Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Swachhta in National Parks
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Swachhta in National Park

## 307. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

- (a)       whether the Government has decided to organize its theme campaign of Swachhta in National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves and Zoos in the country;
- (b)   if so, whether the Government has launched special drives in 10 selected protected areas in the country;
- (c) if so, the details in this regard along with the total expenditure likely to be incurred for this purpose;
- (d)  whether the Government has extended support/assistance to the States for this campaign and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)   the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  cleanliness  including management of solid waste, prevention of littering etc. in the National Parks/protected areas/tiger reserves, zoos and their surrounding areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) and (b) The Ministry has requested the Chief Wildlife Wardens  of all States/UTs to organize specific programmes in Protected Areas/ Zoos during 1 st to 19 th June 2016 as part of the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan . In addition, the Chief Wildlife Wardens of selected 10 Protected Areas have also been requested to take up priority activities including - waste disposal/management  programme;  convening  workshop  with  public participation  on  generating  awareness  on  waste  management  and garnering adequate media coverage for wider awareness generation for the Protected Areas.

- (c) and (d) The details of identified Protected Areas for taking up priority actions to observe Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan are given below:

|   S.No. | Name of Protected Area                | State          |
|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary            | Andhra Pradesh |
|       2 | Gir Wildlife Sanctuary& National Park | Gujarat        |
|       3 | Kanha Tiger Reserve                   | Madhya Pradesh |
|       4 | Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve          | Maharashtra    |
|       5 | Flamingo Sanctuary                    | Maharashtra    |
|       6 | Nagarhole Tiger Reserve               | Karnataka      |
|       7 | Periyar Tiger Reserve                 | Kerala         |
|       8 | Sariska Tiger Reserve                 | Rajasthan      |
|       9 | Mudumalai Tiger Reserve               | Tamil Nadu     |
|      10 | Corbett Tiger Reserve                 | Uttarakhand    |

Maintenance of clean and healthy environment is part of the management of National Parks, Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves and Zoos. Such  activities  are  provided  within  the  available  budget  under  the existing schemes for management of Protected Areas.

- (e) The  important  steps  taken  to  promote  cleanliness  in  wildlife  habitats and surrounding areas include:
- i. State/UT Governments provide awareness generation activities in Protected Areas and Zoos with a view to refrain public from littering wildlife habitats.
- ii. Solid  waste  management  is  a  part  of  the  management  of Protected Areas, especially where tourist arrivals is high.
- iii. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has provided specific  guidelines  to  the  States  for  management  of  Tiger Reserves.

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