL AT THUMPAMON, KERALA
MANIMALA AT THONDRA, KERALA
VAMANAPURAM, KERALA
ACHENKOIL AT CHENNITHULA, KERALA
RIVER AMARAVILA, KERALA
RIVER AYUR, KERALA
RIVER PAMBA DOWN, KERALA
RIVER THIRURANGADY, KERALA
RIVER KUTTIYADY ESTATE, KERALA
RIVER VALAYUM, KERALA
RIVER THALIPARAMBA, KERALA
RIVER HOSDURG, KERALA
RIVER KAKKADAVU, KERALA
RIVER PADIYATHADKA, KERALA
RIVER IRUPANAM, KERALA
R NEYYAR AT ARUVIPURAM
R MAMOM AT MAMOM BRIDGE
R AYROOR AT AYROOR BRIDGE
R ITHIKKARA AT ITHIKKARA
R PALLICKAL AT NELLIMUKAL
R KARUVANNURR AT KARUVANNUR
BRIDGE
R PUZHACKAL AT PUZHACKAL BRIDGE
R KEECHERI AT VADAKKANCHERY BRIDGE
R THIRUR AT THALAKKADATHUR BRIDGE
R KADALUNDI AT HAJIRAPPALLY
R KALLAI AT KALLAI BRIDGE
R CORAPUZHA AT KANAYANKODE
R THALLASSERY AT PATHIPPALAM
R ANCHARAKANDY AT MERUVAMBA
R KUPPAM AT RAYAROM
R RAMAPURAM AT RAMAPURAM BRIDGE
R PERUVAMBA AT CHANDAPPURA
R KAVVAI AT KUTTIYOL PALAM
R NEELASWARAM AT NAMBIARKAL DAM
R PULLUR AT PULLUR BR.
R MOGRAL AT MOGRAL BR.
R SHRIYA AT ANGADIMOGARU
R UPPALA AT UPPALA BR.
R MANJESWAR AT BAJRAKKARA BR.
R ANCHARAKANDI AT ANCHARAKANDI
R KORAYAR AT KANJIKODE
R BHARATHAPUZHA AT KUTTIPPURAM
R BHARATHAPUZHA AT PATTAMBI
RIVER PERIYAR AT MUPPATHADAM
RIVER PERIYAR AT PATHALAM
R PERIYAR AT KALAMASSERY
R PERIYAR AT PURAPPALLIKAVU
R KADAMBAYAR AT BRAHMAPURAM
RIVER KABBANI
RIVER BHAVANI
STARTING
DATE
(DD/MM/YY)
11/1/1988
11/1/1988
RIVER PERIYAR
3/1/1990
M
RIVER MEENACHIL
RIVER MANIMALA
RIVER PAMBA
RIVER ACHENKOIL
RIVER MANIMALA
RIVER VAMANAPURAM
RIVER ACHENKOIL
RIVER NEYYAR
RIVER ITHIKKARA
RIVER PAMBA
RIVER KADALUNDY
RIVER KUTTIYADY
RIVER MAHE
RIVER KUPPAM
RIVER NEELESWARAM
RIVER KARINGODE
RIVER CHANDRAGIRI
RIVER CHITTHRAPUZHA
RIVER NEYYAR
RIVER MAMOM
RIVER AYROOR
RIVER ITHIKKARA
RIVER PALLICKAL
3/1/1990
11/1/1990
5/1/1990
11/1/1990
12/1/1990
1/1/1992
1/1/1992
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
RIVER KARUVANNUR
7/1/2008
M
RIVER PUZHACKAL
RIVER KEECHERI
RIVER THIRUR
RIVER KADALUNDY
RIVER KALLAI
RIVER CORAPUZHA
RIVER THALLASSERY
RIVER ANCHARAKANDY
RIVER KUPPAM
RIVER RAMAPURAM
RIVER PERUVAMBA
RIVER KAVVAI
RIVER NEELASWARAM
RIVER PULLUR
RIVER MOGRAL
RIVER SHRIYA
RIVER UPPALA
RIVER MANJESWAR
RIVER ANCHARAKANDI
RIVER KORAYAR
RIVER BHARATHAPUZHA
RIVER BHARATHAPUZHA
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER PERIYAR
RIVER KADAMBAYAR
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
NAME OF WATER BODY
FREQUENC
Y
M
M
LOCATION
R KADAMBAYAR AT MANCKAKADAVU
KARAPUZHA DAM AT WAYANAD
MANIYANKODE PUZHA AT MANIYANKODE
BRIDGE, WAYANAD
KALPATHI PUZHA AT KALPATHI,
PALAKKAD
CHALIYAR AT NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM
ACHENKOIL AT KALLARAKADAVU,
PATHANAMTHITTA
ACHENKOIL AT PANDALAM (NEAR
AYYAPPA TEMPLE), PATHANAMTHITTA
PERIYAR AT KWA INTAKE- ALUVA,
ERNAKULAM
RIVER KARAMANA AT ARUVIKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
RIVER VALAPATTANAM AT
PARASSINIKADAVU, KANNUR
WELL AT ALWAYE, KERALA
WELL AT KALLAPALLY, KERALA
WELL AT PUNALUR, KERALA
PAPPANAMKODE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
KERALA
NEDUMANGAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
KERALA
KUNDARA,KOLLAM DISTT. , KERALA
CHERTHALA,ALLEPPY, KERALA
VYTTILA,ERNAKULAM DISTT. , KERALA
EDAYAR ERNAKULAM DISTT., KERALA
KALAMASSERY ERNAKULAM DISTT. ,
KERALA
PUNKUNNAM TRISSUR DISTT. , KERALA
MALAPURAM , KERALA
MAVOOR, KOZHIKKODE DISTT. , KERALA
KANNUR (MUNICIPALITY) KANNUR DISTTM
, KERALA
PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTT. , KERALA
WELL AT FATHIMAPURAM
(CHANGANASSERY)
WELL AT KAROOR (PALA)
WELL AT VAIKOM
WELL AT VADAVATHOOR (KOTTAYAM)
WELL AT SARVODAPURAM, ALAPPUZHA
WELL AT KUREEPUZHA (KOLLAM)
WELL AT K.M.M.L. (KOLLAM)
WELL AT CHELLORA TRENCHING GROUND
(KANNUR)
WELL AT PUNNALPETTIPPALAM
(TELLICHERRY MUNICIPALITY
WELL AT MANJERI
WELL AT LALOOR (THRISSUR)
WELL AT OLLUR (THRISSUR)
WELL AT BRAHMAPURAM M.S.W.
DUMPARK (ERNAKULAM)
WELL AT HAZARDOUS WASTE DUMP
(AMBALAMUGHAL)
WELL AT KARUKAMANI
WELL AT VELLIPARAMBA, KOZHEKODE
NAME OF WATER BODY
RIVER KADAMBAYAR
RIVER KARAPUZHA
RIVER MANIYANKODE
PUZHA
STARTING
DATE
(DD/MM/YY)
7/1/2008
4/1/2012
FREQUENC
Y
M
M
4/1/2012
M
RIVER KALPATHI PUZHA
4/1/2012
M
RIVER CHALIYAR
4/1/2012
M
RIVER ACHENKOIL
4/1/2012
M
RIVER ACHENKOIL
4/1/2012
M
RIVER PERIYAR
4/1/2012
M
RIVER KARAMANA
4/1/2012
M
RIVER VALAPATTANAM
4/1/2012
M
WELL
WELL
WELL
8/1/1980
4/1/1981
3/1/1981
H
H
H
WELL
6/1/2001
H
WELL
6/1/2001
H
WELL
WELL
WELL
WELL
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
H
H
H
H
WELL
6/1/2001
H
WELL
WELL
WELL
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
6/1/2001
H
H
H
WELL
6/1/2001
H
WELL
6/1/2001
H
WELL
7/1/2008
H
WELL
WELL
WELL
WELL
WELL
WELL
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
H
H
H
H
H
H
WELL
7/1/2008
H
WELL
7/1/2008
H
WELL
WELL
WELL
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
7/1/2008
H
H
H
WELL
7/1/2008
H
WELL
7/1/2008
H
WELL
WELL
7/1/2008
4/1/2012
H
H
LOCATION
WELL OF TEMPLE PARASSINIKADAVU,
KANNUR
WELL AT PAYANOOR, KANNUR
WELL AT KARIMBAM, KANNUR
STARTING
DATE
(DD/MM/YY)
FREQUENC
Y
WELL
4/1/2012
H
WELL
WELL
4/1/2012
4/1/2012
H
H
NAME OF WATER BODY
M- Monthly
H- Half Yearly
BEAUTIFICATION OF PONDS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4389
SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has prepared any scheme for the maintenance and beautification of ponds in the
country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Chhattisgarh; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Central Government had approved a State Sector scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration of
water bodies with two components, one with external assistance and another with domestic support being
implemented by Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) during XI Five Year Plan period. The scheme aims at
improving catchment areas of tank commands, increase in storage capacity, ground water recharge, improvement in
agriculture and increased availability of drinking water. Under the scheme covered by external assistance, States
may take up projects for funding with 75% loan from the World Bank to be repaid by the States, whereas, the
balance 25% is contributed by Government of India as central assistance. As informed by MoWR, under the scheme
with domestic support, 3341 water bodies including 131 in Chhattisgarh, have been taken up, out of which 16 have
been completed and 115 are in progress.
POLLUTION IN RIVERS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4391
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the quality of water in the major rivers of the country has deteriorated;
if so, the details thereof, river-wise;
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has any data on untreated sewage falling into such rivers; and
if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring water quality of rivers at 1275 locations covering
445 rivers in terms of Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Fecal Coliforms. Based
on analysis of monitored data, 150 polluted river stretches have been identified by CPCB. The details of polluted
river stretches in various States are at Annexure.
(c) According to study of CPCB, against an estimated sewage generation of about 38254 million litres per day (mld)
from the Class I cities & Class II towns of the country, the treatment capacity is available only for 11787 mld.
(d) This Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in rivers under the
National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for implementation of projects on a cost sharing basis between the
Central and State Governments. NRCP presently covers 41 rivers in 191 towns spread over 20 States. Various
pollution abatement schemes taken up under the Plan, inter-alia, include interception and diversion of raw sewage,
setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost sanitation facilities, setting up of electric/improved wood
crematoria and river front development. In the process, sewage treatment capacity of 4704 mld has been created.
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4391 to be answered
on Monday, the 22nd April, 2013 on ‘Pollution in rivers’
State-wise details of polluted river stretches
Sl. No.
Name of State
Name of the River
No. of
polluted
stretches
9
1
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari, Krishna, Manjira, Musi, Maner, Nakkavagu, Pennar
and Tungabhadra
2
Assam
Bharalu, Burhidihing, Deepar bill and Kalong
4
3
Chandigarh
Attawa choe, Patiala ki Rao and Sukhna choe
3
4
5
Delhi
Gujarat
1
19
6
Haryana
Yamuna
Ambika, Anas, Amlakhadi, Bhogavo, Baleshwar Khadi, Dhadar,
Daman Ganga, Khari, Kaveri, Kim, Kolak, Mindhola, Mahi,
Panam, Shedi, Sabarmati, and Tapi
Ghaggar, Gurgaon canal, Markanda, Western Yamuna canal, and
Yamuna
7
Beas, Markanda and Sukhna,
3
10
Punjab
Betwa, Chambal, Kshipra, Khan, Kalisot, Mandakini, Tons and
Narmada
Bhima, Godavari, Mula & mutha, Pawana, Panchganga,
Patalganga, Indrayani, Koyna, Kundalika, Kalu, Kanhan, Kolar,
Mithi, Tapi, Girna, Nira, Weinganga, Wardha, Krishna, Purna,
Nira, Chandrabhaga, Venna river, Ulhas, Rangavali and Bhatsa
Satluj and Ghaggar
9
9
Himachal
Pradesh
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
11
Tamil Nadu
12
Uttar
Pradesh
Karnataka
8
13
Adyar, Coovum, Cauvery, Noyyal, Vaigai, Tambiraparani,
Bhavani and Palar
Yamuna, Hindon, Western kali (Partly Covered), Kali nadi eastern,
Bagad, Ganga, Gomti, Ramganga, Saryu and Rihand
Bhadra, Tunga, Tungabhadra, Laxmantirtha, Kali, Krishna,
Hundri, Kundu, Arkavati and Malprabha
5
28
2
9
12
11
14
Manipur
Nambul
1
15
Rajasthan
Bandi, Berech, Jojari, Chambal and Khetri
5
16
Uttarakhand
Kosi, Dhela & kichha and Bahalla
3
17
Jharkhand
Subarnrekha and Sankh
2
18
19
Kerala
Tripura
Karamana, Puzhackal and Kadambayar
Agartala canal and Haora
3
2
20
Bihar
Sikrana
1
21
Chattisgarh
Arpa, Seonath and Mahanadi
3
22
Meghalaya
Kharkhala and Umtrew
2
23
Orissa
Kathjodi, Brahmani, Mahanadi and Kuakhai
4
24
Pondicherry
Arasalar
1
25
West Bengal
Damodar, Ganga and Barakar
3
26
Nagaland
Dhansiri
1
27
Sikkim
Dikchu, Teesta, Maney khola and Ranichu
4
TOTAL
150
PROTECTION OF ECOLOGY
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4392
SHRI MODUGULA VENUGOPALA REDDY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the buffer zones are necessary to save ecology in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction in each State during the 12th Five Year
Plan period?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Buffer zones/eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries are considered desirable to ensure
the integrity of the National Parks and Sanctuaries so that the same can act as a ‘transition zone’ from areas of
higher protection to areas of lower protection. The decision for declaration of site specific eco-sensitive zones
around National Parks and Sanctuaries under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, was taken by the National
Board for Wildlife. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has requested the State/Union Territory Governments
to forward site specific proposals for declaration of eco-sensitive zones. The state-wise details of proposals received
for declaration eco-sensitive zones are at ANNEXURE.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4392 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF ECOLOGY’ BY SHRI MODUGULA
VENUGOPALA REDDY DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Status of Eco-Sensitive Zones the Ministry of Environment and Forests as in April, 2013
Sl.
No.
National Parks
Wildlife Sanctuaries
Proposal
received
Eco-sensitive
zones finally
Notified
6
9
2
5
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
5
4
1
5
21
96
11
18
12
11
2
1
1
1
6
23
8
32
15
11
22
27
Nil
10
17
12
Nil
Nil
1
1
Nil
Nil
4
8
31
12
1
2
4
1
1
1
6
0
9
6
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
5
1
5
2
1
6
5
102
16
1
25
35
1
3
8
3
18
13
1
25
7
21
4
23
6
15
516
22
Nil
Nil
17
Nil
Nil
Nil
1
Nil
13
Nil
Nil
8
26
1
Nil
Nil
Nil
214
7
Name of State
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Dadra Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu &Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Kerala
Lakshadeep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Pondicherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
Total
BARRAGE ON YAMUNA RIVER
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4393
PROF. RAM SHANKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the river Yamuna is dried up in Agra of Uttar Pradesh;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is formulating any scheme to construct a barrage on the river Yamuna in Agra;
and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the information received from Central Water Commission (CWC) the data available at Poiyaghat
Gauge Discharge, Slit & Water Quality (GDQS) site of CWC at Agra on river Yamuna, the river Yamuna has not
dried up in Agra.
(c) & (d) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
CRZ NOTIFICATION FOR PORTS AND HARBOURS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4394
SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL
SHRIMATI DARSHANA JARDOSH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether any representations have been made by the State Governments to the Union Government on
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 for the Ports and Harbours;
if so, the response of the Union Government thereto;
whether concerns of the State Governments have been addressed;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) The Government of Gujarat requested to consider projects for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in
low and medium eroding coastal stretches based on rapid Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) instead of
comprehensive EIA Report.
A rapid EIA may not address all the environmental concerns in the low and medium eroding stretches of the
coast. Therefore, as per the procedure prescribed for seeking prior clearance under the CRZ Notification, 2011, all
project proposals in stretches classified as low and medium eroding as well as stable coasts shall be accompanied by
comprehensive EIA studies. This requirement is uniformly applicable throughout the country. To conserve and
protect such coastal stretches, promote development through sustainable manner based on scientific principles, it is
important that comprehensive EIA studies are carried out and Environment Management Plans worked out
accordingly before considering proposals in such stretches.
Further, Ministry of Environment and Forests before finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011 had a detailed
review through an Expert Committee headed by Prof M.S. Swaminathan and extensive consultations were held with
various stakeholders, including the State Governments. The opinion and suggestions from various stakeholders were
taken into consideration while finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011.
PROMOTION OF PLANTATION
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4395
SHRI B. N. PRASAD MAHATO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Department of Forests is promoting plantation of fruit bearing trees in the forests; and
if so, the percentage of fruit bearing trees that have been planted in the country, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
Scheme for ecorestoration of degraded forests in the country. The scheme is implemented through a decentralized
mechanism of State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at
Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) at village level.
The plantation species is selected by the members of JFM Committees on the basis of their needs, ecological
conditions and other local factors in consultation with the Forest Department. The native forest species are
encouraged for plantation in the forest areas giving importance to trees with multiple uses including fruit bearing
trees. Ministry of Environment and Forests has not issued any specific direction for plantation of fruit bearing trees
as it is decided by the JFM Committees considering local conditions and the micro plan of the area.
PLANTATION IN NEW AREAS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4398
SHRI AHIR VIKRAMBHAI ARJANBHAI MAADAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the compensation is provided by the Government to the States for plantation in new areas in
place of the forest land destroyed during the development work in the States;
if , so the details thereof ;
whether a huge amount of compensation is pending with the Union Government in lieu of the destroyed
forest of the State of Madhya Pradesh ;
if so, the details thereof; and
the time by which it is likely to be provided?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) Central Government does not provide compensation to the States for plantation in new areas in place of the
forest land destroyed during the development work in the States. However, Central Government while according
prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 stipulates a condition that the State Government shall
realize funds from the user agency for creation and maintenance of compensatory afforestation in lieu of the forest
land diverted for non-forest purpose and transfer the same to the Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Planning
and Management Authority (CAMPA).
As on 31st March 2012, an amount of Rs. 945.97 crores, realised by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh on
account of compensatory afforestation, Net Present Value (NPV), Wildlife Conservation Plan, Catchment Area
Treatment (CAT) Plan etc., in lieu of the forest land diverted for non-forest purposes is available with the Ad-hoc
CAMPA. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in their order dated 10th July 2009 permitted the Ad-hoc CAMPA to release,
for the time being, the sum of about rupees one thousand crore per year, for the next 5 years, in proportion of ten
percent of the principal amount pertaining to the respective State/Union Territory. On receipt of the Annual Plan of
Operations (APO) duly approved by the State CAMPA Steering Committee funds are being released by the Ad-hoc
CAMPA to the State- CAMPAs constituted in various States and Union Territories, including the Madhya Pradesh,
in accordance with the said order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION OF FOREST PRODUCE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4403
KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has formulated any scheme to develop mechanism to increase the production
of forest produce, its collection and distribution in newly States like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand;
if so, the quantum of financial allocation made to these States under these schemes during the last three
years and the current year, State-wise;
if not, whether the Government proposes to formulate a scheme to ensure economic development of the
tribals living in these States; and
if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) deals with the Central Sector Scheme ‘Grants-in-Aid to STDCCs
etc for MFP Operations’ which was launched during 1992-93. The details of funds allocated State wise during last
three years are given in Annexure-1. Under this scheme, MoTA extends Grants-in-Aid to the State Tribal
Development Cooperative Corporations (STDCCs)/Forest Development Corporations (FDCs) etc., through their
respective State Governments for:(i)
increasing the quantum of MFP handled by setting off operational losses, if need be;
(ii)
strengthening the share capital base of the Corporation for undertaking Minor Forest Produce (MFP)
operations thereby increasing the quantum of MFP presently handled;
(iii)
setting up of scientific ware housing facilities, wherever necessary;
(iv)
establishing processing industries for value addition with the objective of ensuring maximum returns
on the MFPs for the tribals;
(iv)
giving consumption loans to the tribals; and
(v)
supplementing Research and Development (R&D) efforts.
Annexure-1
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4403 due for answer on
22-04-2013 regarding ‘Increase in Production of Forest Produce’
The details of funds allocated state-wise under the scheme ‘Grants-in-Aid to STDCCs etc for MFP
Operations’ for the last three years
(Rs. In lakhs)
Sl.No.
State
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12
13.
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Orissa
Rajasthan
Tripura
West Bengal
Total
158.00
65.00
87.00
146.00
5.00
7.00
-168.00
39.00
219.00
-20.00
86.00
1000.00
158.00
--130.00
35.00
58.00
312.00
234.00
92.00
225.00
42.00
71.00
145.00
1500.00
194.00
-200.00
150.00
10.00
14.00
472.00
330.72
77.00
315.00
29.28
38.00
170.00
2000.00
ILL EFFECTS OF FLY ASH
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4409
SHRI KULDEEP BISHNOI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has mandated use of 25 per cent fly ash content for brick production within 50
kms radius of a coal or lignite based power plant;
if so, the details of areas in the periphery of coal/lignite based power plants where fly ash is being used
for bricks production;
the reasons for reluctance of brick producers in using fly ash for brick production;
the corrective steps taken by the Government to encourage use of green and eco-friendly material in
building construction; and
the steps taken by the Government to mitigate the ill effects of fly ash in the periphery regions of coal
based power plants?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has issued the notification No. S. O. 763
(E) dated 14.09.1999 and its amendment notification No. SO 2804 (E) dated 03.11.2009. As per the notification,
every coal or lignite based thermal power plant is required to make available the pond ash and at least 20% of dry
Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) fly ash free of charge to manufacturers of bricks, blocks, etc.
(c) The Government have no information with regard to reluctance of brick producers in using fly ash for brick
production.
(d) & (e): As per the aforesaid notification, it is mandatory for every construction agency engaged in construction of
buildings within a radius of hundred kilometers from a coal or lignite based thermal power plant to use only fly ash
based products for construction, such as cement or concrete, fly ash bricks or tiles or clay fly ash bricks, etc. in every
construction project.
The Government has initiated various steps to promote utilization of fly ash such as time-bound action
plans for thermal power plants, provision of demonstration projects and R&D activities as also notification of
emission standards under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
IMPACT OF CNG AND LPG ON AIR POLLUTION
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4410
SHRI N. CHALUVARAYA SWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has assessed the level of air pollution in Delhi after introduction of Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) driven public and private transport vehicles;
if so, the details thereof; and
the other steps taken by the Government for improving the quality of air in the metropolitan cities?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The ambient air quality is monitored in Delhi since 1984-1985 by the Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB). Of late, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is also monitoring ambient air in Delhi. The data on
ambient air so collected, is collated, complied, processed and published by CPCB to know the trend. Apart from
other sources, the main reasons of air pollution in Delhi are vehicular exhaust emission and re-suspension of
roadside dust. Different fuels, i.e., diesel, petrol, CNG, LPG, etc., are used in vehicles in Delhi. There in an
decreasing trend in the levels of Sulphur Dioxide in ambient air during 1995-2010 in Delhi due to reduction in
sulphur content in diesel, apart from other reasons.
The introduction of CNG vehicles in Delhi began gradually from the year 1999. By 2003, plying of diesel
buses, petrol/diesel three –wheelers and petrol/diesel taxis for public transport have stopped completely. The trend
or change in ambient air quality is Delhi pre and post CNG implementation may not be solely attributed to
implementation of CNG.
(c) The other steps taken by the Government for improvement in quality of air in metro cities includes, tightening of
industrial emission norms, management of municipal, hazardous and bio-medical wastes, strengthening air
monitoring network, source apportionment studies for particulate matter in ambient air in six cities, strengthening
public transport including metro rails in select cities, preparation and implementation of action plans for select cities
& critically polluted areas, public awareness, etc.
FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4411
SHRI M. KRISHNASSWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has organised any environmental awareness campaigns in the country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise during the 11th and 12th Plan period, Plan-wise and the funds spent
for each programme, Programme-wise; and
the extent of success achieved as a result thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Yes, Environment Awareness Campaign is being organised through National Environment Awareness Campaign
programme (NEAC) launched by the Ministry of Environment & Forests in 1986.
(b) NEAC engages thousands of participating organisations through Regional Resource Agencies (RRAs) across the
country to create awareness across stakeholders. A statement showing the amount sanctioned State-wise during the
11th Plan is given at Annexure-I and amount sanctioned during 2012-13 i.e. 1st Year of 12th Plan period is given at
Annexure-II.
(c) The program of NEAC till 2012-13 has been able to create environment awareness amongst a large section of
people which includes
students, youth, teachers, women, NGOs, farmers, rural population, social workers,
industrial workers, general public by conducting workshops, training courses, camps, yatras, rallies, public
meetings, exhibitions, competitions, demonstration projects, preparation and use of audio-visual materials. Folk
media and street theatre have also been used as the medium of campaign.
Annexure-I
Statement referred to reply part – (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 4411 for reply on 22/04/2013.
S.No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
State/UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab (including
Chandigarh)
Amount
sanctioned
(2011-12)
6917500
57000
Amount
sanctioned
(2010-11)
6687600
164000
Amount
sanctioned
(2009-10)
5586000
-
Amount
sanctioned
(2008-09)
4412000
-
Amount
sanctioned
(2007-08)
3065000
152000
3364400
6500000
1247000
1151000
8000
5222000
1250000
3011000
9170000
3708000
6000000
844000
1560000
7000
4485500
1003550
1735500
8376500
2681000
4982000
619000
1171000
14000
3254500
3313000
1251000
4470000
2660000
3985000
602000
778000
30000
1939000
1799000
1200000
2811000
2250000
3303000
734000
595000
26000
2174550
1255000
1256000
2638000
4807000
3273000
2606000
6313000
5743000
2445000
97000
2278000
1601000
8416000
3472300
4456000
2784600
2230000
6551000
5307500
2383000
88000
2065000
1339000
8112000
3536000
3322000
2320000
1858000
6953000
5260000
2260500
515000
606000
7022000
1755000
2473000
2135000
1633000
5013000
4730000
2585000
800000
1063000
4428000
1415000
1768000
1078500
1362000
4591000
4021000
2130000
430000
744000
3462000
929000
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
Dadar & Nagar
Haveli
Daman & Diu
Puducherry
2168000
852000
5760000
2400000
11556000
664000
6787000
232000
3044000
507000
6230300
2148000
10772000
624000
5881000
162000
2201000
398000
5214000
1666000
8852000
683000
5046000
114000
1742000
261000
4397000
1776000
6504000
565000
4942000
83000
1956000
771000
3129000
1119000
5013000
596000
1739000
81000
14000
-
-
12000
10000
68000
543000
85000
571000
55000
476000
59000
550000
42000
347000
Annexure-II
Statement referred to reply part –(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 4411 for reply on 22/04/2013.
S.No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
State/UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab( including Chandigarh)
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Daman & Diu
Puducherry
IDENTIFICATION OF WETLANDS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4420
Amount sanctioned (2012-13)
7553000
40000
3694000
6592000
1162000
1214000
110000
6488000
4077000
3665000
9757300
2275000
2811000
8609000
6305000
30000
2540000
1605000
9076000
5622500
2512100
886000
6243000
2533000
11487000
1087500
7151000
2620000
81000
515000
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has noticed that in many States wetlands are acquired in the name of
development and if so, the details thereof;
whether many States have not implemented the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010
to identify wetlands;
if so, the names of those States and the reasons therefor;
whether the Government had prepared a list of wetlands with the help of World Wildlife Federation and
other organisations;
if so, the details thereof; and
the response of the State Governments thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No Sir. The Ministry has no information in this regard.
(b) & (c) The State Governments have not identified wetlands in their States as per the provisions contained in the
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, for their notification.
(d) to (f) No Sir. However, under the National Natural Resources Management System programme of the Ministry,
Space Applications Centre, Ahmadabad, has brought out National and State level Wetland Atlases. All State
Governments have been advised for identifying & notifying wetlands in their States based on these Atlases.
PROPOSAL FOR ELEPHANT PROJECT
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4422
SHRI VISHNU DEV SAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the State Government of Chhattsgarh has forwarded a proposal to the Union Government for the
elephant project; and
if so, the details of the action taken by the Government thereon along with the time by which the
approval is likely to be granted?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) Yes, the State Government of Chhattisgarh had forwarded a proposal for Rs. 43.02 crore to include the State of
Chhattisgarh in Project Elephant in April, 2005 to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
(b) The State of Chhattisgarh was included in the Project Elephant by Ministry of Environment and Forests in the
year 2006-2007 and Rs. 80 lakhs was allocated during the year. Every year the funds are released to Chhattisgarh
for elephant project and till date an amount of Rs. 6.16 crores have been released to the State. The details of the
amount released, year wise, are given in Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO 4422 REGARDING ‘PROPOSAL FOR ELEPHANT PROJECT’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Amount released to Chhattisgarh year wise
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl. No.
Year
Amount released
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Total
80.00
83.77
60.43
111.22
75.00
145.57
60.29
616.28
BEAUTIFICATION OF BANKS OF RIVER
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4434
SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has formulated a scheme for beautification of the banks of the river Ganga;
if so, the details thereof and the amount likely to be spent by the Government on this scheme; and
the likely benefits of this schemes to the Government and the public?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) framework, the States can take up River Front
Management projects for integrated area development including urban planning, architecture, culture and heritage,
religious practices, etc. along the banks of river Ganga. The Government has approved a project with the World
Bank assistance for conservation and restoration of water quality of river Ganga at a total cost of Rs. 7000 crore
under NGRBA programme. As a part of this project, Rs. 500 crores have been earmarked for river front
management with 30% share from the States.
(c) Under these schemes, specific stretches of ghats can be improved by providing public toilets, facilities for solid
waste management and development of ghats for bathing and religious rites, recreational uses and local economic
development for the benefit of local residents and users of the river.
CHECK ON ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION IN RIDGE AREAS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4436
SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether illegal constructions are being carried out unabatedly in the ridge areas in most of the large
cities;
if so, the details thereof State-wise including Delhi;
the total number of illegal colonies constructed in notified forest areas in the metropolises of the country;
the steps taken by the Government to check such constructions: and
the total forest areas destroyed due to construction of illegal colonies and industries in notified forest
areas in the metropolises of the country?
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No such information that illegal constructions are being carried out unabatedly in the ridge areas has come
to the notice of the Ministry.
(c) to (e) Protection of forest areas is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State/UT Government and
therefore, such state specific information regarding construction of illegal colonies in notified forest areas in the
metropolises of the country is not compiled in the Ministry.
DISCHARGE OF POLLUTED WATER IN RAJASTHAN CANAL
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4438
SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH
SHRI KHILADI LAL BAIRWA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the polluted water and wastes of some cities of Punjab is drained in Sutlej river through Buddha
and Kaliken Nallah;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the polluted water is being drained into Rajasthan Canal through Harike water works;
if so, the details thereof; and
the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the information received from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Buddha Nallah passes
through Ludhiana City and only treated waste water is being drained through Buddha Nallah into Sutlej river. The
domestic effluent of the city is discharged into Buddha Nallah after its treatment in the sewage treatment plants. The
industrial waste water generated from the industries is also discharged into Buddha Nallah after treatment by
individual industry.
(c) to (e) Confluence point of river Sutlej and Beas is at Harike Pattan from where Rajasthan canal originates. PPCB
is periodically monitoring quality of water flowing into Rajasthan canal through Harike Head Works. The analysis
of the water quality done by PPCB indicates that the quality of water is either of B or C class as per the designated
uses.
CONDITION OF RIVERS OF KERALA
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4440
SHRI.M.K. RAGHAVAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has conducted any study on the condition of major rivers like Periyar, Bharatha
Puzha and Chaliyar Puzha in Kerala;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the oxygen level in these rivers is decreasing annually;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any proposal to revive these rivers on the pattern of Ganga Action Plan; and
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) Under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme the water quality is monitored at 8 locations
along the river Periyar, 2 locations along river Bharata Puzha and 3 locations along the river Chaliyar in Kerala.
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) level meets the criteria, however at some locations in River Periyar DO level is below the
norms
(e) & (f) For the abatement of pollution of the rivers Periyar, Bharatha Puzha and Chaliyar Puzha in Kerala no
proposal has been received under the National River Conservation Plan(NRCP)
PROTECTION OF WILD-LIFE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4442
SHRI RAMESH RATHOD
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has taken note of the increasing instances of poaching of Rhinoceros in
Kaziranga National Park in Assam;
if so, the details thereof along with the number of Rhinoceros killed during the last three years and the
current year;
whether the State Government has requested the Union Government to institute a CBI inquiry into the
increasing incidents of poaching; and
if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The details of rhinoceros poached inside the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, as reported by the State, are at
Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) The State was advised by the Government of India for a CBI investigation in this regard. As requested by
the State and subsequent notification by the Government of India, three separate regular cases relating to poaching
of rhinos in the Districts of Karbi-Anglong and Nagaon of Assam have been registered in the CBI.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4442 ON PROTECTION OF WILD-LIFE DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Details of rhinoceros poaching in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve during the last three years and the current
year, as reported by State
Sl. No.
1.
Name of Tiger Reserve,
State
Kaziranga, Assam
2010
2011
2012
5
3
11
2013
(as on 16.4.2013)
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INCREASE IN GREEN COVER
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4455
SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI
SHRI ANAND PRAKASH PARANJPE
SHRI B.B. PATIL
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether loss of green cover area, increase in number of vehicles registered and solid waste generation
has resulted in increase in pollution level in metropolitan cities;
if so, the details thereof, metropolitan city-wise; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase green cover area and reduce the pollution
level in metropolitan cities?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The increasing trends in pollution level in metro-politan cities is attributed to rising number of vehicles,
solid waste generation, and loss of green cover areas apart from rapid urbanization, infrastructure development,
change in life style, indoor pollution etc.
The data available in respect of increase in number of vehicles registered during 2002-2011 indicating the
increase of trends from 55.55 % to 318.23 % in the cities namely Bengaluru (225.6 %), Bhopal (226.72 %),Chennai
(254.8 %),Coimbatore (277.00 %),Delhi (195.40 %), Greater Mumbai (175.00 %), Hydrabad (244.39 %), Indore
(220.50 %), Jaipur (244.44 %), Kanpur (260.20 %), Kochi (269.00 %),Kolkata (55.55 %), Lucknow (217.80 %),
Madurai (251.25 %), Nagpur (252.06 %),Patna (210.26 %), Pune (318.23 %), Varanasi (158.70 %) and
Visakhapatnam (169.50 %).
The data available in respect of solid waste generation during 1999-2011 indicate increasing trends from
109.22 % to 268.19 % in the cities namely Ahmedabad (136.66 %), Bengaluru (185.00 %), Chennai (144.04 %),
Coimbatore (200.00 %), Delhi (170.00 %), Hyderabad 268.19 %), Indore (205.71 %),Kanpur (133.33 %),Lucknow
(118.81%),Ludhiana (212.50 %),Madurai (121.62 %), Mumbai (121.38 %),Nagpur (146.72 %),Pune (185.71
%),Surat (133.33 %), Vadodara (150 %),Varanasi (109.22 %) and Visakhapatnam (111.33 %). However, the
decreasing of trends observed from 43.22 % to 99.40 % in the cities namely Bhopal (64.10%), Jaipur (53.44%),
Kochi (43.22%), Kolkata (99.40 %) and Patna (66.66%).
The data in respect of metropolitan cities for loss of green cover area is not available. However, as per
India State of Forest Report 2011, the forest and tree cover of the country is 78.29 million hectare, which is 23.81 %
of the geographical area. This include 2.76 % of tree cover. In comparison to the 2009 assessment, after taking into
account the interpretational changes, there is a decrease of 367 square km in country’s forest cover. 15 states have
registered aggregate increase of 5000sqkm in their forest cover with Punjab leading with increase of 100sqkm. 12
states/Union Territories (mainly the North Eastern states) have shown decrease to the extent of 867sqkm.
(c) Various steps taken to increase forest and tree cover in the country including metropolitan cities includes: (i)
XIIIth Finance Commission has recommended Rs.5000 crore for five years starting from 2010-11 for
conservation and development of forests. Tree planting is also an approved activity under The
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Integrated Watershed
Management Programme (IWMP) and other schemes of Central and State Governments.
(ii)
Further, the following steps taken by the Government to control air pollution in the country including
National Capital Region (NCR) and metro-cities inter alia include:
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(iii)
Bharat stage-IV emission norms have been implemented in 13 mega cities including NCR for new 4wheelers from 2010.
Mass emission standards (Bharat Stage III) have been notified for two, three wheelers and diesel
driven agricultural tractors from April 1, 2010 throughout the country.
Stringent Emission Standards have been implemented to regulate emissions from in-use vehicles from
October 2004.
Supply of improved diesel and gasoline.
Operating Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mode public transport in Delhi.
Introduction of metro in Delhi to promote use of mass public transport system.
A mutually time targeted programme is implemented under Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP).
Special drives for prevention and control of pollution in 17 categories of highly polluted industries.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Municipal Solid Wastes
(Management and Handling) Rules in 2000 wherein every municipal authority is responsible for
collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid waste in the
country. Municipal authorities are also required to set up waste processing and disposal facilities. State
Pollution Control Boards/Committees are responsible for giving authorization for storage, treatment
and disposal facilities for municipal solid waste and monitoring of environmental standards around
such facilities
ASSESSMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT
THE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4456
SHRI HEMANAND BISWAL
IMPACT
OF
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
PLANTS
ON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Government has undertaken a study to assess the impact of waste-to-energy plants on the
environment;
if so, the details thereof;
whether waste-to-energy plants can release fumes that are toxic and that energy from waste is more
costlier than other sources of renewable energy;
if so, whether the Government proposes to look for new and environmentally sustainable ways of
managing waste, like recycling and composting;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has considered promoting organic waste processing; and
if so, the details thereof including funds spent on the same?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (g): The Central Pollution Control Board has carried out the Technical Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste
(MSW) based Waste-To-Energy (WTE) plant at Okhla, Delhi. Such plants can release toxic gases in case necessary
Air Pollution Control Devices (APCDs) are not installed. The WTE Plant at Okhla is equipped with the necessary
APCDs. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) monitored this plant and the parameters are found to be
within the prescribed limits.
The cost of power generation from urban and industrial waste is about Rs.2.50 to Rs. 4.00 per unit of
electricity depending upon the types of wastes and the technology deployed. This cost is competitive with the cost of
power generated from conventional resources.
The management of municipal solid waste is a State subject and it is the responsibility of the State
Governments/ Urban Local Bodies to plan, design, execute and operate the waste management schemes in urban
areas of the country. The Central Government acts as facilitator in framing broad policies, programs and guidelines
on municipal solid waste management.
The norms for collection, segregation, processing and disposal of the waste have been laid down under the
Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. The rules, inter-alia, prescribe specifications for
landfill sites, standards for composting, treated leachates and incineration.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a program on energy recovery from
urban and industrial wastes, by providing central financial assistance in fixed amounts limited to 20% of the project
cost for setting up biomethanation and power generation plants. MNRE has supported about 120 waste to energy
projects so far including biomethanation projects and spent Rs. 66.33 crores and Rs.12.44 crores during 11th five
year plan and first year of 12th five year plan respectively.
GREEN HOTEL GUIDELINES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4458
SHRIMATI PUTUL KUMARI
SHRI ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
SHRIMATI SUSMITA BAURI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether all the five star hotels in the National Capital Region have obtained no objection certificate from
environmental pollution control department;
if so, the details thereof along with the names of the hotels not complying with the green hotel guidelines;
and
(c)
if not, the action taken by the Government against them?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) As reported by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Consent to Operate / Renewal under the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 have
been issued to 16 Five Star Hotels in Delhi. 17 more Five Star Hotels in Delhi have applied for the consent under the
Air and Water Acts. 03 Five Star Hotels have not applied for the consent and DPCC has initiated action against
these three hotels The consent status of these Five Star hotels operational in Delhi is given at Annexure - I.
(b) & (c) The Guidelines for Green Hotels have been issued by DPCC to all the Five Star Hotels in Delhi. The Five
Star Hotels have been advised to take appropriate environmental friendly measures viz. waste reduction, water
conservation, energy conservation and follow environmentally responsible purchasing practices envisaged in the
Guidelines for Green Hotels and the matter is being pursued regularly by DPCC for compliance of guidelines for
green hotels by all the Five Star Hotels in Delhi. The Guidelines for Green Hotels are given at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO.
4458 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013 REGARDING GREEN HOTEL GUIDELINES RAISED BY
SHRIMATI PUTUL KUMARI, SHRI ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY, SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR
CHOUDHARY AND SHRIMATI SUSMITA BAURI.
Consent status of the Five Star hotels operational in Delhi
S.
No.
Name and Address of Hotel
1
A. B. Hotels Ltd.(Raddission), N.H. 8, Mahipalpur,
New Delhi-37
Hotel Excelsior Ltd.(Hotel Shangri -La), 19,
Ashoka Road, New Delhi-21
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, Diplomatic
Enclave, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi-21.
Jaypee Vasant Continental, Basant lok Vasant
Vihar,New Delhi- 57
Renewal (valid up to 08.12.13)
Taj Palace Hotel, 2, Sardar Patel Marg , Diplomatic
Enclave, New Delhi-21
Oberoi Hotel, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi23
Jaypee Siddharth Hotel, 3, Rajendra Place, New
Delhi-08
Renewal (valid up to 30.03.14)
Eros Resorts & Hotels Pvt. Ltd., S -1, American
Plaza, International Trade Tower,Nehru Place, New
Delhi -19.
Sheraton New Delhi Hotel ( A unit of ITC Limited
), District Centre, Saket, Delhi-17
Hotel Leelaventure Ltd.(The Leela Palace), Africa
Avenue, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New
Delhi -23.
Jaksons Developers Pvt. Ltd.(Hotel Crowne Plaza),
Plot No.-3B1, District Center, Sector-10, Rohini,
New Delhi -85
Tirupati Infraprojects Pvt. Ltd.(Indus Hotels &
Spa), Plot No D , District Centre , Paschim Vihar,
New Delhi-63.
Renewal (valid up to 22.07.13)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Status of Consent under Air & Water Acts
Granted and valid up to 21.03.17
Renewal (valid up to 03.07.17)
Renewal (valid up to 29.11.13)
Renewal (valid up to 14.05.17)
Renewal (valid up to 24.04.14)
Renewal (valid up to 15.04.2017)
Granted (Valid upto 17.10.2013)
Granted (Valid upto 20.06.2013)
Operate (Valid upto 05.08.2013)
13
Today's Hotel, Plot No 1, Community Centre,
Okhla Industrial Area, Delhi -20
Operate (Valid upto 28.07.2013)
14
Eros Resorts & Hotels Pvt. Ltd.(Double Tree by
Hilton), A-13, Mayur Vihar,District Centre, New
Delhi-92
Eros Resorts & Hotels Pvt. Ltd. ( Hilton), 13 B ,
Mayur Vihar,District Centre, New Delhi-92
Operate (Valid upto 27..02.2014)
15
16
17
18
19
20
Operate (Valid upto 30.03.2014)
Aman Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., L-4, Green Park
Extension, Delhi-16
Ashok Hotel, 50-B, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Asian Hotels Ltd. (Hyatt Regency Delhi), Bhikaji
Cama Place, Ring Road, New Delhi-66
Operate (Valid upto 08.11.2017)
Claridges Hotel Pvt. Ltd., 12, Auranzeb Road, New
Delhi -11.
Hotel Imperial, Janpath, New Delhi-01
Applied for Renewal on 06.12.12
Applied for Renewal (on 28.09.2012)
Applied for Renewal (on 15.11.2012)
Applied for Renewal on07.02.2011
21
Hotel Samrat, 50-B, Kautilya Marg,Chankya
Puri,New Delhi-21
Applied for renewal on 16.07.2009
22
Hotel Uppals Orchid, NH-8,Near IGI Airport,
NewDelhi -37.
Applied for renewal on 24.03.09
23
Sunair Hotels Ltd.(Nikko Hotel), Bangla Sahib
Road, New Delhi -01
Applied for Renewal on 12.10.2012
24
Lalit Hotel (A Unit of Bharat Hotels Limited),
Barakhamba Avenue, New Delhi-01
Applied for Renewal on 28.09.12
25
Park Hotel, 15, Parliament Street,New Delhi-01
Applied for Renewal on 21.09.2012
26
Taj Mahal Hotel, 1, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-11
Applied for Renewal on 27.12.11
27
Hotel Queen Road Pvt. Ltd., 19, Ashoka Road, New
Delhi -21.
Applied for Operate on 17.09.08
28
Eden Park Hotel Pvt.Ltd.( The Qutab), Shaeed Jeet
Singh Marg, New Delhi-16.
Applied for Renewal (on 31.10.2012)
29
Piccadily Hotel, District Centre Janakpuri, New
Delhi -58
Applied for Renewal on 02.05.2012
30
Divine Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.( Indus Hotel & Spa),
Plot No.4, Sector-13, Dwarka,New Delhi -75.
Applied for Operate on 17.10.2011
31
Unison Hotels Ltd., Plot No. 2, Nelson Mandela
Road,Vasant kunj, New Delhi-70
Applied for Operate on 22.03.2011
32
Lodhi Property Company Ltd. (Formerly Hotel
Scovevista Ltd.) (Unit - The Aman Lodhi Hotel),
Lodhi Road, Delhi-03
Applied for Renewal on 18.01.2012
33
Aman Hospitality (Kempinski Ambiance Hotel
Delhi), 1, Central Business, District
Karkardoma,New Delhi 32
Applied for Operate on 09.11.2012
34
Centaur Hotel & Chef Air Flight Catering, IGI
Earlier Consent expired on 31.12.2010.
Airport, New Delhi-70
35
C.J. International Hotels Ltd. (Hotel Le Meridien),
8, Winsdor Place, New Delhi-01
36
CHL Ltd.(Hotel Crowne Plaza Suya), New Friends
Colony, New Delhi-65
Thereafter not Applied for Renewal. Show
Cause Notice u/s 33 (A) of the Water Act, 1974
and u/s 31 (A) of the Air Act, 1981 issued to the
Hotel on 01.02.2013 and further necessary
action is being taken.
Renewal of Consent revoked on 21.12.2012.
Show Cause Notice u/s 33 (A) of the Water Act,
1974 and u/s 31 (A) of the Air Act, 1981 issued
to the Hotel on 21.12.2012.
Not Applied for Renewal. Directions u/s 33 (A)
of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 31 (A) of the Air
Act, 1981 issued to the Hotel on 18.01.2013 and
subsequently the said directions were revoked
temporarily on 13.02.2013
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 4458 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013 REGARDING GREEN HOTEL GUIDELINES
RAISED BY SHRIMATI PUTUL KUMARI, SHRI ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY, SHRI NIKHIL
KUMAR CHOUDHARY AND SHRIMATI SUSMITA BAURI.
GUIDELINES FOR “GREEN” HOTELS
1.
Environmental friendly measures
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Tertiary level treatment of waste water for reuse of water for cleaning, flush washing and horticulture
purpose to save money as well as water.
Preference of biological method of treatment over phisco-chemical treatment of domestic and organic
content waste water, reduction of sludge as well as use of sludge as manure.
Composting of organic waste through organic waste converter and reuse as manure.
Composting of leaves.
Development of green belt to create buffer zone from main roads.
Preference of gas based boiler over oil fired/coal fired boiler.
Waste Reduction measures
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Purchase refillable soap, hair rinse and hand lotion dispensers for guest rooms.
Donate partially-used product.
Purchase towels and sheets made from 100% natural cotton, containing no chemical, dyes or bleaches.
Donate used linens to local shelters or other charities.
Reduce the frequency of changing and washing linens. Guests who are willing to reuse their towels hang
them for reuse. Leave instructions.
Donate left over, untouched food to local shelters or food banks.
Purchase recycling bins for guest rooms or floors.
Reuse of left unopened amenities by the next guest.
Wait to replace half filled toilet paper, rolls and tissue boxes until they are almost completely used.
Provide guest rooms with unwrapped, reusable drinking glasses and coffee cups.
Check with the local health department about storing glasses upside down on trays, rather than using
disposable paper covers.
Replace single-use items with reusable items such as napkins, tablecloths and hand towels. When they are
worn, use them as cleaning rags.
Fill smaller reusable containers with cleaning products from larger containers.
Use refillable pump spray bottles rather than single-use aerosol cans.
Buy supplies from vendors who accept returned containers used for shipping products.
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To reduce food waste, offer guests the option of ordering half portions.
Water Conservation measures
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4.
Assuming a 50% occupancy rate, a 200-room hotel uses almost eight million gallons of water in a year.
Using water-efficient fixture could save nearly 2.5 million gallons of water a year.
Retrofit fixtures in guest rooms and public rest rooms. Use low flow showerheads, bath and sink faucet
aerators and low flow toilets.
Operate clothes and dishwashers only with full loads and promptly repair all leaks.
Wash clothes and linens in the coolest water that will do the job, hot water is usually only necessary for
heavily soiled loads.
Restrict lawn watering to evening hours to decrease evaporation and maximize effectiveness.
Install toilet dams where possible.
Use soaker hoses instead of sprinklers on your lawns to minimize evaporation.
Energy Conservation measures
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5.
Cover windows, especially west and south-facing windows, from sunlight with draper, shades or shutters.
Turn off all unnecessary lighting. Encourage guests to do the same with signs in the rooms.
Set room thermostats to the highest comfortable temperature in summer (at or over 78 Fahrenheit) and the
lowest comfortable in winter (at or below 58 Fahrenheit) especially in empty rooms.
Use weather stripping to close air gaps around doors and windows.
Switch to low-watt fluorescent light in place of bulbs.
Use fluorescent lighting as much as possible. They are initially more expensive, but use less energy and last
longer and save money.
Installation of solar water heating/ parabolic concentrator for cooking/ solar lighting/ solar AC.
Preference of use of invertors instead of Diesel Generation Sets.
Environmentally responsible purchasing practices
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6.
Buy recycled products. Purchase toilet tissue, facial tissues and paper towels made from recycled paper.
Buy cleaning products that are biodegradable.
Use recycled paper for letterhead, guest room stationery etc.
Use of pollution free electric vehicles.
Others
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Most of the five star hotels are treating only waste water generated from kitchen and laundry. Untreated
domestic sewage is discharged directly into sewer without treatment. Entire waste water generated from
kitchen, laundry and domestic sewage should be treated in a biological STP.
Utilization of treated water can reduce substantial load of water requirement on DJB water supply system
and ground water as well as waste water load on sewer network.
Installation of rain water harvesting for roof top and storm water harvesting.
Gas based hot water generator and boiler should be used where possible. Hybrid type hot water generator
by using solar water heater be encouraged.
Conventional water heating systems be replaced in a phase manner and solar water heating system be
installed.
Integrated HVAC system be planned for all the heating, ventilation and A/C requirements.
The oil and grease collected from their pre treatment plant/tank could be utilized to make soap in the
organized sector.
CHECK ON DEATHS OF WILD ANIMALS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4459
SHRI BHAKTA CHARAN DAS
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has any statistics of Lions, Tigers, Elephants, Rhinos in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any records of unnatural deaths of wild animals;
if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; and
if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the information available in the Ministry, the population of the lions, tigers, elephants and rhinos
estimated in the last census operation undertaken in respect of such species are as follows:
Species Population estimate as per the last census
Lion
411
2010
Tiger 1706
2010
Elephant 27694 2007-08
Rhinoceros
2414
2009
The last census operation undertaken during the year
(c) ,(d) & (e) The details of mortality of lion, tiger, elephant and rhino during the last three years and the current
year, as per the information available in the Ministry, is given in the Annexure.
The Government has taken following steps for protection of wild animals in the country:
i.
Legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation under
the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
ii.
In addition to provision of stringent punishment for the offenders, the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
also provides for forfeiture of any equipment, vehicle or weapon that is used for committing wildlife
offence(s).
iii.
Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves
covering important wildlife habitats have been created all over the country under the provisions of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
iv.
Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/ Union Territory Governments under the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', ‘Project Tiger’ and
‘Project Elephant’ for providing better protection to wildlife, and improvement of its habitat.
v.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act,
1972 to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders.
vi.
The State/Union Territory Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and
intensify patrolling in and around the Protected Areas.
vii.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to ensure co-ordination among various officers and
State Governments in connection with the enforcement of law for control of poaching and illegal trade in
wildlife and its products.
viii.
Strict vigil is maintained by the officials of State Departments of Forests and Wildlife.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c), (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4459 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON DEATHS OF WILD ANIMALS’ BY SHRI BHAKTA
CHARAN DAS AND SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Details of tiger mortality, as reported by States, during the last three years and current year
Sl.
No.
Species
Tiger
2010
2011
2012
Poaching
including
seizure
Natural
& other
causes
Poaching
including
seizure
Natural
& other
causes
28
25
16
40
TOTAL
2013
Poaching
including
seizure
Natural
& other
causes
59
Poaching
including
seizure
29
Cases
under
scrutiny
5
Natural
&
other
causes
3
26
Details of elephant mortality for the last three years and current year, as reported by States
Sl. No.
Species
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Elephant
Poaching
Poisoning
Train
accidents
Poaching
Poisoning
Train
accidents
Poaching
Train
accidents
TOTAL
26
0
19
13
1
13
0
16
Details of lion mortality for the last three years and current year, as reported by the State (Gujarat)
Year
2010-11
Due to eating toxic
carcass
0
Electrocution
Poaching
1
0
Falling in
well
4
Self
defence
0
2011-12
0
2
0
3
0
2012-13
1
1
0
1
0
Total
1
4
0
8
0
Details of rhino mortality for the last three years and current year, as reported by States
Species
Rhino
Total
2010
Natural &
other
causes
77
2011
Poaching
9
Natural &
other
causes
79
2012
2013
Poaching
Poaching
Poaching
Train
Accident
7
18
(Kaziranga NP and
outside Kaziranga
NP)
13
(Kaziranga
NP and
outside
Kaziranga
NP)
1
CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4461
SHRI D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether a number of Government agencies have started construction of projects in Ecologically Sensitive
Zone without getting mandatory environment and forest clearance from the competent authorities citing
national security to cover up such violations in the State of Karnataka;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has granted any clearances for building of such projects;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the steps taken by the Government to ensure that environmental and forest clearances are obtained
by Government departments before embarking on construction work on such projects?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4466
SHRI NITYANANDA PRADHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government proposes to levy environmental taxes to discourage pollution and boost green
technology in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether certain countries have levied similar taxes to control emission of hazardous gases;
if so, the details thereof; and
whether the Government proposes to give incentives to the industrial units to encourage them to use
green technology and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) There is no proposal to levy environmental taxes to discourage pollution and boost green technology.
However the Government levy cess under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 on the
consumption of water by persons carrying on certain industries and by local authorities, with a view to augment the
resources of the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Boards for prevention and control
of water pollution. The Government allow 25% rebate to the industries on the amount of cess payable by them
provided the industries consume water within the prescribed limits and comply with the provisions of section 25 of
the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and also the environmental norms notified under the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 by installing appropriate pollution treatment technologies. The countries such as
USA, UK, Germany and Japan have adopted the system of taxation to control emission of hazardous gasses and also
introduced upper limits for disposal of such gaseous emissions.
CONSERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4467
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received financial and technical help from international wildlife
specialists/bodies for conservation, protection and breeding of wild animals like tigers, lions and
elephants;
if so, the details thereof ;
whether the Government proposes to make wildlife laws more strict to stop the hunting of wildlife;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) Financial and technical help from international wildlife specialists/bodies for conservation of wildlife are
sought by the Ministry of Environment and Forests as and when required. The details of the important associations
are as given below:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
World Wide Fund-International was associated with Tiger Conservation during its initial years in the
1970s.
International Union for Conservation of Nature-Rhino Specialist Group has developed ‘Rhino-India
Vision-2020’ for conservation of Rhinos in the country.
The Royal Society of Protection of Birds, Peregrine Foundation, Bird Life International have been
associated in Vulture Conservation Programme.
World Pheasant Association and their experts are associated with Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
in breeding and conservation of Western Tragopan.
The Wildlife Institute of India, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
in association with Smithsonian Institution has conducted capacity building programme for managers of
Tiger Reserves for conservation of tiger.
(c) to (e) The Cabinet Committee has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking
amendments in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, inter alia, for incorporation of the provisions of the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) in the Act, and for enhancing the
penalties for violation of any provisions of the Act.
PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4471
SHRI ADAGOORU VISHWANATH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the total number of elephants across the country as in December, 2012, State-wise;
whether a number of elephants are killed for ivory with the indirect help of the forest officials;
if so, the number of such cases which have been reported during the last three years and the current year;
and
the steps taken by the Government to protect these elephants from hunters?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) As per the last census (2007), the number of estimated population of elephants in the country are in the range of
27669-27719 (Average 27,694). The details, state wise, are given in Annexure.
(b) (c) & (d) There have been no reports of killing of elephants for ivory with the indirect help of forest officials.
Many initiatives have been taken by states such as forming committees at the village level for protection of
elephants by involving local communities, watch tower and solar fencing for better protection and management of
elephants.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO 4471 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Population of wild elephants as reported by States
REGION
North-East
Total for NorthEast
East
Total for East
North
Total for North
South
Total for South
GRAND TOTAL
STATE
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Mizoram
Manipur
Tripura
West Bengal
(North)
West Bengal
(South)
Jharkhand
Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
1993
2102
5524
2872
178
15
50
100
186
ELEPHANT POPULATION
1997
2002
1800
1607
5312
5246
1840
1868
158
145
22
33
30
12
70
40
250
292
2007
1690
5281
1811
152
12
59
300-350
11027
9482
9243
9305-9355
14
26
36
25
550
1750
2314
828
47
875
2307
5500
3500
46
11353
25569
618
1800
2444
1130
70
1200
2971
6088
3600
57
12716
25842
772
1841
2649
1582
85
1667
3052
5838
3850
74
12814
26373
624
1862
122
2633
1346
380
1726
3867
4035
6068
28
7
14005
27669-27719
CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4479
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the total land under afforestation in the country in terms of acres under environment conservation scheme,
State-wise;
the States including Bihar where afforestation was done in terms of acres and the details thereof during the
last two years till December 2012, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government to make the metropolitan cities pollution free in future along with the
details of vision envisaged to make the country pollution free during first phase of 12th Five Year Plan?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) which is a
100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for tree plantation and eco restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in
the country through people’s participation. Since inception of NAP in the year 2000, an area of about 19.39 lakh ha.
(around 48 lakh acres) has been targeted for afforestation with the investment of Rs. 3043.74 crores. The details of
State-wise targeted area of afforestation, including Bihar, from the year 2000-02 to 2012-13 is given in the
Annexure.
Besides NAP, qualitative and quantitative improvement in forests and tree cover over ten million hectares of area
has also been envisaged under the Green India Mission programme. Afforestation in the country is taken also up
cross sectorally under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), National Bamboo
Mission, 13th Finance Commission and also under different State Plan/Non Plan Schemes including externally
aided projects.
(c) The steps taken by the Government to control air pollution in the country including National Capital Region
(NCR) and metro-cities inter alia include the following.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Bharat stage-IV emission norms have been implemented in 13 mega cities including NCR for new 4wheelers from 2010.
Mass emission standards (Bharat Stage III) have been notified for two, three wheelers and diesel driven
agricultural tractors from April 1, 2010 throughout the country.
Stringent Emission Standards have been implemented to regulate emissions from in-use vehicles from
October 2004.
Supply of improved diesel and gasoline.
Operating Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mode public transport in Delhi.
Introduction of metro in Delhi to promote use of mass public transport system.
Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Boards are implementing the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 to restore air quality.
A mutually time targeted programme is implemented under Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP).
Special drives for prevention and control of pollution in 17 categories of highly polluted industries.
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in answer to parts (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4479 on
‘Conservation of Environment” asked by Shri Radha Mohan Singh due for reply on 22.04.2013.
Details of State-wise targeted area in hectare for afforestation under National Afforestation Programme
(NAP) including Bihar from 2000-02 to 2012-13.
S
No
State
Year
00-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
07-08
08-09
09-10
1011
11-12
1213
Andhra
Pradesh
Bihar
2000
21090
13040
7780
2690
13859
8182
4182
2341
5453
0
80617
0
0
7750
2400
2165
9016
3675
3475
0
5647
2415
36543
1950
15670
4
Chhattisga
rh
Goa
19869
2800
2225
40990
14706
8450
1177
8370
2934
119141
0
0
1250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1250
5
Gujarat
1500
12415
6600
4930
5000
32545
14620
4920
1760
11150
2000
95440
6
Haryana
9400
3405
7250
1000
1050
8298
8260
5526
1100
3145
1519
49953
7
2950
1520
20434
7474
0
10028
1222
1255
1646
2566
1450
50545
4580
28204
15055
0
0
7735
6370
3550
0
4857
4486
74837
9
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
0
5700
25400
7500
1250
31990
14680
9980
0
4815
0
101315
10
Karnataka
625
42770
6450
4790
2650
32905
3765
2200
0
9523
1880
107558
11
Kerala
0
6600
5890
805
2955
10518
4118
1095
666
2947
1000
36594
12
2030
0
4003
32650
5700
14700
3170
28707
13367
6188
10219
5125
153126
17925
31580
8605
3175
41538
5182
7219
1300
0
0
7934
2900
130061
14
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtr
a
Orissa
820
39636
6228
2313
6025
59140
7400
1745
0
7410
1975
132692
15
Punjab
650
0
3300
900
3385
7687
1640
547
0
625
0
18734
16
Rajasthan
1250
12550
6800
2500
5090
1000
9500
6800
400
3300
1250
50440
17
2500
21400
19577
7450
1340
6230
5670
4025
0
2984
1800
72976
7344
33615
19028
2000
1017
39104
18355
9664
3340
12435
4270
150172
815
4122
18186
10346
5665
18867
3510
4065
5167
5058
2350
78151
0
9470
9286
3900
200
9984
4793
615
2815
2360
710
44133
6068
7
30874
2
24867
3
92193
4905
2
41014
1
14901
5
85501
3341
2
11079
8
3806
4
158427
8
3846
11030
4600
0
1940
5705
1450
1750
3125
0
0
33446
22
Tamil
Nadu
Uttar
Pradesh
Uttarakhan
d
West
Bengal
Total
(Other
States)
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
0
0
19665
4350
2940
15660
6365
3625
0
0
0
52605
23
Manipur
0
11674
5600
600
500
12295
2950
1525
3599
4250
3970
46963
24
Meghalaya
0
0
0
7400
0
8075
1970
800
4800
3930
3000
29975
25
Mizoram
0
26170
600
0
0
16150
4500
2700
2370
2600
2500
57590
26
Nagaland
4130
19000
2398
0
0
10640
3500
4050
2000
8000
2910
56628
27
Sikkim
1600
11783
1000
0
0
6045
3350
2225
1549
3730
650
31932
28
Tripura
805
16400
0
2200
0
8350
335
1380
6271
6220
4435
46396
1
2
3
8
13
18
19
20
21
06
07
0
Total
S
No
State
Year
Total (NE
States)
TOTAL
00-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
1038
1
7106
8
96057
33863
14550
5380
40479
9
28253
6
10674
3
5443
2
06
07
0
0
07-08
08-09
09-10
1011
11-12
1213
82920
24420
18055
28730
49306
1
17343
5
10355
6
2371
4
5712
6
1746
5
5552
9
13952
8
Total
355535
193981
3
PROTECTION OF WILD BUFFALOES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4481
SHRI DATTA MEGHE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the number of wild buffalos in the various sanctuaries of the country is decreasing continuously;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government to protect and increase the number of wild buffalos?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Asian wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), once widely distributed over the tract of tall grasslands and reverine
forests in India and Nepal, is presently found only in two States in few scattered wildlife protected areas namely
Kaziranga and Manas National Parks in Assam and Indravati National Park and Udanti, Sitanadi, Bhairamgarh and
Pamed Sanctuaries in Chhattisgarh with the estimated population of less than 2000. Despite well protected and
managed protected areas population of wild buffalo are declining in north-eastern India and Central India
(Chhattisgarh). However, population of wild buffalo in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve has increased considerably.
The reasons for decline in the population of wild buffalo are habitat fragmentation due to diversions, degradation,
hunting, competition and diseases transmitted by domestic livestock.
(c) Steps taken to protect and increase the number of wild buffalos includes:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
The wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is listed in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby
under the highest degree of protection.
Active protection and adoption of appropriate conservation strategies are being taken in Protected Areas
harbouring wild buffalo population.
Financial assistance is being provided to the State Government of Chhattisgarh under the component
‘Recovery programme for critically endangered species’ of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats’ for recovery of wild buffalo population in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary.
A joint project is being executed by the Chhattisgarh Forest Department and the Wildlife Trust of India
(WTI) to stabilise the wild buffalo population in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh.
TESTING OF GM FOOD
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4483
SHRI BALIRAM JADHAV
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether there is lack of regulatory mechanism in regard to permission for use of ‘Genetically Modified’
(GM) Food in the country;
if so, the reasons therefor;
whether it would be sufficient to give an undertaking by the importer that it is not GM food to avoid
testing of imported GM food; and
if so, the details thereof along with the number of cases which came to the notice of the Government
during the last three years, year-wise and product-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The entry of GM food at various ports is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
vide their notification dated April 7, 2006. In accordance with the above regulation the mandate of the Customs and
the DGFT is to ensure that the importer has obtained proper approvals of GM food imports, the shipments are
accompanied with proper documentation; verify that contents of shipment match accompanying documentation;
detect illegal LMO imports and take appropriate measures. As regards the illegal entry of GM foods, the Ministry
has not received any complaint from DGFT or the Customs. Further, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution, vide Gazette Notification G.S.R. 427(E) of 5th June 2012, has mandated the labeling of
packaged food containing GMOs with the words “GM.” The labeling requirement for packaged foods containing
GM ingredients is mandatory from January 1, 2013. The existing legal and administrative provisions governing the
entry of GM food into the country is adequate.
CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AROUND GIR FOREST AREA
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4484
SHRI C.R. PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has received any proposal for construction of ring road around Gir Forest in
the State of Gujarat;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the said proposal is being considered for approval by the Government; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a),(b),(c)&(d) The State Government of Gujarat had submitted a proposal for conservation of Asiatic Lion and
construction of Ring Road around the Gir Protected Area System (Gir National Park and Gir, Paniya, Mitiyala and
Girnar sanctuaries) in 2009. Subsequently, after a high level meeting in the Ministry of Environment and Forests
with the State Government officers, the State Government had submitted a revised proposal for Gir Protected Area
System indicating details of Central and State funding for biodiversity conservation and infrastructure development
for Rs 262.36 crores. The revised proposal did not include construction of a Ring road around the Gir Protected Area
System. No proposal hs been received subsequently in the Ministry from the State Government of Gujarat regarding
construction of ring road around Gir forests area. Accordingly, no further action is pending with the Ministry of
Environment and Forests in this regard
CLEARANCES TO ROAD PROJECTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4490
SHRI ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY
SHRIMATI SARIKA DEVENDERA SINGH BAGHEL
SHRIMATI PUTUL KUMARI
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
SHRIMATI SUSMITA BAURI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the various road projects of the country are to be given environment and forest clearances in the
country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether a number of projects in the country including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are being delayed for the
last three years due to environment clearances not sanctioned;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
the reasons for delay in granting environment clearance in view of cost overrun; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) New National Highways, expansion of National Highways of more than 30 km. length with additional 20
meters Right of Way and New State Highways, expansion of State Highways in eco- sensitive areas or in hilly
terrain of above 1000 meters Mean Sea Level require prior environmental clearance under Environment Impact
Assessment Notification, 2006. In case the project involves forest land, prior approval under the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 is also required for diversion of forest land.
(c) to (f) Environmental clearances for 25 numbers of highway projects which involved diversion of forest land
were pending for want of Stage–I Forest Clearance. These included 1 project from Bihar, 4 from Uttar Pradesh, 7
from Rajasthan, 3 from Maharashtra, 2 each from Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, 1 each from Meghalaya and
Himachal Pradesh and 4 projects passing through more than one State (2 in Rajasthan-Gujarat and 1 each in
Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh and Punjab-Himachal Pradesh). However, in view of the recent decision to delink
environment and forest clearances for linear projects, including highway projects, these 25 projects were granted
environmental clearance on 21.03.2013.
NEW GUIDELINES FOR CLEARANCES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4491
DR. SANJEEV GANESH NAIK
SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether new guidelines issued by his Ministry have impacted the progress of some projects in the State
of Maharashtra;
if so, the details of the new guidelines issued and projects stalled in the State; and
the steps taken by the Government for completion of the affected ongoing projects and expenditure
incurred so far on these projects?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): During the last few months, a number of reform measures have been taken by the Ministry of
Environment & Forests with a view to further improving the holistic appraisal and streamlining the environment
clearance (EC) and forest clearance (FC) process. These inter-alia include - de-linking the grant of EC from FC in
case of linear projects such as roads, transmission lines, pipelines, etc., involving patches of forest land along their
alignment, subject to certain stipulations; No fresh EC required for a mining project at the time of renewal of mining
lease, which has already obtained EC under EIA Notification, 2006; Guidelines issued to Expert Appraisal
Committee with regard to exempting public hearing for capacity expansion proposals of existing coal mining
projects, which have obtained EC and which are for one time capacity expansion of upto 25% in the existing mining
operation, within the existing mine lease area; Rationalization of procedure for EC for borrow areas for soil and
earth for highway projects; etc.
The Office Memorandums / Notifications issued in respect of aforesaid matters are with a view to further
improving the processes and not for impacting the progress of projects including those in the State of Maharashtra.
RIVER POLLUTION DUE TO FACTORIES AND SUGAR INDUSTRIES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4492
SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government has received complaints against sugar mills and other operational factories
which are spreading pollution in rivers;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the action taken on such complaints;
the other corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to keep the pollution level of such rivers
within the prescribed norms/criteria;
the criteria/norms of standard level of water pollution for major rivers of the country set by the
Government;
whether the Government has conducted any study to check the water pollution vis-a-vis standard level
of pollution of such rivers during each of the last three years and the current year; and
if so, the outcome thereof, State-wise including Odisha and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per information provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), 15 complaints were received
regarding pollution of rivers due to discharge of effluents from sugar factories in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Action
has been taken in cases of defaulting units under the Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act 1974 and under
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
(c) This Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments for abatement of pollution in rivers under
the National River Conservation Plan, through implementation of various pollution abatement schemes which
include interception and diversion of raw sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost
sanitation facilities, setting up of electric/improved wood crematoria and river front development. The standards for
discharge of effluents for various industries are also notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
(d) The desirable river water quality standards for bathing class are as underParameter
pH
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Fecal Coliform
Criteria/standards
6.5-8.5
5 mg/l or more
3 mg/l or less
500 MPN/100 ml (desirable)
2500 MPN/100 ml
(Maximum permissible)
(e) & (f) CPCB is monitoring water quality of rivers and based on BOD levels, 150 polluted river stretches on 121
rivers in the country have been identified. These include 4 stretches on rivers Kathjodi, Brahmani, Mahanadi and
Kuakhai in the State of Odisha.
CREATION OF TIGER RESERVE
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4493
SHRI NRIPENDRA NATH ROY
SHRI MANOHAR TIRKEY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has noticed that a tribal community in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district has
floated a militant outfit to oppose the creation of the tiger reserve in the entire length and breadth of the
tribal community just adjoining Kaziranga National Park;
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
whether the Government has any proposal to drop this project keeping in view the strong local
sentiments;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No such report has been received from the State.
(b) Question does not arise.
(c), (d) & (e) There is no proposal from the State to create a tiger reserve in the Karbi Anglong region.
FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE HABITATS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4495
SHRI J.M. AARON RASHID
SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has prepared any scheme to promote Integrated Development of Wildlife
Habitats in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the funds likely to be allocated in this regard, State/Union Territory-wise;
and
the total amount spent on protecting the tigers during the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) A Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ for protection and
conservation of wildlife and its habitats in the country has been prepared and is being implemented by the Ministry.
During the current financial year, 2013-14, an amount of Rs. 78.50 crores has been allocated under the scheme. The
funds would be released to the State/Union Territory Governments on the receipt of Annual Plans of Operation
(APOs) from them.
(c) Details of financial assistance provided to State Governments for protection and management of tigers including
other wildlife in tiger reserves under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during the last three years are
given in the Annexure. No fund has been released during the current financial year, 2013-14.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4495 REGARDING ‘FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE HABITATS’ BY SHRI
J.M. AARON RASHID AND SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Financial assistance provided to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during
the last three years:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Release
Release
Release
S.No
States
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
1
Andhra Pradesh
155.6450
154.4060
404.8904
236.7857
420.0872
2
Arunachal Pradesh
226.7020
947.5088
373.894
3
Assam
1509.4720
172.193
311.064
4
Bihar
158.3550
702.726
532.4624
5
Chhattisgarh
1813.7250
156.3465
107.4402
6
Jharkhand
130.6160
7
Karnataka
1660.0500
8
Kerala
323.4600
1830.6500
429.77
933.5311
514.835
9
10
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
3962.730
2789.0600
5352.71
3622.3420
5772.364
848.4083
468.31
163.756
4090.567
445.983
160.69
334.055
404.916
16287.2536
11
12
13
Mizoram
Orissa
Rajasthan
187.6900
815.2900
2368.925
14
Tamil Nadu
520.786
225.288
555.0761
67.210
605.964
15
16
17
Uttarakhand
U.P
West Bengal
Total
339.9450
407.4600
502.4800
17872.391
399.76
446.1258
157.66
16062.5219
EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4498
SHRI PURNMASI RAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the widening of the National Highways across the country has affected the environment;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government to ensure that these National Highways may not divide the wild life
sanctuaries?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 as amended in 2009, widening of
National Highways of more than 30 km. length with additional 20 meters Right of Way require prior environmental
clearance. Based upon the EIA reports submitted by the project proponents, individual projects are appraised by the
Expert Appraisal Committee, and environmental safeguards and mitigation measures are stipulated as conditions
while granting Environmental Clearance to the highway widening projects so as to minimize the impact on
environment.
(c) As per the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court, prior recommendation of the
Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is necessary before taking up any proposal of National
Highways passing through protected areas, including wildlife sanctuaries. The Standing Committee of NBWL
considers proposals on their merits and stipulates mitigation measures while recommending any such proposal(s).
CHECK ON EROSION OF SEA COASTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4503
SHRIMATI J. HELEN DAVIDSON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the coastal areas have become more insecure in terms of erosion due to sea level rise as a result
of global warming;
if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
whether any study was conducted in this regard;
if so, the details of the areas found more vulnerable in the country including Tamil Nadu;
whether any scheme has been introduced to control the erosion of sea coasts and if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any steps for providing alternate house to those who lost their house
in erosion of coastal areas; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Scientific studies and relevant assessments recognize possible threats to coastline and beaches from global
warming and likely impacts of sea level rise. The key impacts of sea level rise include coastal erosion, saline
intrusion into freshwater lanes, and increased flooding from the sea. Vulnerability of Coastal areas in India has been
engaging the attention of Government. Government has been attempting to address this issue through science-based
assessments of the vulnerability, while coordinating adaptation actions at the national and state level.
(c) & (d) No specific study of on assessment on erosion of coastal area due to sea level rise in the context of climate
change has been conducted.
(e) Under the Scheme of National Coastal Management Programme, an Integrated Coastal Zone Management
(ICZM) Project has been undertaken with the assistance of World Bank to build capacity at National and State level
(in the States of Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal) and to enable coastal States/UTs to prepare Integrated Coastal
Zone Management Plans, activities under ICZM Project.
(f) & (g) All State Governments including coastal states are requested to prepare State Action Plan on Climate
Change to address the challenges of global warming and climate change through various adaptation and mitigation
measures. Government of India is also implementing the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat under the
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which includes activities for managing the coastal zone.
REPORT ON WESTERN GHAT
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4507
DR. AJAY KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has appointed any commission to review the findings of Prof. Madhav Gadgil
Commission report on Western Ghats in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the said commission has submitted its report; and
if so, the major findings thereof and the action taken by the Government in this
regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry had constituted a High Level Working Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. K
Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission vide office order dated 17.8.2012 to inter alia examine the Western
Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion keeping in view the comments
received from the concerned State Governments/Central Ministries/Stakeholders and other related important aspects
such as preservation of precious biodiversity, needs and aspirations of the local and indigenous people, sustainable
development and environmental integrity of the region, climate change and constitutional implications of centrestate relations and to recommend further course of action to the Government with respect to the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert Panel Report. The tenure of the Working Group has expired on 15th April 2013.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) The Ministry has received the report and the same has been uploaded on the Ministry’s website for wider
dissemination and use. The major findings of the High Level Working Group inter alia include: (i) distinguishing
cultural and the natural landscape of the Western Ghats region, (ii) protecting 90 per cent of the ‘natural landscape’
as ecological sensitive area in Western Ghats region, (iii) prohibiting activities with maximum interventionist and
destructive impact on the environment, (iv) incentivizing green growth in the Western Ghats, and (v) setting up a
Decision Support and Monitoring Centre for Western Ghats.
POLLUTION BY COAL BASED THERMAL PLANTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4510
SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government's attention has been drawn to a study report entitled "Coal Kills—An
Assessment of Death and Diseases caused by India's dirtiest energy source" by Urban emissions info and
Greenpeace India which says Emissions from coal-fired power are responsible for a large mortality and
morbidity burden on human health;
if so, the details thereof along with the salient features/findings of the report; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to curb the pollution emitting from such coal based power
plants and its effect on the people residing nearby?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Comprehensive studies of health impacts caused by particulate air pollution attributable to coal power
plants have been carried out in the United States of America (USA) and parts of Europe, such data is hard to come
by in India. However an attempt has been made by the Conservation Trust, Urban emissions info and Greenpeace
India from a database of coal-fired power plants for the operational period of 2011-2012 .The report has highlighted
that coal is taking a heavy toll on human life across large parts of the country. Further the said report has stated India
coal plants resulted in 80,000 to 1,15,000 premature deaths and more than 20 million asthma cases from exposure to
total PM10 pollution,
(c) The Ministry has been taking multi-pronged steps to curb the pollution emitting from such coal based power
plants which includes:
•
Use of blended coal or beneficiated coal for coal based Thermal Power Plants.
•
In order to mitigate problems related to flyash disposal such as land degradation, fugitive dust emission
from ash ponds, flyash utilization has been made mandatory since September 14, 1999.
•
Implementation of the recommendations of Charter on Corporate
Protection (CREP).
•
Emphasis is being given to cleaner coal technology (like supercritical, Circulating Fluidized Bed
Combustion) while granting environmental clearance to new coal based thermal power plants.
Responsibility for Environment
SHORTAGE OF VETERINARY FACILITIES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4520
SHRI ANANTH KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether there is a shortage of veterinary facilities and trained and knowledgeable staff to treat
wildlife and the endangered species in the country?
if so, the details thereof;
the action taken/to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
the number of Institutes in the country who are offering specialized courses with respect to wildlife
and endangered species and the total number of personnel who have been trained in this regard
during the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir. There is a shortage of trained veterinary doctors to deal with wildlife health problems in the
country. However, as the wildlife management is taken up at State level, the details of the requirement of veterinary
doctors are not compiled in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(c) The State/Union Territory Governments are primarily responsible for the management of National Parks/Wildlife
Sanctuaries. Involvement of State Veterinary Department and their hospitals located near the Protected Areas is
generally resorted to for treatment of wild animals.
Further, the Central Zoo Authority organizes training programmes for the veterinarians working in the zoos at
interval of two years. The Central Zoo Authority also organizes specialized training programme for the zoo
compounders and laboratory technicians at the National Institute of Animal Welfare, Ballabgarh, Haryana and other
institutes. Every year, one zoo veterinarian is also deputed to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, United
Kingdom for training in endangered species recovery course.
(d) Institutes that offer specialized courses in wildlife health include the following:
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Veterinary College, Khanpara, Guwahati, Assam
Jabalpur Veterinary College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Veterinary College, Anand, Gujarat
Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka
Veterinary College, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Institute of Animal Health Veterinarian Biologicals, Kolkata, West Bengal
Mizoram College of Veterinary Science, Seisih, Mizoram
State Disease investigation Laboratory, Abhyanagar, Agartala, Tripura
The information regarding number of trained personnel who have been trained on wildlife and endangered species
are not collated in the Ministry.
CHECK ON ENCROACHMENT OF FOREST LAND
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4521
SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the total notified forest area in various States along with their percent of geographical area, Statewise during 2010-11;
the total forest area which has vanished in various States due to cultivation, encroachments, illegal
felling of trees and smuggling during 2011-2012, State-wise; and
the remedial steps taken by the Government to prevent such encroachments in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) State/UT-wise details of forest cover in the country and forest cover as percent of geographical area as per the
India State of Forest Report 2011 (ISFR 2011) are given in Annexure I.
(b) As per India State of Forest Report 2011, 14 States / UTs have shown a decrease in forest cover to the extent of
867 square kilometers. The details of States/UTs showing decline in forest cover along with the reasons for decline
are given in Annexure II.
(c) The protection and management of forest is primarily the responsibility of concerned State /Union Territory
Governments. The action to retrieve the encroached forest land is taken by the State/UTs Government as per the
law. This Ministry provides financial assistance to the State/UT Governments under various Centrally Sponsored
Schemes including scheme on ‘Intensification of Forest Management’. Under this scheme financial assistance is
provided to strengthen forest protection machinery by way of infrastructure development, use of modern
technology, improved mobility by way of deployment of new field vehicles, improved communication and
providing arms and ammunition to the front-line forestry force.
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4521 due for answer on
22-04-2013 regarding ‘Check on Encroachment of Forest Land’
Forest Cover in States/UTs in India as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR)- 2011
(area in km2)
States/UTs
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Andaman & Nicobar
Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Geographical Area Total Forest Cover Forest cover as percentage of
2011
geographical area
(data period 2008-09)
275069
83743
78438
94163
135191
1483
3702
196022
44212
55673
222236
79714
191791
38863
308245
307713
22327
22429
21081
16579
155707
50362
342239
7096
130058
10486
240928
53483
88752
8249
114
491
112
32
480
3287263
46389
67410
27673
6845
55674
176
2219
14619
1608
14679
22539
22977
36194
17300
77700
50646
17090
17275
19117
13318
48903
1764
16087
3359
23625
7977
14338
24496
12995
6724
17
211
6
27
50
692027
16.86
80.50
35.28
7.27
41.18
11.88
59.94
7.46
3.64
26.37
10.14
28.82
18.87
44.52
25.21
16.46
76.54
77.02
90.68
80.33
31.41
3.50
4.70
47.34
18.16
76.04
5.95
45.80
14.64
81.51
14.72
42.97
5.49
84.56
10.43
21.05
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4521 due for answer on
22-04-2013 regarding ‘Check on Encroachment of Forest Land’
States / UTs showing decline in forest cover as per India State of Forest Report 2011
S.No
States/UTs
Decline in
forest area (in
sq. km)
281
1
Andhra Pradesh
2.
Manipur
190
3.
Nagaland
146
4.
Arunachal Pradesh
74
5.
Mizoram
66
6.
Meghalaya
46
7.
Kerala
24
8.
Assam
19
9.
Tripura
8
10.
11.
12.
13.
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
4
4
3
1
14.
Chandigarh
Total
0.22
866.22
Reasons for decline
Management interventions like harvesting of short rotation
crops followed by new regeneration / plantations, forest
clearance in some encroached areas.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Change in forest cover in the state is because of shifting
cultivation and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the State is due to shortening of
shifting cultivation cycle and biotic pressure.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to rotational
felling of Eucalyptus, Teak, Acacia mangium, rubber and
shade bearing trees in the gardens.
Decrease in forest cover is mainly attributed to illicit
felling, encroachments in insurgency affected areas and
shifting cultivation practices.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to clearings for
rubber plantations and shifting cultivations practices.
Submergence of forest areas in catchments of the dams.
Decrease in forest cover in the state is due to private felling
in the Tree Outside Forests areas.
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CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS WITHOUT CLEARANCES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4522
SHRI ABDUL RAHMAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether many sensitive departments of the Government have breached environmental laws by
starting construction work on strategic projects without obtaining necessary clearances in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken up this matter seriously with these departments and have asked
them to get the necessary clearances and till then stop the work;
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has received a representation dated 1st February, 2013 from
Environment Support Group, Bangalore, Karnataka relating to violation of provisions of Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 and Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 etc. in respect of certain activities in Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga
District, Karnataka.
(c) to (e) The matter is being looked into.
NAPCC TARGET
LSQ 4524
DR. P. VENUGOPAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether a sum of Rs. 230,000 crore would be required to meet the targets under the National Action
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC);
if so, the details thereof;
whether the additional steps suggested under the Twelfth Plan and other environmental initiatives
would require yet more resources; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) According to the estimates available in the 12th Five Year Plan document prepared by Planning
Commission of India, an amount of Rs. 2,30,000 crores would be required to meet the targets under National Action
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). However, the requirement as indicated in the Mission Documents prepared by
Nodal Ministries of respective Mission is Rs. 253208.35 crores. Details are given in Annexure.
(c) & (d) During the 12th Five Year Plan, a new thematic scheme on “Climate Change Action Programme” with an
outlay of Rs. 300 crores has been approved to build capacity and support implementation of relevant actions at the
national and state level. Other environmental initiative during the 12th Five Year Plan includes the low carbon
strategy for sustainable development for which resource requirement has not been indicated in the plan document.
Annexure
Annexure referred to Part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 4524 raised by Dr. P. Venugopal regarding
NAPCC Target
Requirements of additional funds for Missions under the NAPCC
Missions
Sl. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
National Solar Mission
National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency
National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
National Water Mission
National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
National Mission on Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem
Total
(Rs. in crores)
4337.00
425.35
1000.00
89101.00
1,08,000.00
1695.00
7
8
Green India Mission
National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate
Change
Total
46000.00
2650.00
253208.35
ENCROACHMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4537
SHRI YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI
SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has any proposal to provide technical and financial assistance to the States for
undertaking various activities in Protected Areas as well as prevention of encroachment in the said areas;
if so, the details thereof;
the details of the said technical and financial assistance which were made to the States during each of
the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
the extent of success achieved as a result thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) Under the various ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz., ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife
Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ financial assistance is provided to State Governments for various
activities in Protected Areas based on the Management Plan/Tiger Conservation Plan which inter-alia includes
prevention of encroachment. The State Governments are provided technical support through Institutes like the
Wildlife Institute of India, Indian Veterinary Research Institute and also through involvement of reputed NGOs
which help them in various activities including census of major wildlife species, translocation of wild animals,
preparation of Management Plans of Protected Areas on scientific parameters etc.
Details of the State-wise financial assistance provided to the States during the last three years under Centrally
Sponsored Schemes viz., ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ is
given in the Annexure. No fund has been released to States during the current financial year, 2013-14 under these
schemes.
(d) To assess the management effectiveness of the Protected Areas, the Ministry conducts Management
Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE). The evaluation done in the past has rated 9 Protected Areas as Very Good, 22 as
Good, 19 as Satisfactory and another 8 as Poor. In such exercise for Tiger Reserves, 15 were rated Very Good, 12 as
Good, 8 as Satisfactory and 4 as Poor.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4537 REGARDING ‘ENCROACHMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS ’ BY SHRI
YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI AND SHRI LAXMAN TUDU DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Financial assistance provided to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats during the last three years:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33
34
Name of the State/Uts
A& N Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Delhi
Daman & Diu
TOTAL
2010-11
87.872
64.341
213.197
186.63
19.889
281.966
12.29
00
32.879
1106.749
15.114
253.80
537.336
63.64
412.252
366.786
635.366
343.32
88.316
58.03
707.763
33.595
315.331
25.12
348.068
183.78
334.449
2.84
296.179
134.90
276.385
00
00
7438.183
2011-12
2012-13
127.06
71.50
168.11
234.17
00
241.783
19.98
00
21.458
1126.589
28.70
242.1104
445.085
64.2615
335.851
941.79
506.164
322.391
86.65
43.80
153.445
30.333
331.2651
00
291.387
131.793
256.027
00
204.371
201.144
246.425
00
00
6873.643
109.50
180.335
162.3755
146.00
64.685
449.5655
00
00
148.12
517.926
52.00
318.9668
515.957
81.6195
434.5018
1210.08
467.707
425.883
73.925
22.08
96.392
25.855
368.2084
00
478.249
177.579
258.479
00
319.09
220.27
164.135
00
00
7489.4845
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4537 REGARDING ‘ENCROACHMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS ’ BY SHRI
YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI AND SHRI LAXMAN TUDU DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Financial assistance provided to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger
during the last three years:
(Rs. in lakhs)
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Arunachal Pradesh
226.7020
Release
2011-12
154.4060
236.7857
3
Assam
1509.4720
947.5088
373.894
311.064
532.4624
S.No
States
Release
2010-11
155.6450
4
Bihar
158.3550
172.193
5
Chhattisgarh
1813.7250
702.726
Release
2012-13
404.8904
420.0872
6
Jharkhand
130.6160
7
Karnataka
1660.0500
8
Kerala
323.4600
9
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
3962.730
10
2789.0600
156.3465
107.4402
1830.6500
933.5311
429.77
514.835
5352.71
5772.364
3622.3420
848.4083
11
Mizoram
187.6900
225.288
468.31
12
13
Odisha
Rajasthan
815.2900
2368.925
555.0761
163.756
14
Tamil Nadu
520.786
67.210
605.964
4090.567
445.983
15
Uttarakhand
339.9450
399.76
160.69
334.055
16
U.P
407.4600
446.1258
17
West Bengal
Total
502.4800
17872.391
157.66
404.916
16062.5219
16287.2536
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4537 REGARDING ‘ENCROACHMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS ’ BY SHRI
YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI AND SHRI LAXMAN TUDU DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Financial assistance provided to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project
Elephant during the last three years:
(Rs. in lakhs)
STATES
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhatisgarh
Haryana
15.00
10.00
139.55
75.00
100.00
00
55.00
200.00
145.57
00
11.28
00
250.00
60.29
00
80.00
300.76
265.39
29.00
103.838
00
41.30
113.50
226.879
0
80.15
206.82
410.406
2197.593
105.87
261.83
282.55
20.29
128.52
00
25.00
214.60
228.49
6.00
49.30
141.99
224.50
2089.51
59.512
240.296
294.89
20.47
106.875
00
18.75
210.00
250.312
5.77
14.76
161.46
91.865
1796.53
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
DISPOSAL OF WASTES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4545
SHRI PRABODH PANDA
SHRI P. LINGAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government has laid down any norms for collection, segregation, processing and disposal
of waste under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000;
if so, the details thereof;
whether these rules are not being properly implemented even after the enactment of the rules;
if so, the reasons therefor; and
the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has notified the Municipal Solid Wastes
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The norms for collection,
segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes have been specified under
these Rules. As per these Rules, every municipal authority, within its territorial area, is responsible for
implementation of the provisions of these rules, and also for development of infrastructure for collection, storage
segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes.
(c) to (e): The Central Government is providing financial assistance to State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution
Control Committees of Union Territories for conducting awareness and training workshops on the various aspects of
municipal solid waste management. However, the constraints being faced in proper implementation of these rules
inter-alia include lack of adequate financial resources and trained technical manpower with many municipal
authorities to implement the various provisions under the rules, non-availability of suitable lands for setting up of
secured municipal solid waste management facilities and community resistance in setting up of such facilities due to
apprehension of pollution problem, etc.
CHECK ON DESERTIFICATION
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4550
SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has identified the areas under threat of desertification in the country;
if so, the details of such areas, State-wise;
whether the Government has submitted any proposal of the National Action Programme to Combat
Desertification to the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) The status of land degradation and desertification in the country has been assessed by several organizations,
providing varied figures; the systematic spatial inventory has never been done before. The Desertification and Land
Degradation Atlas (2007) was first ever attempt in the country to systematically carry out Desertification/land
degradation Status mapping on 1:500,000 scale in the representation sites pertaining to arid, semi arid and dry sub
humid areas, in both hot and cold regions in India.
India has a total geographic area (TGA) of 328 million ha, out of which drylands constitute an area of 228.3
million hectares (about 69.6 %). The drylands comprise of Arid areas covers 50.8 million hectares, Semi-Arid areas
covers 123.4 million hectares and Dry sub-humid areas covers 54.1 million hectares.
The total area undergoing the process of land degradation in India is estimated at 105.48 million hectares,
which constitutes 32.07 percentage of India’s total land area. The area undergoing desertification is 81.45 million
ha, which constitutes 24.78% of country’s geographical area (source: Desertification Status Map, Space Application
Centre, ISRO, Ministry of Space, 2007).
(b) Details of State wise statistics of the processes of desertification & land degradation are placed as Annexure I.
(c), (d) & (e) India submitted its National Action Programme (NAP) to Combat Desertification to the Secretariat of
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2001; providing an overview of the status of natural
resources in the country, the status and impacts of desertification, measures under implementation, and in particular,
the initiatives taken for combating desertification.
Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) issues are being addressed through a number of
programs of various Ministries/State Governments/UT’s which include; Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP), National Afforestation Programme (NAP), National Watershed Development Project for
Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), The Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojagar Yojna (SGSY)/National Rural
Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and National Mission for a Green India, one of the Missions under the National Action
Plan on Climate Change, etc.
MECHANISM FOR FOREST CLEARANCES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4553
SHRI RAJAIAH SIRICILLA
SHRI DHRUVA NARAYANA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has appointed any Panel to review the mechanism for forest clearances in
industrial projects replacing the need for approval from the relevant Gram Sabha with the Certificates
issued by the State Government;
if so, the details and implementation status thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor ;and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Prime Minister's Office on 7th November 2012 constituted a Committee under Chairmanship of the
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister and having the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests and the
Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs as its members to examine issues relating to the existing guidelines for
obtaining forest clearance vis-a–vis certain provisions of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).
The Committee recommended that in supersession of its earlier circulars, the Ministry of Environment and Forests
(MoEF) will issue a fresh circular inter-alia stipulating that where the project activity on forest land is affecting the
quality of life of people residing at project site of diversion whose rights have been recognized and vested under the
FRA; like mining projects, projects leading to submergence and consequent displacement of large number of people
etc., proposals for unconditional forest clearance must be accompanied by a resolution of Gram Sabha of the area,
based on full and prior information of the project and a public hearing, endorsing that the project is in the interest of
people living on the forest land, use of which is proposed to be diverted for non-forest purposes.
The Committee further recommended that such a resolution may not be required in cases where:
(A)
any consultation that is statutorily mandated has been carried out and has been communicated to the State
or the project proponents and the same is indicated in the proposal explicitly, and
(B)
in the following cases:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(vi)
Project requires public hearing in order to get environment clearance. (However, a copy of minutes or
recording of public hearing may be furnished along with the proposal in such cases);
For projects like construction of roads, canals, laying of pipelines/ optical fibers and transmission lines,
etc. where linear diversion of use of forest land in several villages are involved unless recognised rights
of Primitive Tribal Groups and Pre-Agricultural Communities (PTGPAC) are being affected;
Proposals involving diversion of private forest land;
In case of facilities covered under Section 3 (2) of the FRA and other small public utility projects for the
welfare of local people; and
For projects that do not substantially and significantly affect the quality of life of the people residing in
the site of diversion whose rights have been recognized.
The MoEF in consideration of the report of the said Committee informed the all State and Union Territory
Governments vide letter dated 5th February 2013 that proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government
under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for projects like construction of roads, canals, laying of pipelines/ optical
fibres and transmission lines etc. where linear diversion of use of forest land in several villages are involved, unless
recognised rights of PTG/ PAC are being affected, are exempted from the requirement of obtaining consent of the
concerned Gram Sabha(s) as stipulated in clause (c) read with clause (b), (e) and (f) in second para of the MoEF’s
earlier letter dated 3rd August 2009.
CHECK ON USE OF PLASTIC
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4554
SHRIMATI USHA VERMA
SHRIMATI SEEMA UPADHYAY
SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI
SHRIMATI SUSHILA SAROJ
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether plastic waste is being generated at a very large scale in the metropolitan cities of the country
including Delhi despite the ban thereon;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to check the use of plastic and the number of companies and
persons in Delhi against whom penal action has been taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Central Pollution Control Board has conducted a study in 60 major cities of the country including
Delhi during the year 2010-11. As per the study, total plastic waste generated in these 60 major cities amounts to
3501 tons per day. In Delhi, approximately 700 tons per day of plastic waste is generated.
(c): The Government has notified the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. These Rules have,
inter-alia, specified that plastic carry bags should have a minimum thickness of 40 microns, food stuffs cannot be
packed in recycled plastics or compostable plastics and no carry bags shall be made available free of cost to
consumers.
The Government of NCT of Delhi has issued a Notification dated 23rd October 2012. As per the
notification, no person including a shop keeper, vendor, wholesaler or retailer, trader or hawker, shall sell or store or
use any kind of plastic carry bags for storing or dispensing of any eatable or non-eatable goods or materials. Further,
no person shall manufacture, import, store, sell or transport any kind of plastic carry bags in the whole of NCT of
Delhi. No person shall use any kind of plastic cover or plastic sheet or plastic film or plastic tube to pack or cover
any book including magazine and invitation card or greeting card.
Inspections have been carried out by concerned agencies of Government of NCT of Delhi, as per their
jurisdiction. Samples of the violators are collected and complaints are filed before the designated Court. The Delhi
Pollution Control Committee has received 329 samples of plastic bags for filing prosecution and 258 cases have
already been filed so far.
CALCULATION OF BUILT-UP AREA
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4555
SHRIMATI PRIYA DUTT
SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has noticed any ambiguity in the definition of 'built up area' defined in
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification of 2006 as amended;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to include 'roads' and 'pavements' within the building/construction
projects in the calculation of built up area; and
if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No, Sir. As per Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 as amended in April 2011, the builtup area is defined as ‘the built-up area or covered area on all the floors put together, including basement(s) and other
service areas, which are proposed in building/construction projects’. Areas which are not covered or any area which
is open to sky/ cut- out/ duct is not counted in the calculation of built-up area.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) Does not arise in view of reply to part (c) above.
CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4566
PROF. RAM SHANKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether several industries have been closed down consequent upon declaring Agra as Taj Trapezium
Zone by the Supreme Court;
if so, whether the Government proposes to set up pollution free factories in Agra;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13381 of 1984 has passed various orders from
time to time, consequent to which, the Government of India / State Government of Uttar Pradesh / Taj Trapezium
Zone (TTZ) Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority / Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board have taken
several actions for protection and improvement of environment as under:
• Closure of Thermal Power Generation Plant, Agra;
• Dieselization of Railway Yard, Agra;
• Prohibition of establishment / expansion of polluting industries;
• Closure of coal / coke based industries at Agra and closure of polluting industries except those equipped
with adequate Pollution Control Systems in TTZ;
• Closure of Brick Kilns within TTZ.
The Government has also directed the Commissioner, Agra Division / Chairman, T.T.Z Authority, Agra on
11-07-2012 that fuels like Compressed Natural Gas / Liquified Petroleum Gas / Liquified Natural Gas create
pollution like Nitrous Oxide (NOx) during combustion. In view of this and the ban imposed on establishment of new
industries with any pollution potential, establishment of new gas based glass industries and expansion of existing
industries in TTZ will not be desirable.
With regard to setting up of pollution free factories in Agra, the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control
Board is regulating operation of industries for ensuring that they do not cause pollution.
REPORT ON CRZ CLEARANCES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4567
SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Government has made it mandatory to prepare comprehensive Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) report for obtaining Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in the low and medium
erosion stretches in the country;
if so, whether the Government has put up such restrictions based on any scientific study;
if so, the details thereof;
whether some State Governments have requested the Union Government to consider projects for CRZ
clearance based on rapid EIA instead of comprehensive EIA report in low and medium erosion areas;
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
whether the Ministry is considering to make any amendment in Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
2011, as far as such provisions are concerned to avoid unnecessary delay for implementation of the
development projects in the interest of the economic development of the country; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) As per the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, proposals for development projects in low
and medium eroding stretches as well as stable coasts shall be accompanied by comprehensive Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) Report. The Ministry of Environment and Forests had notified the CRZ Notification for main
land and the Island Protection Zone Notification for islands in January, 2011 in supersession of the CRZ
Notification, 1991 after detailed review through an Expert Committee headed by Prof M.S. Swaminathan and
extensive consultations with various stakeholders, including the State Governments. The opinion and suggestions
from various stakeholders were taken into consideration while finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011.
(d) to (g) The Government of Gujarat requested to consider projects for CRZ clearance in low and medium eroding
coastal stretches based on rapid EIA instead of comprehensive EIA Report.
As rapid EIA may not address all the environmental concerns, to conserve and protect coastal stretches, promote
development through sustainable manner based on scientific principles, comprehensive EIA studies are essential
before considering proposals in low and medium eroding stretches and stable coasts. The requirement of
comprehensive EIA studies in such stretches is uniformly applicable throughout the country
RELOCATION OF VILLAGES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4568
SHRI B.N. PRASAD MAHATO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the number of inhabited villages in various tiger reserves in the country;
whether these villages are being relocated by the Government;
if so, the number of villages relocated so far and the various packages given to dwellers of these
villages for relocation; and
the time by which all the villages are likely to be relocated out of various tiger reserves in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The details of villages located inside the core/critical tiger habitats of tiger reserves, as reported by States, are at
Annexure-I.
(b), (c) & (d) Subject to the availability of budgetary allocation under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Project tiger, funding support is provided to States for voluntary village relocation, on mutually agreed terms and
conditions, as per the provisions contained in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, read with the Scheduled Tribes
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, with an enhanced package of Rs.10
lakhs / family. The status of relocation, as reported by States, is at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 4568 ON RELOCATION OF VILLAGES DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Details of villages located inside core/critical tiger habitat of tiger reserves (as reported by States)
(As on 30.6.2012)
S.
No.
Name of the State
Name of the Tiger Reserve
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Assam
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Kerala
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Odisha
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Kawal
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
Namdapha
Pakke
Kaziranga
Manas
Nameri
Valmiki
Achanakmar
Indravati
Udanti-Sitanadi
Palamau
Bandipur
Bhadra
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple
Dandeli-Anshi
Nagarhole
Parambikulam
Periyar
Bandhavgarh
Kanha
Panna
Pench
Sanjay-Dubri
Satpura
Melghat
Pench
Sahayadri
Tadoba-Andhari
Dampa
Satkosia
Similipal
Ranthambhore
Sariska
Anamalai
No. of Villages in
the notified core
area of Tiger
Reserves
37
28
3
0
8
31
0
0
25
56
50
3
0
16
34
13
37
6
0
14
34
13
8
40
42
30
1
58
6
1
5
4
78
28
33
No. of Families
in the notified
core area of
Tiger Reserves
2064
1731
77
0
270
912
0
0
3553
1300
3712
633
0
736
0
629
1826
318
0
2501
1913
2411
281
4967
4097
4858
107
2586
1069
227
129
255
2144
2409
1532
36
37
38
39
40
41
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
West Bengal
Total
Kalakad-Mundanthurai
Mudumalai
Corbett
Dudhwa
Buxa
Sundarbans
8
30
NA
0
7
0
787
223
449
181
0
1229
0
51329
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b), (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4568 ON RELOCATION OF VILLAGES DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.04.2013.
Details of villages relocated from the core/critical tiger habitat of tiger reserves (as reported by States)
(As on 23.1.2013)
S. No.
Name of the State
Name of the Tiger Reserve
No. of Villages
relocated from the
notified core/
critical tiger habitat
of tiger reserves
since the inception
of Project Tiger
No. of Families
relocated from the
notified core/
critical tiger habitat
of tiger reserves
since the inception
of Project Tiger
1
Andhra Pradesh
Kawal
0
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Assam
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
Namdapha
Pakke
Kaziranga
Manas
Nameri
Valmiki
Achanakmar
Indravati
Udanti-Sitanadi
Palamau
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
249
0
0
0
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Kerala
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Bandipur
Bhadra
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple
Dandeli-Anshi
Nagarhole
Parambikulam
Periyar
Bandhavgarh
Kanha
Panna
Pench
Sanjay-Dubri
Satpura
Melghat
Pench
Sahayadri
Tadoba-Andhari
Dampa
Satkosia
0
11
0
0
6
0
0
1
30
9
8
0
4
6
0
43
1
1
0
0
420
0
0
496
0
0
149
1063
738
281
0
318
589
0
1582
164
227
0
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
Odisha
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Similipal
Ranthambhore
Sariska
Anamalai
Kalakad-Mundanthurai
Mudumalai
Corbett
Dudhwa
40
41
West Bengal
West Bengal
Total
Buxa
Sundarbans
1
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
133
1250
451
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
144
0
0
8129
CLEARANCES TO PROPOSALS
22th April, 2013
LSQ 4573
SHRI SANJAY BRIJKISHOR LAL NIRUPAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife has discussed a record number of new
proposals recently;
if so, the details thereof;
whether several proposals were cleared in the said meeting in public interest; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013 had
in addition to other items, also considered 41 new proposals within the Protected Areas and 31 new proposals
outside the Protected Areas (within 10 kms from boundary of National Parks and Sanctuaries). Several proposals
were recommended in the meeting considering all the relevant aspects including public interest. The minutes of the
meeting are under finalization.
ECOLOGICAL GROWTH
22th April, 2013
LSQ 4576
SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR
SHRI M.KRISHNASSWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has urged the State Governments to encourage ecological growth in their
States; and
if so, the details and the present status thereof in each State, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b): Yes Sir, the Government has been urging the State Governments to encourage ecological growth in their
States by improving ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, forest ecosystems, biodiversity and
hydrological services, including through variousthematic Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes of the Ministry of
Environment and Forests under which grants are provided by both the Centre and the States to encourage growth of
the environment and ecology which are implemented by the State Governments. Furthermore, all State
Governments have initiated the preparation of State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), of which 22 States
have so far prepared documents on SAPCC and submitted to the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests. Out
of these 9 SAPCCs of Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal,
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have been endorsed by the Ministry. In addition, 17States/Union Territories have
declared eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries. National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)
covers 41 rivers in 191 towns spread across 20 States. States have reported completion of a number of works under
NRCP such as interception and diversion of drains, creation of sewage treatment plants, riverfront development etc.
State Governments are actively participating in conservation of lakes and wetlands.The National Afforestation
Programme(NAP) is being implemented in all Programme Statesthrough State Forest Development Agencies. Under
a Central Sector Scheme, the Central and State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees are
monitoring various parameters related to pollution, besides enforcing the emission standards in factories through
consent mechanism under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.The details of the Plan funds
released by the Central Government, State-wise and Scheme-wise, during the last few years are furnished in the
Annex.
Annex referred to in the reply to Parts (a)& (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 4576 regarding
“Ecological Growth” by ShriSuresh Kumar Shetkar and Shri M. Krishnasswamy due for answer on
22.04.2013
State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes
S. No.
State / Scheme
1
Conservation of Mangroves & Coral Reefs
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
Gujarat
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
2
Conservation and Management of Wetlands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
2009-10
6.80
0.10
2.41
0.11
0.37
0.10
0.83
1.68
1.20
11.53
1.26
2010-11
6.68
0.10
( crore)
2011-12 2012-13*
7.01
4.58
0.10
2.95
0.15
0.37
1.76
0.43
1.53
0.11
0.62
0.30
1.34
1.47
12.04
0.54
1.81
2.37
14.79
0.62
1.11
0.59
11.88
0.57
0.33
0.71
1.15
0.71
0.16
0.89
0.67
0.61
0.00
0.13
0.70
0.54
0.22
0.11
0.60
0.79
0.34
0.13
0.24
0.11
0.16
S. No.
3
4
5
State / Scheme
Mizoram
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Research & Development
Others
Biosphere Reserve Scheme
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
Odisha
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood
Improvement
Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir
Kerala
Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Others (WII)
National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
Andhra Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Nagaland
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
2009-10
0.95
0.88
0.77
0.92
0.84
0.91
0.91
0.02
1.78
0.78
0.09
9.27
0.15
2010-11
0.78
0.89
1.20
0.50
0.84
0.25
1.86
2011-12 2012-13*
0.68
1.40
1.68
1.02
1.07
0.12
0.74
0.52
0.48
0.31
1.60
1.29
2.34
2.21
2.75
1.15
0.08
9.66
0.10
2.18
0.87
0.04
10.13
0.15
0.18
0.50
0.72
0.35
1.05
0.45
0.63
0.08
0.40
1.00
0.70
0.63
1.19
0.42
0.50
0.40
2.53
0.25
1.10
0.15
0.44
1.23
0.50
0.24
0.43
0.30
2.06
0.79
1.09
0.45
1.06
0.29
0.06
10.75
0.15
0.40
0.50
0.50
0.65
0.50
0.35
0.40
1.20
0.60
0.50
0.60
0.50
2.30
0.50
1.10
2.30
0.15
0.17
1.27
1.18
0.35
0.65
1.07
2.18
0.90
0.90
0.00
1.10
0.17
0.15
0.25
0.13
44.99
0.00
27.85
0.00
0.00
0.20
3.76
5.81
0.00
4.64
0.00
0.00
2.73
0.00
49.96
0.00
17.43
6.50
0.00
0.00
2.75
0.00
0.00
6.28
0.00
0.00
12.70
3.00
79.90
1.90
41.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.00
14.00
0.00
0.00
19.00
0.00
0.78
52.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15.13
0.00
0.00
30.00
0.00
S. No.
6
7
8
State / Scheme
West Bengal
National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National Ganga River Basin Authority
Bihar
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National Afforestation Programme
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
2009-10
0.00
367.85
36.89
15.37
66.50
0.00
0.00
14.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.90
7.38
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.00
15.00
3.10
112.80
17.93
57.08
99.73
12.00
0.00
12.72
17.93
57.08
318.17
11.03
2.37
14.48
7.74
25.12
0.00
24.44
20.57
3.59
9.81
21.06
11.95
4.02
22.53
20.53
5.93
2.21
17.27
10.67
8.82
3.01
10.67
8.86
2010-11
1.30
656.94
0.00
20.00
83.29
0.00
0.39
4.00
0.00
0.95
0.00
0.00
11.82
0.00
0.00
45.75
0.00
26.14
0.00
238.59
31.88
194.13
466.73
20.00
0.00
222.49
31.88
192.36
309.99
10.48
5.52
6.08
5.48
33.25
0.00
29.43
24.20
3.45
3.99
8.73
8.12
7.54
30.39
16.17
10.37
8.79
12.21
10.11
11.20
0.00
4.94
11.99
2011-12 2012-13*
3.50
7.17
187.46
244.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
34.88
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
41.71
0.00
38.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.07
0.00
0.00
5.00
0.00
47.53
45.36
20.00
0.00
9.30
21.65
0.00
0.00
70.75
84.31
0.00
8.20
0.00
0.00
53.44
92.51
0.00
53.44
0.00
303.00
15.15
0.00
7.95
6.92
24.74
0.00
27.00
12.28
3.50
6.89
10.42
12.92
2.04
21.43
28.51
12.74
4.31
13.44
11.69
7.30
0.46
6.23
11.18
0.00
84.31
8.20
0.00
141.31
2.71
1.66
1.47
0.00
13.33
0.00
18.09
3.84
3.62
2.35
4.69
4.81
11.30
6.22
14.48
2.60
1.94
6.54
4.46
3.38
0.76
4.13
0.00
S. No.
9
10
State / Scheme
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Green India Mission
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamail Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra &Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
2009-10
7.98
3.20
30.20
7.00
3.11
0.00
2010-11
7.21
10.43
21.33
4.47
4.12
0.00
73.43
0.86
1.02
1.93
1.14
0.40
74.24
0.87
0.64
2.13
1.86
0.20
0.12
2.81
8.51
0.15
0.06
0.71
4.26
0.17
2.65
3.75
0.80
5.66
4.32
5.41
2.73
1.18
0.59
1.86
0.34
3.90
0.32
11.06
0.15
2.53
5.37
0.63
4.12
3.66
6.35
3.43
0.88
0.58
7.07
0.33
3.15
2011-12 2012-13*
3.08
1.70
13.69
2.46
26.23
16.64
6.61
6.25
6.29
1.87
49.95
0.00
0.90
1.30
9.72
1.34
3.57
1.27
0.64
1.47
2.67
1.95
8.24
4.06
0.41
1.42
1.08
1.26
2.75
0.72
3.51
1.20
0.51
68.62
64.93
1.27
1.09
0.71
1.80
1.68
1.62
2.34
1.46
0.64
0.19
2.41
4.49
0.21
11.26
0.28
2.42
4.45
0.64
3.35
9.41
5.06
3.22
0.86
0.43
1.53
0.30
3.31
1.48
5.17
0.41
3.18
5.15
0.81
3.47
4.26
4.67
4.21
0.73
0.22
0.77
0.25
3.68
S. No.
11
12
13
State / Scheme
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uittar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Project Elephant
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Project Tiger
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Intensification of Forest Management Scheme
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra &Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
2009-10
0.36
4.96
2.40
5.18
0.13
2.74
1.45
3.81
21.05
0.17
0.60
1.60
1.11
0.80
2.74
2.86
0.49
0.80
0.50
1.00
3.58
0.14
0.38
2.21
2.07
183.59
1.17
6.57
3.11
25.82
3.73
21.71
2.21
106.94
2.58
4.31
2.46
2.98
69.26
0.00
0.12
3.14
3.60
1.17
0.00
4.60
0.00
0.08
0.24
5.01
0.69
2010-11
0.25
3.48
1.83
3.34
0.02
2.96
1.34
2.76
21.92
0.15
0.10
1.39
0.75
1.00
0.80
3.00
2.65
0.29
1.03
0.41
1.13
2.26
0.80
2.06
4.10
140.02
1.30
16.60
3.23
39.62
27.89
1.87
8.15
23.68
5.20
4.07
3.39
5.02
56.70
1.36
0.26
3.25
2.02
1.18
0.60
3.68
0.00
0.00
0.25
4.29
1.01
2011-12
2012-13*
2.91
1.31
2.56
4.76
1.77
2.37
2.04
2.01
2.46
20.89
2.63
2.20
1.64
13.98
0.11
0.55
2.00
1.50
1.06
2.61
2.82
0.20
1.28
0.25
2.14
2.28
0.06
0.49
1.41
2.24
138.43
1.56
18.30
4.29
53.52
36.22
2.25
5.55
0.67
6.05
4.46
3.99
1.57
60.60
0.00
0.30
2.61
2.46
0.82
0.34
4.30
0.00
0.00
0.11
3.48
0.75
2.50
0.48
0.59
1.92
2.36
0.16
0.15
1.68
2.00
0.05
0.07
1.25
0.66
127.37
0.82
9.30
5.14
54.38
6.57
2.41
1.42
36.08
3.84
2.48
0.89
4.04
47.22
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.98
0.00
0.00
0.07
1.64
0.96
S. No.
State / Scheme
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
New Delhi
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
* As on 31.01.2013.
2009-10
2.82
1.35
2.60
2.52
4.90
0.00
7.15
4.59
1.98
1.65
3.00
2.74
0.00
1.22
0.00
0.74
1.50
2.86
0.00
1.38
1.82
3.17
2.62
2010-11
2.87
0.00
1.50
2.05
2.57
0.00
3.79
2.62
1.68
1.21
3.49
1.83
0.00
2.29
0.00
0.76
1.03
2.59
1.44
1.88
2.13
1.34
1.73
2011-12 2012-13*
2.46
2.26
0.00
2.09
3.41
2.12
3.48
2.81
1.44
1.50
0.00
0.00
6.97
8.86
3.73
2.69
3.28
1.17
1.61
1.44
2.53
2.13
3.46
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.33
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.61
1.84
2.88
0.35
2.45
1.41
0.60
3.23
1.40
0.99
2.29
3.42
0.50
0.71
INSTALLATION OF UNIFORM AIR QUALITY SYSTEM
22th April, 2013
LSQ 4577
SHRI S. PAKKIRAPPA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to monitor air quality across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of monitoring air quality;
(c) the number of operating air quality monitoring station installed in the country, State and UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government has any proposal to install Uniform Air Quality Information System in Delhi as
per the directions of the Supreme Court; and
(e)
if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e). The ambient air quality is monitored across the country under the National Air Monitoring Programme
(NAMP) since 1984-85. Three pollutants, namely, Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and PM10
(particulate matter having size less than 10 micron) are monitored at all stations while other nine pollutants (PM2.5,
O3, CO, NH3, C6H6, BaP, Pb, Ni and As) at select locations as per revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(2009). There are 545 operating air quality monitoring stations under NAMP covering 225 cities, towns and
industrial areas in 26 States and 5 Union Territories as on 31.03.2013.
The data so collected under NAMP by the State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee is entered
into the Common Date Base of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This data is collated, complied, processed
and published annually by CPCB to know the trend.
As reported by Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Government of NCT of Delhi and Central Pollution Control
Board, there is no direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court to install a uniform air quality information system in Delhi.
PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4578
SHRI VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN
SHRI P.T. THOMAS
SHRIMATI YASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the names of the birds sanctuaries and other places where migratory birds visit, State-wise;
whether there has been a sharp decline in the number of migratory birds arriving in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the rasons therefor;
the details of measures taken for the monitoring and protection of migratory birds; and
the details of funds allocated to each sanctuary during the last three years and the current year,
Sanctuary-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) Migratory birds visit most part of the country and are not confined to a few areas. However, some of the
important areas visited by migratory birds in the country, which include some wetlands and areas notified as wildlife
sanctuaries, are given in Annexure-I.
(b) & (c) About 370 species of migratory birds have been reported in India. Of these, 175 species undertake long
distance migration using the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) area, which includes central Siberia, Mongolia, the
Central Asian Republics, Iran and Afghanistan, the Gulf States and Oman, and the Indian sub-continent. Select
scientific institutions funded by the Central/State Governments, State Forest Department(s) and NGOs working for
wetlands and migratory birds have been monitoring the status of these long distance migratory birds in India.
According to the latest ‘Asian Water bird census’ coordinated by the ‘Wetlands International’, the populations of
threatened migratory birds in the region are either decreasing or stable.
The CAF Action Plan covers 175 species of divers, grebes, pelicans, cormorants, herons, storks, ibises, flamingoes,
anatids, cranes, rails, sungrebes, jacanas, crab plovers, oystercatchers, ibis bills, stilts and avocets, pratincoes,
plovers, scolopacids, gulls and terns, of which Egyptian vulture (Neophron percropterus), Baer’s Pochard (Atheya
baeri), Yellow breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola), White tailed eagle (Haliaceetus albicilla), Imperial Eagle
(Aquila helical), Marbled Teal (Marmoronetta angustirostris), Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca), Dalmatian
Pelican (Pelicannus crispus), Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarious), Spoonbill Sandpiper (Eurynohynchus
pygmeus), Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer), Sociable lapwing (Vanellus
gregarious), White headed Duck (Oxyyura leucocephala), Pallas’s Fishing Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), are
endangered migratory birds of India listed in the Appendix-I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
Except Nordmann’s Greenshank, all other species have been observed to be declining in Asia including in India.
The decline in the number of migratory birds is mainly due to hunting, trapping in the migratory routes, habitat
destruction, pollution of wetland through domestic sewage, pesticides and fertilizers.
(d) The important steps taken for the monitoring and protection of migratory birds are given below:
i.
Rare and endangered birds including migratory birds are included in Schedule-I of the Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according them highest degree of protection.
ii. Stringent punishments have been provided for in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 for violation
of provisions of the Act.
iii. Important habitats of birds, including migratory birds have been notified as Protected Areas under
the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for better conservation and protection of birds and their habitats.
iv. Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/UT Governments for protection and
management of Protected Areas.
v.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been established for control of illegal trade in wildlife and its
parts and products.
vi. India is a contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention (Convention on Wetlands) and 25 wetlands in
India have been notified as Ramsar sites.
vii. Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management)
Rules, 2010, for better protection of wetlands in the country.
(e) The details of funds released to the birds sanctuaries during the last three years under the Centrally Sponsored
Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ is given in the Annexure-II. No fund has been released
during the current financial year, 2013-14.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO 4578 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS’ BY SHRI VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH,
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN, SHRI P.T. THOMAS AND SHRIMATI YASHODHARA RAJE
SCINDIA DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Important wetlands identified under protected area and wetland
conservation programme visited by migratory birds
S.
No.
1.
2.
State/UT
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
3.
Bihar
4.
S.No.
Name of Wetland
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Kolleru
Deepar Beel
Urpad Beel
Kabar
Barilla
Kusheshwar Asthan
Nalsarovar
Great Rann of Kachh
Thol Bird Sanctuary
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
Identified as
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland and National Park
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat
5.
Haryana
6.
Himachal Pradesh
7.
Jammu & Kashmir
8.
Jharkhand
9.
Karnataka
10.
Kerala
11.
Madhya Pradesh
12.
Maharashtra
13.
14.
Manipur
Mizoram
15.
Orissa
16.
Punjab
17.
Rajasthan
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
Little Rann of Kachh
Pariej
Wadhwana
Nanikakrad
Sultanpur
Bhindawas
Renuka
Pong Dam
Chandratal
Rewalsar
Khajjiar
Wullar
Tso Morari
Tisgul Tso & Chisul Marshes
Hokersar
Mansar-Surinsar
Ranjitsagar
Pangong Tsar
Udhwa
Tilaiya Dam
Magadhi
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Bonal
Hidkal & Ghataprabha
Heggeri
Ranganthittu
K.G. Koppa wetland
Ashtamudi
Sasthamkotta
Kottuli
Kadulandi
Vembnad Kol
Barna
Yashwant Sagar
Wetland of Ken River
National Chambal Sanct.
Ghatigaon
Ratapani
Denwa Tawa wetland
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve
Sakhyasagar
Dihaila
Govindsagar
Ujni
Jayakawadi
Nalganga wetland
Loktak
Tamdil
Palak
Chilka
Kuanria wetland
Kanjia wetland
Wetland and National Park
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland and Tiger Reserve
Wetland and Tiger Reserve
Wetland and Tiger Reserve
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland and National Park
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
Daha wetland
Harike
Ropar
Kanjli
Sambhar
Wetland
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
18.
Sikkim
19.
Tamil Nadu
20.
21.
Tripura
Uttar Prdaesh.
22.
23.
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
24.
UT (Chandigarh)
69.
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
85.
Khechuperi
Holy Lake
Tamze Wetland
Tembao Wetland Complex
Phendang Wetland Complex
Gurudokmar Wetland
Tsomgo wetland
Point Calimer
Kaliveli
Pallaikarni
Rudrasagar
Nawabganj
Sandi
Lakh Bahoshi
Samaspur
Alwara Wetland
Semarai Lake-Nagaria lake
Complex
Keetham Lake
86.
Shekha wetland
Wetland
87.
Saman Bird Sanctuary & Sarsai
Nawar Complex
Ban Ganga Jhilmil Tal
East Calcutta Wetland
Sunderbans
Ahiron Beel
Rasik Beel
Santragachi
Sukhna
Wetland and Bird Sanctuary
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
Wetland
Wetland and wild life Sanctuary
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland and Biosphere Reserve
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Wetland
Bird Sanctuaries visited by migratory birds and compiled as per information
available with the ministry
ANDAMANS
S. No.
Name
District
1
Battimalve
Nicobar
Area (Sq.Km.)
2.23
2
Mahatama Gandhi marine NP
Andamans
281.5
3
Megapode
Nicobar
0.12
4
Narcondum
Nicobar
6.812
5
North Reef
Nicobar
3.484
6
Mount Harriett NP
Andaman
46.62
7
Rani Jhansi NP
Andaman
256.14
8
Saddle Peak NP
Andaman
32.54
9
Landfall Island WLS
Andaman
29.48
10
Interview Island WLS
Andaman
133.87
11
South Sentinel Sanctuary
Andaman
48.61
12
Tillanchong WLS
Andaman
16.83
ANDHRA PRADESH
1
Coringa
East Godavari
235.7
2
Kolleru
West Godavari
673.00
3
Manjira
Medak
20.00
4
Nelapattu
Nellore
4.59
5
Pulicat
Nellore
600.00
6
Rollapadu
Kurnool/Prakashamll
614.19
7
Sri Lankamalleswara
Cuddapah
464.42
8
Telineelapuram
Srikakulam
4.6
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1
Eagle’s Nest
West Kamang
217.00
2
Seesa Orchid Sanctuary
West Kamang
100.00
3
Kane WLS
West Siang
55.00
1
Barodebum Beelmukh
Laksmipur/Deemaji
11.248
2
Deepar Beel
Kamrup
4.14
3
Panidihing
Shivsagar
33.93
4
Bherjan-Borjan-Podumoni WLS
Tinsukia
7.74
5
Chakrashila WLS
Dhubri and Kokrajhar
53.00
Begusarai
63.11
ASSAM
BIHAR
1
Bareila Jheel Bird Sanctuary
2
Kanwar Lake
1.95
3
Nagi Dam
Monghyr
1.91
4
Nakti Dam
Monghyr
3.32
5
Udaipur
Champaran
8.87
6
Vikramsila
Bhagalpur
0.5
Chandigarh city Bird
Chandigarh
0.029
Chorao (Dr Salim Ali)
Goa
1.78
1
Gaga(GIB)
Jamnagar
3.33
2
Khijadiya
Jamnagar
6.05
CHANDIGARH
1
GOA
1
GUJARAT
3
Kutch Bustard
Kutch
4
Marine NP
Jamnagar
2.03
162.89
5
Marine WLS
Jamnagar
457.93
6
Nalsarovar
Ahmedabad & Surendranagar
120.82
7
Ratanmahal
Panch-Mahal
55.65
8
Thol
Mehsana
6.99
9
Velvadar Black Buck Sanctuary
Bhavnagar
34.08
10
Lala Bustard WLS
Kutch
500.00
1
Bhindwas
Rohtak
4.12
2
Sultanpur
Gurgoan
1.43
HARYANA
HIMACHAL
1
Bandli
Mandi
41.32
2
Pong Dam Lake
Kangra
307.29
3
Renuka
Sirmaur
4.02
4
Churdhar WLS
Sirmaur
56.15
5
Gobind Sagar
Bilaspur
223.34
JAMMU&KASHMIR
1
Baltal(Thajwas)
Srinagar
203.00
2
Hokersar
Srinagar
10.00
3
Overa – Aru
Anantnag
32.00
4
Surinsar Mansar
Jammu
39.13
Sahebganj
5.65
Mandi
0.84
JHARKHAND
1
Udhwa
KARNATAKA
1
Adichunchunagiri
2
Arabithittu
Mysore,
13.5
3
Attiveri
Uttar Kanada & Dharwad
2.226
4
Ghataprabha
Belgaum
29.78
5
Gudavi
Shimoga
0.73
6
Ranebennur
Dharwad
119
7
Ranganthittu
Mysore
0.67
8
Talakaveri
Kodagu
105.59
KERALA
1
Thattkkad
Idukki
25.16
2
Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary
Trichur
90.00
3
Choolannur Peacock Sanctuary
MADHYA PRADESH
1
Gandhi Sagar
Mandasaur
368.62
2
Ghatigaon Great Indian Bustard
Gwalior
512.33
3
Karera Great Indian Bustard
Shivpuri
202.21
4
Ken gharial
Panna Chattarpur
45.2
MAHARASHTRA
1
Great Indian Bustard (Nanag)
Solapur/Ahmednagar
2
Karnala
Rajgarh
3
Koyna
Satara
4
Naigaon Mayur WLS
8496.44
4.48
423.55
29.89
MANIPUR
1
Keibul Lamjo
Imphal/Bishanpur
40
1
Chilka (Nalban)
Puri
15.53
2
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
Kendrapara
672.00
ORISSA
3
Bhitarkanika National Park
Kendrapara
145.00
4
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary
Kendrapara
1,435.00
Harike Lake
Ferozepur
PUNJAB
1
86
RAJASTHAN
1
Desert National Park
Jaisalmer
3162
2
Keoladeo national Park
Bharatpur
28.73
3
Jawahar Sagar
Kota
153.41
TAMIL NADU
1
Chitrangudi
Ramanathapuram
0.47
2
Gulf of Mannar Marine
Tuticorin &Ramnathanpur
6.23
3
Kanjirankulam
Chengai Anna
1.04
4
Karikili
Chengalpattu
0.61
Tirunelveli
1.29
5
Koonthankulam/Kandankulam Bird
6
Ramanathapuram
Melasanuvannoor-Kilaselvanoor Bird
5.93
7
Point Calimere
Nagapattinam
17.26
8
9
Pulicat Bird
Tiruvellore
Tiruvarur
153.67
0.45
Udayamarthandapuram Bird B326
10
Vaduvoor
Tiruvarur
1.28
11
Vedanthangal Bird
Chengalpattu
0.3
12
Vellode Bird WLS
Erode
0.77
13
Vettangudi
Sivaganga
0.38
Basti
29
UTTRA PRADESH
1
Bakhira
2
Lakh Bahosi
Farukhbad
80
3
Nawabganj
Unnao
2
4
Okhla
Ghaziabad
5
Parvatiarga
Gonda
10.84
4
6
Patna
Eta
1.09
7
Saman
Mainpuri
8
Samaspur
Rae Bareily
8
9
Sandi
Gardiu
3
10
Surahatal
Balia
0.32
11
Sursarovar
Agra
4.03
12
Vijay Sagar
Hamirpur
2.62
5
WEST BENGAL
1
Halliday
24-Parganas
5.95
2
Lothian Island
24 Parganas
38
3
Narendrapur
24 Parganas
0.1
4
Raiganj
West Dinapur
5
Sajnakhali
24 Parganas
1.3
362.4
Total
23720.699
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO 4578 REGARDING ‘PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS’ BY SHRI VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH,
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN, SHRI P.T. THOMAS AND SHRIMATI YASHODHARA RAJE
SCINDIA DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.4.2013.
Details of funds released to the birds sanctuaries during the last three years under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme
‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’:
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No
1
Name of the
State
Name of the Bird
Sanctuaries/National Park
Amount
Released
Amount
Released
Amount
Released
8.8
22.13
10.20
21.68
24.72
33.36
14.32
44.80
15.2
62.05
21.84
65.40
9.23
0
9.77
0
16.08
6.335
3.85
0
0
7
6.27
6.25
5.00
3.36
12.16
0
16.03
16.54
32.60
30.29
54.985
Bihar
4.
Chandigarh
5.
Goa
6.
2012-13
Andhra
Pradesh
Coringa Wildlife sanctuary
Manjeera Wildlife
Sanctuary
Nelappattu wildlife
sanctuary
Pulicat wildlife sanctuary
Rollapadu wildlife sanctuary
Lankamalleswara wildlife
sanctuary
Total
3.
2011-12
A& N Islands
Interview Island wildlife
sanctuary
Mahatma Gandhi Marine
National Park
Mount Harriet National Park
Total
2.
2010-11
Bheemband wildlife
sanctuary
Udaipur wildlife sanctuary
Total
7.899
0
0
11.99
19.889
0
0
0
0
Sukhna wildlife sanctuary
12.29
19.98
0
Salim Ali Bird sanctuary
Total
8.02
8.02
0.37
0.37
27.70
27.70
Gaga Bird Sanctuary
Khizadiya wildlife sanctuary
Kutch Bustard wildlife
sanctuary
Marine NP
Nal Sarovar WLS
Ratanmahal WLS
8.640
13.80
19.96
6.02
15.03
23.60
6.22
14.67
21.68
21.71
16.41
9.89
29.11
22.10
24.92
42.78
34.03
22.21
Gujarat
Velvadar NP
Thol Bird WLS
Total
7.
8.
9.
10.
24.60
8.80
123.81
23.982
12.716
157.478
17.74
10.53
169.86
Sultanpur wildlife sanctuary
Total
2.92
2.92
0
0
Bandli wildlife sanctuary
Churdhar wildlife sanctuary
Pong dam wildlife sanctuary
Ranuka ji wildlife sanctuary
Total
4.37
9.44
21.76
8.70
44.27
7.397
8.00
14.94
7.055
37.392
2.873
8.528
23.778
8.34
43.519
Tajwas sanctuary
Overa Aru wildlife
sanctuary
Mansar Surinsar wildlife
sanctuary
Total
19.80
25
21.68
22.14
19.80
29.92
22.30
21.136
23.65
67.10
64.956
73.37
4.01
2.264
6.334
17.45
11.41
11.48
6.29
12.47
0
27.778
3
4.78
0
46.49
8.805
0
0.3285
24.00
12.05
15.20
8.75
15.10
6.11
22.90
95.248
91.794
79.9575
Uduwa wildlife sanctuary
Total
2.16
2.16
3.56
3.56
8.5675
8.5675
Chimmony sanctuary
Thattekad bird sanctuary
Choolanoor peacock
wildlife sanctuary
Total
8.57
17.60
6.61
17.22
24.18
0.50
25.32
27.15
5.43
32.78
41.90
57.90
Gandhi Sagar WLS
Ghatigaon Great Indian
Bustard Sanctuary
Karera WLS
Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary
Total
35.96
29.14
31.557
17.602
27.20
30.133
17.08
27.97
110.15
10.73
16.643
76.532
9.88
14.81
82.023
GIB Sanctuary
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
Naigaon Peocock Sanctuary
Total
16.32
11.205
11.35
38.875
14.92
9.348
10.97
35.238
20.728
5.265
4.404
30.397
Bhitarkanika WLS
29.95
24.10
18.91
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Karnataka
Adichunchangiri Peacock
sanctuary
Arabithittu wildlife
sanctuary
Attivery wildlife sanctuary
Ghataprabha bird sanctuary
Gudavi bird sanctuary
Ranebennur (Black buck
sanctuary)
Ranganathitu bird sanctuary
Talacauvery wildlife
sanctuary
Total
11
12.
13.
14.
15.
Jharkhand
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Bhittarkanika NP
Chilka WLS
Gahirmatha WLS
Total
16.
20.
21
29.32
8.308
29.38
85.918
28.05
18.452
61.24
107.742
20.18
7.17
14.10
41.45
15.90
20.54
33.379
69.819
8.92
8.92
0
00
0
0
11.43
28.064
12.06
36.082
7.77
26.12
10.45
6.99
7.44
8.00
8.54
8.82
8.85
7.44
10.27
5.87
6.11
5.565
5.44
7.00
5.45
10.60
14.78
16.14
13.27
9.12
12.26
13.73
0
2.40
16.40
5.97
6.76
21.96
7.28
7.20
9.19
4.45
9.90
16.36
1.75
177.104
8.56
5.63
142.707
12.11
7.16
146.93
8.46
4.62
9.98
Tamil Nadu
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
Gulf of Mannar Marine
national park
Koonthakulam Bird
sanctuary
Karanjirakulam bird
sanctuary
Karaivetti bird sanctuary
Karikilli Bird Sanctuary
Melaselvanoor and
Keelaselvanoor bird
sanctuary
Point Calimere wildlife
sanctuary
Pulicate Bird sanctuary
Therthanagal bird sanctuary
Udayamarthandapuram bird
sanctuary
Vaduvoor bird sanctuary
Vedanthangal wildlife
sanctuary
Vellod bird sanctuary
Vettangudi bird sanctuary
Total
19.
35.70
19.25
22.69
101.74
Punjab
Harike wildlife sanctuary
Total
18.
18.92
22.63
22.60
94.10
Rajasthan
Desert NP
Jawahar Sagar WLS
Keoladeo NP
Total
17.
Uttar Pradesh
Bakhira WLS
Jai Prakash Narayan
(Surahatal)
Lakh Bahosi
Nawabganj
Okhla WLS
Parvati Arga WLS
Patna Bird Sanctuary
Saman Bird Sanctuary
Samaspur
Sandi Bird Sanctuary
Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Vijay Sagar
Total
8.275
3.56
3.40
12.71
8.025
12.485
15.98
5.655
5.80
13.425
7.53
10.245
6.62
115.21
6.49
6.495
5.70
5.77
4.45
4.50
8.74
5.86
6.96
6.20
69.345
11.25
9.37
7.65
8.18
6.86
11.725
11.40
10.60
11.925
12.64
114.98
Raiganj WLS
Total
12.97
12.97
0.25
0.25
1.56
1.56
Eagle Nest WLS
16.94
14.92
17.768
West Bengal
Arunachal
Pradesh
Kane WLS
Sessa Orchid WLS
Total
22.
19.185
16.49
52.615
10.28
11.89
37.09
4.216
14.7995
36.7835
4.53
9.76
10.05
14.45
2.95
5.65
8.94
0
9.12
32.35
12.50
9.40
9.78
56.18
6.49
7.50
9.18
31.77
32.48
35.54
29.71
32.48
35.54
29.71
Assam
Bardoibum Beelmukh WLS
Borajan Bherjan Padumani
WLS
Chakrashila WLS
Deepar Bheel WS
Panidehing WLS
Total
23.
Manipur
Keibul Lamjao National
Park
Total
SCRAPPING OF HYDRO-POWER PROJECTS
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4588
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received any proposal from Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel for
scrapping hydro-power projects situated in the States of Karnataka and Kerala;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has any proposal to establish a statutory body for Western Ghats;
if so, whether the Government has any proposal to give powers to High Level Monitoring Committee
appointed by the Government in the ecologically sensitive
area; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No specific proposal has been received from the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. However, the report
submitted by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel to the Ministry contains recommendations, inter alia, on
siting of large scale storage dams in Western Ghats region including the states of Karnataka and Kerala.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) & (e) Do not arise.
CLEARANCE TO POWER COMPANIES
22nd April, 2013
LSQ 4595
SHRI KALIKESH N SINGH DEO
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government proposes to grant environmental clearance only to those power generating
companies who import high grade coal; and
if so, the details thereof?
(b)
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) There is no proposal to consider thermal power projects for environmental clearance based only on high
grade imported coal. The proposals for thermal power projects are considered for environmental clearance as per the
procedure laid down in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.
POLLUTION BY PLASTIC WASTE
29th April, 2013
LSQ *466
SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR
SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether as per the recent data released by the Central Pollution Control Board, there are nine cities across
the country where plastic constitutes over 10 per cent of the total waste;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Delhi; and
the steps taken by the Government to ensure strict adherence to the Plastic Wastes (Management and
Handlings) Rule, 2011 to check the excessive use of plastic?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 466 for answer on
29.04.2013 regarding “POLLUTION BY PLASTIC WASTE” raised by SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR AND
SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI
(a) & (b): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out a study through Central Institute of Plastics
Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Ahmedabad on “Assessment and Quantification of Plastic Waste in 60
Cities” during the year 2010-11. As per this study, the percentage of plastic waste in the municipal solid waste
exceeds 10% in the following nine cities:
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Name of City
Ahmedabad
Delhi
Faridabad
Kavarati
Kolkata
Port Blair
Name of State/Union
Territory
Gujarat
Delhi
Haryana
Lakshadweep Islands
West Bengal
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Plastic Waste as
Percentage of Municipal Solid Waste
10.50
10.14
11.29
12.09
11.60
10.07
S. No.
7.
8.
9.
Name of City
Puducherry
Raipur
Surat
Name of State/Union
Territory
Plastic Waste as
Percentage of Municipal Solid Waste
Puducherry
Chattisgarh
Gujarat
10.46
10.61
12.47
(c): The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Plastic (Waste Management and Handling)
Rules, 2011. These rules inter-alia specify that plastic carry bags should have a minimum thickness of 40 microns;
food stuffs cannot be packed in recycled plastics or compostable plastics; no carry bags shall be made available free
of cost to consumers; and plastic material, in any form shall not be used in any package for packing gutkha, pan
masala and tobacco in all forms.
The mechanism for plastic waste management has been prescribed in these rules. The State Pollution
Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees in respect of Union Territories are the prescribed authorities for
enforcement of provisions of these rules relating to registration, manufacture and recycling. The concerned
Municipal Authorities are responsible for enforcement of provisions of these rules relating to the use, collection,
segregation, transportation and disposal of plastic waste.
NATIONAL FORESTRY ACTION PROGRAMME
29th April, 2013
LSQ *468
SHRIMATI BHAVANA GAWALI PATIL
ADV. GANESHRAO DUDHGAONKAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has formulated National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP) for revival of
depleting forest cover in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
the total funds released to the concerned agencies during the last three years and the current
year,
year-wise;
the total funds utilised in the country, State/Union Territory-wise; and
whether the said funds have been released under the 11th Five Year Plan for the said Programme and if
so, the details thereof, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 468 due for answer on
29.04.2013 asked by Shrimati Bhavana Gawali Patil and Adv. Ganeshrao Dudhgaonkar regarding National
Forestry Action Programme.
(a) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Environment and Forests formulated a National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP) in
the year 1999.
(b) The National Forestry Action Programme is a comprehensive Strategy and Action Plan for 20 years. The main
aim of NFAP is to address the issues underlying the major problems of the forestry sector in line with the National
Forest Policy, 1988; also to enhance the contribution of forest and tree resources to ecological stability, and people
centered developments through qualitative and quantitative improvement in investment on conservation and
development of forest resources.
The National Forestry Action Programme envisaged taking up programmes to protect existing resources,
increase forest productivity, reduce total demands, strengthen policy and institutional framework and expand forest
area. The total investment was estimated to be of Rs. 13,39,027.80 million over a period of 20 years.
(c) to (e) There is no scheme for financial assistance in the name of NFAP; as such, no funds have been released to
the States/ Union Territories under NFAP. However, the financial assistance to the State/UT Governments under
various Centrally Sponsored Schemes, Central Sector Scheme, Finance Commission awards and State Plan
allocations include the suggested programmes/activities under the NFAP.
CHECK ON E-WASTE
29th April, 2013
LSQ *469
SHRI NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the quantum of e-waste generated in the country and the quantum of e-waste imported into the country
through legitimate and illegitimate channels during each of the last three years;
the percentage of e-waste recycled in the formal and informal sectors, respectively; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the problem of e-waste?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 469 for answer on
29th April, 2013 regarding “Check on e-waste” raised by Shri Nikhil Kumar Choudhary and Shri Nishikant
Dubey
(a): Based on a survey carried out by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), 1,46,800 Metric Tonne (MT) of ewaste was generated in the country during the year 2005. During the last three years, no permission was granted by
the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) for import of e-waste into the country for recycling or re-processing.
(b): As per the information received from CPCB, 102 recyclers/dismantlers have been granted registration by
different State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees for recycling/dismantling of e-waste having
registered capacity of 3,16,217 Metric Tonne per Annum (MTA). These dismantlers and recyclers have
environmentally sound recycling/dismantling facilities for e-waste recycling.
(c): MoEF has notified e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. These Rules have come in to force from
1st may 2012 and are applicable to the e-waste, generated from IT and telecommunication equipment and Consumer
electrical and electronics, i.e., Television sets (including LCD & LED), Refrigerators, Washing machine and Airconditioners. These rules apply to every producer, consumer or bulk consumer involved in the manufacture, sale,
purchase and processing of electrical and electronic equipment or components as specified in Schedule-I under the
Rules, collection centre, dismantler and recycler of e-waste. The concept of Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) has been enshrined in these Rules. The producers are required to collect e-waste generated from their end of
life equipment in line with this principle.
Import/export of hazardous waste including e-waste is regulated under Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling
and Transboundary Movements) Rules, 2008. As per the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, import of e-waste for disposal is not permitted. MoEF has also published
guidelines for environmentally sound management of e-waste and for implementation of e-waste rules.
CENSUS OF ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS
29th April, 2013
LSQ *470
ADV. A. SAMPATH
SHRI P.K. BIJU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has conducted any census regarding the number of elephants and tigers in the
country;
if so, the details thereof and the years in which the last two censuses were conducted;
the number of tigers and elephants in the country, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government to start new projects to save and increase the number of wild animals
particularly elephants and tigers?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *470 REGARDING ‘CENSUS OF ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON
29.04.2013
(a) to (c) Yes Sir. The Government of India conducts census of wild elephants and tigers in the country periodically.
The census of wild elephants is done at an interval of 5 years. The latest state-wise population of elephants was
compiled during 2012. The details of elephant estimation for the year 2007 and 2012 are at Annexure-I. The details
of tiger estimation for the year 2006 and 2010 are at Annexure-II. The country level population of elephants and
tigers has shown an increasing trend.
(d) In-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of four new
tiger reserves, and the sites are:, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha), and
Mukundara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan). Final approval
has been accorded to Kudremukh (Karnataka) for declaring as a tiger reserve. The State Governments have been
advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa
(Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra), (iv) Guru Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), (v) Mhadei
Sanctuary (Goa) and (vi) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel / Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu
Valley (Tamil Nadu).
As regards, wild elephants, many initiatives have been taken by the Government such as creation of elephant
reserves, restoring elephant habitats, strengthening of anti-poaching camps, setting up of effective intelligence
gathering system, regular and intensive patrolling around elephant habitats and their migratory routes, constitution
of eco development committees etc. The last elephant reserve was notified in Chhattisgarh (BadalkholTamorpingla) in September, 2011.
ANNEXURE I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *470 REGARDING ‘CENSUS OF ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON
29.04.2013.
Details of elephant estimation for the year 2007 and 2012
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
States
Elephant population
2007
2012
1690
890
5281
5620
1811
1811 *
152
212
59
59
325-350
647
624
688
1862
1930
122
247
1346
1346 *
380
291
3867
4015
4035
5648-6488
6068
5942-6422
28
41
7
4
27657-27682
29391 - 30711
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Tripura
West Bengal
Jharkhand
Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
* Meghalaya and Uttarakhand has not conducted elephant census after 2007. Therefore the figure of 2007
has been maintained for 2012 as well.
ANNEXURE II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *470 REGARDING ‘CENSUS OF ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS’ DUE FOR REPLY ON
29.04.2013.
Details of tiger estimation for the year 2006 and 2010
State
Tiger Population
2006
Statistical
Lower
Limit
Shivalik- Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex
Estimate
(Number)
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Shivalik-Gangetic
landscape
178
109
10
297
161
91
7
259
Statistical
Upper
Limit
Estimate
(Number)
2010
Statistical
Statistical Upper
Lower
Limit
Limit
195
127
13
335
227
118
8 (-)***
353
199
113
(-)***
320
256
124
(-)***
388
Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
107
28
364
131
53
35
72
26
257
169
32
36
10
65
24
213
155
20
35
6
79
27
301
183
44
37
14
Central
Indian 601
486
718
landscape
Western Ghats Landscape Complex
Karnataka
290
241
339
Kerala
46
39
53
Tamil Nadu
76
56
95
Western
Ghats 402
336
487
landscape
North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains
Assam
70
60
80
Arunachal
14
12
18
Pradesh
601
518
685
300
71
163
534
280
67
153
500
320
75
173
568
143
Not
assessed
113
Not
assessed
173
Not assessed
Mizoram
Northern
Bengal
West
North East Hills,
and Brahmaputra
landscape
Sundarbans
TOTAL
95
26
300
103
45
32
Not
assessed
84
23
236
76
37
30
6
10
4
8
8
12
5 (-)***
Not
assessed
(-)***
Not
assessed
(-)***
Not assessed
100
84
118
148
118
178
Not
assessed
1411
Not
assessed
1165
Not assessed
70
64
90
1657
1706
1520
1909
*** Statistical lower / upper limits could not be ascertained owing to small size of the population.
SHIFTING OF ELEPHANTS FROM ZOOS
29th April, 2013
LSQ *477
SHRI KAPIL MUNI KARWARIYA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has constituted any panel to review the arrangement relating to shifting of
elephants from zoos to open areas/ Elephant camps run by forest departments of respective States;
if so, the details thereof;
whether some of the zoos have sought exemption from shifting of elephants from their zoos;
if so, the details thereof and the reason therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION No. *477 REGARDING ‘SHIFTING OF ELEPHANTS FROM ZOOS” BY SHRI
KAPIL MUNI KARWARIYA DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
(a) No, Sir.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Several Zoos have sought exemption from shifting of elephants from their Zoos. The details and
reasons thereof are annexed at Annexure.
(e) The Central Zoo Authority has constituted a Committee comprising of four Members for appraisal of housing
facilities provided in zoos with respect to elephants. The Committee had carried out field appraisal and submitted a
report. Important recommendations of the Committee, inter-alia, are as follows:
1.
Central Zoo Authority upholds ban on zoos that lack space and appropriate environment for housing
elephants.
2.
Central Zoo Authority bans further intake of elephants (except elephants rescued from the wild,
confiscated and old / abandoned / abused elephants, as mentioned in Central Zoo Authority guidelines on
dealing with rescued animals).
3.
Central Zoo Authority may permit some zoos to house elephants subject to the zoo’s willingness to
provide increased area, a better environment, higher quality of welfare for elephants and comply with
CZA guidelines and specific conditions laid down by Central Zoo Authority subcommittee for the
housing of elephants.
4.
Zoos that are able to provide large forested/vegetated environment, lakes or water body, adequate space
and expert veterinary support may be considered by Central Zoo Authority for retention of elephants
provided the above conditions are met with.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c)and (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION No. *477 REGARDING ‘SHIFTING OF ELEPHANTS FROM ZOOS” BY SHRI KAPIL MUNI
KARWARIYA DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
List of zoos who have submitted their request to exempt from transfer of Indian Elephants:S. No.
Name of the Zoos
1
Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2
3
M. C. Zoological Park, Chhatbir, Punjab
Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park, Patna,
Bihar
Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan Zoo,
Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra
4
No. of
elephant
housed
(M:F)
5:1
2:4
0:1
0:2
Reasons therefore
Claims to have biggest enclosure for elephants
with good vegetation & water facilities &
receives rescued and seized elephants regulary.
Provided with large moated & open enclosure.
The elephant is suffering from arthritis
Old age (50+), the elephants are kept free to roam
in their enclosure. Area of the enclosure is about
400 sq. mts.
5.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Zoo,
6.
National Zoological Park, New Delhi
7.
Indira
Gandhi
Zoological
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
8.
Assam State Zoo, Guwahati, Assam
0:3
9.
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens,
Mysore (Zoo Authority of Karnataka,
Mysore) Karnataka
5:5
10.
Dr. Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Biological
Park, Mangalore, Karnataka
1:1
Park,
1:1
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Wildlife) & Chief Wildlife Warden, Kerala has
requested to allow Maheshwari, an elderly albino
elephant housed at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo,
Thiruvananthapuram due to its old age (around 80
years) and its fragile health conditions.
1:1
Officials of Corbett Tiger Reserve had intimated
that on health ground implementation of the
transfer of elephants from National Zoological
Park, Delhi is not feasible.
The zoo has already transferred two nos. of
elephants to elephant camp. However the zoo has
submitted their request to retain one elephant due
to erratic behavior.
Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam has requested to
allow to retain two young elephants and one
mother which are housed in open area. The
elephants are regularly taken for exercise &
bathing. These young once are rescued and
received in Zoo.
The zoo claimed to have adequate space for
housing which meets the biological needs of the
animals and experienced keepers to handle the
animals.
As the female elephant was pregnant and now is
with newly born baby.
1:0
REVIVAL OF NRCP
29th April, 2013
LSQ *480
SHRI FRANCISCO SARDINHA
SHRI ANTO ANTONY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the details of the projects undertaken under the National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) during
the last three years along with the funds spent thereon;
the extent to which the programme has proved to be beneficial in abatement of pollution;
whether the Government proposes to revive NRCP; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 480 to be answered on
Monday, the 29th April, 2013 on “Revival of NRCP” by Shri Francisco Sardinha & Shri Anto Antony.
(a) The Ministry is implementing the scheme, namely, the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for abatement
of pollution in identified polluted stretches of various rivers. An amount of Rs.1088.91 crore has been released to
various State Governments for implementation of pollution abatement schemes during the last three years under
NRCP. The details of State-wise ongoing and new polluted stretches of rivers undertaken for pollution abatement
under NRCP and year-wise funds released thereon during the last three years to respective State Governments are at
Annexure.
(b) Sewage treatment capacity of 4704 mld has been created in the country under NRCP so far. The water quality, in
terms of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) values, where works have been completed, is reported to have
improved at most of the locations, as compared to the water quality before taking up pollution abatement works.
(c) & (d) In light of experience gained in implementation of the river action plans, the conservation strategy was
reviewed by the Government. Accordingly, in February, 2009, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)
has been constituted as an empowered, planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating authority with the objective
to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a holistic river basin
approach.
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 480 to be answered on Monday,
the 29th April, 2013 on “Revival of NRCP”
Details of Funds Released to the State Governments under National River Conservation Plan during last
three years
(Rs. in crore)
S.No.
State
River
Funds Released
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
--
--
--
20.00
--
--
Damodar, Ganga &
Subarnarekha
--
--
Gujarat
Sabarmati, Mindola
0.39
--
41.71
5
Goa
--
--
--
6
Karnataka
0.96
--
7
Maharastra
11.82
--
8
Madhya Pradesh
Mandovi
Bhadra, Tunga-bhadra, Cauvery,
Tunga & Pennar
Krishna, Godavari, Tapi &
Panchganga
Betwa, Tapti, Wainganga, Khan,
Narmada, Kshipra, Beehar,
Chambal & Mandakini.
9
Orissa
Brahmini & Mahanadi
10
Punjab
Satluj & Beas
11
Rajasthan
12
Tamilnadu
Chambal
Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum,
Vennar, Vaigai & Tambarani
13
Delhi
Yamuna
14
Haryana
Yamuna
15
Uttar Pradesh
Yamuna, Ganga, Gomti &
Ramganga
16
Uttrakhand
Ganga
17
West Bengal
Ganga, Damodar & Mahananda
18
Kerala
Pamba
19
Sikkim
Rani Chu
20
Nagaland
Diphu & Dhansiri
1
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari & Musi
2
Bihar
Ganga
3
Jharkhand
4
--
--
--
-5.07
--
--
5.00
--
45.75
47.53
45.36
--
20.00
--
--
--
83.29
34.88
--
4.00
--
38.20
238.59
70.75
31.88
--
8.20
194.13
--
--
--
--
--
26.14
9.30
21.65
--
--
--
--
84.31
Total
656.95
187.46
244.50
CHECK ON DEFORESTATION
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5286
SHRI J.M. AARON RASHID
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether nearly a quarter of land mass is desert or turning into desert due to deforestation and
overgrazing in the country as per the study by the Space Applications Centre and Current Science
journal;
if so, the details thereof;
whether any study with regard to the said report has been conducted by the Government;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir. Space Applications Centre, ISRO has carried out desertification and land degradation status
mapping on 1: 500,000 scale using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite data of 2003-2005 time frame following the
classification systems of Thematic Mapping Network-1 (TPN-1) of UNCCD. The mapping shows that 105.48 mha
(32.07% of the Country’s geographic area) is under land degradation and out of which 81.4 mha area (25% of the
Country’s geographic area) is undergoing the process of desertification. The various processes of desertification are
Water erosion, Vegetal degradation, Wind erosion, Frost shattering, Salinity/Alkalinity, Mass movement, Water
logging, Rocky area/ Barren and Others (Man made, frost heaving). Desertification is the process of land
degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions (dryland regions).
(c) & (d) Department of Space does not have information about any study on the said report. This is the first
spatial inventory of the land degradation/ desertification status for the entire country. State -wise details of the area
undergoing the process of desertification and land degradation is given below:
State
A.P
Area under Desertification
(in hectare)
Area under Land degradation
(in hectare)
3971833
4964792
Arunachal Pradesh
0
1816688
Assam
0
2419086
414783
414783
1844704
2635292
0
6245
12744447
13415208
Bihar
Chattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana/Delhi
235010
235010
H.P.
2210197
2762746
J&K
13497418
13497418
Jharkhand
1818886
1818886
Karnataka
1523462
1692736
0
89877
2599018
3465358
10687341
13359177
Manipur
0
1496706
Meghalaya
0
876898
Mizoram
0
1665053
Nagaland
0
1065578
Orissa
546924
5469236
Punjab
10380
10380
Sikkim
0
328349
22966167
22966167
451028
451028
0
681843
U.P
2125628
2237503
Uttarakhand
2685251
2983612
W. Bengal
1117480
2660667
81449957
105486322
Kerala
M.P.
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
T.N.
Tripura
TOTAL (in hectare)
(e) Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) issues are being addressed through a number of
programs of various Ministries/State Governments/UT’s which include; Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP), National Afforestation Programme (NAP), National Watershed Development Project for
Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), The Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojagar Yojna (SGSY)/National Rural
Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and National Mission for a Green India, one of the Missions under the National Action
Plan on Climate Change, etc.
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education is implementing a Sustainable Land and
Ecosystem Management (SLEM) Project, which focuses on tackling the issues of desertification, land degradation
and drought in nine states.
RE-STRUCTURING OF FOREST CLERICAL CADRE.
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5287
SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether re-structuring of Forest Clerical Cadres is going on since last more than two years in between the
Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Forest Department and A&N Administration;
if so, whether Member of Parliament, A&N took the issue with A&N Administration vide letter
4.10.2012 and with his agenda point No. 77 for the 14th IDA meeting;
if so, the present status of the case and the action being taken by the Government;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.
COMMERCIALISATION OF GM CROPS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5292
SHRI P.R. NATARAJAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has allowed to commercialise some Genetic-Modified (GM) Crops in the
country;
if so, the details thereof and the names of such crops; and
the extent to which it would be beneficial to farmers in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Bt cotton is the only genetically modified crop approved for commercial cultivation in nine cotton growing
States namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and
Tamil Nadu since April 2002.
(c) During the last decade, area under Bt cotton cultivation has increased substantially resulting in enhanced
production and reduction of insecticide use for bollworm control. India is also the second largest exporter of cotton
post Bt cotton approval.
CHECK ON POACHING OF ‘GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD’
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5294
SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR
SHRI M. KRISHNASSWAMY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the poaching of ‘Great Indian Bustard’ is rampant in the country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry has received a report on poaching of one Great Indian Bustard in Desert National Park in
Rajasthan on 20.12.2012. However, there are no reports of rampant poaching of Great Indian Bustard in the country.
(c) The Ministry has been providing financial and technical assistance to State Governments under the Centrally
Sponsored Scheme of “Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats” which includes provision of financial
assistance for taking up recovery programmes for saving critically endangered species and habitats. Under this
component of the scheme presently 16 species including Great Indian Bustard have been identified for support.
Ministry has prepared a guideline for the Recovery Programme of the Great Indian Bustard and has been circulated
to State Governments. Further, the Ministry has directed the State Government of Rajasthan for taking effective
measures for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard in the Desert National Park and nearby habitats of Great
Indian Bustard.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5296
SHRI HARIBHAU JAWALE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has any proposal to set up National Institute of Climate and Environmental
Sciences;
if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be set up;
whether it would also study the state of Himalayan Glaciers; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No, Sir.
(c) & (d) Does not arise.
LATEST EQUIPMENT TO FOREST GUARDS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5297
SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has any proposal to equip the forest guards with the latest equipment/weapons
to protect the wild animals from poaching in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) The Ministry has been providing financial assistance to the State/Union Territory Governments for
various activities including purchase of equipments, arms and ammunition for protection of wild animals under the
various Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz., ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and
‘Project Elephant’ as per the requirement of the States/ Union Territories and subject to availability of funds. During
the financial year 2012-13, an amount of Rs. 74.89 crores, Rs. 162.87 crores and Rs. 17.96 crores were released to
the States/ UnionTerritory Governments under the Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project
Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’ respectively, to support various activities to protect wildlife.
DISPOSAL OF E-WASTE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5298
SHRIMATI USHA VERMA
SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI
SHRI HARSH VARDHAN
SHRIMATI SUSHILA SAROJ
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the guidelines of the Government for disposal of e-waste and extent of success achieved in the disposal
of e-waste;
whether the Government has any plan to set up collection centers for the e-waste in the country; and
if so, the details of the provisions of penalty and punishment in place on disposing of e-waste in an illegal
manner and the number of persons/companies against whom action has been taken under same?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules,
2011 for proper management and handling of e-waste. The concept of Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) has
been enshrined in these rules. As per these Rules the producers are required to collect e-waste generated from the
end of life of their products by setting up collections centers or take back systems either individually or collectively.
E-waste recycling can be undertaken only in facilities authorized and registered with State Pollution Control
Boards/Pollution Control Committee (PCCs). Wastes generated are required to be sold to a registered or authorized
recycler or re-processor having environmentally sound facilities. The rule has provision for setting up of Collection
Centre individually or jointly; or by a registered society or a designated agency; or by an association to collect ewaste.
(c): The SPCBs/PCCs can take action as per the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in case of any
violation. Under the e-waste rules, 2011, in case of non compliance with any of the conditions of the authorization
or with any provision of the Act or the rules, the SPCB/PCC may cancel or suspend the authorization issued under
these rules for such period as it considers necessary in the public interest. The SPCB or PCC may also give
directions to the persons whose authorization has been suspended or cancelled for the safe storage of the e-waste and
such persons shall comply with such directions.
PROTECTION TO TIGERS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5306
SHRI P.L. PUNIA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has taken a note of the damages done by the Naxalites to the tigers and the
security equipment meant for protecting the tigers; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Damage to antipoaching camps, offices, rest houses and communication towers by Naxalites was reported
only in the Similipal Tiger Reserve of Odisha during 2009. A special team was sent by the National Tiger
Conservation Authority, for a field appraisal in this regard, and under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Project Tiger, funding assistance is provided for protection and management of the Similipal Tiger Reserve.
Further, under the said Scheme, 100% central assistance has been provided for raising, arming and deploying the
Special Tiger Protection Force.
CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY EXTENSION PROJECT
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5318
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is undertaking an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study in Agatti and
Kalpethi Islands in order to give clearance to the runway extension project;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Airports Authority of India initially proposed to construct a flyover connecting Kalpathi Island and
extend the runway of Agatti Airport. In view of the likely impact of the project on marine ecology, corals, ecosensitive nature of the area, natural habitat and fishing activity in and around the Agatti and Kalpathi Islands, it was
suggested to examine the possibility of extending the runway only on one side by relocating certain activities or
extending the runway on both sides without connecting the two islands.
The Airports Authority of India, therefore, revised the proposal by relocating the terminal building and extending
the runway on both sides without connecting the Kalpathi Island. Based upon the Environment Impact Assessment
study carried out for the revised project, the environmental clearance was granted in February, 2013 after following
due procedure under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and Coastal Regulation Zone
Notification, 2011.
GREEN INDIA SCHEME
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5321
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has launched any scheme named 'Green India Mission' for afforestation of
degraded land in the country;
if so, the details thereof along with the progress achieved under the said Mission;
the details of funds sanctioned and utilised so far, State-wise; and
the extent of land cover restored so far, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. The National Mission for Green India is a new programme by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC).The Mission aims to increase forest and tree
cover on 5 million ha area and improve quality of forest cover on another 5 million ha area as well as to improve
ecosystem services, forest based livelihood and enhance carbon sequestration. The Green India Mission envisages
landscape approach and participatory planning and will be implemented by Gram Sabha, Joint Forest Management
Committees and other local institutions. The proposed total Mission cost is Rs. 46,000 crore spread over ten years
coinciding with 12th and 13th Five Year Plan Periods.
An amount of Rs.49.95 crores was released to 21 States for carrying out preparatory activities like outreach
activities, micro planning, nursery development, landscape survey, entry point activities , soil moisture conservation
etc. in the identified landscapes under the Green India Mission during 2011-12. Rs.23.57 crore has so far been
utilised by the states on the preparatory activities. The State-wise details of funds sanctioned and utilised are given
in Annexure. The major interventions like the afforestation activities have not yet been approved under this
programme.
Annexure
ANEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5321
DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29-04-2013 REGARDING “GREEN INDIA SCHEME”
State wise details of funds released and utilized under Green India Mission
(Rs. in Lakhs)
S.NO.
Name of State
Amount Released
Amount Utilised
1
Maharashtra
405.77
361.55
2
Jharkhand
147.00
75.50
3
Kerala
194.60
122.79
4
Tamil Nadu
72.15
59.73
5
Gujarat
133.80
114.81
6
Rajasthan
275.25
50.00
7
Himachal Pradesh
126.50
105.00
8
Jammu & Kashmir
64.00
22.82
9
Orissa
107.50
8.80
10
Punjab
125.50
122.27
11
Haryana
357.00
201.00
12
Chhattisgarh
972.00
331.89
13
Assam
130.00
125.00
14
Andhra Pradesh
89.53
5.00
15
Manipur
40.50
40.50
16
Nagaland
141.50
141.50
17
Tripura
350.50
84.44
18
Karnataka
267.45
232.86
19
Madhya Pradesh
823.50
66.51
20
Uttar Pradesh
119.50
74.25
21
Uttarakhand
51.00
11.00
4994.55
2357.22
Total
PROVISION OF FUNDS TO TERI
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5323
SHRI S.S. RAMASUBBU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has funded The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for generation of
methane by wastes from landfill sites which can provide cooking gas;
if so, the details thereof and the estimated generation of electricity during the year;
whether the Government has taken any steps to improve its generation capacity in the coming years and
the details of precautions made to address the issue of emission of methane in the residential areas close
to waste disposal sites; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has provided financial assistance jointly to The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi & Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi in March, 2010 to set-up a
demonstration plant at Okhla Landfill site to develop and standardize an environment friendly technology for
harvesting methane gas from the wastes which can be utilized as cooking gas and other purposes. However, the
financial assistance was strictly for research purposes and not for commercial exploitation. After completion of the
project in September, 2012 the demonstration plant was handed over to Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi to use it for
their research works and the technology was disseminated through organizing a workshop to all the concerned
organisations for implementation.
CARBON EMISSION
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5324
SHRIMATI SHRUTI CHOUDHRY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether as per the 2010-11 Economic Survey, India's total carbon dioxide emission is four per cent of
the global emissions;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
whether according to such survey, it costs 2.84 per cent of the total GDP; and
if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government to reduce the emission level?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Economic Survey 2010-11 in its para 12.69 provided the Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
trends on the basis of a working paper published by the World Resources Institute. As per the working paper, total
GHG emitted in 2005 was estimated at 44,153 Million Metric tons (Mt) Carbon di oxide (CO2) equivalents in 2005.
The global emission grew by 12.7 per cent between 2000 and 2005, an annual average of 2.4 per cent. CO2 is the
predominant gas accounting for 77 per cent of world GHG emissions in 2005 and India’s share stood at 4 per cent.
(c) & (d) In para 12.77 of the Economic Survey 2010-11, results of an analysis of schemes/programmes of the
Government that has substantial adaptation orientation was presented. The analysis indicates that India's expenditure
on these adaptation- related programmes with critical adaptation components has increased from 1.45 per cent of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the year 2000-01 to 2.84 per cent during 2009-10.
The Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which
outlines India’s strategy to meet the challenge of Climate Change. Two of the eight National Missions i.e. National
Solar Mission and National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency relate to mitigation of emissions and include
ambitious programmes aimed at generating solar power and conserving energy. Energy Efficiency mission
envisages setting norms for achieving energy efficiency under perform, achieve and Trade Scheme. Further, public
and private sector entities participate in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol which
helps in reducing emissions. These initiatives have the effect of reducing carbon emissions.
GREEN CREDIT SCHEME
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5326
SHRI C.R. PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received any proposal regarding ‘Green Credit Scheme’ from various State
Governments including the State Government of Gujarat;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any action for getting approval of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India
in this regard;
if so, the details thereof; and
the present status of the scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) Yes, Sir. The Central Government has received the proposal by the name ‘Green Credit Scheme’ from the
State Government of Gujarat. This proposal envisages advancing the obligatory compensatory afforestation in cases
of diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The proposal has been examined in the
Ministry and requires approval of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The State Government of Gujarat has been
advised to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for obtaining further directions.
POLLUTION DUE TO SHIP BREAKING
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5329
SHRI ASHOK TANWAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Whether the Government has issued any guidelines in order to ensure no pollution during ship breaking;
if so, the details thereof along with the details of pollution caused due to ship breaking during the last
three years; and
the details of the action taken/being taken on the issued guidelines?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The Government in consultation with all the stakeholders has issued a Ship Breaking Code for breaking of
ships in the country in an environmentally sound manner. The same has been communicated to all the concerned
agencies for its implementation.
The coastal water quality and ambient air quality are monitored by Gujarat Pollution Control Board
(GPCB) at Alang and Sosiya ship breaking yards, where major ship breaking is done. The coastal water quality and
ambient air quality data for the last three years is given in the Annexure.
Annexure
Coastal Water Quality
Sr.
No
.
Location
1.
Plot No. 6, SBY,
Alang
Bhavnagar
Plot No. 110,
SBY,
Sosiya,
Bhavnagar
Plot No. V-7,
SBY,
Sosiya,
Bhavnagar
Plot No. 84/C,
SBY,
Alang,
Bhavnagar
2.
3.
4.
8.11
5.47
7.45
Parameters (in mg/L except pH)
Yearly Avg. 2011-12
NH3pH
DO
BOD
NH3N
N
0.75
8.02 5.12
3.89
1.77
8.15
5.40
8.10
0.72
8.00
4.91
4.55
1.80
8.05
5.82
4.17
2.07
8.17
5.42
6.51
0.65
8.02
5.23
4.08
1.47
8.09
5.67
3.57
1.89
8.11
5.55
7.16
0.65
8.01
5.35
4.67
1.49
8.09
5.62
3.80
2.10
Yearly Avg. 2010-11
pH
DO
BOD
Yearly Avg. 2012-13
pH
DO BOD
8.04
5.71
3.95
NH
3-N
1.98
Ambient Air Quality
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Annual Avg. 2010-11
RSP
SPM
SO2
M
82.50
156.66 9.70
16.70
Parameters (in µg/m3)
Annual Avg. 2011-12
RSP
SPM SO2 NOx
M
74.0
67.0
9.9
17.6
74.41
141.33
9.18
15.89
68.0
55.0
9.5
16.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
74.5
45.87
9.84
18.07
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
67.5
41.87
9.54
17.56
Location
Alang
SBY,
GMB
Office
Bhavnagar
Sosiya,
SBY, Priya
Blue
Industries,
Plot V-1,
Bhavnagar
Alang
SBY*
Sosiya
SBY,
Bhavnagar
*
NOx
Annual Avg. 2012-13
RSP
SPM SO2
M
-
-
* Annual average April 2012 to March 2013 (Except September-2012 to December, 2012).
RIO CONFERENCE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5332
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
NOx
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Government proposes to defend the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibility
(CBDR) in the forthcoming Rio+20 Summit;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government proposes to approve the upgradation of the United Nations Environment
Programme to a specialised agency status and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
whether the Government is likely to oppose the new set of Sustainable Development Goals as mandatory
and if so, the details thereof;
whether the delegation is likely to insist for sustaining the original Rio Conference decision in bifurcating
the responsibilities of developed and developing countries (CBDR concept); and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f): The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20 Summit was held on
June 20-22, 2012 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was attended at the level of Heads of States/Governments by a large
number of countries, including India. The concept of Common but Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR) was
defended by India and many other developing countries and was included in the Rio+20 Summit Outcome
Document.
The Outcome Document titled “The Future We Want” adopted at the end of the Conference affirms that
there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to each country, in accordance with its national
circumstances and priorities, to achieve sustainable development. The Outcome Document affirms the Rio
Principles of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in 1992 including, inter alia,
the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, as set out in principle 7 of the Rio Declaration.
The Rio+20 Summit also committed to strengthening the role of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) as the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, and to
promote the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United
Nations system and to serve as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
As per the Outcome Document, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be action-oriented,
concise and easy to communicate, limited in number, aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable to all
countries while taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting
national policies and priorities.
LAUNCH OF BIO-DIVERSITY EXPRESS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5336
DR. P. VENUGOPAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government is considering to increase awareness among youths and masses on the varied
flora and fauna of the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has launched Bio-diversity express to cover areas to create the awareness;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND` FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Environment & Forests carries out environmental awareness among youth and masses of
the country on a range of environmental issues including biodiversity conservation through flagship programmes of
National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) and National Green Corps (NGC). NEAC engages thousands
of participating organizations through Regional Resources Agencies (RRAs) across the country to create awareness
amongst stakeholders. NGC programme is a network of about 1,00,000 schools of the country to inculcate
environmental awareness and sustainable practices amongst school children.
(c) to (e): Yes, Sir. The Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) train is an innovative mobile exhibition
mounted on a specially designed 16-coach air-conditioned train for creating awareness about biodiversity and other
environmental issues in the country. The second phase of SEBS was flagged off on 9th April 2013 from New Delhi.
It will travel to different States covering 62 stations by the end of October 2013. The state-of-the-art exhibition
aboard SEBS aims to create widespread awareness on the unique biodiversity of India. Eight coaches of SEBS are
dedicated to biodiversity, and the remaining coaches are on climate change, water, energy conservation, sustainable
development, kids zone and joy of Science Lab. The first phase of SEBS was launched on World Environment Day
on 5th June 2012, as the brand ambassador of the eleventh Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity hosted by India in Hyderabad in October 2012. The SEBS in its first phase covered 51 locations and
received over 23 lakh visitors upto 22nd December 2012, including six lakh students and 32,000 teachers from
7,000 schools who enjoyed learning in a fun way. An exclusive website www.sciencexpress.in provides details and
up-to-date information on the SEBS. This flagship venture is a collaborative initiative between Ministry of
Environment & Forests (MoEF), Indian Railways and Department of Science & Technology (DST).
SAFE DISPOSAL OF CFL
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5341
SHRI AHIR VIKRAMBHAI ARJANBHAI MAADAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
whether the Government has estimated the details of the amount of toxic mercuric waste generated by the
use of mercury lamps including Compact Fluorescent Lamp
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has issued guidelines to States asking them to encourage establishment of
recycling units for mercuric toxic waste;
if so, the names of the States who in this regard;
whether the Government has sought any report on the status of the work;
if so, whether the Government plans to frame new policies by providing incentives for safe disposal to
the end consumers; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (g): As per a study of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) titled ‘Master plan study for collection,
recycling and safe disposal of end-of-life mercury bearing lamps and associated electronics’ supported by Electric
Lamp and Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (ELCOMA), the mercury released into the environment,
from fluorescent lamp sector has been estimated at around 8.8 tonnes considering entire lot of Fluorescent Lamps
(FLs); Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and Fluorescent Tube lights (FTLs) and Metal Halides etc. in the year
2009.
Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a Task Force to evolve a policy on “Environmentally Sound
Management of mercury in Fluorescent Lamps”. A Technical Committee, constituted by this Task Force, had
prepared “Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Mercury Management in Fluorescent Lamps Sector”. These
guidelines prescribe the best practices at various levels, such as at manufacturer’s level and include aspects relating
to mercury consumption, process technology, raw mercury distillation, on-site storage, treatment, recycling, disposal
of mercury bearing wastes and mercury spill management. The best practices at consumer’s level include handling
of used/broken lamps, consumer awareness pertaining to collection, transport, treatment and disposal of used
fluorescent lamps.
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have written to all the
State Governments and Union Territories to encourage establishment of recycling units so that the fused CFLs and
FTLs are properly collected and the mercury is recovered and recycled scientifically and safely.
CLEARANCE TO HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5343
SHRI CHARLES DIAS
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government proposes to consider issue of environmental clearance to hydro-electric projects
proposed from Kerala in view of the acute shortage of electricity in the State;
if so, the details thereof;
the number of hydro-electric projects proposed from Kerala which are pending for want of environmental
clearance with the dates from which these projects are pending;
whether the Government is following the same criteria for all States for the clearance of projects; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 mandates prior environmental clearance to
various developmental projects including hydroelectric projects. The hydroelectric projects are divided into
following categories under this Notification:
i.
Category-A projects i.e. Hydroelectric Power projects of capacity more than 50 MW, to be considered at
Central level.
ii.
Category-B projects i.e. Hydroelectric Power projects of capacity of 25 MW to 50 MW to be considered
at State level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).
The environment clearance process for projects broadly comprises of four stages, viz, Screening, Scoping, Public
Consultation and Appraisal. The environment clearance process, as per the provisions under EIA Notification 2006,
is followed through-out the country across all States.
No hydroelectric power project from Kerala is pending for environmental clearance in the Ministry.
PROMOTION TO LED LIGHTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5347
SHRIMATI MANEKA GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is taking any steps to promote energy efficient LED lights lacking mercury;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) As per the information provided by Ministry of Power (MoP), in order to accelerate demand for Light
Emitting Diodes (LEDs), MoP created a Central Institutional Mechanism for aggregation of demand for LEDs under
which MoP had taken leadership to formalize standards and accelerate demand for LEDs. Over 12 nos of LED
standards have been brought out by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with active support from Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE). For ensuring quality along with standards, testing labs have also been established. There are two
labs which are fully functional in India which can test both safety and performance of LEDs. There are two other
labs that can test the lumens performance of LED.
The BEE has been engaged in the demonstration of LED as a lighting solution. The LED Village Campaign of BEE,
where a village consisting of around 200 – 250 households is adopted for such demonstration projects and LED
bulbs are provided free of cost has been successfully completed in 24 states in the XI Plan. The MoP proposes to
provide LED bulbs to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under its Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(RGGVY) in the XII plan.
FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5348
SHRI HARIN PATHAK
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the amount sanctioned, released and utilised for development/conservation of forests in the country
during the last three years, State-wise;
the necessary steps taken by the Government to activate afforestation activities in the country especially
in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra;
the details of aberration made by each State in the enforcement of Supreme Court directives on the forest
conservation in the region; and
the specific eco-development protection plans envisaged for implementation in the country in terms of
national and international conventions with special reference to States of Gujarat and Maharashtra?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing two major Centrally Sponsored Schemes for
development/conservation of forests in the country, including Gujarat and Maharashtra, namely (1) National
Afforestation Programme (NAP), a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for tree plantation and eco-restoration of
degraded forests and adjoining areas in the country through people’s participation and (2) Intensification of Forest
Management Scheme (IFMS) in which funds are provided for protection of forests. The details of funds released
under the NAP and IFMS schemes to State/Union Territory Governments, including Gujarat and Maharashtra,
during the last three years are given in Annexure I & II.
(c) In General, Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directives on Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in the region have been
complied with.
(d) India is a member state of United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) which is a subsidiary body of United
Nations. It was established in October 2000 by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC)
in its Resolution 2000/35 with the main objective to promote “the management, conservation and sustainable
development of all types of forests. International Arrangements on Forests which at present include Non Legally
Binding Instruments on Forests (NLBI) provides for 25 measures for policy and action for achieving sustainable
forests management in member countries including India.
Annexure I
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NUMBER 5348 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29/04/2013 REGARDING FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
FORESTS
DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER NAP DURING LAST THREE YEARS
(Rs.in Crore)
S. No.
1
State
Andhra Pradesh
2
Bihar
3
Chhattisgarh
4
Goa
5
Amount Released
2010-11
10.48
2011-12
15.15
2012-13
2.71
5.48
6.92
3.40
33.25
24.74
13.33
Gujarat
0
29.43
0.00
27.00
0.00
14.30
6
Haryana
24.20
12.28
6.41
7
Himachal Pradesh
3.45
3.50
3.62
8
Jammu & Kashmir
3.99
6.89
3.37
9
Jharkhand
8.73
10
Karnataka
8.12
10.42
12.92
4.69
6.81
11
Kerala
7.54
2.04
11.30
12
Madhya Pradesh
30.39
21.43
9.15
13
Maharashtra
16.17
28.51
28.87
14
Orissa
11.20
7.30
3.38
15
Punjab
16
Rajasthan
0
4.94
0.46
6.23
0.76
4.14
17
Tamil Nadu
7.21
3.08
2.78
26.23
15.27
6.61
6.25
18
Uttar Pradesh
21.33
19
Uttarakhand
4.47
20
West Bengal
Total (Other States)
4.12
6.29
2.57
234.50
228.00
143.11
0.00
1.66
7.95
12.74
1.47
9.46
21
Arunachal Pradesh
5.52
22
Assam
6.08
23
Manipur
24
Meghalaya
25
Mizoram
12.21
4.31
13.44
9.10
8.78
26
Nagaland
10.11
11.69
10.88
27
Sikkim
11.99
11.18
5.42
28
Tripura
10.43
13.69
3.50
Total (NE States)
75.49
75.00
50.26
309.99
303.00
193.37
10.37
8.79
G. Total
Annexure II
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NUMBER 5348 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29/04/2013 REGARDING FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
FORESTS
DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER IFMS DURING LAST THREE YEARS
(Rs. In Crore)
S.No.
States
1
1
2
Amount Released
2011-12
4
2010-11
3
2012-13
5
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
1.37
0.00
0.00
1.19
0.82
0.00
3
Chhattisgarh
3.68
4.30
3.98
4
Goa
0.25
0.11
2.43
5
Gujarat
4.30
3.48
0.08
6
Haryana
1.02
0.76
0.96
7
Himachal Pradesh
2.88
2.46
2.26
8
Jammu & Kashmir
0.00
0.00
2.10
9
Jharkhand
1.51
3.41
2.13
10
Karnataka
2.06
3.49
3.61
11
Kerala
2.57
1.45
1.51
12
Madhya Pradesh
3.80
6.98
8.87
13
Maharashtra
2.62
3.74
2.69
14
Orissa
2.30
1.33
1.50
15
Punjab
0.76
0.00
0.00
16
Rajasthan
1.04
1.61
2.37
17
Tamil Nadu
1.44
2.45
1.41
18
Uttar Pradesh
2.14
1.40
1.31
19
Uttarakhand
1.35
2.30
3.43
2
20
West Bengal
Total
NE & Sikkim
1
Assam
1.73
0.51
0.71
37.99
40.60
41.34
2.03
2.47
0.00
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3.26
2.61
0.00
3
Manipur
1.68
3.29
1.18
4
Meghalaya
1.22
1.61
1.45
5
Mizoram
3.50
2.53
2.92
6
Nagaland
1.84
3.47
0.00
7
Sikkim
2.59
2.89
0.35
8
Tripura
Total
Union Territories
1
A & N Islands
1.89
0.61
3.77
18.00
19.47
9.66
0.26
0.30
0.05
2
Chandigarh
0.60
0.34
0.00
3
D&N Haveli
0.00
0.00
0.00
4
Daman & Diu
0.00
0.00
0.00
5
Lakshadweep
0.00
0.00
0.00
6
New Delhi
0.00
0.00
0.00
7
Pondicherry
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total
Grand Total
0.86
0.65
0.05
56.85
60.72
51.06
BAN ON USE OF PLASTIC
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5349
SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the plastic being used in the trade of packaged/mineral drinking water bottles are not/cannot be
recycled which is quite detrimental for environmental protection;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has got the figures in regard to the quantity of plastic being used per year in the
packaged/mineral drinking water trade and the percentage of plastic out of the same recycled after use;
if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
whether the Government proposes to keep records in this regard; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f): The Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles, which are used in the trade of mineral drinking water can
be recycled. Such processes should conform to the prescribed environmental norms. Data regarding the quantity of
plastics used per year in the mineral drinking water bottles is not maintained by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests.
DESTRUCTION FROM ELEPHANTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5350
SHRI VISHWA MOHAN KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has noticed that a herd of elephants has entered into Basantpur, Virpur and
Bhimnagar areas of Supaul district of Bihar from Nepal and wrecked havoc causing the casualty in the
said area:
if so, whether the Government has given any suggestions to the Government of Nepal to check such
incidents;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the action taken by the Government to stop such destruction?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) Yes Sir. Reports of elephants from Nepal entering into the bordering areas of Supaul District (Basantpur Block)
of Bihar have been received. The elephants strayed from Nepal after a shortwhile returned to Nepal. There have
been no reports of any damage to humans or property.
(b), (c) & (d) The Divisional Forest Officer, Saharsa has taken up the matter with the concerned officials of Nepal.
Patrolling is being done for this purpose.
CHECK ON INCIDENTS OF LEAKAGES OF GASES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5351
SHRI GOPINATH MUNDE
SHRI LALJI TANDON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether there has been a rise in the incidents of leakage of poisonous gases in various parts of the
country;
if so, the reasons therefor and whether these incidents have been probed;
if so, the State-wise details thereof particularly about the State of Maharashtra;
the efforts made or being made by the Government to check such incidents in future; and
the State-wise details thereof particularly in respect of Maharashtra?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): The main reasons for the gas leakage include non availability or non-functioning of adequate process
control systems, smoke detectors for early detection of fire, fire control and fire combat facilities; run away chemical
reactions; unprecedented scenario of vapour cloud explosion, etc. The incidents of gas leakages are probed by the
concerned departments and agencies. The incidents of poisonous gas leakages in the State of Maharashtra for the
year 2010, 2011 and 2012 are seven, three and three respectively.
The State Government Labour Departments are vested with the responsibility of implementation of the Factories
Act, 1948, rules made there under, the provisions of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical
Rules, 1989 and the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996. Central,
State, District and Local Crisis Groups are also set up to check the incidents of accidents including gas leakages. The
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued guidelines on Chemical Disasters in April, 2007.
Workshops, training programmes for workers, safety awareness campaigns, special safety drives, mock drills of onsite and off-site emergency plan, etc. are organised by the concerned departments and agencies to ensure adequate
safety norms and the measures envisioned in the above rules and guidelines.
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY BOARDS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5352
SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Whether the Government has noticed the reasons for failure of Forest Management and Bio-diversity
Boards in the country with reference to Karnataka State Forest Management and Bio- diversity
Conservation Project during the year 2005-2012;
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) This Ministry has not received any information regarding failure of the Karnataka State Forest Management &
Bio-diversity Conservation Project during the year 2005-2012.
(b) Question does not arise.
(c) & (d) The Karnataka State Forest Management & Bio-diversity Conservation Project is an externally aided
project funded by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The project period is from 2005-06 to 2012-13
and the loan closure period is upto July,2015. The project implementation is the responsibility of the Karnataka
Government. A Mid-Term review of the project by an independent agency has concluded that the project has
achieved substantial and satisfactory progress during the period 2005-08.
RESERVED FOREST AREA
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5353
SHRI ZAFAR ALI NAQVI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the trees planted along the connecting roads of villages main district roads, roads of Nagar
Panchayats and District Panchayats within the city are included in the definition of Reserved Forest Area;
if so, the details thereof along with the boundary and definition of Reserve Forest Area;
whether the Government has any proposal to amend it;
(d)
if so, there details thereof;
(e)
whether there is any rule for cutting or felling of trees without taking permission in this regard from the
Ministry from service lanes and near petrol pumps and commercial establishments to be set up on
National Highways, main district roads and State Highways;
(f)
if so, the details of the said rule; and
(g)
the number of such petrol pumps which have taken permission for cutting trees planted on roads
connecting them with the main road?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The State/ U.T. Governments have powers under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and respective State Acts/ Rules to
declare any areas as Reserved Forest or Protected Forest.
(b) Such details are not compiled at the Ministry level.
(c) There is no proposal to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927 in this regard.
(d) Question does not arise.
(e) & (f) Permission for felling/ cutting of trees and their transit is regulated by Felling and transit rules of concerned
States/ UT Governments. However, if the construction of service lane and petrol pump involves use of forest land,
prior approval of Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diverting such forest land also
needs to be obtained.
(g) Details of petrol pumps which have taken permission for cutting trees are not compiled at the Ministry level.
Annexure –I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5353 due for answer on
29.04.2013 by Shri Zafar Ali Naqvi regarding Reserved Forest Area
The number of petrol pumps for which prior approval was accorded by Northern Regional Office, Ministry of
Environment and Forests for diversion of forest land for entry and exist through strip forest (Protected Forests) for
the year 2011 and 2012 is as follows:
S. No.
Year
Name of the State
1.
2011
Punjab & Haryana
No. of petrol pumps for which
forest land diverted for non
forestry purposes
247
2.
2012
Punjab & Haryana
309
Forest Area involved
4.2520 ha
5.4233 ha
ASSISTANCE TO GAUSHALAS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5354
SHRI KIRTI AZAD
SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state;
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has any proposal for setting up of Gaushalas in the country;
if so, the details thereof and the financial assistance provided to the State Governments for the purpose
during the last three years, state-wise including Jammu and Kashmir; and
the time by which these are likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) No Madam. However, to promote welfare of uncared/ownerless animals including cows, the Government
of India is providing grants-in-aid through the Animal Welfare Board of India to animal welfare
organizations/NGOs, Local bodies, non-profitable institutions including Gaushalas/Pinjrapoles recognized by the
Board under the plan scheme for setting up of shelter houses. About 600 organisations have set up shelter houses
under this scheme. The details of financial assistance provided to the organizations during the last three years is at
annexure.
Annexure to para (a) to ( c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 5354 due for answer on 29.4.2013
STATEWISE ABSTRACT OF SHELTER HOUSE GRANTS RELEASED TO AWOs
STATE
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
TOTAL(Rs.)
ASSAM
0
0
0
0
ANDHRA PRADESH
0
0
0
0
A & N ISLANDS
0
0
0
0
ARUNACHAL
PRADESH
0
0
0
0
BIHAR
0
0
0
0
CHATTISGARH
995805
0
995805
1991610
CHANDIGARH
0
0
0
0
DELHI
0
0
0
0
DAMAN & DIU
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DADRA & NAGARHAVELI
GOA
0
0
0
0
GUJARAT
0
2926814
1061550
3988364
HARYANA
2617125
3781234
1788744
8187103
HIMACHAL
0
PRADESH
0
0
0
JAMMU & KASHMIR
0
0
0
0
JHARKHAND
742500
0
1068750
1811250
KARNATAKA
1103564
0
877500
1981064
LAKSHADWEEP
0
0
0
0
KERALA
MADHYA PRADESH
MAHARASHTRA
MANIPUR
MEGHALAYA
MIZORAM
NAGALAND
ODISHA
PUDUCHERY
PUNJAB
RAJASTHAN
SIKKIM
TAMIL NADU
TRIPURA
UTTAR PRADESH
UTTARAKHAND
WEST BENGAL
TOTAL
0
9489572
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1768152
9926588
0
938677
0
2044694
0
0
29626677
0
14148078
1946250
0
0
0
0
0
0
2610918
24124572
0
0
0
4086992
1124925
0
54749783
0
9470452
2137300
0
0
0
0
0
0
855000
17615875
0
0
0
2935638
0
0
38806614
0
33108102
4083550
0
0
0
0
0
0
5234070
51667035
0
938677
0
9067324
1124925
0
123183074
CLEARANCE TO COAL BLOCKS IN “NO GO” AREAS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5356
SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has taken any measure for granting clearance to mining projects in ‘No Go’
Areas to avoid any harm to ecology;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Ministry has agreed to Coal Ministry on these suggestions;
if so, the details in this regard; and
the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the Cabinet Secretariat vide their O.M. dated 3rd February
2011 to consider the environmental and developmental issues relating to coal mining and other development projects
inter-alia decided that concept of Go-No-Go for coal mining should be done away with and each of the proposals
seeking diversion of forest land for coal mining be processed and considered by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests (MoEF) on its merits.
Accordingly, the MoEF on 30th August 2012 informed the concerned State Governments that they may process the
proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of
forest land for coal mining projects in accordance with said decision of the GoM and send these proposals to the
MoEF for its further necessary action to consider these proposals on case to case basis and on merit.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO PROJECTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5364
DR. MAHENDRASINH P. CHAUHAN
SHRI SURESH KALMADI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government is reviewing the existing process of giving environmental clearance;
if so, the main objectives of the same and the time limit fixed in this regard;
whether the Government has constituted some groups related to environmental evaluation for providing
consultation on the issue of giving approval to big projects; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d). The cases for prior environment clearance in respect of development projects listed in Schedule under the
Environment Impact Notification, 2006 are processed in line with the procedure stipulated in the Notification. The
Notification also, inter-alia, prescribes the time limit for processing such cases. The development projects, including
big projects, are appraised by sector specific Expert Appraisal Committees constituted as per the provisions under
the afore-said Notification. The improvement in systems, so as to facilitate qualitative, sustainable, holistic and early
decision-making in a transparent and objective manner, is a continuous process. In the past few months, a number of
reform measures have been taken with a view to further improving the holistic appraisal and streamlining the
environment clearance process.
NOTICES ON ENCROACHMENTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5365
SHRI ANAND PRAKASH PARANJPE
SHRI SANJAY BHOI
SHRI EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
SHRI B.B. PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to various departments of the Centre and the
State Governments on claiming the flood plains of the Yamuna and Hindon rivers that have been
encroached upon with permanent concrete structures;
if so, the details thereof; and
the response of the Centre as well as State Governments in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. An application No. 89 of 2013 (Akash Vashishtha & ANR. Vs Union of India & ORS.) has been
filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The main issue raised in the application relates to encroachment of
flood plains of River Yamuna and its tributary Hindon. The NGT has issued notices to Government of NCT of
Delhi, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Government of Haryana including this Ministry and other concerned
organizations for their response on the issues raised.
(c) Affidavit on behalf of this Ministry is yet to be filed in the NGT in the above matter.
MAPPING OF HAZARD LINE IN COASTAL AREA
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5367
SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB
SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has initiated the process for mapping and marking the hazard line along the
coasts to protect property and human lives;
if so, the details thereof and the estimated cost of the project;
the present status of the project and the time by which the project is likely to be completed;
(d)
whether the Government has sought suggestions from various quarters in this regard;
(e)
(f)
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f) Under the World Bank assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project, the Government has initiated
the process of hazard line mapping along the coast of India in collaboration with Survey of India at an estimated cost
of Rs. 125 crore. So far, the aerial photography of the coastline has been completed and work of photogrammetry of
the aerial photographs is in progress. The project is scheduled for completion by December, 2015.
The methodology of hazard line mapping was finalised after detailed consultation with various Central
Ministries/Departments such as Department of Science & Technology, Department of Defence Research and
Development, Department of Space, Department of Ocean Development and Ministry of Tourism as well as the
Departments of Environment and Forests of the coastal States, State Coastal Zone Management Authorities, experts
from various research and educational institutions and representatives of civil society.
CLEARANCES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DAM
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5370
PROF. SAUGATA ROY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the Forest Advisory Committee has given clearances for the construction of Kalu Dam in State
of Maharashtra;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has conducted thorough survey of the area;
if so, the details thereof;
whether forest land in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats is up for diversion due to this proposed
dam; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f) Yes, Sir. The Forest Advisory Committee in its meeting held on 3rd and 4th April, 2013 has recommended
the diversion of 999.328 ha of forest land in Raigad Forest Division for drinking water supply project on Kalu River
by Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation, in district Thane, Maharashtra with standard and general conditions
like payment of Net Present Value (NPV), Compensatory Afforestation, minimum felling of trees as per
requirement, etc. and following additional conditions:1. The recommendations of High Level Working Group headed by Dr K. Kasturirangan will be binding to
the State Government and the User Agency. They will implement all mitigative measures suggested by
the group for such type of developmental projects.
2.
Penal Compensatory Afforestation will be taken by the State Government over degraded forest land
equal in extent to diverted forest land in addition to Compensatory Afforestation at the cost of the User
Agency.
3.
A cumulative impact assessment of all drinking water projects in the region on the flora and fauna of the
area will be undertaken by the State Government at the cost of the User Agency and the mitigative
measures and other conditions suggested in the study will be binding on the User Agency.
4. The User Agency will abide by all conditions imposed by Regional Office, Bhopal and State Government
during inspection of the project.The final approvalfor diversion of forest land will be considered only
after compliance to all above general, standard and additional conditions.
POLICY FOR IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIAL
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5376
SHRI IJYARAJ SINGH
SHRI ANJAN KUMAR M. YADAV
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the existing policy for the import of scrap and other hazardous residues in the country;
whether the cases of non-compliance of the said policy have come to the notice of the Government; and
if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): Import of hazardous and other waste is regulated under Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. As per the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2008, import of hazardous waste from any country for disposal is not permitted. The import is
allowed only for recycling or recovery or reuse with the permission of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
As per Schedule VII of Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008,
the monitoring of compliance of various provisions and conditions of authorization for handling of hazardous wastes
issued by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) and conditions of
permission for exports and imports issued by MoEF falls under the purview of respective SPCBs/ PCCs.
VILLAGES INSIDE NOTIFIED TIGER RESERVES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5378
SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the total number of villages existing inside the notified Tiger Reserves in the country;
the steps taken by the Government to ensure avoidance of unnecessary provocation by the village
dwellers in the country;
the total number of poaching cases reported in the country; and
the action taken by the Government against the guilty persons?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The details of villages located inside the core/critical tiger habitat of tiger reserves, as reported by States, are at
Annexure-I.
(b) The village relocation from the core/critical tiger habitat is done on a voluntary basis under mutually agreed
terms and conditions, as per provisions contained in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Scheduled Tribes and
Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, with an enhanced package of Rs. 10
lakhs per family. Detailed guidelines have been issued in this regard.
(c) The details of tiger poaching, as reported by States, during 2012 and current year are at Annexure-II.
(d) The day-to-day management and implementation of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is done by the States,
hence information on action taken against individual offender is not collated at the Government of India level.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 5378 ON VILLAGES INSIDE NOTIFIED TIGER RESERVES DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Details of villages located inside core/critical tiger habitat of tiger reserves (as reported by States)
S. No.
Name of the State
Name of the Tiger
Reserve
No. of Villages
in the notified
core area of
Tiger Reserves
(as on
30.6.2012)
No. of Families in
the notified core
area of Tiger
Reserves
(as on 30.6.2012)
No. of Villages
relocated from the
notified core/
critical tiger
habitat of tiger
reserves since the
inception of
Project Tiger
No. of Families
relocated from
the notified core/
critical tiger
habitat of tiger
reserves since the
inception of
Project Tiger
(as on 23.4.2013)
(as on 23.4.2013)
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Andhra Pradesh
Kawal
NagarjunsagarSrisailam
37
2064
0
0
3
Arunachal Pradesh
Namdapha
28
1731
0
0
3
77
0
0
4
Arunachal Pradesh
Pakke
0
0
0
0
5
Assam
Kaziranga
8
270
0
0
6
Assam
Manas
31
912
0
0
7
Assam
Nameri
0
0
0
0
8
Bihar
Valmiki
0
0
0
0
9
Chhattisgarh
Achanakmar
25
3553
6
249
10
Chhattisgarh
Indravati
56
1300
0
0
11
Chhattisgarh
Udanti-Sitanadi
50
3712
0
0
12
Jharkhand
Palamau
3
633
0
0
13
14
15
Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka
Bandipur
Bhadra
Biligiri Ranganatha
Temple
0
16
34
0
736
0
0
11
0
420
0
0
16
Karnataka
Dandeli-Anshi
13
629
0
0
17
18
Karnataka
Kerala
Nagarhole
Parambikulam
37
6
1826
318
6
0
496
0
19
20
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Periyar
Bandhavgarh
0
14
0
2501
0
1
0
149
21
Madhya Pradesh
Kanha
34
1913
30
1063
22
Madhya Pradesh
Panna
13
2411
9
738
281
23
Madhya Pradesh
Pench
8
281
8
24
Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay-Dubri
40
4967
0
0
25
Madhya Pradesh
Satpura
42
4097
4
318
26
Maharashtra
Melghat
30
4858
6
589
27
Maharashtra
Pench
1
107
0
0
28
Maharashtra
Sahayadri
58
2586
43
1582
29
Maharashtra
Tadoba-Andhari
6
1069
1
164
30
Mizoram
Dampa
1
227
1
227
31
Odisha
Satkosia
32
33
Odisha
Rajasthan
Similipal
Ranthambhore
34
Rajasthan
Sariska
35
Tamil Nadu
36
Tamil Nadu
Anamalai
KalakadMundanthurai
37
38
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Mudumalai
Corbett
39
40
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Dudhwa
Buxa
41
West Bengal
Total
Sundarbans
5
129
0
0
4
78
255
2144
1
15
133
1250
28
2409
3
519
33
1532
0
0
8
223
0
0
30
NA
449
181
0
0
19
0
0
7
0
1229
0
0
0
0
0
787
0
51329
0
145
0
8197
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 5378 ON VILLAGES INSIDE NOTIFIED TIGER RESERVES DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Details of tiger poaching, as reported by States, during 2012 and current year
(as on 24.4.2013)
Sl.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
State
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Haryana
TOTAL
2012
2013
Poaching/under
scrutiny
including
seizure
Poaching/under scrutiny
including seizure
0
1
3
0
1
0
10
4
10
9
0
1
1
6
5
6
1
1
59
0
0
3
0
0
0
11
1
2
4
0
1
1
2
4
1
1
0
31
INCREASE IN FOREST COVER
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5382
Dr. M. JAGANNATH
SHRI MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE
PROF. (DR.) RANJAN PRASAD YADAV
SHRI S.S.RAMASUBBU
DR. MAHESH JOSHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
the details of forest areas in the country as on date, State-wise;
whether rapid decrease in the forest areas is posing serious danger to environment.
if so, the details thereof;
whether any steps have been taken by the Government to increase the forest cover during the current Five
Year Plan period;
if so, the total funds allotted during the current Five Year Plan for the purpose;
the details of achievements made during the last Five Year Plan in the regard;
whether the Government proposes to enact a new law for conservation of land; and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) As per the India State of Forest Report 2011 (ISFR 2011), the State-wise details of forest cover in the country are
given in Annexure I.
(b) & (c) Forest and Tree cover of the country as per India State of Forest Report 2011, assessment is 78.29 million
hectares which is 23.81% of the geographical area. This includes 2.76% of tree cover. There is marginal decrease of
367 km2 in the forest cover in comparison to 2009 assessment.
(d), (e) & (f) Afforestation in the country is taken up under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes such as Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP), National Bamboo Mission (NBM), 13th Finance Commission and also under different State
Plan/ Non- Plan Schemes including externally aided projects. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) of the
Ministry of Environment & Forests is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for afforestation and tree plantation and
eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in the country. The Scheme is being implemented through a
decentralized mechanism of State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency
(FDA) at Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) at Village levels. An amount of
Rs.2500 crores has been approved for NAP in the 12th Five Year Plan. The details of funds released during last five
years (2007-08 to 2011-12) and 2012-13 are given in Annexure II. The details of areas approved under NAP
scheme are given in Annexure III.
(g) & (h) The Ministry of Environment & Forests has no proposal to enact a new law for conservation of land
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5382 due for answer on
29-04-2013 regarding ‘Increase in Forest Cover’
Forest Cover in States/UTs in India as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR)- 2011
(area in km2)
States/UTs
Geographical Area
Total Forest Cover 2011
(data period 2008-09)
Andhra Pradesh
275069
46389
Arunachal Pradesh
83743
67410
Assam
78438
27673
Bihar
94163
6845
Chhattisgarh
135191
55674
Delhi
1483
176
Goa
3702
2219
Gujarat
196022
14619
Haryana
44212
1608
Himachal Pradesh
55673
14679
Jammu & Kashmir
222236
22539
Jharkhand
79714
22977
Karnataka
191791
36194
Kerala
38863
17300
Madhya Pradesh
308245
77700
Maharashtra
307713
50646
States/UTs
Geographical Area
Total Forest Cover 2011
(data period 2008-09)
Manipur
22327
17090
Meghalaya
22429
17275
Mizoram
21081
19117
Nagaland
16579
13318
Orissa
155707
48903
Punjab
50362
1764
Rajasthan
342239
16087
Sikkim
7096
3359
Tamil Nadu
130058
23625
Tripura
10486
7977
Uttar Pradesh
240928
14338
Uttarakhand
53483
24496
West Bengal
88752
12995
Andaman & Nicobar
8249
6724
Chandigarh
114
17
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
491
211
Daman & Diu
112
6
32
27
480
3287263
50
692027
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Grand Total
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5382 due for answer on
29-04-2013 regarding ‘Increase in Forest Cover’
State-wise detail of funds released under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme from 2007-08 to
2011-12 & 2012-13
(Rs. in crore)
S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
State
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
2007-08
9.97
6.92
42.71
0.00
30.93
12.93
7.43
8.13
24.56
31.02
8.81
13.84
29.92
19.01
5.88
2.50
2008-09
11.54
6.48
25.56
0.00
25.75
20.14
6.72
8.47
26.32
15.46
9.45
22.55
21.87
21.63
3.30
7.32
2009-10
11.03
7.74
25.12
0.00
24.44
20.57
3.59
9.81
21.06
11.95
4.02
22.53
20.53
8.82
3.01
10.67
2010-11
10.48
5.48
33.25
0
29.43
24.20
3.45
3.99
8.73
8.12
7.54
30.39
16.17
11.20
0
4.94
2011-12
15.15
6.92
24.74
0.00
27.00
12.28
3.50
6.89
10.42
12.92
2.04
21.43
28.51
7.30
0.46
6.23
2012-13
2.71
3.40
13.33
0.00
14.30
6.41
3.62
3.37
4.69
6.81
11.30
9.15
28.87
3.38
0.76
4.14
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total (Other States)
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
Total (NE States)
G. Total
9.46
36.77
12.39
7.23
320.40
4.85
8.58
12.37
5.94
16.75
7.75
11.28
5.02
72.55
392.95
8.86
30.80
9.24
9.06
290.62
3.25
9.78
9.51
4.69
13.61
6.64
6.63
0.89
55.00
345.62
7.98
30.20
7.00
3.11
253.17
2.37
14.48
5.93
2.21
17.27
10.67
8.86
3.20
65.00
318.17
7.21
21.33
4.47
4.12
234.50
5.52
6.08
10.37
8.79
12.21
10.11
11.99
10.43
75.49
309.99
3.08
26.23
6.61
6.29
228.00
0.00
7.95
12.74
4.31
13.44
11.69
11.18
13.69
75.00
303.00
2.78
15.27
6.25
2.57
143.11
1.66
1.47
9.46
9.10
8.78
10.88
5.42
3.50
50.26
193.37
Annexure III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5382 due for answer on
29-04-2013 regarding ‘Increase in Forest Cover’
Details of area approved for plantation under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme from 200708 to 2011-12 and 2012-13
Area in hectares
S.
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
State
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Sub Total (Other States)
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
Sub Total (North Eastern States)
2007-08
13859
9016
40990
0
32545
8298
10028
7735
31990
32905
10518
28707
41538
59140
7687
1000
6230
39104
18867
9984
410141
5705
15660
12295
8075
16150
10640
6045
8350
82920
2008-09
8182
3675
14706
0
14620
8260
1222
6370
14680
3765
4118
13367
5182
7400
1640
9500
5670
18355
3510
4793
149015
1450
6365
2950
1970
4500
3500
3350
335
24420
Year
2009-10 2010-11
4182
2341
3475
0
8450
1177
0
0
4920
1760
5526
1100
1255
1646
3550
0
9980
0
2200
0
1095
666
6188
13000
7219
0
1745
0
547
0
6800
400
4025
0
9664
3340
4065
5167
615
2815
85501
33412
1750
3125
3625
0
1525
3599
800
4800
2700
2370
4050
2000
2225
1549
1380
6271
18055
23714
2011-12
5453
5647
8370
0
11150
3145
2566
4857
4815
9523
2947
10219
7934
7410
625
3300
2984
12435
5058
2360
110798
0
0
4250
3930
2600
8000
3730
6220
28730
2012-13
0
2415
2934
0
2000
1519
1450
4486
0
1880
1000
5125
2900
1975
0
1250
1800
4270
2350
710
38064
0
0
3970
3000
2500
2910
650
4435
17465
TOTAL
493061
173435
103556
57126
139528
55529
POLLUTION NORMS FOR INDUSTRIES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5388
SHRI B.N. PRASAD MAHATO
SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE
SHRI BHOOPENDRA SINGH
SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
SHRI HUKUMDEV NARAYAN YADAV
SHRI SUGUMAR K.
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has set standard pollution norms or issued any guidelines to industries and
manufacturing sector in the country to prevent river pollution due to discharging of industrial effluents;
if so, the details thereof along with the names of the rivers being polluted by such industries, river,
industry and State-wise;
whether the Government has also issued any guidelines to prevent discharging of domestic effluents into
the rivers;
if so, the details thereof along with the punitive action taken against the erring industries;
(e)
(f)
whether the polluted water is being purified before it pours into the river; and
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The standards for disposal of treated industrial effluents have been notified by the Government. Industries
are required to comply with the standards prior to disposal of effluents into surface water, including the rivers. An
industry discharging Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) more than 100 kilogramme per day is termed as Grossly
Polluting industry (GPI) by the Central and State Pollution Control Boards. These boards have identified 839 GPIs,
out of which 783 are discharging into various rivers including Ganga, Yamuna, Hindon, etc; as reported by the
Central Pollution Control Board.
(c) & (d) As per the provision of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, municipal authorities
are required to collect and treat domestic effluents and comply with the standards before their disposal into rivers.
Concerned State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees are taking actions against the erring
industries under the Water Act, 1974.
(e) & (f) Industries are required to set up effluent treatment plants and comply with the prescribed standards. Out of
839 industries mentioned above, 687 industries have provided effluent treatment plants. As reported, 563 units, out
of 687 industries are able to comply with the standards.
INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY OF FOREST
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5390
SHRI SULTAN AHMED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether due to lack of trained personnel and scientific research, the productivity of the Forest is
hampered in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
the steps taken by the Government to increase the productivity of Forests;
whether deforestation in hilly forest is continuing in the country;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN):
(a) & (b) The forest personnel in the country are adequately trained in various central, state and autonomous
institutions namely Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun; Indian Council of Forestry
Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun; Directorate of Forest Education (DFE), Dehradun; Indian Institute of
Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal and State Forest Training Institutes etc. There are also schemes for capacity
building at central and state level for upgradation of skills of forest personnel. ICFRE, IIFM and various state level
research institutions are carrying out scientific research for improvement of productivity of forests including wide
spectrum of economic, sociological, climate change related research keeping in view the new global developments
and demands.
(c) The central and state governments have made serious efforts to increase the productivity of forests by enhancing
peoples’ participation in forest management, saving the biological diversity through in-situ and ex-situ conservation,
rehabilitation of degraded lands, effective conservation and management of existing forest resources, genetic
improvement of planting stock including production of high quality clones etc.
(d) & (e) The National Forest policy, 1988 aims at maintaining two-third of the geographical area in the hills of the
country under forest and tree cover. The Forest Survey of India, Dehradun carries out forest cover assessment in the
country by digital image processing of the remote sensing data. The forest cover in the 124 identified hill districts of
the country has shown a net decrease of 548 Km2 between 2009 and 2011 assessment as per the India State of
Forest Report 2011. The main reasons for decrease in forest cover in hill districts are shifting cultivation, biotic
pressure and encroachments etc. The details are given in Annexure-I.
(f) The Ministry of Environment & Forests is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National
Afforestation Programme (NAP) for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining areas including in hill districts
of the country. The scheme is implemented through a decentralized mechanism of State Forest Development
Agency (SFDA) at the state level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at the forest division level and Joint Forest
Management Committees (JFMCs) at the village level. An area of 19.40 lakh hectares has been approved for
plantation under the scheme since its inception in 2002. Further, XIIIth Finance Commission has recommended Rs.
5000 Crore for 5 years starting from 2010-11 for conservation and development of forests in the country including
in the hill districts. Tree planting is also an approved activity under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Water Management Programme (IWMP) and other schemes of central
and state Governments. Further, Government of India has formulated National Mission for a Green India to increase
the forest cover and also to improve the quality of forest cover besides increasing various co-benefits.
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d & e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5390 due for answer
on 29-04-2013 regarding “Increase in Productivity of Forest”
Forest Cover in Hill Districts (2011)
(Area in Km 2)
State/UT
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
*
Number of
Hill
Districts
13
3
12
(a)14
(b)**
6
10
7
9
7
8
8
4
5
4
13
1
124
Geographical
Area
83743
19153
55673
101388
120848
48046
29572
69905
22327
22429
21081
16579
7096
22789
10486
53483
3149
707747
Total
Forest
67410
12985
14679
16056
6483
23200
13687
15502
17090
17275
19117
13318
3359
6372
7977
24496
2289
281295
Percentage of
Geographical
Area
80.50
67.80
26.37
15.84
5.36
48.29
46.28
22.18
76.54
77.02
90.68
80.33
47.34
27.96
76.04
45.80
72.69
39.74
Change*
The change in the above table refers to change in the area with respect to 2009 assessment after
incorporating interpretational changes
** Refers to the area outside LOC that is under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China
-74
-18
11
1
1
0
-13
-6
-190
-46
-66
-146
0
5
-8
1
0
-548
CATEGORISATION OF BAMBOO
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5391
SHRI RAJU SHETTI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has conducted a survey of the ‘Bamboos’ in Meghalaya during the year 201112;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the categorisation of ‘Bamboo’ in the survey is consistent with the categorisation in the Indian
Forests Act, 1927;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) As per the information received from the Government of Meghalaya, no such survey of the ‘Bamboos’ has been
conducted in Meghalaya during 2011-12.
(b) to (e) In view of the reply to part (a) above, the question does not arise.
POLLUTION IN MULA-MUTHA RIVER
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5392
SHRI SURESH KALMADI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
whether the Union Government has received any project report on abatement of pollution in Mula-Mutha
river from the State Government of Maharashtra;
if so, the salient features of the detailed project report along with the response of the Union Government
thereto;
the details of the compliance note submitted to the Union Government by the Commissioner of Pune
Municipal Corporation;
the action taken/proposed to be taken on the said compliance note; and
the details of other rivers in Maharashtra to be cleansed under the National River Conservation Plan?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) This Ministry has received the proposal and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for abatement of pollution in
Mula-Mutha river from the State Government of Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs. 638.65 crore. The major
components of the project include laying of trunk sewers and sewage network, construction of Intermediate
Pumping Stations, installation of additional sewage treatment capacity of 364 MLD.
(c) & (d) This Ministry observed certain technical matters during appraisal of DPR, which have been complied by
the Municipal Corporation of Pune.
(e) DPRs for the pollution abatement works for Nag river at Nagpur, Krishna river at Wai, Godavari river at Paithan,
Panchganga River at Ichalkaranji, Koyna River at Malkapur have been received by this Ministry from Government
of Maharashtra.
CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5393
SHRI SAJJAN VERMA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has received any proposal for granting clearance to project for construction of a
ring road in Madhya Pradesh;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is considering the said project for approval;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) In the year 2011, a proposal of 84 kms. long 4 lane ring road in and around Indore, Madhya Pradesh was
received from National Highways Authority of India for grant of Terms and Reference (ToR) under the
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. The ToRs were granted in July, 2011 to carry out
requisite EIA studies. The proponent has not yet submitted the final EIA Report to consider the project for grant of
environment clearance. The project is not pending with the Ministry.
PARALLEL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5395
SHRI DHANANJAY SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the details of the steps to be followed by mining companies seeking to obtain environmental clearances for
their proposed operations in the country;
whether the Government undertakes any parallel environmental assessment to verify the data provided by
mining companies; and
if so, the details thereof including the number of such verification visits for recent mining proposals?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a): As per the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, the project proponents are required to
submit form 1 and pre-feasibility report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for seeking
environmental clearance for mining projects covered under schedule of the notification. The environmental
clearance process comprises of four stages, i.e. (i) Screening: to determine whether or not the project or activity
requires further environmental studies for preparation of an environmental impact assessment report for its appraisal
prior to the grant of environmental clearance depending upon the nature and location specificity of the project; (ii)
Scoping: to determine detailed and comprehensive Terms of Reference addressing all relevant environmental
concerns for the preparation of an environmental impact assessment report in respect of the project or activity for
which prior environmental clearance is sought; (iii) Public Consultation: the concerns of local affected persons and
others who have plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or activity are ascertained with a view to
taking into account all the material concerns in the project or activity design as appropriate; and (iv) Appraisal: the
detailed scrutiny of the application and other documents like the final environmental impact assessment report,
outcome of the public consultations including public hearing proceedings, submitted by the applicant to the
regulatory authority concerned for grant of environmental clearance.
(b) & (c): All relevant data is collected and environmental impact assessment reports are prepared by the consultants
accredited with Quality Council of India/National Accreditation Board of Education and Training and appointed by
the project proponents. As per the provisions under the EIA Notification 2006, deliberate concealment and/or
submission of false or misleading information or data which is material to screening or scoping or appraisal or
decision on the application shall make the application liable for rejection, and cancellation of prior environmental
clearance granted on that basis. In case, during appraisal process, the Expert Appraisal Committee is of the view that
certain additional information is required, the same is sought from various authorities like State Pollution Control
Boards, State Governments etc. The monitoring of compliance of the conditions stipulated in the environmental
clearance of the project is done by the concerned Regional Offices of MoEF.
CRZ CLEARANCE IN EROSION STRETCHES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5397
SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has made it mandatory to prepare comprehensive Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) report for obtaining Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in the low and medium
erosion stretches in the country;
if so, whether the Government has put such restriction based on any scientific study;
if so, the details thereof ;
whether some State Governments have requested the Union Government to consider the project for CRZ
clearance based on rapid EIA instead of comprehensive EIA report in low and medium erosion areas;
and
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) As per the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, proposals for development projects in low
and medium eroding stretches as well as stable coasts shall be accompanied by comprehensive Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) Report. The Ministry of Environment and Forests had notified the CRZ Notification for main
land and the Island Protection Zone (IPZ) Notification for islands in January, 2011, in supersession of the CRZ
Notification, 1991 after detailed review through an Expert Committee headed by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan and
extensive consultations with various stakeholders, including the State Governments. The opinion and suggestions
from various stakeholders were taken into consideration while finalizing the CRZ Notification, 2011 and the IPZ
Notification, 2011.
(d) & (e) The Government of Gujarat requested to consider projects for CRZ clearance in low and medium eroding
coastal stretches based on rapid EIA instead of comprehensive EIA Report. As rapid EIA may not address all the
environmental concerns, to conserve and protect coastal stretches and promote development through sustainable
manner based on scientific principles, comprehensive EIA studies are essential before considering proposals in low
and medium eroding stretches and stable coasts. The requirement of comprehensive EIA studies in such stretches is
uniformly applicable throughout the country.
CLEARANCE TO NORTH KARANPURA PROJECT
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5402
SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
the reasons for not giving No Objection Certificate (NOC) to North Karanpura Project of Jharkhand State
by the Government; and
the alternative arrangements decided by the Government to minimise the inconvenience being caused to
the people of the concerned area due to delay in the project?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The Ministry of Environment & Forests has accorded environmental clearance to North Karanpaura Thermal
Power project of M/s NTPC Ltd. on 29.11.2004.
(b) Does not arise in view of reply at (a) above.
FOREST LAND ON LEASE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5405
SHRI MAKAN SINGH SOLANKI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the total number of people of the Inter-State bordering areas in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar who have been allotted forest land on lease till 31.5.2012 under the
Forest Rights Act, 2006;
the State-wise details of the total area of land allotted in Inter-State bordering areas;
the number of people to whom lease/land is yet to be allotted; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard including allotment of land?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
seeks to recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and
other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be
recorded. Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Agency for implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has notified the
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Amendment Rules, 2012 on
6.9.2012, laying down the process for recognition of forest rights. There is no provision for allotment of forest land
on lease under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. As per available information the status of recognition of forest rights in
the State of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar is given in Annexure-I .
Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5405 due for answer on 29.04.2013
asked by Shri Makan Singh Solanki regarding Forest Land on Lease.
The State wise details of claims received, titles distributed and the extent of forest land for which titles distributed
(individual and community), as on 31.03.2013, in the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
and Odisha:
States
No. of claims received
No. of titles distributed
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
2,930
4,92,068 (4,87,332
individual and 4,736
community)
28
2,15,443 (2,14,668
individual and 775
community)
Madhya Pradesh
4,72,108 (4,56,292
individual and 15,816
community)
Maharashtra
3,44,330 (3,39,100
individual and 5,048
community)
5,32,464 (5,29,160
individual and 3304
community)
1,73,062
(1,63,689
individual
and
9,373
community) distributed and
9,123
are
ready
for
distribution.
99,368 (99,463 individual
and 1868 community)
Odisha
3,01,200
individual
community)
EFFECT OF DEFORESTATION ON WILDLIFE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5406
SHRI RAMASHANKER RAJBHAR
(3,00,321
and
879
Extent of forest land for
which titles distributed
(in acres)
Not Available
5,38,076.38 (5,36,303.69
for individual and 1,772.69
for community) for
2,14,918 (2,14,668
individual and 250
community) titles
6,45,737.65
6,35,915.57 (2,58,139.32
individual and 3,77,776.25
community )
5,39,277.45 (4,84,025.80
individual and 55,251.65
community)
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken a note that wildlife in some States including Uttar Pradesh is being
immensely affected due to deforestation;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) In view of the various forms of biotic pressures on forests, adverse impact on wildlife cannot be ruled out.
However, the Ministry has not received reports of large scale deforestation in States including that in Uttar Pradesh.
(c) The steps taken by the Government to protect the wildlife from the adverse affect of deforestation includes:
i.
Enactment of legislations like Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980,
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 etc.
ii. The diversion of forest land for non-forestry activities, including resulting deforestation thereof, is
regulated under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, and rules made thereunder. The
provisions require prior approval of the Central Government before such diversion.
iii. Any such diversion of forest land from Protected Areas like National Parks and Sanctuaries also require
approval by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and consideration by the Standing Committee of the National
Board for and is subject to such conditions as recommended by the Standing Committee, to mitigate the
adverse impacts on the conservation and protection of wildlife.
iv. As informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, directions are issued from time to time to field
officials to maintain vigil to prevent any damage to forest and wildlife and are reviewed at regular
intervals at different levels.
POLLUTION EFFECT ON HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5409
DR. MAHESH JOSHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has taken any steps to protect the historical buildings from pollution;
if so, the details thereof along with the names of the historical buildings, State-wise; and
the action taken by the Government in this regard along with the names of the buildings which have been
made pollution free during the last three years?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The historical buildings (which include monuments and religious structures) located in cities / towns are
threatened by vehicular emissions and other gaseous pollutants being emitted in the air. The Statewise list of
important historical buildings is given at Annexure-I. At national level, there is a comprehensive plan for controlling
vehicular pollution. As per the Auto Fuel Policy, time targets have been set to achieve the standards with respect to
new manufacturing vehicles and improving fuel quality. At State and City level, the State Government, State
Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees are monitoring the air quality. The ambient air quality
monitoring is being carried out in 18 states covering 39 cities. The results of ambient air quality monitoring in these
cities for the year 2011 is given at Annexure-II. As per the ambient air quality data, it has been observed that levels
of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) are within the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 50 microgram per cubic meter
(µg/m3) and levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) have exceeded the standard of 40 µg/m3 in the cities of Raipur,
Delhi, Faridabad, Pune and Kolkata. In the case of Particulate Matter (PM10), the levels of PM10 are within the
standards of 60 µg/m3 only in the cities of Shimla, Hassan, Mangalore, Mysore, Kottayam and Madurai. The
remaining 33 cities are not meeting the PM10 standards.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 5409 DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013 REGARDING POLLUTION EFFECT ON
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS RAISED BY DR. MAHESH JOSHI:
Important Monuments (Historical Buildings) of India
S.no.
1
State/Union Territory
Andhra Pradesh
City
Hyderabad
Kurnool
2
Bihar
Gaya/Bodhgaya
Monuments/Buildings
Charminar
Nandavaram Temple, Old Cave Temple,
Uma-Mahesvaraswami Temple
Bodhgaya Temple
Patna
Bulandibagh, ChhotiPaharai, PanchPahari,Nalanda
3
Chhattishgarh
Raipur
4
Delhi
Delhi
5
6
Goa
Gujarat
Ponda
Ahmedabad
8
9
10
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Shimla
Ranchi
Bangalore
Hassan
Mangalore
Mysore
8
9
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Kottayam
Bhopal
Gwalior
BhandDeul, Mahadev Temple, SitaBaree, Temple of
Ramachandra, Laxman temple.
India Gate, QutubMinar, Red Fort, Jantarmantar, Lotus
Temple, Jama Masjid
Safa Masjid
Bhadra Tower, SidiSaiyad's Masjid, Ahmed Shah's Mosque,
Teen Darwaja or Tripolia Gate
Kalika Mata Temple, GokeshwaraMahadevTemple , Rama
Laxman Temple
Old Armenian Tombs, Old English and Dutch Tombs,
FatehBurj
Bund or Dam, Mughal bridge over BuriyaNala,
SurajKundMasonary
Mound, Barsi gate, PrithvirajChauhan's Fort, Feroz Shah’s
Palace and Tehkhana,
GujriMahal
Vice Regal Lodge (RashtrapatiNiwas)
Asura Sites, Ancient Stone Temple,
Old Dungeon fort & gates, Tipu Sultan's Palace
AdinathaBasti, AkkanaBasti, Buchesvara Temple
Maha Maya Temple
Keshava Temple, Kirtinarayana Temple
Mysore Palace
Kidangoor Temple
Moti Masjid
Bawadi,Gwalior Fort
Khajuraho
Ujjain
Aurangabad
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nasik
Pune
Bhubaneshwar
Alwar
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Udaipur
Chennai
Madurai
Agra
Khajuraho Temple
Kaliadeh Palace, Mahakal Temple
BibikaMakbara, Ajanta Cave
Gateway of India
Sitabuldi Fort
Ramkund
Shaniwar Wada, Pataleshwar Cave Temple
Lingaraj Temple, Rajarani Temple
City Palace, BalaQuila
HawaMahal, Jaigarh Fort, Jantarmantar
UmaidBhawan
City Palace, Jagdish Temple
Fort St. George,Mahabalipuram Temple
Meenakshi Temple
TajMahal, FatehpurSikari
Jamnagar
Surat
7
Haryana
Faridabad
Hisaar
10
Maharashtra
11
12
Orissa
Rajasthan
13
Tamilnadu
14
Uttar Pradesh
15
West Bengal
Lucknow
Varanasi
Kolkata
Bara Imambara
KashiVishwanath Temple
Victoria Memorial
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 5409 DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013 REGARDING POLLUTION EFFECT ON
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS RAISED BY DR. MAHESH JOSHI:
Ambient Air Quality Data in Historical buildings
STATE/UNION
TERRITORY
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chattisgarh
2011
CITY NAME
Gaya/Bodhgaya
SO2
5
4
-
NO2
28
9
-
PM10
74
82
-
Patna
4
36
158
15
42
310
6
-
61
-
222
-
14
12
20
25
25
29
83
104
106
20
6
43
7
174
102
3
18
14
5
13
35
28
24
54
170
91
46
7
12
8
22
55
48
5
17
48
4
12
14
16
20
14
170
311
98
8
5
8
25
32
31
33
35
27
58
83
116
108
96
113
Hyderabad
Kurnool
Raipur
Delhi
Delhi
Goa
Ponda
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal pradesh
Jharkahand
Karnataka
Kerela
Madhya Pradesh
Jamnagar
Surat
Faridabad
Hissar
Shimla
Ranchi
Bangalore
Hassan
Mangalore
Mysore
Kottayam
Bhopal
Gwalior
Khajhraho
Ujjain
Aurangabad
Maharashtra
Orissa
Data not
and BDL
Below
Limit
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nasik
Pune
Bhubaneshwar
2
16
83
Alwar
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Udaipur
12
6
5
6
22
37
23
32
214
139
168
171
Chennai
9
11
24
24
92
44
3
8
17
12
23
33
20
65
155
189
127
113
Madurai
Agra
Lucknow
Varanasi
Kolkata
values/concentration in microgram per metre cube (µg/m3) - Annual Averages
Note: ‘-‘
available
means –
Detectable
All
FOREST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5411
SHRI MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the details of pending Forest Development Projects pertaining to various States including Maharashtra,
as on date;
the State-wise latest status of proposals in this regard; and
the reasons for delay in sanctioning these projects?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is implementing National Afforestation Programme
(NAP) which is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme for tree plantation and eco restoration of degraded forests and
adjoining areas in the country through Joint Forest Management with people’s participation. One consolidated
proposal of the State under NAP is submitted by the State Forest Development Agencies (SFDAs), including
Maharashtra, to the Ministry every year for financial assistance. These proposals are scrutinized as per prevailing
guidelines and funds are released to the SFDAs. At present, no proposal related to NAP is pending with MoEF.
EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ISLANDS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5424
SHRI VARUN GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has conducted any studies to assess the number of islands with human
habitation that are vulnerable to accelerated erosion;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has taken any steps to deal wth potential climate change related natural disasters
on these islands;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No, Sir.
(c) to (e) The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) released by the Government on June 30, 2008
includes the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat which comprises inter-alia activities for managing coastal
zones.
All States have been requested to prepare State Action Plan on Climate Change to deal with State’s specific
issues relating to climate change.
COMMITTEE ON YAMUNA RIVER
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5426
SHRI MANICKA TAGORE
SHRI AMARNATH PRADHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government is planning to set up a Review Committee to suggests plans for cleaning and
restoration of Yamuna river;
(b)
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
whether the said Committee has submitted the plans/suggestions/reports to the Government till date; and
(d)
if so, the details thereof along with the estimated amount likely to be spent on the implementation of the
plan?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 11-12-2012 in the matter of WP(C) No 725/1994 (And quite
flows Maily Yamuna Vs CPCB) has constituted a committee to look into the various aspects and possible steps that
could be taken for the purposes of preventing, controlling and removing the pollution from the river Yamuna. The
above mentioned committee in its meeting held on 12-01-2013 had decided to constitute a Technical Sub Group for
collection and dissemination of data to the IITs, and to prepare a road map for complying with the orders of the
Hon’ble Supreme Court.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) Question does not arise in view of reply to para (c) above.
CHECK ON DEATHS OF ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5427
SHRI DATTA MEGHE
SHRIMATI MANEKA GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the Government has conducted any trend study on the deaths of the one-horned Rhinoceros in
the country;
(b)
(c)
(d)
if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State-wise and the reasons
therefor;
whether any action has been taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for their preservation; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Reports of death of rhinos are received in the Ministry. However, no specific trend study on the deaths of
rhinos in the country has been carried out. The details of cases during last three years and the current year, Statewise are given in the Annexure.
(c) & (d) Central Government has been providing financial assistance to the State Governments including rhino
bearing States under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and
‘Project Tiger’ for better management of its protected areas. Most of the one horned rhinoceros habitats like Manas,
Kaziranga, Dudhuwa, Valmiki are being managed as Tiger Reserves, thereby enhancing the management
effectiveness through a focused scheme including increasing budgetary allocation and protection machinery. State
Government of Assam, which has the largest population of one-horned rhinos in the country, has taken the following
steps to protect and preserve one horned rhinos in Assam:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Government of Assam has granted the power to use firearms to forest officers at all levels for protection
of the forest and wildlife in the state under section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code vide state
notification no. FRW.22/2009/5 dated 14.7.2010.
Government of Assam has enhanced the maximum punishment to the poachers up to life imprisonment
and a minimum fine of Rs 75,000 through the amendment of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 vide ‘The
Wildlife (Protection) (Assam Amendment) Act, 2009’. The wildlife related offences have been made
cognizable and non-bailable through this amendment by the state government.
Armed Home guards and local youth have been deployed in the rhino bearing areas of the state to
augment the strength of the field staff.
Sophisticated arms (Self Loading Rifles) have been deployed in the rhino bearing areas of the state to
match the weapons used by the poachers.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)&(b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5427 REGARDING ‘CHECK ON DEATHS OF ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS’ BY
SHRI DATTA MEGHE AND SHRIMATI MANEKA GANDHI DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.4.2013.
Details of rhino mortality for the last three years and current year, as reported by States
States
Assam
West
Bengal
Uttar
Pradesh
Bihar
2010
2011
2012
2013
Natural
&
other
causes
75
Poaching
Natural
& other
causes
Poaching
Natural
& other
causes
Poaching
Poaching
Train
Accident
9
69
7
96
0
7
0
1
13
(Kaziranga NP
and outside
Kaziranga NP)
-
-
2
18
(Kaziranga NP and
outside Kaziranga
NP)
0
-
-
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
(Valmiki
Tiger
Reserve)
-
Total
77
9
79
7
97
18
13
1
PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5430
SHRI RAMEN DEKA
SHRI ASHOK TANWAR
SHRI TARACHAND BHAGORA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether a number of wild animals including one-horned Rhinoceros have died in the Kaziranga National
Park in the State of Assam during the last one year;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, animal-wise;
whether the Government has set any target under the Indian Rhino Vision (IRV), 2020;
if so, the details of the targets achieved in this regard; and
the steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect the wild animals in the said Park?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Details of wild animal deaths in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve during the last one year, as reported by the
State, are at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) The State of Assam has launched the Indian Rhino Vision, 2020 with an aim to attain a population of 3000
wild rhinoceros in Assam by the year 2020. The details of rhino population as reported by the State are at AnnexureII.
(e) Under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, funding assistance is provided to the Kaziranga
Tiger Reserve for protection and conservation of tigers and other wild animals, interalia, including rhinoceros. The
steps taken by the State Government for protection of wild animals in the said reserve are at Annexure-III.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5430 ON PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Details of wild animal death in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (as reported by the State)
Year
Death of rhinos in
Kaziranga National
Park/Tiger Reserve
Death of elephants in
Kaziranga National
Park/Tiger Reserve
Death of tigers in
Kaziranga National
Park/Tiger Reserve
Death of leopards in
Kaziranga National
Park/Tiger Reserve
Natural
Killing
Natural
Killing
Natural
Killing
Natural
Killing
2011
67
3
18
1
6
0
0
0
2012
109*
11
22
0
4
0
0
0
* includes deaths due to natural floods.
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5430 ON PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Details of rhino population in the State
(as reported by the State)
Sl. No.
Year
1.
2.
3.
2006
2009
2012
Rhino population
(in No.)
2006
2201
2505
Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 5430 ON PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Steps taken by the State Government for protection of wild animals in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The staff strength has been augmented by filling up the vacant posts of frontline staff in Kaziranga
National Park.
Patrolling has been intensified.
Local villagers have been sensitized by organizing awareness campaigns.
Steps are being taken to construct new antipoaching camps in the fringe areas also.
Communication facilities have been augmented.
Powerful SLR arms have been provided to the forest guards and Assam Forest Protection Force
personnel for counter attack in Kaziranga National Park.
A committee for co-ordination among various Government Departments such as Assam Forest
Department, Police and Army has been constituted to check poaching effectively in Kaziranga National
Park.
CLEARANCES TO PROJECTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5435
SHRIMATI DARSHNA JARDOSH
SHRI HARIN PATHAK
SHRI C.R. PATIL
SHRIMATI POONAM VELJIBHAI JAT
SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government proposes to return the jurisdiction of Environmental Clearances of Category 'B'
projects in critically polluted areas to respective State Level Expert Appraisal Committee/State
Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SLEAC/SEIAA);
if so, the details thereof;
if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d)
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): Sir, As per General Condition prescribed in Schedule under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Notification, 2006, any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category ‘A’ if located in
whole or in part within 10 Km from the boundary of critically polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution
Control Board from time to time.
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has constituted an Expert Committee on 30.01.2013 to categorize
Category ‘B’ projects/activities into Category ‘B1’ & ‘B2’ under EIA Notification, 2006 and review classification of
projects/activities into ‘A’ & ‘B’ and General Condition as contained in aforesaid Notification. As of now there is no
proposal under consideration of MoEF to return the jurisdiction of Environment Clearances of Category ‘B’ projects
in critically polluted areas to respective State Level Expert Appraisal Committee / State Level Environment Impact
Assessment Authority.
PROTECTION OF BIRDS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5436
SHRIMATI YASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA
SHRI VARUN GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government is taking any stringent steps to bring about a complete ban on the sale of
exotic birds in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is taking any steps to check the online trade of birds;
if so, the details thereof;
the steps taken by the Government to protect birds and their habitat?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No, Sir. India is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora
and Fauna (CITES). Trade of exotic birds is governed under the provisions of this convention.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has hired the services of a Cyber Crime Specialist to monitor
the online trade of wildlife articles including birds.
(e) Steps taken by the Central Government to strengthen wildlife conservation including protection to birds and their
habitat are as below:
i.
Threatened species of wildlife including birds are included in the Schedules of the Wildlife (Protection),
Act, 1972, thereby according them the highest degree of protection.
ii.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, which is the umbrella legislation in the country to control the illegal
trade in wildlife including exotic birds has been amended from time to time and made more stringent
against wildlife related offences
iii.
A network of Protected Areas has been established to conserve wildlife and their habitats including birds.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to check illegal trade in wildlife and its products. Bureau
is collecting intelligence and disseminating it to the enforcement agencies concerned for apprehension of
criminals.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau is coordinating inter-agency enforcement efforts to tackle such wildlife
crime including illegal trade of birds.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau is assisting capacity building of wildlife crime enforcement agencies in
detection and investigation of wildlife offences and conduct awareness campaign and sensitization
programmes on wildlife crime for various stake holders.
The State Governments have been requested to strengthen the field formations and intensify patrolling in
and around the Protected Areas.
Financial and technical assistance is extended to the State/UT Governments under various Centrally
Sponsored Schemes, viz, ‘Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project
Elephant’ for providing better protection and conservation of wildlife including birds.
CHECK ON SEA EROSION IN ISLANDS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5448
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has conducted any study to analyse the impact of the rapid sea erosion in
Lakshadweep Islands;
if so, the details thereof and the mechanism used by the Government to check the erosion;
whether the present use of tetra pods has been effective in checking erosion;
if so, the details thereof; and
if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
MODIFICATION IN CRZ NOTIFICATION
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5452
SHRIMATI SHRUTI CHOUDHRY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has modified many provisions of the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
2010, Notification;
if so, the details thereof; and
the extent to which it is likely to be beneficial to the people?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Prof.
M.S. Swaminathan to review the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 1991 and to suggest specific areas
that need to be addressed to protect the coast and the communities residing there. The Committee submitted its
report with various recommendations for strengthening of the CRZ Notification, 1991, which inter-alia includes
protection and conservation of the coastal ecosystem, livelihood security of local communities, introduction of
regulation to manage the proliferation of ports along the coasts, introduction of tighter standards for disposal of
effluent into coastal waters, etc.
On the basis of the recommendations of the above Committee, draft Notifications on Coastal Regulation of main
land and Lakshadweep as well as Andaman & Nicobar Islands were issued in the year 2010 for inviting objections
and suggestions as required under the law. The objections and suggestions received on the above two draft
Notifications were examined in the Ministry and finally the CRZ Notification, 2011 for the main land and Island
Protection Zone (IPZ) Notification, 2011 for Lakshadweep as well as Andaman & Nicobar Islands were issued in
January, 2011 in supersession of the CRZ Notification, 1991.
The CRZ Notification, 2011 provides special provision for communities living in certain ecologically sensitive
coastal stretches, islands in the backwaters of Kerala, local communities living along the coast of Goa and other
traditional coastal inhabitants, slum dwellers and persons living in dilapidated and unsafe buildings in Mumbai. It
also provides clear procedure for obtaining CRZ clearance, post clearance monitoring and enforcement mechanism.
USE OF ANIMALS FOR DISSECTION PURPOSES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5457
SHRI E.G. SUGAVANAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government has banned the use of live animals in dissections and other experiments in
educational and research institutions in the country;
if so, the details of the instructions issued in this regard;
whether the Government has suggested any alternative to be adopted by the students and institutions;
if so, the details thereof; and
the time by which these guidelines are likely to come into force ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) No, Madam.
(b) However, use of animals in experiments in regulated as per Chapter 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (
PCA ) Act, 1960 and rules framed under the Act.
(c) Yes, Madam.
(d) In view of Clause 17(d) of the PCA Act, 1960, this Ministry has requested Ministry of Human Resource
Development vide letter dated 13th January, 2012, to direct all institutes / establishments associated with teaching of
Medical, Pharmacy and other Graduate / Post Graduate Courses in Life Sciences to follow the Guidelines for
discontinuation of dissection and animal experimentation in the universities / colleges
and introduce alternatives
to animal experimentation.
(e) These guidelines are under implementation as on date.
PLANTING OF A SAPLING
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5460
SHRI A.K. S. VIJAYAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government is considering to take action against the companies and to stop their publicity
claiming to have grown a forest in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government differentiates between planting of a sapling and taking care of the sapling to
grow as a tree;
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment & Forests has no such proposal.
(c) & (d) The Ministry of Environment and Forests is providing funds to the States under Centrally Sponsored
Scheme of National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining
areas in the country. The Scheme is being implemented through a decentralized mechanism of State Forest
Development Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at Forest Division level and Joint
Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) at Village levels. As on 31-03-2013, an area of 19.40 lakh hectares has
been treated through 42535 JFMCs under the NAP scheme since inception of the Scheme in 2002.
CLEARANCE TO PETROLEUM PROJECT
LSQ 5461
SHRI P. KUMAR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has granted environmental clearance to Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,
Chennai;
if so, the details thereof;
whether a number of environmental clearance for petroleum projects have been delayed for many years;
and
(d)
if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes sir, Environmental Clearance to M/s Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited for ResidUpgradation
projectat Manali Refinery Complex, District Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu was granted on 22nd March, 2013 under the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.
(c) & (d) No sir, the EIA Notification, 2006 provides for 105 days for taking the decision on the proposal after
receipt of complete information from the project proponent.
CHECK ON DEATHS OF TIGERS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5462
SHRI HANSRAJ G. AHIR
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether a number of tigers have died in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra during the
last ten months;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has ordered any enquiry regarding deaths of tigers in large number in the said
Reserve;
if so, the details thereof;
whether any steps have been taken to protect the tigers in the said Tiger Reserve in view of the increasing
number of tiger deaths in the said Reserve; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Details of tiger deaths inside the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, as reported by the State, are at AnnexureI.
(c) & (d) A team was sent by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for an appraisal of tiger deaths in the State,
besides advising the State for detailed investigation on tiger deaths and preventive measures.
(e) & (f) Under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, funding assistance is provided for
protection and conservation of tigers and other wild animals. Further, 100% financial support is also provided for
raising, arming and deploying the Special Tiger Protection Force in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5462 ON CHECK ON DEATHS OF TIGERS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.04.2013.
Details of tiger deaths inside the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, as reported by the State
(as on 25.4.2013)
Sl.
No.
1.
Name of Tiger Reserve
Natural and Other
Causes
Poaching including
seizure
Under Scrutiny
2012
2013
2012
2013
2012
2013
Tadoba-Andhari
0
0
2
0
0
0
Total
0
0
2
0
0
0
CLEARANCE FOR INDUSTRIALISATION AROUND REFINERY
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5466
SHRI P. VISWANATHAN
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Ministry has received any complaint regarding clearance for industrialisation around the
restricted Numaligarh refinery and Kaziranga National Park;
if so, the details and the action taken by the Government thereon;
whether the Central Pollution Control Board has found any industrial units in the restricted areas;
if so, the numbers of industrial units functioning against the guidelines of the Ministry; and
the action taken by the Ministry as per 1996 Notifications and the penal provisions imposed against the
units?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e). The Government has filed a Civil Appeal No. 10817/13: Union of India Versus Rohit
Others, in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Matter is sub-judiced.
CLEARANCES TO INFRA PLANS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5467
Choudhury
and
SHRI MODUGULA VENUGOPALA REDDY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has given approval for more than 1,300 infra plans; and
if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the parameters adopted therefor particularly in the scheduled
areas in Andhra Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Ministry of Environment and Forests does not give approval to infra plans. However, as per the provisions
of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, environmental clearances are granted to various
projects of physical infrastructure such as highways, airports, ports and harbours, special economic zones, etc. based
on proposals received from the project proponents. The procedure prescribed under the EIA Notification, 2006 and
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991/2011, including screening, scoping, preparation of EIA Report, conduct
of public hearing and appraisal by Expert Appraisal Committee, is followed in granting the clearances. A total of
1235 infrastructure and construction projects, including 76 projects in Andhra Pradesh, were granted clearance by
the Ministry of Environment and Forests from September, 2006 to March, 2013. State-wise details are given in
Annexure.
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 5467 on ‘Clearances
to Infra Plans’ to be answered on 29.04.2013
State-wise number of infrastructure and construction projects granted clearance from September, 2006 to March,
2013
STATE/UNION TERRITORY
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Projects
76
36
1
22
23
5
2
39
32
68
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Puducherry
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
TOTAL
17
3
9
8
187
83
1
36
175
2
6
2
2
13
25
44
38
2
187
2
6
56
27
1235
RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEE ON GM CROPS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5468
SHRIMATI MANEKA GANDHI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has constituted an Expert’s Committee on GM crops in the country;
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the said Expert Committee has given its first set of recommendations as an interim report;
if so, whether the Government has accepted the interim report recommendations of the Committee;
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) No, Madam. However, a Technical Expert Committee (TEC) was constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme
Court vide order dated 10.5.2012 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 260/2005 in the matter of Aruna Rodrigues & others
vs Union of India & others to address issues related to genetically modified (GM) crops.
(c) The TEC has submitted its interim report on 9.10.2012. TEC has inter-alia recommended (i) 10-year moratorium
on field trials of Bt food crops; (ii) Ban on field trials of herbicide tolerant (HT) crops till an independent committee
of experts has examined the potential impact of the HT technology including livelihood issues; and (iii) Ban on GM
crop field trials in the centers of origin and centers of diversity.
(d) to (f) The Government of India is of the view that the interim report does not address the terms of reference and
has not only exceeded the mandate assigned to TEC but are also outside the scope of the Writ Petition itself and
therefore cannot be accepted. A Joint Affidavit in this regard has been filed by the Agriculture Ministry on behalf
of the Government. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 9.11.2012 has directed the TEC to consider the
objections filed by all respondents, interested parties and the Government and submit its report within six weeks.
The TEC has sought extension of time for submission of final report.
Any further step will be incumbent on the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THERMAL PLANTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5469
SHRI JAGADANAND SINGH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
whether the permission has been taken from the Ministry for setting up of Thermal Power Station at
Bausi in district Banka in Bihar;
if so, the details thereof;
whether a large area of forest will become flood prone due to the scheme to increase water level of
reservoir to supply the water from the existing "Chandan Jalashay" to Thermal Power Station;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the permission has been granted to the forest land i.e. likely to be submerged in reservoir along
with the amount earmarked for compensation of the same; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (f) Environmental clearance for setting up of 4x660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at village Siriya, in
Banka District, Bihar was accorded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests under Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 on 29th June 2011 inter-alia stipulating conditions that “no water bodies (including natural drainage
system) in the area shall be disturbed due to the activities associated with the setting up/ operation of the power
plant”.
In case forest land is involved, the State Government needs to submit proposal for seeking prior approval of Central
Government for diversion of forest land under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. No such proposal for diversion of
forest land has been received in this Ministry.
PROTECTION OF FORESTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5480
SHRI YASHBANT N.S. LAGURI
SHRI LAXMAN TUDU
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the salient features of Joint Forest Management Programme;
whether a large number of local people have been involved in Joint Forest Management for protection
and management of forests on the basis of mutual trust in the country;
if so, the number of such local people involved at present, State-wise; and
the extent to which the objectives of the programmes have been achieved?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The Joint Forest Management (JFM) envisages ‘care and share’ principle wherein the local village communities
enter into an agreement with the forest department to jointly manage the forest area and are entitled to get usufruct
benefits as prescribed in the resolutions of the State Government. JFM promotes participatory approach and
democratic governance of forest areas involving local communities in the bottom up planning process for the forest
management as well as implementation of various schemes.
(b) & (c) About 14.5 million families are reported to be involved in 1.18 lakh Joint Forest Management committees
in the country. The Statewise details of the families involved are given in annexure.
(d) Apart from the increased protection of forest and afforestation in 1.94 million hectares of area, the programme
has aided in empowerment and capacity building of the local communities. The people have also been benefitted by
the usufructs provided and the employment opportunities generated under this programme.
Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5480
DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29.04.2013 REGARDING PROTECTION OF FORESTS
State wise details of the Families involved in the Joint Forest Management Programme
S.No.
1
State
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Number of families
360
2
Andhra Pradesh
3
Arunachal Pradesh
4
Assam
294834
5
Bihar
211674
6
Chhattisgarh
7
Goa
8
Gujarat
417032
9
Haryana
66036
10
Himachal Pradesh
263024
11
Jammu & Kashmir
429796
12
Jharkhand
429796
13
Karnataka
272805
14
Kerala
15
Madhya Pradesh
1700000
16
Maharashtra
2708597
17
Manipur
24102
18
Meghayala
39210
19
Mizoram
80685
20
Nagaland
159587
21
Orissa
1642982
22
Punjab
91850
23
Rajasthan
24
Sikkim
25
Tamilnadu
26
Tripura
27
Uttar Pradesh
706050
28
Uttarakhand
629000
29
West Bengal
505149
TOTAL
1438000
33048
1117000
336
78501
571051
46000
482269
79445
14518219
POLLUTION BY IRON ORE PROJECTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5484
SHRI DINESH KASHYAP
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Bailadila iron ore project of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in
Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh is causing pollution of Dankini river;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government to clean the river and save the inhabitants of various villages situated
near the Dankini river?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) According to a report by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB), there is no pollution
caused in Dankini river due to Bailadila iron ore project of National Mineral Development Corporation in Datewada
district of Chattisgarh.
(c) Does not arise.
IMPACT OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5492
SHRI P.T. THOMAS
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether various parts of the country including Kerala are experiencing unusual hot conditions causing
sunstrokes during summers;
if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard;
if so, the details thereof; and
the remedial steps taken by the Government to address the impact of adverse weather conditions?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The observational studies indicate that severe heat wave conditions prevail in some parts of Saurashtra &
Kutch. Above normal temperatures of about 2°C is observed at isolated pockets of Western Himalayan region, East
Rajasthan, West Bengal and Sikkim and near normal over rest of the country. Kerala that used to register a normal
maximum temperature of 34.2 degree Celsius in March, 34.1 in April and 32.9 in May underwent an average
increase of 1.5 degree Celsius this year compared to the temperature of last year. Palakkad district recorded an
unusually high temperature of 39 degree Celsius on 9th April 2013 followed by Punalur at 38 degree Celsius.
(c) and (d) Continuous monitoring of weather and climate has been made. However, no specific study has been
conducted.
(e) States Governments have been requested to prepare the State Action Plan on Climate Change in line with the
objectives of the National Action Plan on Climate Change and addressing State specific issues.
FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SANCTUARIES
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5503
SHRI ADAGOORU VISHWANATH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the State Government of Karnataka has sought funds from the Union Government for
improvement of various sanctuaries and game parks during the year 2012-13;
if so, the details thereof;
the specific funds sought and given for various Wildlife Sanctuaries/sanctuary-wise including the State of
Karnataka during the last two years; and
the steps taken by the Government to protect the flora and fauna of the Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary in
the State?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) Yes, Sir. The Government of Karnataka has sought financial assistance from the Union Government
for improvement of various sanctuaries and national parks during 2012-13 under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes
of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and ‘Project Tiger’. Details of funds released to the State of
Karnataka under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and ‘Project
Tiger’ during 2012-13 is given in the Annexure-I.
Details of financial assistance sought by the State Governments including Government of Karnataka and financial
assistance released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ for the
protection and conservation of wildlife and its habitats in the Protected Areas during the last two years are given in
the Annexure-II.
(d) The Ministry has provided financial assistance to the State Government of Karnataka for the protection and
conservation of flora and fauna of the Ranganathittu Bird sanctuary under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b)&(c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5503 REGARDING ‘FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SANCTUARIES’ BY SHRI
ADAGOORU VISHWANATH DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.4.2013.
Details of funds released to the State of Karnataka under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of ‘Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and ‘Project Tiger’ during 2012-13:
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No.
Name of the National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuary/Tiger Reserves
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Adichunchangiri Peacock sanctuary
Arabithittu wildlife sanctuary
Attivery wildlife sanctuary
Bannerghatta national park
Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary
Cauvery wildlife sanctuary
Daroji wildlife sanctuary
Gudavi bird sanctuary
Kudremukh national park
Melukote wildlife sanctuary
Mookambika wildlife sanctuary
Nugu wildlife sanctuary
Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary
Ranebennur (Black buck sanctuary)
Ranganathitu bird sanctuary
Sharavathi wildlife Sanctuary
Shettihalli wildlife sanctuary
Someshwara wildlife sanctuary
Talacauvery wildlife sanctuary
Ramadevara Betta Vulture Sanctuary
Bhadra Tiger Reserve
Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve
Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple Tiger Reserve
Total
Amt. Released during
2012-13
6.334
11.48
8.805
18.69
36.9444
15.44
16.54
0.3285
71.48
29.68
31.362
19.85
30.58
24.00
6.11
24.852
26.00
20.4814
22.90
3.06
198.2391
221.543
222.049
136.18
155.52
1358.4484
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b)&(c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5503 REGARDING ‘FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SANCTUARIES’ BY SHRI
ADAGOORU VISHWANATH DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.4.2013.
Details of funds sought by the State Governments and funds released by the Union Government during the last two
year under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’:
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No
Name of the
State
1
A& N Islands
2.
Name of the NP/WLS
Amount
sought
2011-12
Amount
Released
2011-12
Amount
sought
2012-13
Amount
released
2012-13
Campbell Bay National
Park
Cuthbert bay sanctuary
Interview Island wildlife
sanctuary
Mahatma Gandhi Marine
National Park
Mount Harriet National
Park
30.70
19.76
20.00
15.20
9.31
27.86
7.44
22.13
14.20
11.85
11.36
10.20
54.90
24.72
48.20
33.36
19.00
15.2
27.30
21.84
Coringa Wildlife sanctuary
Kinnersani wildlife
sanctuary
Kawal wildlife sanctuary
Mahavier Harina vanasthali
national park
Papikonda wls
Sri peninsula Narsimha
WLS
Pranahita wildlife sanctuary
Pulicat wildlife sanctuary
Rollapadu wildlife
sanctuary
Sri Venkateswara national
park
Lankamalleswara wildlife
sanctuary
Poacharam WLS
Kasu Brahmananan Reddy
NP
Manjeera WLS
Murguwani NP
20.00
0
9.77
0
20.5
26.00
16.08
13.80
20.00
20
16.00
10
0
25.00
0
20.00
20.00
0
10.11
0
31
20.50
24
11.75
0
10
15.00
0
5.00
3.36
10.5
0
22.00
7.20
0
16.03
20
5.1
36
21.64
20
12.16
21.00
16.54
0
0
0
0
26.00
25.00
10.46
4.133
0
0
0
0
21.00
25.00
6.335
12.367
38.00
0
19.98
160
0
64.685
0
158.57
28.097
198.96
44.007
80.00
15.788
87.00
22.85
105.20
25.7
1219
41.00
98.60
38.2
265.50
77.184
51.16
25.68
42.00
30.90
Andhra
Pradesh
3.
Bihar
4.
Chandigarh
5.
Chhattisgarh
Kaimur wildlife sanctuary
Sukhna wildlife sanctuary
Badalkhol Wildlife
Sanctuary
Bairamgarh wildlife
sanctuary
Barnawapara wildlife
sanctuary
Bhoramdeo wildlife
sanctuary
Gomarda wildlife sanctuary
Guru Ghasidas National
Park
Kanger Valley national
park
Pamade wildlife sanctuary
Samarsot wildlife sanctuary
Tomarpingla wildlife
sanctuary
8.
113.12
32.97
233.75
53.05
49.24
27.913
173.97
61.852
110.30
136.73
90.75
18.805
2.5
26.16
133.08
134.48
95.62
41.1715
29.771
29.03
19.072
3.39
16.39
13.11
0
0
40.40
24.32
21.998
64.61093
23.652
43.74
17.374
2.56
0.37
11.79
0
0.858
27.38
65.211
18.97
54.22
21.426
20.10
27.70
14.74
31.37
16.74
120.75
22.68
121.75
22
243.60
14.26
25
0
6.02
6.362
244.96
23.56
23.00
21.54
6.22
12.17
394.96
34.68
461.31
35.68
81.50
115.20
0
15.03
81.50
83.47
31.52
14.67
48.55
23.60
87.47
21.68
167.00
36.40
109.80
35.92
96.10
267
254.92
18.45
693.15
112.49
49.75
1127.95
75.28
113.20
54.25
68
29.11
22.10
34.84
5.50
35.48
27.04
24.92
38.01
30.06
23.982
22.2
12.716
454.35
222.95
315.18
24.86
122.75
492.72
56.87
492.72
75.59
92.90
77.84
69.50
42.78
34.03
36.83
5.20
24.40
47.12
22.21
47.12
27.75
17.74
23.87
10.53
Bir Shikaragarh wildlife
sanctuary
Kaleswar wildlife sanctuary
Kaleswar national park
10.60
4.905
0
0
10.20
37.20
7.595
10.60
0
64.00
0
52.00
Bandli wildlife sanctuary
Chail wildlife sanctuary
Churdhar wildlife sanctuary
Daraghati wildlife
sanctuary
Dhauladhar wildlife
sanctuary
8.939
11
10
12
7.397
10.70
8.00
10.9024
5.591
12.662
8.528
10.841
2.873
12.122
8.528
4.891
12.36
10.7
8.335
8.335
Goa
Baghwan Mahavir wildlife
sanctuary
Bhagwan Mahavir National
Park
Bondla wildlife sanctuary
Salim Ali Bird sanctuary
Cotigao wildlife sanctuary
Madei wildlife sanctuary
Netravali wildlife sanctuary
9
Gujarat
Balaram Ambaji wildlife
sanctuary
Barda wildlife sanctuary
Gaga Bird Sanctuary
Hingolgarh wildlife
sanctuary
Jambooghoda wildlife
sanctuary
Jessor wildlife sanctuary
Khizadiya wildlife
sanctuary
Kutch Bustard wildlife
sanctuary
Kutch Desert wildlife
sanctuary
Marine NP
Nal Sarovar WLS
Narayan Sarovar WLS
Porbandar WLS
Purna WLS
Rampara WLS
Ratanmahal WLS
Shoolpaneshwar WLS
Vansda NP
Velvadar NP
Wild Ass WLS
Thol Bird WLS
10.
11.
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Gamgul Siyabehi wildlife
sanctuary
Great Himalaya National
Park
Kais wildlife sanctuary
Kalatop Khajjair wildlife
sanctuary
Kanawar wildlife sanctuary
Kokhan wildlife sanctuary
Kibber wildlife sanctuary
Lipa Asrang wildlife
sanctuary
Majathal wildlife sanctuary
Nargu wildlife sanctuary
Naina Devi wildlife
sanctuary
Pin valley National Park
Pong dam wildlife
sanctuary
Ranuka ji wildlife sanctuary
Rupi-bhaba wildlife
sanctuary
Sainj wildlife sanctuary
Sangla (RakchhamChhitkul) wildlife sanctuary
Shikari devi wildlife
sanctuary
Simbalbara wildlife
sanctuary
Shimla Water Catchment
wildlife sanctuary
Tirthan wildlife sanctuary
Talra wildlife sanctuary
Suchu Tuwan nala wildlife
sanctuary
12.
0
0
4.00
3.25
10
3.94
18
17.01
5.00
0
1.6
0
6.434
10
6.132
8.868
8.00
6.401
0
0
6.072
4.521
0
0
10.286
6.184
19.7508
3.26
10.132
6.184
16.4328
0.012
12
5.50
8.55
10.947
4.18
4.05
12.151
8.918
7.70
10.498
8.441
7.70
9.00
17.53
7.50
14.94
16.478
24.278
13.718
23.778
7.18
7.50
7.055
6.20
13.34
8.56
8.34
7.96
8.35
7.00
7.463
2.15
9.778
7.47
4.828
6.87
8.00
5.651
10.236
9.438
15.00
14.65
13.578
13.028
9.00
6.45
14.24
8.64
5.00
9.00
5.25
5.0
8.00
4.948
7.92
8.95
5.00
5.37
8.70
2.96
180.93
59.11
41.852
21.68
26.54
20.668
24.71
26.10
30
19.80
25.50
28.99
62.04
22.14
35.59
29.99
61.098
21.136
24.65
23.65
50.53
41.94
95.55
43.68
15.96
18.523
18.10
0.76
16.93
21.48
22.80
27.01
14.47
19.78
18.60
23
40.732
16.662
19.08
18.37
34.088
44.40
38.893
42.85
50.25
11.333
14.80
13.028
11.50
3.16
17.92
15.38
26.93
20.96
35.03
16.165
14.01
14.212
20
35
190
65.02
41.035
18.02
44.77
18.96
37.942
17.005
Jammu &
Kashmir
Tajwas sanctuary
Kazi-Nag national park
|Kishtwar High Altitude
National park
Overa Aru wildlife
sanctuary
Mansar Surinsar wildlife
sanctuary
Rajparian wildlife sanctuary
Nandini wildlife sanctuary
Hirpora wildlife sanctuary
Karakoram wildlife
sanctuary
Ramnagar Wildlife
sanctuary
Acchabal wildlife sanctuary
Gulmarg wildlife sanctuary
Jasrota wildlife sanctuary
Hemis National park
Changthang wildlife
sanctuary
Dachigam National Park
Limber wildlife sanctuary
13.
14
15.
Lachipora wildlife
sanctuary
Wangath conservation
reserve
Sudhmahadev conservation
reserve
Total
42.50
19.50
18.82
11.51
58.095
22.90
24.345
19.93
49.67
17.82
23.09
18.24
Adichunchangiri Peacock
sanctuary
Arabithittu wildlife
sanctuary
Attivery wildlife sanctuary
Bannerghatta national park
Brahmagiri wildlife
sanctuary
Cauvery wildlife sanctuary
Daroji wildlife sanctuary
Ghataprabha bird sanctuary
Gudavi bird sanctuary
Kudremukh national park
Melukote wildlife sanctuary
Mookambika wildlife
sanctuary
Nugu wildlife sanctuary
Pushpagiri wildlife
sanctuary
Ranebennur (Black buck
sanctuary)
Ranganathitu bird sanctuary
Sharavathi wildlife
Sanctuary
Shettihalli wildlife
sanctuary
Someshwara wildlife
sanctuary
Talacauvery wildlife
sanctuary
Aghanashini Lion Tailed
macaque conservation
Ramadevara Betta Vulture
Sanctuary
25.28
2.264
9.358
6.334
17
11.41
27.20
11.48
46.95
59.413
35.50
3
0
20.79
20.86
27.125
37.2202
8.805
18.69
36.9444
45
26
16
0
30
17.34
20
16
14.367
4.78
0
18.854
17.35
11.244
50.55
31.00
10.00
5.00
72.271
39.47
33.522
15.44
16.54
0
0.3285
71.48
29.68
31.362
16.75
29
7.156
19.58
37.20
39.90
19.85
30.58
28
46.49
30
24
17.70
25
8.75
18.441
28
25
6.11
24.852
25
18.456
26
26
15
12.541
25.78
20.4814
20
15.10
29.447
22.90
25.329
10.26
0
0
0
0
9.00
3.06
Dalma wildlife sanctuary
Gautam Budha wildlife
sanctuary
Hazaribagh wildlife
sanctuary
Koderma wildlife sanctuary
Lawalong wildlife
sanctuary
Mahuadnar wolf wildlife
sanctuary
Palkot wildlife sanctuary
Parasnath wildlife sanctuary
Topchachi wildlife
sanctuary
Uduwa wildlife sanctuary
17.40
5.766
13.121
4.84
24.10
13.225
15.29
8.1275
19.962
13.249
13.90
9.6955
9.415
11.537
6.983
3.179
14.35
13.05
5.0425
7.5755
7.751
5.595
9.923
3.7505
3.75
4.96
7.915
3.56
4.335
5.8395
13.35
13.55
10.10
9.715
8.615
5.3005
6.85
3.56
16.66
8.5675
Anamudi shoal national
25.00
16.82
25
18.52
445.085
Karnataka
Jharkhand
Kerala
park
Aralam sanctuary
Chimmony sanctuary
Chinnar sanctuary
Eravikulam sanctuary
Idukki sanctuary
Mangalavanam wildlife
sanctuary
Mathikettan wildlife
sanctuary
Neyyar wildlife sanctuary
Pambadum shoal national
park
Peechi-Vazhani sanctuary
Peppara sanctuary
Shendurney wildlife
sanctuary
Silent valley national park
Thattekad bird sanctuary
Wayanad wildlife sanctuary
Kurinjimala wildlife
sanctuary
Choolanoor peacock
wildlife sanctuary
Malabar wildlife sanctuary
16.
50.76
41.14
40.00
60.00
45.00
14.03
26.33
17.22
25.81
18.84
22.57
5.00
70.09
42
57
80
65
15
29.20
25.32
28.09
23.71
30.09
5.60
30.00
15.43
30
16.78
60.00
25.00
21.04
17.55
78.25
30
23.10
16.22
47.58
30.00
30.75
23.28
17.80
21.25
50
35
40
31.39
22.11
20.82
138.64
20.00
114
12.50
31.56
24.18
62.65
1.35
128.80
50
130
20
43
27.15
32
15.17
25.53
0.50
20
5.43
30.06
22.61
0
0
85.95
323.75
95.50
27.62
31.557
17.602
166.04
335.89
136.30
27.051
27.90
30.133
25.40
67.48
62.59`
3189.61
148.22
51.32
112.26
70.85
1935.97
131.43
51.45
893.83
51.09
60
86.50
81.95
80.10
84.26
74.83
10.73
16.643
28.722
39.909
31.716
20.655
23.269
25.271
22.25
26.72
19.39
44.68
11.968
18.37
21.109
22.44
12.344
21.451
11.743
30.65
63.23
199.12
85.58
148.22
51.70
83.05`
44.30
1832.08
132.68
80.94
876.20
32.28
32.50
144
104.14
123.20
95.95
120.11
9.88
14.81
23.741
32.402
24.166
20.28
37.22
17.78
19.75
20.84
15.55
31.13
11.36
11.20
21.60
19.933
14.33
16.388
20.967
8.34
37.52
6.06
10.42
24.66
11.05
5.112
17.46
0
7.576
9.04
4.936
8.83
31.98
10
14.47
33
6.98
7.402
22.39
5.545
13.47
24.76
6.98
14.25
7.88
12.25
7.88
22.30
8.92
19.898
7.706
Madhya
Pradesh
Bagdara WLS
Gandhi Sagar WLS
Ghatigaon Great Indian
Bustard Sanctuary
Karera WLS
Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary
Kheoni WLS
Kuno Palpur
Madhav NP
Narsinghgarh Sanctuary
National Chambal WLS
Neoradehi WLS
Orcha WLS
Panna (Gangau) WLS
Ralamandal WLS
Ratapani WLS
Sailana WLS
Sardar Khamore Sanctuary
Singhori WLS
Son Ghariyal WLS*
Van Vihar NP*
Veerangana Durgawati
Phen WLS
17.
Maharashtra
Anaerdam WLS
Bor WLS
Bhamragarh WLS
Bhimashankar WLS
Chaprala WLS
Deulgaon Rehekuri Black
Buck
Dhyanganga WLS
Gautala Autramghat
18.
19.
GIB Sanctuary
Jaikwadi bird sanctuary
Karanja-Sohal Black Buck
WLS
Kalsubhai
Harishchandragad
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
Katepurna WLS
Lonar WLS
Mayureshwar WLS
Nagzira WLS
Naigaon Peocock Sanctuary
Nandurmadheshwar WLS
Navegaon NP
Painganga WLS
Phansad WLS
Radhanagari WLS
Sagreshwar WLS
Sanjay Gandhi Np
Tansa WLS
Tipeshwar WLS
Tungareshwar WLS
Yawal
Yedshi Ramling Ghat WLS
23
3.50
12.50
14.92
0.459
9.92
21.04
2.95
19.20
20.728
0.70
10.86
12.50
9.50
14.30
10.168
17.17
14.95
8.31
12.86
25.50
13.76
16.90
32
13.45
23.97
18.88
12.44
23.90
21.02
32.87
19.24
22.76
10.76
9.348
9.192
2.788
7.888
17.97
10.97
8.52
26.64
11.95
13.16
7.04
9.952
18.72
16.456
18.216
12.148
12.90
9.48
13.43
19.05
10.04
12.63
40
4.48
27.29
42
20.30
18.97
42.07
20.794
40.12
27.54
24.91
27.94
32.30
5.60
5.265
15.18
4.272
12.422
35.62
4.404
5.58
34.74
17.846
2.01
17.909
13.19
39.62
21.59
0
19.072
21.15
5.406
Badrama WLS
Balukhand Konark WLS
Bhitarkanika WLS
Bhittarkanika NP
Chandaka-Dampara
Chilka WLS
Debrigarh
Gahirmatha WLS
Hadgarh WLS
88.53
50.02
45.50
47.60
43.53
39.67
51.02
49.63
37.03
32.60
22.34
24.10
35.70
13.44
19.25
15.73
22.69
18.03
113.37
72.95
53.35
51.74
41.15
21.50
43
73.83
37.34
46.38
17.43
18.91
29.32
0
8.308
21.88
29.38
17.02
Karlapat WLS
Khalasuni WLS
Kotgarh WLS
Kuldiha WLS
Lakhari Valley WLS
Nandankanan WLS
Sunabeda WLS
36.51
60.424
34.987
45.34
22.32
14.50
56.2001
18.30
14.187
25.775
21.26
19.33
4.40
24.13
46.15
77.694
52.70
34.29
27.16
30
69.685
22.21
17.50
19.855
23.373
21.49
3.88
28.87
Bassi
Bhainsroadgarh
Desert NP
Durrah WLS
Jamwa RamgarhWLS
Jaisamand WLS
Jawahar Sagar WLS
Keoladeo NP
Kumbalgarh WLS
Nahargarh
Mount Abu
National Chambal WLS
Phulwari Ki Nal
Sajjangarh
Sitamata WLS
Talchappar
Todgarh WLS
34.40
29.18
36.30
31.90
20.80
32.23
20.80
58.45
26.85
20.00
0
120.00
35.32
27.43
38.80
8.48
39.10
23.811
19.273
20.18
25.642
1.83
20.145
7.17
14.10
25.211
0.6
0
58.01
21.727
19.995
18.272
4.90
10.73
52.60
56.61
32.85
53.20
28.90
75.09
28.90
97.63
100.70
15
39.70
245.00
75.66
77.48
80.60
15.50
67.95
32.156
22.34
15.90
17.77
20.54
31.825
20.54
33.379
44.394
5
23.355
78.75
38.905
31.02
44.45
4.137
29.41
Orissa
Rajasthan
20.
21.
22.
Punjab
Harike wildlife sanctuary
Bir Gurdialpura wildlife
sanctuary
Bir Bhunerheri wildlife
sanctuary
Jharjjar Bachauli wildlife
sanctuary
Bir Aishwin wildlife
sanctuary
Bir Bhadson wildlife
sanctuary
Takhni Rehmapur wildlife
sanctuary
Kathlaur-Kushalia WLS
Abohar WLS
22.45
4.85
0
0
19.25
4.85
0
0
6.10
0
4.35
0
5.85
0
10.10
0
3.00
0
4.75
0
5.00
0
4.50
0
6.25
0
6.75
0
0
5.50
0
0
7.50
33.00
0
0
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
Grizzled Giant Squirrel
sanctuary
Guindy national park
Gulf of Mannar Marine
national park
Koonthakulam Bird
sanctuary
Karanjirakulam bird
sanctuary
Kanyakumari Wildlife
Sanctuary
Karaivetti bird sanctuary
Karikilli Bird Sanctuary
Melaselvanoor and
Keelaselvanoor bird
sanctuary
Meghamalai wls
Mukuthi national park
Point Calimere wildlife
sanctuary
Pulicate Bird sanctuary
Sathyamangalam wildlife
sanctuary
Udayamarthandapuram bird
sanctuary
Vaduvoor bird sanctuary
Vedanthangal wildlife
sanctuary
Vellanadu black buck
sanctuary
Vellod bird sanctuary
Vettangudi bird sanctuary
Thirumpudaimaruthur Bird
Conservation Reserve
25.925
34
12.06
17.54
23.185
38.04
7.77
17.08
124.05
78.082
20.175
36.082
31.725
68.22
19.225
26.12
11.90
6.99
17.10
7.44
17.18
8.54
21.735
8.82
35.85
15.59
34.63
19.19
19.62
12.11
14.445
5.87
6.11
5.565
23.43
16.88
17.10
5.44
7
5.45
15.70
39.13
34.06
9.97
16.94
14.78
18.199
27.71
68.80
8.64
15.644
16.14
25.23
35.63
13.73
19.23
29.90
54.73
16.40
23.80
20.25
2.40
21.16
6.70
34.88
24.19
7.20
9.19
24.06
26.505
4.45
9.90
253.61
9.73
14.94
2.53
37
16.54
9.99
8.56
5.63
4.16
24.26
12.45
10.90
12.11
7.60
5.44
27.77
18.96
38.67
54.45
24.15
5.69
4.62
10.96
18.70
3.56
4.75
25.77
39.38
48.57
6.90
0
9.98
21.92
21.58
3.40
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Bakhira WLS
Chandraprabha
Hastinapur
Jai Prakash Narayan
(Surahatal)
23.
24.
25
26.
Kachhua WLS
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Lakh Bahosi
Mahavir Swami
National Chambal
Nawabganj
Okhla WLS
Parvati Arga WLS
Patna Bird Sanctuary
Ranipur WLS
Saman Bird Sanctuary
Samaspur
Sandi Bird Sanctuary
Sohagibarwa WLS
Sohelwa WLS
Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Vijay Sagar
25.86
40.00
49.74
31.65
78.89
49.20
24.50
29.80
31.374
40.51
33.60
49.95
47.90
86.67
66.35
39.83
31.37
9.66
21.04
6.49
16.10
25.02
6.495
5.70
5.77
4.45
14.60
4.50
8.74
5.86
8.15
5.105
6.96
6.20
12.10
40.00
49.79
39.97
118.586
43.90
20.30
76.25
30.23
39.96
43.862
49.45
44.00
173.13
96.00
64.99
39.82
3.20
29.15
11.25
17.72
45.15
9.37
7.65
8.18
6.86
26.41
11.725
11.40
10.60
20.64
18.35
11.925
12.64
Askot WLS
Binsar WLS
Gangotri NP
Govind Pasu Vihar NP
Mussorrie WLS
Nanda Devi NP
Valley of Flower NP
Kedarnath WLS
0
62.80
82.39
131.20
22.69
82.57
103.98
0
0
20.126
27.29
44.44
9.34
59.81
40.70
0
27.50
52.133
133.14
130.80
0
90.16
61.0
208.47
0
0
52.29
53.67
0
46.47
45.58
22.26
Chapramari WLS
Gorumara NP
Jaldapara WLS
Mahananda WLS
Neora Valley NP
Raiganj WLS
Senchal WLS
Singhalila NP
57
202
355
230.32
91
36.729
143.60
121.50
16.08
47.21
62.125
39.80
29.95
0.25
26.08
24.93
43
92
207
187.80
90
48.60
65.50
99.155
10.79
28.28
42.695
21.14
20.76
1.56
17.39
21.52
D’Ering WLS
Debang WLS
Eagle Nest WLS
Itanagar WLS
Kamlang WLS
Kane WLS
Mehao WLS
Mouling NP
Sessa Orchid WLS
Talle WLS
42.28
26.35
25.51
40.50
48
40.24
23.60
66.404
21.09
59.84
10.51
9.71
14.92
19.21
15.24
10.28
13.48
35.76
11.89
27.11
77.545
45.655
40.685
46.80
47.44
38.43
47.25
88.24
38.89
61.48
16.144
11.76
17.768
18.28
12.776
4.216
23.952
21.60
14.7995
21.12
Barail WLS
Bardoibum Beelmukh WLS
Barnadi WLS
Borajan Bherjan Padumani
WLS
Chakrashila WLS
Deepar Bheel WS
Dibru Saikhowa NP
Dihing Patkai WLS
East Karbi Anglong WLS
Garampani WLS
29.12
30.52
38.70
24
13.40
10.05
12.08
14.45
70.36
12
0
21
9.84
2.95
0
5.65
21.70
34.35
68.95
54.22
19.00
36.20
12.50
9.40
15.24
0
7.80
14.96
60.95
23.80
48.50
60.92
48.90
47
6.49
7.50
9.00
0
5.85
10.40
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Gibbon WLS
Karbi Anglong (North)
WLS
Marat Longri WLS
Nambor Doigurung WLS
Orang NP
Panidehing WLS
Pobitora WLS
Sonai Rupam WLS
27.
28.
29.
30.
31
28.34
22.10
14.47
13.76
40.20
60.95
9.10
9.35
29.91
36.68
70.02
30
61.71
33.81
17.23
11.82
27.32
9.78
22.07
7.84
44.90
49.86
57
34.50
60.72
47.94
10.80
13.65
14.44
9.18
18.335
9.54
Jiri Makru WLS
Keibul Lamjao National
Park
Shiroy National Park
Yangoupokpi Lokchao
WLS
16.62
75.45
10.72
35.54
23.36
60.45
13.24
29.71
21.11
45.44
12.83
27.56
21.65
40.46
10.645
20.33
Baghmara
Balpakram NP
Nokrek NP
Nongkhyllem
Sijju
2.85
34.79
45
41.67
6.84
2.25
9.95
13.525
13.975
4.10
9.19
17.90
26.525
29.20
8.50
2.64
7.20
5.64
4.36
2.24
Khawnglung WLS
Lenteng
Murlen
Ngengpui WLS
Phawngpui NP
Pualreng
Tawi
Thorangtang
Tokalo WLS
42.074
43.468
51.608
52.46
51.46
46.596
39.62
39.662
34.22
19.812
14.811
15.477
17.904
15.808
20.126
18.856
18.431
12.22
38.288
39.15
40.536
31.57
30.25
39.908
37.379
41.744
45.77
11.002
11
11
10.574
9.116
11
11.50
11.20
10
Itanki NP
Fakim WLS
Siongphan wls
191.915
10.4095
28
9.883
5.98
7.18
51.677
15.202
22.195
10.975
7.36
7.52
Barsey Rhododendron
Fambong LHO
Khangchendzonga NP
Kitam Bird Sanctuary
Kyongnosla Alpine
Maenam WLS
Pangolakha WLS
Shingba (Rhododendron)
30.90
17
52.53
26.45
17.48
28.20
17.32
22.90
17.67
15.33
21.40
15.40
14.844
16.20
14.549
16.40
46.60
20.50
65.80
47.75
20.48
48.50
21.94
26.54
24.394
20.21
30.105
25.43
17.47
20.38
21.94
17.79
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
RE-INVESTIGATION OF BT. BRINJAL APPROVAL PROCESS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5508
SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has acted upon the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Agriculture’s specific recommendations that Bt. Brinjal approval process be reinvestigated;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the GEAC has acted upon the Committee ‘s specific recommendation that Bt cotton’s safety to
animals, based on a 2008 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) study, be assessed; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Based on the testimony of one Expert that requisite number of tests was not done on Bt. Cotton and Bt
Brinjal in the country, the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has recommended that Bt. Brinjal
approval process be re-investigated. The additional studies recommended by the Expert are currently only research
tools and under review by international agencies and in the absence of validated methodologies and protocols, the
additional studies are not prescribed by regulatory agencies in countries like even European Union, Australia and
others. The GEAC is committed to follow a case by case appraisal of each GM crop event which is in accordance
with internationally harmonized systems under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,
CODEX Alimentarius Commission and International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)., Food and Agricultural
Organization and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
(c) & (d) As regards the report on animal feeding studies with Bt cotton seed meal conducted at Central Sheep and
Wool Research Institute in Rajasthan in 2008, the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has
recommended that findings be evaluated by an expert committee comprising of eminent scientists from ICMR,
pathologists, veterinarians and nutrition experts. The ICMR has constituted an Expert Committee to review the
adequacy of Bt. brinjal and Bt. cotton toxicity studies. GEAC will take into consideration the findings of the Expert
Committee.
DE-COLOURATION OF WASTE FOR RECYCLING
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5509
DR. M. JAGANNATH
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Central Pollution Control Board has instructed the major industrial sectors generating
"coloured" effluents in Mumbai to de-colour the same for its effective re-use and recycling;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is reviewing and redefining the standards for colouring/dyeing in industrial
units; and
if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) As informed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), it has not given any instructions to the major
industrial sectors to decolourise the effluent for recycling.
(c) & (d) There is no proposal for reviewing and redefining the standards for colouring / dyeing in industrial units.
SETTING UP OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5511
SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIA
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI
SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Whether the Government has any proposal to encourage setting up of Waste-to-Energy plants in the
country;
if so, the details thereof along with the roadmap/plan prepared by the Government, if any; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a Programme on Energy Recovery
from Urban & Industrial Wastes, which provides for central financial assistance in fixed amounts limited to 20% of
project cost for setting up of biomethanation plants and power generation. MNRE has supported about 120 Wasteto-Energy projects so far, including biomethanation projects and spent Rs.66.33 crore and Rs.12.44 crore during the
11th and first year of the 12th Plan Period, respectively.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5513
SHRI RAO SAHEB DANVE PATIL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government is planning to set up a national network of 127 educational institutions to
conduct research on climate change and for providing assistance to the farmers;
if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the project; and
the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) An Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) is a network of 127 institutions countrywide
belonging to Universities, Research and Development Institutions, autonomous institutions of the government, Nongovernmental organization and private institutions has been established for studies on various aspects of climate
change. Under the aegis of INCCA, two Reports namely, ‘India: Greenhouse Gas Emission– 2007’ and a “Climate
Change in India: A 4 x 4 Assessment- A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s” were published in May 2010
and November 2010 respectively. The findings of the study on climate change have been published and are of
relevance for agriculture sector and farmers.
INFORMATION OF CLEARANCES ON WEBSITE
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5514
SHRI SANJAY BRIJKISHOR LAL NIRUPAM
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the National Green Tribunal has asked the Government to upload on its website all orders on
granting environmental clearance within seven days of approval;
if so, the details thereof;
whether it would help the public to challenge the approval within thirty days limitation period to be
computed from the date on which approval is effectively communicated to public; and
if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in its order dated 14th March, 2013, in case of M.A. no. 104 of 2012
has issued directions which, inter-alia, state that the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) shall, within seven
days from the date of passing of the order of Environment Clearance, upload it on its website and ensure that the
same is accessible and can be downloaded without any delay or impediment. It would remain so uploaded on
website for a period of at least 90 days. The date on which the order of environmental clearance is communicated to
the public at large, shall be the date from which the period of limitation shall be taken into account.
The environment clearances are uploaded on the Ministry’s website within seven days of their issuance,
ENCROACHMENTS OF NATIONAL PARKS
29th April, 2013
LSQ 5515
SHRI RATAN SINGH
SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has compiled the cases belonging to encroachments on National Parks in the
country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
the manner in which the Government proposes to ensure proper functioning of National Parks in the
country; and
the number of regulations made by the Government for the proper functioning of National Parks in the
country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a), (b) & (c) There have been reports regarding encroachments of National Parks in the country from time to time.
However, the details of such cases are generally not compiled at the level of Central Government.
Management of Protected Areas is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State/UT Governments.
Encroachments in Protected Areas are prohibited under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the
Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and under the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court
issued from time to time. The Central Government has also issued advisories to the State/UT Governments for
eviction of the encroachments from the forest lands. Moreover, under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes ‘Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats’, ‘Project Tiger’ and ‘Project Elephant’, the Government of India provides
technical and financial assistance to the State Governments for undertaking various activities in Protected Areas
including those aimed at the prevention of encroachments.
(d) Regulations have been made under sections 35 (5), 35(6),35(7), 35(8) as including sections 27 and 28, sections
30 to 32 (both inclusive) and clauses (a),(b), and (c) of section 33, section 33A and section 34 of the Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972 for proper functioning of the National Parks in the country.
AFFORESTATION PROJECTS
06th May, 2013
LSQ *542
DR. KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
whether the Government has initiated various environmental protection and afforestation projects in the
States/UTs including Gujarat;
if so, the details thereof and the funds spent by the Government for implementation of these projects in
each State;
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has received requests from the States to share 50 per cent of the expenditure
incurred by them for implementation of these projects; and
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d) A statement has been laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 asked by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki regarding Afforestation Projects.
(a), (b), (c) and (d)
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is implementing the following major schemes for
Afforestation and Environment protection in the country, including the State of Gujarat:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
National Afforestation Programme (NAP) for eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas of the
country through people’s participation. Details of funds released under NAP in the last three years is given
in Annexure I.
The National Mission for a Green India (GIM), a new initiative of the Ministry under the National Action
Plan on Climate Change, aims to increase forest & tree cover on 5 million ha area, improve quality of forest
cover on another 5 million ha area, environmental amelioration through climate mitigation, livelihood
security of local communities and also to improve ecosystem services. The funds were released during
2011-12 for preparatory activities, the details of which are given in Annexure II.
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) interalia provide
assistance for afforestation and forest protection activities. Details of funds released in the last three years
are given in Annexure III.
Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS) for protection and conservation of forests. Details of
funds released to the States in the last three years are given in Annexure IV.
Forest Grants under Thirteenth Finance Commission are provided for conservation and development of
forests by the Ministry of Finance based on recommendations of MoEF. Details of funds released in the last
three years are given in Annexure V.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Conservation and Management of Mangroves provides assistance to
Coastal States and Union Territories for Mangroves restoration & regeneration. Details of funds released to
the States in the last three years are given in Annexure VI.
All these Schemes for Environment Protection and Afforestation mentioned above are 100% Centrally Sponsored,
barring IFMS wherein the cost sharing between the Centre and the States is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern
and Hill Statesand 75:25for other States. No request has been received from State Governments by this Ministry to
share 50 per cent of the expenditure incurred by them for implementation of environment protection and
afforestation projects.
ANNEXURE I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
State wise details of Funds Released (as on 31.03.2013) under National Afforestation Programme.
(Rs. In crore)
S. No.
State
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Bihar
Amount Released
2010-11
10.48
2011-12
15.15
2012-13
2.71
5.48
6.92
3.40
3
Chhattisgarh
4
Goa
5
33.25
24.74
13.33
Gujarat
0
29.43
0.00
27.00
0.00
14.30
6
Haryana
24.20
12.28
6.41
7
Himachal Pradesh
3.45
3.50
3.62
8
Jammu & Kashmir
3.99
6.89
3.37
9
Jharkhand
8.73
10
Karnataka
8.12
10.42
12.92
4.69
6.w81
11
Kerala
7.54
2.04
11.30
12
Madhya Pradesh
30.39
21.43
9.15
13
Maharashtra
16.17
28.51
28.87
14
Orissa
11.20
7.30
3.38
15
Punjab
16
Rajasthan
0
4.94
0.46
6.23
0.76
4.14
17
Tamil Nadu
7.21
3.08
2.78
18
Uttar Pradesh
21.33
26.23
15.27
19
Uttarakhand
4.47
20
West Bengal
4.12
6.61
6.29
6.25
2.57
234.50
228.00
143.11
0.00
1.66
7.95
12.74
1.47
9.46
Total (Other States)
21
Arunachal Pradesh
5.52
22
Assam
6.08
23
Manipur
10.37
24
Meghalaya
8.79
25
Mizoram
12.21
4.31
13.44
9.10
8.78
26
Nagaland
10.11
11.69
10.88
27
Sikkim
11.99
11.18
5.42
28
Tripura
10.43
13.69
3.50
Total (NE States)
75.49
75.00
50.26
G. Total
309.99
303.00
193.37
ANNEXURE II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
State wise funds released for preparatory activities under Green India Mission (GIM) during year 2011-12.
(Rs. In lakh)
S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
Name of State
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Amount Released
89.53
130.00
972.00
133.80
357.00
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Total
126.50
64.00
147.00
267.45
194.60
823.50
405.77
40.50
141.50
107.50
125.50
275.25
72.15
350.50
119.50
51.00
4994.55
ANNEXURE III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
State/UT wise details of Funds Released under CAMPA.
(Rs. In crore)
Sl. No.
State/UT
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0.79
0.00
0.00
2
Andhra Pradesh
120.74
118.57
119.60
3
Arunachal Pradesh
17.79
41.19
11.76
4
Assam
10.45
0.00
15.06
5
Bihar
8.67
8.04
8.465
6
Chandigarh
0.13
0.00
0.00
7
Chhattisgarh
134.11
99.54
114.38
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0.00
0.15
0.00
9
Daman & Diu
0.00
0.00
0.00
10
Delhi
1.40
0
0
11
Goa
10.25
0.00
0.00
12
Gujarat
29.16
26.30
32.41
13
Haryana
18.89
0.00
0.00
14
Himachal Pradesh
42.17
57.13
52.40
15
Jammu & Kashmir
0.00
0
23.7835
16
Jharkhand
103.16
62.50
47.98
17
Karnataka
50.92
41.57
43.72
18
Kerala
0.00
0.00
0.00
19
Lakshadweep
0.00
0.00
0.00
20
Madhya Pradesh
50.97
53.52
0.00
21
Maharashtra
85.49
82.63
78.21
22
Manipur
1.34
0.00
0.00
23
Meghalaya
0.00
0.00
0.00
24
Mizoram
0.00
0.00
0.00
25
Nagaland
0.00
0
0
26
Orissa
140.18
166.02
205.82
27
Pondicherry
0.00
0.00
0.00
28
Punjab
26.52
20.02
19.31
29
Rajasthan
42.07
31.89
37.43
30
Sikkim
10.23
9.04
8.7523
31
Tamil Nadu
1.70
0.00
1.15
32
Tripura
2.58
0.00
2.28
33
Uttar Pradesh
35.35
0.00
0.00
34
Uttarakhand
82.75
0.00
31.73
35
West Bengal
6.28
4.84
0.00
1034.06
822.96
854.25
Total
Annexure IV
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
Funds Released under Intensification of Forest Management Scheme.
(Rs. In Lakhs)
S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
NE & Sikkim
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
States
2010-11
Released Amount
2011-12
Released Amount
2012-13
Released Amount
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
136.94
118.77
368.33
25
429.83
101.7
287.71
0
150.95
205.61
257.16
379.69
262.38
229.54
76.49
103.76
143.99
213.72
134.57
173.12
3799.26
0
82.41
430.41
10.97
348.23
75.72
246.49
0
341
348.64
144.64
697.65
373.51
133.03
0
161.15
245.48
140
229.95
50.86
4060.14
0
0
398.03
7.51
243.10
95.67
226.12
209.86
212.5
361.09
150.68
886.87
269.42
149.79
0
237.27
141
131.38
342.62
71.09
4134
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
202.65
325.67
168.21
121.64
349.79
183.51
259.33
246.64
261.15
328.58
161.26
253.17
346.97
288.61
0
0
117.51
144.64
292
0
35.28
8
Union Territories
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Tripura
Total
188.81
1799.61
60.59
1946.97
376.9
966.33
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D&N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
New Delhi
Pondicherry
Total
Grand Total
26.22
60.26
0
0
0
0
0
86.48
5685.35
30.36
34.46
0
0
0
0
0
64.82
6071.93
5.49
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.49
5105.82
Annexure V
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
Details of funds released under Thirteenth Finance Commission as Grants in Aid to Forests.
(Rs. In crore)
Sl.No
State
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
1
Andhra Pradesh
33.58
33.58
67.16
2
Arunachal Pradesh
90.98
90.98
126.92
3
Assam
23.08
23.08
11.54
4
Bihar
4.80
4.80
4.06
5
Chhatisgarh
51.39
51.39
102.78
6
Goa
4.61
4.61
2.31
7
Gujarat
10.24
10.24
20.48
8
Haryana
1.10
1.10
1.94
9
Himachal Pradesh
12.58
12.58
22.14
10
Jammu&Kashmir
16.63
16.63
8.32
11
Jharkhand
18.93
18.93
37.14
12
Karnataka
27.63
27.63
54.64
13
Kerala
16.94
16.94
25.41
14
Madhya Pradesh
61.29
61.29
122.58
15
Maharastra
38.70
38.70
77.40
16
Manipur
18.79
18.79
28.19
17
Meghalaya
21.01
21.01
0.00
18
Mizoram
21.40
21.40
19.26
19
Nagaland
17.32
17.32
25.98
20
Orissa
41.37
41.37
76.53
21
Punjab
1.15
1.15
2.30
22
Rajastan
11.04
11.04
15.12
23
Sikkim
5.07
5.07
10.14
24
Tamil Nadu
17.81
17.81
35.62
25
Tripura
11.94
11.94
17.91
26
Uttar Pradesh
10.06
10.06
20.12
27
Uttarakhand
25.68
25.68
38.52
28
West Bengal
9.88
9.88
19.76
625.00
625.00
994.26
Total
Annexure VI
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 542 due for
answer on 06.05.2013 regarding Afforestation Projects by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki.
Details of funds released to various coastal State/UTs under conservation and management of Mangroves and
Coral Reefs.
(Rs. In Lakh)
S. No.
State/ Uts
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
10.00
10.00
-
1
Andaman & Nicobar
2
Andhra Pradesh
-
-
-
3
Goa
-
-
-
4
Gujarat
295.04
176.517
163.103
5
Karnataka
43.8
10.95
6
Kerala
-
-
62.38
7
Orissa
30.25
54.8
-
8
Tamil Nadu
134.78
181.283
111.88
9
West Bengal
147.90
237.60
59.40
10
Lakshadeep
-
-
-
Total
617.97
704.00
407.71
ECO-SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES
06th May, 2013
LSQ *545
SHRI L. RAJA GOPAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
whether the Government has issued any directions to the States on demarcating ecologically sensitive zones around
the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in their States;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government has set any deadline for the States in this regard;
(d)
(e)
if so, the details thereof and the number of States which have notified the eco-sensitive zones around the said areas;
and
whether the Government has extended the said deadline for the States in this regard and if so, the details thereof and
the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI
NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c), (d) AND (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO *545 REGARDING ‘ECO SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES’ BY SHRI L. RAJA
GOPAL DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.05.2013.
(a), (b), (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. In pursuance of the decision taken by the Indian Board for Wildlife (IBWL) on 21st January 2002
and subsequent decision of the National Board for Wildlife taken in its meeting held on 17th March 2005 the State Governments
were requested vide letter dated 27th May 2005 to submit site specific proposals for declaration of Eco-sensitive zones around
National Parks and Sanctuaries. Hon’ble Supreme Court has also vide order dated 4th December 2006 in Writ Petition (Civil)
No. 460/2004 directed the State Governments to send the proposals to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
To speed up the process, the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide letter dated 11th December 2012, once again
requested the States/Union Territory Governments to submit site specific proposals giving a time limit of two months up to 15th
February 2013. As Eco-sensitive zones are to be notified under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the State
Governments are required to submit draft notification, which after due scrutiny by the Ministry of Environment and Forests is
notified. By 15th February 2013, the Ministry had received 181 proposals from 19 States for notification of Eco-sensitive zones.
As on date, Eco-sensitive zones around 7 National Parks/Sanctuaries have been notified by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests. The list of Eco-sensitive zones notified is at Annexure.
(e) In response to the letter of the Ministry dated 11th December 2012, a large number of proposals were received; however,
several State Governments had requested for extension of time as formulation of the proposal was in progress. Considering their
request, the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide letter dated 18th February 2013 has granted further extension of time till
15th May 2013 for submission of proposals for declaration of eco-sensitive zones.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO *545 REGARDING ‘ECO SENSITIVE ZONES AROUND SANCTUARIES’ BY SHRI L. RAJA
GOPAL DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.05.2013.
The details of proposals that have been notified for eco-sensitive zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries as on
30.04.2013
S.
Proposal
Present status
Width of ESZ
No.
(As applicable)
1
Girnar
Eco-Sensitive
Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 5 kms from the boundary of the
Gujarat
31.05.2012
Protected Area
2
Narayan Sarovar Eco-Sensitive Final notification issued on Upto 2.5 kms from the boundary of the
Zone, Gujarat
31.05.2012
Protected Area
3
Purna
Eco-Sensitive
Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 2kms from the boundary of the
Gujarat
31.05.2012
Protected Area
4
Vansda Eco-Sensitive Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 5 kms from the boundary of the
Gujarat
31.05.2012
Protected Area
5
Sultanpur Eco-Sensitive Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 5 kms from the boundary of the
Haryana
27.01.2010
Protected Area
6
Dalma
Eco-Sensitive
Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 5 kms from the boundary of the
Jharkhand
29.03.2012
Protected Area
7
Bandipur Eco-Sensitive Zone, Final notification issued on Upto 7.78 kms from the boundary of the
Karnataka
04.10.2012
Protected Area
FUNDS UNDER CAMPAS
06th May, 2013
LSQ *551
SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA
SHRI HARIN PATHAK
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the details of the funds deposited with the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning
Authority (CAMPA) as on 31 March, 2013, State/ UT wise ;
the details of the funds released to the CAMPAs constituted in various States/ UTs as on 31 March, 2013
;
whether the Government has any proposal to transfer the entire funds from the ad-hoc CAMPA to the
State CAMPAs in the country;
if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Gujarat, and
the time by which the funds are likely to be released ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) the details of the funds deposited in the State/ UT-wise accounts maintained by the Ad-hoc Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, as on 31st March 2013 has not been compiled so far. The
unaudited figures as on 31st March 2012, net of releases to the State/ UT CAMPAs, are indicated in Statement I,
laid on the Table of the House ;
(b) the details of funds released to the State/ UT CAMPAs as on 31st March 2013 are indicated in Statement II, laid
on the Table of the House ;
(c) no, Sir ;
(d) & (e) do not arise.
Statement I referred in the reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question Dy No.551, answered on 6th May
2013 regarding ‘Funds under CAMPAs’, by Shri Balkrishna K Shukla and Shri Harin Pathak.
Details of funds (principal amount) deposited in the State CAMPA accounts maintained by the Ad-hoc
CAMPA as on 31st March 2012.
Sl No
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Name of State// UT
2
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir*
Jharkhand
Principal amount
3
377,164,582.00
18,400,599,929.48
3,618,853,572.00
2,316,801,017.00
1,302,296,019.00
14,695,654.00
17,596,743,397.00
55,928,715.00
7,110,100.00
309,013,466.00
1,009,434,951.00
4,986,411,439.00
2,461,136,532.00
8,061,424,913.00
74,05,10,522.00
14,762,342,593.00
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
6,726,092,594.00
209,878,675.58
9,459,652,264.00
12,032,656,892.00
303,525,198.00
901,646,029.00
98,584,422.00
31,665,289,126.00
2,971,041,767.00
5,758,439,229.00
1,346,495,849.00
227,967,334.90
700,623,811.00
4,748,438,166.00
9,763,212,880.00
710,381,265.00
162,903,892,985.96
*Funds in the account of J&K pertain to only NPV and Wildlife funds, and have been deposited in the Ad-hoc
CAMPA pursuant to the Supreme Court orders passed in the year 2012.
Statement II referred to in the reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question Dy No.551 answered on 6th May 2013, regarding 'Funds under CAMPAs', by Shri Balkrishna K
Sl.
No.
1
1
2
State/UT
2
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
2009-10
2011-12
2012-13
Date
Amount (in Rs.)
Date
Amount (in Rs.)
Date
Amount (in Rs.)
Date
Amount (in Rs.)
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
28.08.2009
28.08.2009
3
Arunachal
Pradesh
03.04.2010
4
Assam
17.08.2009
5
Bihar
20.11.2009
6
Chandigarh
17.08.2009
7
Chhattisgarh
17.08.2009
9
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
Daman & Diu
10
Delhi
21.01.2010
11
Goa
17.08.2009
12
Gujarat
19.08.2009
13
Haryana
17.08.2009
14
Himachal Pradesh
21.08.2009
15
Jammu &
Kashmir
16
Jharkhand
8
2010-11
04.09.2009
10,990,000.00
897,832,000.00
163,676,000.00
67,174,000.00
77,300,000.00
1,765,000.00
1,232,135,000.00
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
22.11.2010
01.10.2010
18.01.2011
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
7,869,000.00
1,207,444,000.00
177,882,000.00
121,197,000.00
249,647,000.00
191,141,000.00
366,771,000.00
23.08.2011
08.09.2011
25.10.2011
09.11.2011
29.11.2011
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
1,185,700,000.00
411,900,000.00
86,674,000.00
06.10.2012
02.01.2013
13.02.2013
25.11.2011
80,400,000.00
02.01.2013
1,341,066,000.00
08.09.2011
995,439,000.00
21.08.2012
17
Karnataka
19.08.2009
18
Kerala
12.03.2010
19
Lakshadweep
20
Madhya Pradesh
17.08.2009
950,028,000.00
585,573,000.00
17,509,000.00
530,482,000.00
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
26.03.2013
01.10.2010
117,613,000.00
150,592,100.00
84,650,000.00
1,143,800,000.00
1,536,000.00
13,991,000.00
102,468,000.00
291,568,000.00
188,909,000.00
421,656,000.00
08.09.2011
11.06.2012
23.08.2011
09.12.2011
263,000,000.00
09.11.2012
1,031,622,000.00
509,160,000.00
24.11.2011
30.08.2011
09.09.2011
571,262,400.00
624,989,300.00
415,700,000.00
13,652,000.00
509,656,000.00
09.01.2012
324,117,000.00
164,500,000.00
02.01.2013
11.02.2013
30.03.2013
29.11.2012
12.03.2010
1,196,039,000.00
1,296,000.00
28.10.2011
18.01.2011
5,779,000.00
104,487,000.00
1,682,000.00
18,471,000.00
18.06.2012
535,209,000.00
02.01.2013
06.10.2012
524,000,000.00
237,835,000.00
479,800,000.00
437,200,000.00
21
Maharashtra
22.02.2010
22
Manipur
08.12.2009
23
Meghalaya
20.04.2010
24
Mizoram
05.03.2013
25
Nagaland
26
Orissa
27
Pondicherry
28
Punjab
08.12.2009
29
Rajasthan
07.01.2010
30
Sikkim
21.08.2009
17.08.2009
31
Tamil Nadu
08.12.2009
32
Tripura
12.03.2010
33
Uttar Pradesh
10.05.2010
34
Uttarakhand
17.08.2009
35
West Bengal
Total
08.12.2009
893,549,000.00
7,456,000.00
18.01.2011
01.10.2010
854,893,000.00
13,350,000.00
16.11.2011
11.06.2012
826,300,000.00
06.10.2012
782,123,000.00
19,134,000.00
967,000.00
10,738,000.00
1,310,618,000.00
330,547,000.00
325,908,000.00
80,092,000.00
19,713,000.00
35,418,000.00
470,962,000.00
816,532,000.00
52,957,000.00
18.01.2011
01.10.2010
18.01.2011
01.10.2010
22.11.2010
01.10.2010
18.01.2011
16.03.2012
01.10.2010
01.10.2010
22.11.2010
1,401,753,000.00
23.08.2011
04.06.2012
1,668,510,050.00
265,215,000.00
16.09.2011
21.09.2011
220,783,872.00
420,698,000.00
102,334,000.00
17,032,000.00
11.11.2011
02.09.2011
12.10.2011
12.06.2012
318,913,000.00
90,400,000.00
13,830,000.00
827,488,000.00
62,760,000.00
27.08.2012
25.02.2013
22.02.2013
25.06.2012
09.03.2012
2,058,244,000.00
193,118,000.00
374,298,000.00
27.11.2012
8,75,23,000
12.02.2013
25.032013
11,454,000.00
12.02.2013
25,848,000.00
353,505,000.00
30.11.2012
22,770,300.00
304,800,000.00
653,160,000.00
02.01.2013
317,305,000.00
48,436,000.00
9,838,830,000.00
10,354,276,000.00
9,419,681,622.00
8,454,958,400.00
Note : The allocations to the State CAMPAs in Arunachal, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand have been made @ 50% of their respective entitlements for the year 2012-13 pending the receipt of
GIS coordinates of work sites treated under CAMPA funds since the year 2009-10, as requested in d.o.letter No.13-5/2010-FC dated the 11th September 2012 from DGF&SS to the PCCFs of
all States/ UTs.
VIOLATIONS OF EPR
06th May, 2013
LSQ *559
SHRI RATAN SINGH
SHRI GORAKH PRASAD JAISWAL
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
whether the Government has incorporated the concept of Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR)
under the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011;
if so, the details thereof including the terms and conditions of the said concept;
the number of times when the said concept has been violated by the persons/ manufacturers and the
action taken against them for the said violations during the last three years and the current year; and
the extent to which success has been achieved in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *559 FOR ANSWER ON 06.05.2013 REGARDING “VIOLATIONS OF EPR” RAISED
BY SHRI RATAN SINGH AND SHRI GORAKH PRASAD JAISWAL:
(a) to (d): The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Plastic (Waste Management and
Handling) Rules, 2011 incorporating the concept of Extended Producer’s Responsibility (EPR) for
environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life for manufacturers of plastic carry bags
and multilayered plastic pouches or sachets and the brand owners using such products.
The mechanism for plastic waste management has been prescribed in these rules. As per the mechanism, the
concerned municipal authority is responsible for setting up collection systems for plastic waste. For this purpose,
they may seek assistance of manufacturers of plastic carry bags, multilayered plastic pouches or sachets or brand
owners using such products.
As per these Rules, Municipal authority may work out the modalities of a mechanism based on EPR involving
such manufacturers, registered within its jurisdiction and brand owners with registered offices within its
jurisdiction either individually or collectively, as feasible or set up collection systems through its own agencies.
The notification incorporating the concept of EPR has been issued only about two years back. No complaints
of violation in this regard have been received in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS
06th May, 2013
LSQ * 560
SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI
Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the economically rich countries are forcing costly technology in the name of green economy
on the poor and developing countries;
if so, the details thereof;
whether a high profile panel of the United Nations on global sustainability has recommended that the
world adopts sustainable development targets;
if so, the details thereof;
the response of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) to (e) IN THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.
560 ON “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS” RAISED BY SHRI ANADRAO ADSUL &
SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.05.2013
(a) & (b) At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, held on June
20-22, 2012 at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the developing countries succeeded in getting the required domestic policy
space on green economy. One of the themes of the Conference was “Green Economy in the context of
Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication”. The Outcome Document of the Conference affirms that
there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to each country, in accordance with its
national circumstances and priorities, to achieve sustainable development. The document firmly rejects the
prescriptive policies of the developed countries, unilateral measures and trade barriers as well as un-warranted
conditionality on official developmental assistance and finance under the guise of green economy.
(c) to (e) The United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability had submitted a
report titled “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing” in January 2012, before the Rio+20
Conference. The Panel presented 56 recommendations covering inter-alia the subjects of empowering people to
make sustainable choices, sustainable economy and strengthening institutional governance.
On the issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the developing countries including India succeeded in
getting incorporated in the Outcome Document of the Conference, the principles that would guide the
development of these goals. The Conference recommends the importance and utility of having set up SDGs,
based on Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, which fully respect all the Rio Principles,
taking into account different national circumstances, capacities and priorities, which are consistent with
international law, built upon commitments already made, and contribute to the full implementation of the
outcomes of all major summits in the economic, social and environmental fields, including the Rio+20
Document. The Outcome Document underscores that the SDGs should be aspirational, global in nature and
universally applicable to all countries while taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels
of development and respecting national policies and priorities. Subsequently, the United Nations General
Assembly has decided to establish the Open Working Group on SDGs, in accordance with paragraph 248 of the
Outcome Document.
NATURAL RESOURCES
06th May, 2013
LSQ 6195
SHRIMATI ANNU TANDON
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
whether the Government is adopting the methodology proposed by The Economics of Ecosystems and
Biodiversity to quantify the value of natural resources;
if so, the details thereof;
whether the Government is also considering other mechanisms to adequately measure the value of
natural resources and biospheres;
if so, the details thereof; and
the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global study thatcompiles and presents a
case for the economic basis for conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. The final report of the study was
released in 2010 at the Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP-10) in
Nagoya, Japan. The International TEEB report is largely based on secondary data and case studies. It does not
provide any standard methods and/or guidelines.However, itprovides a framework for considering the value of
ecosystem services in policy and decision making based on recognizing, valuing and capturing the value of
ecosystem services through a range of economic and non-economic instruments.
Pursuant to the international TEEB report, the Ministry of Environment and Forests commissioned three scoping
studies to cover corresponding three important ecosystems of the country namely forests, inland waters and
coastal and marine. Based on the scoping reports, a working document entitled ‘The Economics of Ecosystems
and Biodiversity (TEEB) – India: Initial Assessment and Scoping Report’ was prepared and showcased at the
CBD CoP-11 in October 2012, Hyderabad.
(c) to (e) In order to assess the feasibility of developing sector-wise uniform methodology for Natural Resource
Accounting (NRA), the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MOSPI) commissioned 8 studies on NRA covering sectors of land, forest, air, water and mining in 8 states to
various specialised institutions during 2000-2006. Based on the reports of the 8 studies, a Synthesis Report has
been prepared. Subsequently, an Expert Group on Green National Accounting for India was constituted by
MOSPI unde