Lok Sabha Question No. 2027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Migratory Birds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2027

TO BE ANSWERED ON  14.03.2017

## Migratory Birds

## 2027.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

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

- (a) the  species  of  migratory  birds  visiting  the  country  along  with  the  area  and duration of their stay;
- (b) whether there are reports of killing of such birds and if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c) the details of steps being taken by the Government for safety and protection of migratory birds coming to various part of the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  with  regard  to  the  effect  of rising pollution on these birds and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated by the Government during the last three  years for development of places where these birds flock together, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Although no specific assessments is conducted by the Ministry with respect to the species of migratory birds visiting India, literatures published by experts including Scientific Institutions suggest that about 370 species of birds migrate to India, out of  which  175  species  undertake  long  distance  migration  using  the  Central  Asian Flyway area, which also include Amur falcons, Egyptian vultures, Plovers, Ducks, Storks, Ibises, Flamingoes, Jacanas, Pochards, Sociable Lapwing, etc.

Migratory species are omnipotent in nature and found in protected as well as nonprotected areas, both urban and village areas. The winter visitors arrive India by October  and  stay  till  March/April.  The  summer  migrants  start  coming  to  India from mid March and occurs in India till August.

- (b) All  migratory  birds  in  India  are  protected  under  the  provisions  of  the  Wild  Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and killing of these birds are strictly prohibited. However, sporadic  killing  of  migratory  birds  cannot  be  ruled  out.  Action  against  the offenders is taken as per the provisions of the various Acts.
- (c) The  important  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  protection  of  migratory  birds include:
- i. Rare  and  endangered  species  of  birds  including  migratory  birds  are included  in  Schedule-I  of  the  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  thereby according them highest degree of protection.
- ii. Stringent  punishments  have  been  provided  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  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  for  better conservation and protection of birds and their habitats.
- iv. The Ministry has notified the Wet Land (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, for better protection of wetlands in the country.
- v. Focused protection measures involving the local communities have been taken  up  in  the  State  of  Nagaland  for  protection  of  Amur  Falcons  that migrate  to  North  East  India  on  their  route  to  Southern  Africa.  With  the coordinated  efforts  of  the  Forest  Department,  Government  of  Nagaland, NGO's,  scientific institutes  and  local  communities,  killing  of  Amur Falcons have become 'Zero' since 2013.
- vi. Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/UT Governments for protection and management of Protected Areas and Wetlands.
- vii. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been established for control of illegal trade in wildlife and its parts and products.
- viii. India  is  a  signatory  to  the  Convention  on  Migratory  Species  (CMS)  and India  has  also  signed  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CMS on  Conservation  of  Siberian  Cranes.  The  Cabinet  Committee  has  also approved India's joining the Raptor MOU with CMS.
- ix. India  is  a  contracting  Party  to  the  Ramsar  Convention  (Convention  on Wetlands) and 25 wetlands in India  have been notified as Ramsar Sites.
- (d) Studies  conducted  by  various  institutes  indicate  bird  mortality  due  to  pesticide poisoning and chemical contamination.
- (e) The Protected Area-wise details of funds released for protection of migratory birds and development of their habitat during the last three  years  under the Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  'Integrated Development  of  Wildlife Habitats' is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2027  REGARDING  '  MIGRATORY  BIRDS' RAISED BY SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY,  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI AND SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA DUE FOR REPLY OF 14.03.2017

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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   | Name of the State   | Name of the Bird Sanctuaries/National Park   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | A&NIslands          |                                              |           |           |           |
|        |                     | Interview Island wildlife sanctuary          | 19.76     | 0         | 14.32     |
|        |                     | Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park          | 23.36     | 0         | 19.60     |
|        |                     | Mount Harriet National Park                  | 24.60     | 0         | 10.16     |
|        |                     | Total                                        | 67.72     | 0         | 44.08     |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh      |                                              |           |           |           |
|        |                     | Coringa Wildlife sanctuary                   | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary                  | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Nelappattu wildlife sanctuary                | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Pulicat wildlife sanctuary                   | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Rollapadu wildlife sanctuary                 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Lankamalleswara wildlife sanctuary           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Total                                        | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 3.     | Bihar               |                                              |           |           |           |
|        |                     | Bheemband wildlife sanctuary                 | 0         | 0         | 20.223    |
|        |                     | Udaipur wildlife sanctuary                   | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|        |                     | Total                                        | 0         | 0         | 20.223    |
| 4.     | Chandigarh          | Sukhna wildlife sanctuary                    | 0         | 0         | 0         |

| 5.   | Goa              |                                                |        |         |        |
|------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
|      |                  | Salim Ali Bird sanctuary                       | 0      | 0       | 0      |
|      |                  | Total                                          | 0      | 0       | 0      |
| 6.   | Gujarat          |                                                |        |         |        |
|      |                  | Gaga Bird Sanctuary                            | 8.20   | 12.16   | 2.48   |
|      |                  | Khizadiya wildlife sanctuary                   | 13.30  | 12.38   | 8.08   |
|      |                  | Kutch Bustard wildlife sanctuary               | 14.80  | 16.00   | 11.79  |
|      |                  | Marine NP                                      | 37.20  | 42.80   | 12.09  |
|      |                  | Nal Sarovar WLS                                | 22.42  | 20.09   | 13.88  |
|      |                  | Narayan Sarovar (Chinkara ) wildlife sanctuary | 44.35  | 42.54   | 16.80  |
|      |                  | Porbandar wildlife sanctuary                   | 7.25   | 7.87    | 4.70   |
|      |                  | Ratanmahal WLS                                 | 22.78  | 30.39   | 12.62  |
|      |                  | Velvadar NP                                    | 13.00  | 22.82   | 9.08   |
|      |                  | Thol Bird WLS                                  | 14.37  | 14.49   | 7.14   |
|      |                  | Total                                          | 197.67 | 221.54  | 98.66  |
| 7.   | Haryana          |                                                |        |         |        |
|      |                  | Sultanpur wildlife sanctuary                   | 0      | 0       | 0      |
|      |                  | Bhindawas wildlife sanctuary                   | 0      | 0       | 0      |
|      |                  | Harike Lake wildlife sanctuary                 | 0      | 0       | 0      |
|      |                  | Total                                          | 0      | 0       | 0      |
| 8.   | Himachal Pradesh |                                                |        |         |        |
|      |                  | Bandli wildlife sanctuary                      | 9.84   | 10.191  | 9.748  |
|      |                  | Churdhar wildlife sanctuary                    | 9.998  | 14.824  | 11.15  |
|      |                  | Pong dam wildlife sanctuary                    | 17.23  | 24.475  | 23.80  |
|      |                  | Ranuka ji wildlife sanctuary                   | 9.68   | 11.384  | 11.086 |
|      |                  | Total                                          | 46.748 | 60.874  | 55.784 |
| 9.   | Jammu& Kashmir   |                                                |        |         |        |
|      |                  | Tajwas sanctuary                               | 19.81  | 20.27   | 0      |
|      |                  | Overa Aru wildlife sanctuary                   | 26.50  | 27.1356 | 0      |
|      |                  | Mansar Surinsar wildlife sanctuary             | 26.38  | 20.11   | 0      |
|      |                  | Total                                          | 72.69  | 67.5156 | 0      |

| 10.   | Karnataka      |                                          |         |         |       |
|-------|----------------|------------------------------------------|---------|---------|-------|
|       |                | Adichunchangiri Peacock sanctuary        | 2.83    | 3.45    | 1.31  |
|       |                | Arabithittu wildlife sanctuary           | 7.19    | 11.94   | 7.34  |
|       |                | Attivery wildlife sanctuary              | 3.91    | 1.70    | 1.81  |
|       |                | Gudavi bird sanctuary                    | 2.95    | 3.48    | 5.24  |
|       |                | Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary               | 0       | 0       | 0     |
|       |                | Ranebennur (Black buck sanctuary)        | 24.40   | 29.79   | 13.11 |
|       |                | Ranganathitu bird sanctuary              | 6.74    | 7.83    | 4.04  |
|       |                | Talacauvery wildlife sanctuary           | 19.2477 | 21.66   | 11.79 |
|       |                | Total                                    | 67.2677 | 79.85   | 44.64 |
| 11    | Jharkhand      |                                          |         |         |       |
|       |                | Uduwa wildlife sanctuary                 | 4.2365  | 2.71491 | 0     |
|       |                | Total                                    | 4.2365  | 2.71491 | 0     |
| 12.   | Kerala         |                                          |         |         |       |
|       |                | Chimmony sanctuary                       | 27.12   | 18.59   | 24.30 |
|       |                | Thattekad bird sanctuary                 | 29.37   | 10.72   | 10.98 |
|       |                | Choolanoor peacock wildlife sanctuary    | 9.59    | 4.52    | 7.20  |
|       |                | Total                                    | 66.08   | 33.83   | 42.48 |
| 13.   | Madhya Pradesh |                                          |         |         |       |
|       |                | Gandhi Sagar WLS                         | 23.90   | 24.49   | 20.76 |
|       |                | Ghatigaon Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary | 16.96   | 10.77   | 0     |
|       |                | Karera WLS                               | 13.33   | 0       | 8.60  |
|       |                | Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary                   | 18.40   | 9.70    | 8.60  |
|       |                | Van Vihar National Park                  | 13.42   | 15.26   | 14.52 |
|       |                | Sailana wildlife sanctuary               | 15.45   | 17.21   | 2.95  |
|       |                | Sardarpur wildlife sanctuary             | 8.24    | 5.48    | 3.11  |
|       |                | Total                                    | 109.70  | 82.91   | 58.54 |
| 14.   | Maharashtra    |                                          |         |         |       |
|       |                | GIB Sanctuary                            | 17.58   | 21.45   | 6.32  |
|       |                | Jaikwadi wildlife sanctuary              | 6.54    | 1.60    | 0     |
|       |                | Karnala Bird Sanctuary                   | 3.84    | 7.44    | 4.55  |
|       |                | Naigaon Peocock                          | 7.50    | 4.00    | 0     |

|     |            | Sanctuary                                       |         |         |        |
|-----|------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|
|     |            | Nandur Madhameshwar wildlife sanctuary          | 12.285  | 6.10    | 7.46   |
|     |            | Narnala bird sanctuary                          | 0       | 0       | 0      |
|     |            | Total                                           | 47.745  | 40.59   | 18.33  |
| 15. | Orissa     |                                                 |         |         |        |
|     |            | Bhitarkanika WLS                                | 26.48   | 16.6272 | 7.76   |
|     |            | Bhittarkanika NP                                | 33.47   | 20.2982 | 7.52   |
|     |            | Chilka WLS                                      | 12.652  | 16.68   | 9.94   |
|     |            | Gahirmatha WLS                                  | 29.54   | 19.20   | 10.62  |
|     |            | Total                                           | 102.142 | 72.8054 | 35.84  |
| 16. | Rajasthan  |                                                 |         |         |        |
|     |            | Desert NP                                       | 34.64   | 23.46   | 13.76  |
|     |            | Jawahar Sagar WLS                               | 22.67   | 0       | 0      |
|     |            | Keoladeo NP                                     | 21.34   | 26.67   | 23.14  |
|     |            | Jaisamand wildlife sanctuary                    | 0       | 14.62   | 8.50   |
|     |            | Ramsagar wildlife sanctuary                     | 0       | 0       | 3.552  |
|     |            | Total                                           | 78.65   | 64.75   | 48.952 |
| 17. | Punjab     |                                                 |         |         |        |
|     |            | Harike wildlife sanctuary                       | 0       | 0       | 0      |
|     |            | Total                                           | 0       | 0       | 0      |
|     | Tamil Nadu |                                                 |         |         |        |
| 18. |            | Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary                      | 9.14    | 6.81    | 3.67   |
|     |            | Gulf of Mannar Marine national park             | 27.24   | 26.22   | 11.50  |
|     |            | Koonthakulam Bird sanctuary                     | 8.06    | 7.86    | 2.85   |
|     |            | Karanjirakulam bird sanctuary                   | 9.94    | 7.89    | 3.01   |
|     |            | Karaivetti bird sanctuary                       | 6.92    | 6.56    | 6.14   |
|     |            | Karikilli Bird Sanctuary                        | 9.455   | 5.545   | 3.875  |
|     |            | Melaselvanoor and Keelaselvanoor bird sanctuary | 5.87    | 8.79    | 3.01   |
|     |            | Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary               | 11.84   | 11.16   | 6.67   |
|     |            | Pulicate Bird sanctuary                         | 16.21   | 11.56   | 4.77   |
|     |            | Therthanagal bird sanctuary                     | 6.10    | 5.29    | 1.97   |
|     |            | Udayamarthandapuram bird sanctuary              | 6.06    | 5.34    | 3.07   |
|     |            | Vaduvoor bird sanctuary                         | 8.50    | 7.78    | 7.93   |
|     |            | Vedanthangal wildlife                           | 10.05   | 11.60   | 7.55   |

|     |                   | sanctuary                       |         |         |         |
|-----|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|     |                   | Vellod bird sanctuary           | 11.52   | 9.02    | 5.28    |
|     |                   | Vettangudi bird sanctuary       | 4.50    | 5.62    | 2.42    |
|     |                   | Total                           | 151.405 | 137.045 | 73.715  |
| 19. | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 |         |         |         |
|     |                   | Bakhira WLS                     | 19.145  | 11.485  | 6.24    |
|     |                   | Jai Prakash Narayan (Surahatal) | 5.60    | 5.12    | 4.855   |
|     |                   | Lakh Bahosi                     | 9.34    | 7.33    | 7.84    |
|     |                   | Nawabganj                       | 5.03    | 5.94    | 2.90    |
|     |                   | Okhla WLS                       | 5.22    | 5.40    | 6.86    |
|     |                   | Parvati Arga WLS                | 12.883  | 10.202  | 6.87    |
|     |                   | Patna Bird Sanctuary            | 6.10    | 3.19    | 2.44    |
|     |                   | Saman Bird Sanctuary            | 12.51   | 12.76   | 5.36    |
|     |                   | Sohagibarwa wildlife sanctuary  | 17.49   | 6.38    | 9.62    |
|     |                   | Samaspur                        | 9.795   | 8.415   | 5.83    |
|     |                   | Sandi Bird Sanctuary            | 8.255   | 8.195   | 9.79    |
|     |                   | Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary      | 11.30   | 11.18   | 7.06    |
|     |                   | Vijay Sagar                     | 10.14   | 8.25    | 3.68    |
|     |                   | Total                           | 132.808 | 103.847 | 79.345  |
| 20. | West Bengal       |                                 |         |         |         |
|     |                   | Raiganj WLS                     | 2.00    | 1.80    | 0.765   |
|     |                   | Total                           | 2.00    | 1.80    | 0.765   |
| 21  | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 |         |         |         |
|     |                   | Eagle Nest WLS                  | 12.00   | 0       | 20.708  |
|     |                   | Kane WLS                        | 11.449  | 0       | 11.9024 |
|     |                   | Sessa Orchid WLS                | 15.00   | 0       | 20.6346 |
|     |                   | Total                           | 38.449  | 0       | 53.245  |
| 22. | Assam             |                                 |         |         |         |
|     |                   | Bardoibum Beelmukh WLS          | 3.67    | 10.16   | 0       |
|     |                   | Borajan Bherjan Padumani WLS    | 10.32   | 4.02    | 19.63   |
|     |                   | Chakrashila WLS                 | 5.12    | 7.62    | 5.35    |
|     |                   | Deepar Bheel WS                 | 4.04    | 8.20    | 0       |
|     |                   | Panidehing WLS                  | 4.34    | 9.40    | 8.00    |
|     |                   | Total                           | 27.49   | 39.40   | 32.98   |
| 23. | Manipur           |                                 |         |         |         |
|     |                   | Keibul Lamjao National Park     | 20.40   | 23.709  | 64.431  |
|     |                   | Total                           | 20.40   | 23.709  | 64.431  |