Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Conservation and Management of Mangrove
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2015

**Conservation and Management of Mangrove**

1339. 	SHRIMATI P. K. SHREEMATHI TEACHER **:**

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

1. whether the Government has any scheme for the conservation and Management of Mangrove;
2. if so, the details of the various components of the scheme;
3. the amount allocated/released/ expenditure incurred in this regard during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
4. whether the Government has received any proposal from the States including Kerala for conservation and management of Mangrove; and
5. if so, the details and present status thereof?

**ANSWER**

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) & (b)   The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Conservation and Management of Mangroves of India. Under the Scheme, the Ministry provides 100% Central Assistance to coastal States/Union Territories for ‘Core Activities’ and ‘Ancillary Activities’ in 80:20 ratio, who request for implementation of their approved Management Action Plans (MAPs). The components of the MAPs comprise of such activities as Survey and Demarcation, Afforestation and Restoration of Mangroves, Alternate and Supplementary Livelihoods, Protection Measures, Education and Awareness etc. On a nation-wide basis, 38 sites in all the coastal States / Union Territories have been identified as appropriate for planting of mangroves and their conservation and management. The State-wise list of 38 mangrove sites is attached as Annexure.I.

(c)	State/UT-wise details of the grants allocated / released / expenditure incurred during the last three years is attached as Annexure.II.

(d) & (e)	During the current financial year 2015-16, only the State Governments of Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal have submitted their Management Action Plan (MAP) proposals for financial assistance to the Ministry so far.

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**ANNEXURE.I**

**In reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 with respect to ‘Conservation and Management of Mangrove’ to be answered on 28.07.2015 raised by Hon’ble M.P. Shrimati P. K. Shreemathi Teacher** .

| **State/Union Territories**   | **Mangrove Sites**                                                                                                                                                         |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| West Bengal                   | Sunderbans                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Orissa                        | 1. Bhaitarkanika 2. Mahanadi 3. Subernarekha 4. Devi-Kadua  6. Dhamra  6. Mangrove Genetic Resources Centre  8. Chilka                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 8. Coringa 9. East Godavari 10. Krishna                                                                                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu                    | 12. Pichavaram  12. Muthupet  14. Ramnad  14. Pulicat 15. Kazhuveli                                                                                                        |
| Andaman &  Nicobar            | 17. North Andamans  17. Nicobar                                                                                                                                            |
| Kerala                        | 19. Vembanad  19. Kannur (Northern Kerala)                                                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka                     | 21. Coondapur  21. Dakshin Kannada/Honnavar  23. Karwar  23. Manglore Forest Division                                                                                      |
| Goa                           | Goa                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                   | 25. Achra-Ratnagiri 26. Devgarh-Vijay Durg  28. Veldur  28. Kundalika-Revdanda  30. Mumbra-Diva  30. Vikroli  32. Shreevardhan  32. Vaitarna  34. Vasai-Manori  34. Malvan |
| Gujarat                       | 36. Gulf of Kutchh  36. Gulf of Khambhat  38. Dumas-Ubhrat                                                                                                                 |

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**ANNEXURE.II**

**In reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1339 with respect to ‘Conservation and Management of Mangrove’ to be answered on 28.07.2015 raised by Hon’ble M.P. Shrimati P. K. Shreemathi Teacher.**

**( `** in lakh)

| Years  Coastal States   | **2012-13**   |                        | **2013-14**   |                        | **2014-15**   |                         |
|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|                         | Allocated /   | Released / Expenditure | Allocated     | Released / Expenditure | Allocated     | Released /  Expenditure |
| West Bengal             | 59.40         | 59.40                  | 247.03        | 128.42                 | 118.72        | 112.88                  |
| Gujarat                 | 142.19        | 142.19                 | 8.58          | 8.58                   | 91.24         | ..                      |
| Odisha                  | 62.30         | 62.30                  | 33.12         | 33.12                  | 101.68        | 97.98                   |
| Tamil Nadu              | 111.87        | 111.87                 | 83.87         | 82.74                  | 234.44        | ..                      |
| Kerala                  | 46.36         | 46.36                  | 80.00         | 79.99                  | 13.41         | ..                      |
| Karnataka               | 80.27         | 80.27                  | 37.88         | 22.88                  | 69.24         | ..                      |

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