Lok Sabha Question No. 3092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Green Cover
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTR Y OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3092

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017

## Green Cover

## 3092.    SHRI SUBHASH PATE L:

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

- (a) whether  green  areas  in  the  cities  has  declined  from  68%  to  25%  since  1973  due  to continuous increase in constructed area;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to increase green area in the cities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)       There is no specific data available to establish decline in the green areas in cities. However,  as  per      the  study  Urban  Greening  Guidelines,  the  per  capita  availability  of green space may decline due to increase in urban population. The city wise details are given in Annexure-I. As per available data, the per capita green space shows decline in most of the cities including Chennai, Bhopal, Noida, Greater Noida, Jaipur, Bhopal etc.
- (c) & (d)     The  development  and  maintenance  of green  cover in  urban  areas including  the protection  of  trees  mostly  is  within  the  purview  of  Urban  local  Bodies  and  Urban Development  Authorities.  These  authorities  make  regular  efforts  to  plant  trees  to enhance  the  green  cover  including  through  tree  plantation  drives  involving  the  local people.

The Green India Mission implemented by the Ministry, includes a sub-mission to enhance tree cover in 0.20 million hectare  of Urban  and Peri-Urban  areas, including institutional lands. This includes  support  for  urban  greening  on  various  categories  of land  including open  spaces/green  spaces  like parks/wood  lots, avenues and  in  households and Institutional  lands  belonging/allotted to business/industrial  houses  and educational institutions, etc. through afforestation.

Further, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change implements an urban forestry  scheme  namely  'Nagar Van-Udyan Yojana'  on  pilot  basis  to  create  200 City Forests in the country in next five (5) years. (AMRUT) implemented by objective of increasing the amenity value  of  cities  by  developing  greenery  and  well  maintained  open  spaces  (e.g.  parks).

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Ministry of Urban Development has also inter-alia The details of funds earmarked for city parks under AMRUT are at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3092 due for answer on 21.03.2017 regarding 'Green Cover'

## Area under 'Recreation' in different cities, both existing and proposed

|         |                                                                    | Existing Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Existing Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Existing Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Existing Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Existing Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Proposed Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Proposed Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Proposed Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Proposed Scenario of Recreation/Open space   | Proposed Scenario of Recreation/Open space   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No. | Master plans                                                       | Land use Year                                | Population                                   | Total (Ha)                                   | Recreation al/Open space                     | Open space Sq.m/ capita                      | Proposed Land use Year                       | Population                                   | Total (Ha)                                   | Recreation al/Open space                     | Open space Sq.m/ capita                      |
| 1       | Second Master Plan For Chennai Metropolitan Area only Chennai city | 2006                                         | 4509210                                      | 17553                                        | 366                                          | 0.81                                         | 2026                                         | 12582000                                     | 17617.7                                      | 1000.65                                      | 0.80                                         |
| 2       | Master plan Varanasi                                               | 1999                                         | 1091918                                      | 14494.4                                      | 2705.76                                      | 24.78                                        | 2011                                         | 1201815                                      | 17927.22                                     | 984.47                                       | 8.19                                         |
| 3       | Draft Master Development Plan- Jaipur Region                       | 2011                                         | 3073350                                      | 30830                                        | 3461                                         | 11.26                                        | 2025                                         | 6495000                                      | 19800                                        | 5745                                         | 8.85                                         |
| 4       | Master Plan for Ghaziabad                                          |                                              |                                              | 8445                                         | 399.5                                        |                                              | 2021                                         | 2300000                                      | 15554                                        | 2484                                         | 10.80                                        |
| 5       | Master Plan for Bhopal                                             | 2005                                         | 1571182                                      | 17500                                        | 2925                                         | 18.62                                        | 2028                                         | 352000                                       | 15572.12                                     | 646.46                                       | 18.37                                        |
| 6       | Draft Master Plan for portblair Planning Area                      | 2001                                         | 99984                                        | 1774                                         | 101.25                                       | 10.13                                        | 2021                                         | 4500000                                      | 41360                                        | 8400                                         | 18.67                                        |
| 7       | Master Plan for Lucknow                                            | 2004                                         | 2358393                                      | 16270                                        | 2455                                         | 10.41                                        | 2021                                         | 1270000                                      | 21570                                        | 5000                                         | 39.37                                        |
| 8       | Master Plan for Greater Noida                                      | 2011                                         | 107676                                       | 13570                                        | 3000                                         | 278.61                                       | 2031                                         | 149256                                       | 1500                                         | 240                                          | 16.08                                        |
| 9       | Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA                                     | 2010                                         | 72337                                        | 569                                          | 63.7                                         | 8.81                                         | 2031                                         | 149256                                       | 1500                                         | 240                                          | 16.08                                        |
| 10      | Master Plan Srinagar Metropolitan Area                             | 2000                                         | 1200000                                      | 11527                                        | 481.31                                       | 4.01                                         | 2021                                         | 2350000                                      | 23853.94                                     | 2853.01                                      | 12.14                                        |
| 11      | Master Plan Allahabad                                              | 2001                                         | 1081622                                      | 21689.13                                     | 2602.696                                     | 24.06                                        | 2021                                         | 2043735                                      | 30917.38                                     | 4953.47                                      | 24.24                                        |
| 12      | Master Plan Ludhiana                                               | 2007                                         | 1524081                                      | 127122                                       | 300                                          | 1.97                                         | 2021                                         | 4800000                                      | 127122                                       | 7416                                         | 15.45                                        |
| 13      | Master Plan Batla                                                  | 2010                                         | 190418                                       | 1474.19                                      | 11.9                                         | 0.62                                         | 2031                                         | 346651                                       | 3467                                         | 346.7                                        | 10.00                                        |
| 14      | Noida Master Plan                                                  | 2010                                         | 1068228                                      | 9210.74                                      | 1761.98                                      | 16.49                                        | 2031                                         | 2500000                                      | 15279                                        | 2432.82                                      | 9.73                                         |
| 15      | Master Plan Amritsar                                               | 2010                                         | 1976050                                      | 139419.5                                     | 186.8                                        | 0.95                                         | 2031                                         | 3017936                                      | 16594                                        | 2489.1                                       | 8.25                                         |
| 16      | Bangalore Master Plan                                              | 2003                                         | 6501343                                      | 42141                                        | 1310                                         | 2.01                                         | 2011                                         | 8015000                                      | 56463                                        | 7788                                         | 9.72                                         |
| 17      | Mysore Nanjagund LPA-Mysore city                                   | 2009                                         | 7786510                                      | 27864.32                                     | 766.31                                       | 0.98                                         | 2031                                         | 2100000                                      | 27863.83                                     | 1584.2                                       | 7.54                                         |
| 18      | Master Plan Dehradun                                               | 2004                                         | 753420                                       | 9698.97                                      | 222.8                                        | 2.96                                         | 2025                                         | 1530000                                      | 35867.2                                      | 928.17                                       | 6.07                                         |
| 19      | Master Plan for Kanpur City                                        | 2001                                         | 2551000                                      | 89131                                        | 959.08                                       | 3.76                                         | 2021                                         | 4000000                                      | 33703.99                                     | 3221                                         | 8.05                                         |
| 20      | Master plan Trivandrum                                             | 2012                                         | 989099                                       | 21586                                        | 54                                           | 0.55                                         | 2031                                         | 1032292                                      | 21586                                        | 101.64                                       | 0.98                                         |
| 21      | Master Plan Aizwal                                                 | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | 2030                                         | 820000                                       | 15280                                        | 244                                          | 2.98                                         |
| 22      | Chandigarh Master Plan                                             | 2011                                         | 1054686                                      | 11400.00                                     | 1838.26 17.43                                | 1838.26 17.43                                | 2031                                         | 1600000                                      | 11400.00                                     | 3152.91                                      | 19.71                                        |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3092 due for answer on 21.03.2017 regarding 'Green Cover'

AMRUT- Status of Development of Parks (as on  1.3.2017)

| S. No.   | States/UTs               |   Total Plans Approved (SAAP) |   Central Share |   Funds for the City Parks |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                             7 |               7 |                       0.18 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                          2890 |            1057 |                      35.05 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                            88 |              79 |                       1.02 |
| 4        | Assam                    |                           407 |             366 |                      10.17 |
| 5        | Bihar                    |                          2470 |            1165 |                      48.77 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |                            95 |              54 |                       1.36 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |                          1314 |             585 |                       9.34 |
| 8        | Dadra&NagarHaveli        |                             7 |               7 |                       0.18 |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |                            10 |              10 |                       0.26 |
| 10       | Delhi                    |                           489 |             489 |                     121.22 |
| 11       | Goa                      |                           209 |             105 |                       6.28 |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |                          4884 |            2070 |                      46.45 |
| 13       | Haryana                  |                           983 |             473 |                     114.8  |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |                           305 |             274 |                       4.69 |
| 15       | Jammu&Kashmir*           |                           593 |             534 |                      20.2  |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |                           690 |             304 |                      24.4  |
| 17       | Karnataka                |                          4953 |            2319 |                      35.44 |
| 18       | Kerala                   |                          1384 |             674 |                      27.25 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep              |                             2 |               2 |                       0.05 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           |                          6201 |            2593 |                     149.03 |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |                          4479 |            2091 |                      85.54 |
| 22       | Manipur                  |                           111 |             100 |                       2.78 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                |                            80 |              72 |                       2    |
| 24       | Mizoram                  |                           140 |             126 |                       2.17 |
| 25       | Nagaland                 |                            75 |              67 |                       1.84 |
| 26       | Odisha                   |                          1599 |             797 |                      38.82 |
| 27       | Puducherry               |                            65 |              65 |                       1.62 |
| 28       | Punjab                   |                          2767 |            1204 |                     288.36 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                |                          3224 |            1542 |                      78.25 |
| 30       | Sikkim                   |                            27 |              24 |                       0.67 |
| 31       | TamilNadu                |                          7084 |            2955 |                     138.27 |
| 32       | Telangana                |                           963 |             481 |                      21.86 |
| 33       | Tripura                  |                           148 |             133 |                       3.23 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            |                          7182 |            3047 |                     210.09 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              |                           593 |             534 |                      44.23 |
| 36       | West Bengal              |                          4035 |            1929 |                      59.96 |
|          | Grand Total              |                         60553 |           28335 |                    1526.82 |

Source: Ministry of Urban Development