Lok Sabha Question No. 988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Depletion of Ozone Layer
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 988

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Depletion of Ozone Layer

## 988. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether several research studies have revealed that every year due to deforestation, two  billion  tonnes  of  carbon  dioxide  is  getting  accumulated  in  the  atmosphere resulting in the depleting of ozone layer;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action plan prepared by the Government to tackle the danger/challenge faced by various cities due to melting of glaciers and continuous rise in sea water levels; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) to (b): No Sir, the Government is not aware of any research studies which indicates impact of Carbon dioxide on depletion of the Ozone layer.The Vienna Convention for Protection of Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is responsible for protection of stratospheric ozone layer. Carbon dioxide is not recognized as an ozone depleting substance under the Montreal Protocol.

(c)and  (d) : The  Government  is  implementing  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) which comprises eight missions in specific areas of solar energy, energy efficiency, water, agriculture, Himalayan ecosystem, sustainable habitat, green India and strategic knowledge  on  climate  change.  NAPCC  provides  an  overarching  framework  for  all  climate actions.

National  Mission  for  Sustaining  the  Himalayan  Eco-system  under  NAPCC  is  aimed  at evolving  management  measures  for  sustaining  and  safeguarding  the  Himalayan  glaciers  and mountain  ecosystem.  The  mission  includes  enhanced  monitoring  of  Himalayan  ecosystems through  establishment  of  a  monitoring  network,  promoting  community-based  management, human resource development and strengthening regional cooperation. Government has prepared guidelines entitled 'Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem' (G-SHE), which has been shared with all State Governments in the Himalayan region.

Thirty-three  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  have  prepared  their  State  Action  Plan  on Climate Change in line with NAPCC taking into account State's/UT's specific issues relating to climate change.

The Government is committed to taking proactive steps in protecting India's coastal areas and coastal communities. Regulatory measures stem from the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 which is an umbrella Act and various notifications under it including Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification as amended. The Government has notified the CRZ Notification 2019 and the Island Protection Zone Notification 2019 to regulate high impact activities on the coast and in maintaining coastal sustainability.

Under  the  Integrated  Coastal  Zone  Management  (ICZM)  project  of  the  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Erosion line projected to the next 100 years based on  the  annual  rate  of  erosion  computed  from  high  resolution  aerial  photographs  and  satellite images has been delineated over the entire coastline covering the mainland coastal states/UTs, by the  National  Centre  for  Sustainable  Coastal  Management  (NCSCM), Chennai in co-ordination with  the  Survey  of  India  (SoI),  as  part  of  Hazard  line  mapping.  ICZM  Project  also  includes development  of  the  Shoreline  Management  Plans  by  the  State  Governments  for  five  coastal stretches namely, Gulf of Kachchh (Gujarat), Gopalpur to Chilika (Odisha), Paradip to Dhamra (Odisha), Digha to Sankarpur (West Bengal) and Sagar Island (West Bengal).

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