MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) Details of wetlands, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, as per the information available in the Ministry, are given below:
State Wetlands National Parks Wildlife Sanctuaries Andhra Pradesh Kolleru 1.SriVenkateswara NP 1.Coringa WLS 3.Rajiv Gandhi NP 2.Krishna WLS 4.Papikonda NP 3.Rajiv Gandhi WLS 4.Rollapadu WLS 5.GundlaBrahmeswara WLS 6.Sri Lankamalleswara WLS 7.Nelapattu WLS 8 .Pulicat WLS 9.Koundinya WLS 10.Sri Venkateswara WLS 11.Kambalakonda WLS 12.PenusilaNarasimha WLS Bihar 1.Kawar Valmiki National Park 1.BarelaJheel Salim Ali 2.Barallia Bird Sanctuary 3.Kusheshwar 2.Bhimbandh WLS Asthan 3.Gautam Budha WLS 4.Kanwarjheel WLS 5.Kimur WLS 6.Nagi Dam WLS 7.Nakti Dam WLS 8.Pant (Rajgir) WLS 9.Udaipur WLS 10.Valmiki WLS 11.Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS 12.Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary.
There are no lakes in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
(b) to (d) The Ministry was earlier implementing the scheme of National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) on 70:30 cost sharing basis between the Central Government and the State Governments for conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi urban areas of the country. Different conservation activities under NLCP include core components of interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, catchment area treatment, shoreline protection, in-lake treatment such as aeration, de-weeding, de-siltation, bio-remediation and bio-manipulation. Further, Another scheme of National Wetland Conservation Programme (NWCP) had been under implementation for conservation and management of identified wetlands in the country. Under this Programme NWCP, 100% financial assistance has been provided for conservation and management of identified wetlands in the country, including Ramsar sites. The activities taken up under the scheme include survey & demarcation, afforestation, catchment area treatment, water management, protection measures, fisheries development, weed control, wildlife conservation, pollution abatement, eco-development, etc.
To avoid overlap and promote better synergies, the Ministry has now merged the NLCP with the scheme of NWCP, into one integrated scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA).
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ financial assistance is provided to States/Union Territory Governments for following important activities :
a. Management and Capacity building b. Anti-poaching and infrastructure developments c. Restoration of habitats d. Eco-development and community oriented activities
Proposal has been received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar with respect to conservation of wildlife and its habitats under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and ‘Project Tiger’ for the year 2014-15. Proposals received from the State Government of Bihar have been processed and financial assistance has been released under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ and ‘Project Tiger’. Financial assistances to state of Andhra Pradesh has been released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Project Tiger’ only. Financial assistances under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ has not been released as utilization certificate for funds released during previous year has not been received.
No proposals have been received for conservation of wetlands and lake during the 2014-15 from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
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