Lok Sabha Question No. 4193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Massive Disaster of Flora and Fauna
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4193

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## Massive Disaster of Flora and Fauna

## 4193. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the loss of flora and fauna due to floods and other climate related disasters in the Country including Karnataka particularly in Mandya district, district-wise during the last five years and the current year, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps being taken to compensate the losses along with the planting of new trees and development/ preservation of forests in such affected areas; and
- (c) the other measures being taken by the Government to tackle such situations in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)  The Ministry has not conducted specific studies on loss of flora and fauna due to floods and other climate related disasters but has surveyed and generated certain data sets for flora and fauna in the country. This information can be used by the respective nodal agencies in the centre and the state for assessing the loss in any such events in future.

Zoological Survey of India has surveyed and published data on Fauna of Karnataka, which includes all the districts in the state. Freshwater fauna of Krishnarajsagar dam, Mandya district, Karnataka has also been documented.

Necessary measures to compensate losses of forests and wild life in the forests are decided by the authorities in the concerned State Governments in accordance with working plan / management plans. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistances under various schemes for management conservation and protection of the forest and wildlife.

The Ministry is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) for ecological restoration of degraded forest area. The scheme is implemented through three tiers institutional  setup  of  State  Forest  Development  Agency  (SFDA)  at  State  level,  Forest Development  agency  (FDA)  at Forest Division level and Joint  Forest  Management Committees  (JFMCs)  at  Village  level.  An  amount  of  Rs  43.94  crore  has  been  released  to Karnataka State during the last five years 2014-15 to 2018-19.

The  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM)  aims  at  protecting,  restoring  and enhancing India's forest cover by means of plantation activities in forest and non-forest areas, Under GIM, a sum of Rs. 30300.03 lakh has been released by the Ministry to twelve states including Karnataka, for undertaking the afforestation activities, till date.

The  Ministry  has  also  launched  the  schemes  under  the  National  Mission  on Himalayan  Studies  (NMHS)  to  identify  areas  and  species  which  are  under  threat  due  to climate related issues.

Fauna and flora (biodiversity) of the country is also conserved through Protected Area networks,  community conserved areas and traditional  conservation  reserves  such  as  sacred groves. The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Biodiversity Act, 2002 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980 are also in place for protection of biodiversity in the country.

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