Lok Sabha Question No. 2035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Central Asian Flyway Action Plan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2035

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## Central Asian Flyway Action Plan

## 2035.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHAHAHJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched Central Asian Flyway Action Plan recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objective behind the move;
- (c) whether the Government has set any time-frame for implementation of action plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of bird species that will be prioritized under the action plan; and
- (e) whether the Government has identified wetlands and wetland clusters for conservation as they are the congregation sites for several migratory water bird species and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a), (b) and (c)

The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  launched the  'National Action Plan for conservation of migratory birds along the Central  Asian  Flyway'.  The  Action  Plan  emphasizes  on  coordinated efforts of all relevant stakeholders in conservation of migratory birds.

India  provides  a  critical  stopover  as  well  as  wintering  habitats  to  more than 370 species of migratory birds and for ensuring healthy populations of  the  migratory  species  in  India,  within  their  range  across  the  Central Asian Flyway, this National Action Plan has been developed. The Action Plan has been prepared for a period of five years.

- (d) The following 20 species of  migratory birds have been prioritized under the National Central Asian Flyway Action Plan:
1. Eurasian Curlew ( Numenius arquata)
2. Crab Plover ( Dromas ardeola )
3. Black-tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )
4. Bar-tailed Godwit ( Limosa lapponica )
5. Red Knot ( Calidris canutus)
6. Long-toed Stint ( Calidris subminuta )
7. Indian Skimmer ( Rynchops albicollis )
8. Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus )
9. Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicoparrus minor )
10. Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea )
11. Little Stint ( Calidris minuta )
12. Lesser Sand plover (Charadrius mongolus )
13. Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda)
14. Great Knot ( Calidris tenuirostris )
15. Common Pochard  ( Aythya  ferina )
16. Yellow-breasted Bunting ( Emberiza aureola )
17. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala )
18. Ferruginous Duck ( Aythya nyroca )
19. European roller ( Coracias garrulous )
20. Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarious )
- (e) The details of wetlands and  wetland clusters prioritized for conservation of migratory water birds under the National Central Asian Flyway Action Plan is at Annexure-1.

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## Annexure -1

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2035  REGARDING 'CENTRAL ASIAN FLYWAY ACTION PLAN' RAISED BY  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE,  DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI DHAHAHJAY MAHADIK, SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO, DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN,  SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM AND SHRI SATAV RAJEEV DUE FOR REPLY ON 21.12.2018

## Details of wetlands and  wetland clusters prioritized for conservation of migratory water birds under the National Central Asian Flyway Action Plan

|   Sr. | State         | Significant Wetlands                                                                                                             | Significant Wetland Cluster                                                   |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | TamilNadu     | Point Calimere &Great Vedaranyam Swamp Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park &Adam's Bridge Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary Pallikaranai | Suchindra mTheroor Vembanoo r Manakudi Estuary Saltpans of Puthalam & Kovalam |
|     2 | Puducherry    | -                                                                                                                                | Ousteri Lake Bahour Lake Kaliveli Tank                                        |
|     3 | AndhraPradesh | Kolleru Pulicat Coringa                                                                                                          | -                                                                             |
|     4 | Odisha        | Chilka Bhitarakanika                                                                                                             | -                                                                             |
|     5 | Maharashtra   | Jaikwadi Gangapur Dam and Grassland Nandur Madhmeshwar                                                                           | Mahul Sewri Mudflats Alibaugh Thane Creek Uran                                |
|     6 | Gujarat       | Nal Sarover                                                                                                                      | Khijadia Marine National                                                      |

|    |                  |                                                | Park and Wildlife Sanctuary               |
|----|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|  7 | Madhya Pradesh   | Karera (Dihaila Jheel and Other Wetlands)      | Halali Reservoir Bhoj (Upper Lake)        |
|  8 | West Bengal      | Sundarbans Farakka Barrage and Adjoining Areas | -----                                     |
|  9 | Rajasthan        | Keoladeo Sambhar                               | Alniya Dam Bardha Dam RamSagar (Hindoli)  |
| 10 | Punjab           | Harike                                         | ----                                      |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | Pong Dam                                       | -----                                     |
| 12 | Assam            | -----                                          | Majuli Island Pani- Dihing Sibsagar Tanks |
| 13 | Uttar Pradesh    | -----                                          | Kurra Jheel Saman                         |
| 14 | Jammu& Kashmir   | -----                                          | Haigam Rakh Hokarsar Mirgund Jheel        |