Lok Sabha Question No. 1393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Environmental/Wildlife Conservation Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1393

TO BE ANSWERED ON  25.07.2017

## Environmental/Wildlife Conservation Projects

## 1393. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has sought any assistance from the World Bank for several of the environmental and wildlife conservation projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, project-wise;
- (c) whether the World Bank has laid down any condition in extending such assistance to the Government;
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (e) the roadmap drawn by the Government for the utilization of world bank assistance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (e) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has three World Bank assisted  projects.  Project-wise  details  and  their  present  status  are  given  in  the Annexure.

Government of India is a member of the World Bank Governing Board which is responsible for taking all policy related decisions.  The World Bank assistance to Government of India is coordinated by Department of Economic Affairs.

This Ministry is working towards timely and effective completion of the projects while ensuring cost effective utilization of the World Bank assistance to achieve the identified National Development Goals.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b),(c),(d)AND (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1393 REGARDING 'ENVIRONMENTAL/WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS' BY SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM DUE FOR REPLY ON 25.7.2017.

Project-wise details and present status along with roadmap drawn by the Ministry for the utilisation of World Bank assistance are:

## i. Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP):

The  total  project  cost  is  USD  221  million  of  WB/IDA  loan.    The  project  became effective  on  22 nd September  2010  with  the  aim  to  protect,  conserve  and  manage coastal and marine environment by undertaking pilots in three states namely Gujarat, Odisha  and  West  Bengal.    The  project  also  has  a  national  component  including delineation of hazard line (HL), coastal sediment cells and environmentally sensitive areas  (ESA);  setting  up  of  National  Centre  for  Sustainable  Coastal  Management (NCSCM); and, capacity building.

## Present status of the project:

The project is under implementation. So far the following component of the Project has been completed:

- i. ESA and sediment cell mapping, demarcation of High Tide Line, completion of HL for west coast, setting up of NCSCM at the national level.
- ii. 70 MLD of STP at Jamnagar, 15,600 ha of mangrove plantation, 1,900 ha of shelterbelt  plantation,  1,200  sq  m  of  coral  transplantation  etc.  has  been completed in Gujarat.
- iii. Construction  of  14  multipurpose  cyclone  shelter,  installation  of  geo  tubes embankment, ecotourism activities etc. has been completed in Odisha.
- iv. 100 percent electrification of Sagar Islands, 30,800 APL and 250 BPL service connections provided, 95 ha of mangrove plantation, 275 ha of gap plantation, 6.7 MLD STP and sewerage network at Digha, beach beautification etc. has been completed in West Bengal.

## ii. Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project (CBIPMP):

The total project cost is USD 65.39 million of which USD 28.97 million is WB/IDA and  USD  25.21  million  of  WB/IBRD  loan.    The  project  became  effective  on  13 th October 2010 with the aim to build tangible human and technical capacity in selected state  agencies  for  undertaking  environmentally  sound  remediation  of  polluted  sites and  to  support  the  development  of  a  policy,  institutional  and  methodological framework for the establishment of a National Program.  The project sites are waste disposal site at Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, NMK lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, waste disposal site at Dhapa, West Bengal and Hooghly contaminated site, West Bengal.

## Present status of the project:

The  major  accomplishment  includes  two  pilot  sites for remediation of contaminated municipal solid waste at Kadapa and Dhapa are at advance stage of completion and national inventory of as well as technologies for contaminated  sites  in  India  has  been  developed.    The  project  is  under implementation.

## iii. Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BRLCIP):

The total project cost is USD 31.02 million of which USD 13.83 million is WB/IDA loan.    The  project  became  effective  on  13 th July  2011  with  the  aim  to  develop  and promote  new  models  of  conservation  at  the  landscape  level  through  enhanced capacity and institution building for conserving globally significant biodiversity-rich landscapes.  The project sites are in Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, Askot Sanctuary in Uttarakhand, Agasthyamalai landscape in Tamil Nadu-Kerala and Satpura landscape in Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra with three field centres at Gir in Gujarat, Kalakad  Mundanthurai  Tiger  Reserve  in  Tamil  Nadu  and  Periyar  Tiger  Reserve  in Kerala.    Wildlife  Institute  of  India,  Dehradun  is  the  National  Capacity  Building Centre for the project.

## Present status of the project:

Some of the major accomplishments of the project include over 350 villages covered for micro-level planning for eco-based livelihood improvement and the implementation of these micro plans is in progress. Landscape conservation approach course  for  policy  makers,  mid-term  professionals  and  frontline  staff  has  been developed and three field centres have been set up and providing training to forest and other related departments.  The project is under implementation.