Lok Sabha Question No. 2132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: National Wetland Conservation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2132

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## National Wetland Conservation Programme

## 2132. SHRI  PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)     the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  National  Wetland  Conservation  Programme (NWCP) implemented in the country;
- (b)     the  details  of  wetlands  identified  so  far  for  conservation,  management  and intervention along with the criteria adopted for the same, State-wise;
- (c) the role of the Union and State Governments/UT administrations along with the funding pattern under NWCP;
- (d) the  institutional  framework  put  in  place  by  the  Government  to  oversee  the implementation of the programme; and
- (e) the funds allocated and released under the NWCP during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) The National Wetland Conservation Programme (NWCP) has been merged  in February, 2013 with another scheme of National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) to avoid overlap and promote better synergy into a new integrated scheme of National Programme for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-system (NPCA).  NPCA aims at holistic conservation and restoration of wetlands and lakes for achieving the desired water quality enhancement, besides improvement in biodiversity and ecosystems through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach and a common regulatory framework.
- (b) So far, 115 wetlands in 24 States and two Union Territories are identified for conservation and management under the NPCA/NWCP, while adopting the  following criteria:
- -sites containing representative, rare or unique wetland types;
- -criteria based on species and ecological communities;
- -specific criteria based on water birds;
- -specific criteria based on fish; and
- -specific criteria based on water/life and culture.

## The State-wise list of identified wetlands under NPCA/NWCP is at Annexure-I.

(c) and (d) 100% Central financial assistance was provided to the State Governments for conservation of wetlands till the year 2012-13 for various activities like survey & demarcation, catchment area treatment, de-silting & dredging, bio-fencing, fisheries development, weed control, biodiversity conservation, pollution abatement, education & awareness and community participation,  etc.  The  NPCA  programme  was operational on 70:30 cost sharing basis (90:10 for North Eastern States) between the Central and the  State Governments during 2013-14 and 2014-15, 50:50 (80:20 for North Eastern and Himalayan States) during 2015-16, and has now been revised to 60:40 (90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States) for the current financial year 2016-17.

The State Governments undertake activities for conservation and management of wetlands funded under the scheme through its concerned agencies. The Ministry and the State Level Steering Committees monitor the implementation/execution of the programme.  The Central Government of India has notified  the  Wetlands  (Conservation  and  Management)  Rules,  2010  for  regulating certain activities within wetlands.  A Central Wetlands Regulatory Authority has also been constituted under the Wetland Rules.

(e)    Details  of  funds  released  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territories  for conservation of wetlands  during last three years and current financial year under the NPCA programme are given in Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2132  to  be  answered  on  Tuesday,  the  29 th November,  2016  on  'National Wetland Conservation Programme' raised by Shri Prathap Simha.

## State-wise list of identified wetlands

| S. No.   | State/Union Territory   |   S. No. | Wetland                     |
|----------|-------------------------|----------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          |        1 | Kolleru                     |
| 2.       | Assam                   |        2 | Deepar Beel                 |
| 2.       |                         |        3 | Urpad Beel                  |
| 2.       |                         |        4 | Sone Beel                   |
| 3.       | Bihar                   |        5 | Kabar                       |
| 3.       |                         |        6 | Barilla                     |
| 3.       |                         |        7 | Kusheshwar Asthan           |
| 4.       | Gujarat                 |        8 | Nalsarovar                  |
| 4.       |                         |        9 | Great Rann of Kachh         |
| 4.       |                         |       10 | Thol Bird Sanctuary         |
| 4.       |                         |       11 | Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary    |
| 4.       |                         |       12 | Little Rann of Kachh        |
| 4.       |                         |       13 | Pariej                      |
| 4.       |                         |       14 | Wadhwana                    |
| 4.       |                         |       15 | Nanikakrad                  |
| 5.       | Haryana                 |       16 | Sultanpur                   |
| 5.       |                         |       17 | Bhindawas                   |
| 6.       | Himachal Pradesh        |       18 | Renuka                      |
| 6.       |                         |       19 | Pong Dam                    |
| 6.       |                         |       20 | Chandratal                  |
| 6.       |                         |       21 | Rewalsar                    |
| 6.       |                         |       22 | Khajjiar                    |
| 7.       | Jammu & Kashmir         |       23 | Wullar                      |
| 7.       |                         |       24 | Tso Morari                  |
| 7.       |                         |       25 | Tisgul Tso & Chisul Marshes |
| 7.       |                         |       26 | Hokersar                    |
| 7.       |                         |       27 | Mansar-Surinsar             |
| 7.       |                         |       28 | Ranjitsagar                 |
| 7.       |                         |       29 | Pangong Tsar                |
| 7.       |                         |       30 | Gharana                     |
| 7.       |                         |       31 | Hygam                       |
| 7.       |                         |       32 | Mirgund                     |
| 7.       |                         |       33 | Shalbugh                    |
| 7.       |                         |       34 | Chushul & Hanley            |
| 8.       | Jharkhand               |       35 | Udhwa                       |
|          |                         |       36 | Tilaiya Dam                 |
| 9.       | Karnataka               |       37 | Magadhi                     |
| 9.       |                         |       38 | Gudavi Bird Sanctuary       |
| 9.       |                         |       39 | Bonal                       |

|     |                |   40. | Hidkal & Ghataprabha       |
|-----|----------------|-------|----------------------------|
|     |                |    41 | Heggeri                    |
|     |                |    42 | Ranganthittu               |
|     |                |    43 | K.G. Koppa wetland         |
| 10. | Kerala         |    44 | Ashtamudi                  |
|     |                |    45 | Sasthamkotta               |
|     |                |    46 | Kottuli                    |
|     |                |    47 | Kadulandi                  |
|     |                |    48 | Vembnad Kol                |
| 11. | Madhya Pradesh |    49 | Barna                      |
|     |                |    50 | Yashwant Sagar             |
|     |                |    51 | Wetland of Ken River       |
|     |                |    52 | National Chambal Sanctuary |
|     |                |    53 | Ghatigaon                  |
|     |                |    54 | Ratapani                   |
|     |                |    55 | Denwa Tawa wetland         |
|     |                |    56 | Kanha Tiger Reserve        |
|     |                |    57 | Pench Tiger Reserve        |
|     |                |    58 | Sakhyasagar                |
|     |                |    59 | Dihaila                    |
|     |                |    60 | Govindsagar                |
| 12. | Maharashtra    |    62 | Ujni                       |
|     |                |    63 | Jayakawadi                 |
|     |                |    64 | Nalganga wetland           |
| 13. | Manipur        |    65 | Loktak                     |
| 14  | Meghalaya      |    66 | Umiam lake                 |
| 15. | Mizoram        |    67 | Tamdil                     |
|     |                |    68 | Palak                      |
| 16  | Odisha         |    69 | Chilika                    |
|     |                |    70 | Kuanria wetland            |
|     |                |    71 | Kanjia wetland             |
|     |                |    72 | Daha wetland               |
|     |                |    73 | Anusupa                    |
| 17. | Punjab         |    74 | Harike                     |
|     |                |    75 | Ropar                      |
|     |                |    76 | Kanjli                     |
|     |                |    77 | Nangal                     |
| 18. | Rajasthan      |    78 | Sambhar                    |
| 19. | Sikkim         |    79 | Khechuperi Holy Lake       |
|     |                |    80 | Tamze Wetland              |
|     |                |    81 | Tembao Wetland Complex     |
|     |                |    82 | Phendang Wetland Complex   |
|     |                |    83 | Gurudokmar Wetland         |
|     |                |    84 | Tsomgo wetland             |
| 20. | Tamil Nadu     |    85 | Point Calimere             |
|     |                |    86 | Kaliveli                   |
|     |                |    87 | Pallaikarni                |
| 21. | Tripura        |    88 | Rudrasagar                 |
|     |                |    89 | Gumti reservoir            |
| 22. | Uttar Pradesh  |    90 | Nawabganj                  |

|     |                  |   91. | Sandi                         |
|-----|------------------|-------|-------------------------------|
|     |                  |    92 | Lakh Bahoshi                  |
|     |                  |    93 | Samaspur                      |
|     |                  |    94 | Alwara Wetland                |
|     |                  |    95 | Semarai Lake                  |
|     |                  |    96 | Nagaria lake                  |
|     |                  |    97 | Keetham Lake                  |
|     |                  |    98 | Shekha wetland                |
|     |                  |    99 | Saman Bird Sanctuary          |
|     |                  |   100 | Sarsai Nawar                  |
|     |                  |   101 | Patna Bird Sanctuary          |
|     |                  |   102 | Chandotal                     |
|     |                  |   103 | Taal Bhaghel                  |
|     |                  |   104 | Taal Gambhirvan & Taal Salona |
|     |                  |   105 | Aadi jal Jeev Jheel           |
| 23. | Uttarakhand      |   106 | Ban Ganga Jhilmil Tal         |
|     |                  |   107 | Asan                          |
| 24. | West Bengal      |   108 | East Kolkata Wetland          |
|     |                  |   109 | Sunderbans                    |
|     |                  |   110 | Ahiron Beel                   |
|     |                  |   111 | Rasik Beel                    |
|     |                  |   112 | Santragachi                   |
|     |                  |   113 | Patlakhawa- Rasomati          |
| 25  | Chandigarh (UT)  |   114 | Sukhna                        |
| 26  | Puducherry ( UT) |   115 | Ousteri lake                  |

Annexure- II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2132 to  be  answered  on  Tuesday,  the  29 th November,  2016  on  'National Wetland Conservation Programme' raised by Shri Prathap Simha.

Details  of  State-wise  funds  released  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territories during last three years and current financial year under NPCA/NWCP

(Amt. in Rs. Lakhs)

| S.No.   | State/UT        | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 ( as on date)   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| 1.      | Gujarat         | -         | -         | 158.502   | -                       |
| 2.      | Haryana         | 21.98     | 62.65     | 28.505    | -                       |
| 3.      | Jammu & Kashmir | 46.25     | -         | -         | -                       |
| 4.      | Manipur         | 131.62    | 60.12     | 46.50     | -                       |
| 5.      | Mizoram         | 51.551    | 78.88     | 108.24    | 58.535                  |
| 6.      | Odisha          | 79.32     | -         | -         | 39.93                   |
| 7.      | Puducherry      | 23.709    | -         | 41.53     | -                       |
| 8.      | Punjab          | 37.815    | -         | 152.094   | -                       |
| 9.      | Rajasthan       | 17.39     | -         | -         | -                       |
| 10.     | Sikkim          | -         | -         | 77.98     | 21.06                   |
| 11.     | Tamil Nadu      | 58.877    | 31.17     | -         | -                       |
| 12.     | Uttar Pradesh   | 138.988   | 256.933   | 124.132   | -                       |
| 13.     | West Bengal     | 92.50     | -         | 91.875    | -                       |
|         | Total           | 700.00    | 489.753   | 829.358   | 119.525                 |