Lok Sabha Question No. 3642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: National Board for Wild Life
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3642**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**National Board for Wild Life**

3642.	Shri Prathap Simha:

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

(a)	the mandate of the National Board for Wild Life(NBWL) constituted under the Wild Life  Protection Act, 1972;

(b) 	the matters pending for clearance before the NBWL during the last one year;

(c) 	whether objections have been raised from various quarters on the reconstitution of the Board,  if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to address the said concerns; and

(d) 	the action/steps proposed to be taken by the Ministry on the decision of Supreme Court and    National Green Tribunal (NGT) pertaining to Environmental Clearance for mining of minor  minerals in lease area of upto 5 hectares?

**ANSWER**

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

| (a)   | The mandate of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) as prescribed in section 5(C) of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is as below:  1. To promote the conservation and development of wild life and forests by such measures as it thinks fit. 2. (a) Framing policies and advising Central Government and State Governments on the ways and means of promoting wild life conservation and effectively controlling poaching and illegal trade of wild life and its products;  2. Making recommendations on the setting up of the management of national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas and on matters relating to restriction of activities in those areas; 3. Carrying out or causing to be carry out impact assessment of various projects and activities on wild life or its habitat; 4. Reviewing from time to time, the progress in the field of wild life conservation in the country and suggesting measures for improvement thereto; and 5. Preparing and publishing a status report at least once in two years on the wild life in the country.   |
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| (b)   | 10 numbers of incomplete proposals are pending during last one year for want of information. The list enclosed as Annexure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (c)   | Ministry received 8 representations from Nandita Amin, Amaltas Farm & Nursery Bhayali, Dilip D.Khatau, Chairman, The Corbett Foundation, Divya Dugal, Rishad Naoroji, Director, Raptor Research & Conservation Foundation, Laxmeesha Acharya, Kenneth Anderson Nature Society, Belinda Wright, Executive Director, Wildlife Protection Society of India and Tarsh Williams on the reconstitution of the Board. One PIL, WP (C) 736/2014 was also filed in Supreme Court by Shri.Chandrabal Singh in this regard. The case was disposed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in favour of Government. The MoEF&CC had reconstituted NBWL vide notifications dated 22nd July 2014 and 11  th  September 2014 in accordance with Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| (d)   | The decisions of the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal are being complied with.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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**Annexure**

**ANNEXURE TO THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION**

**NUMBER 3642 DUE FOR REPLY ON  11.08.2015**

**List of Incomplete Proposals Pending during Last One Year**

|   **S.No** | **Subject**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | **State**      |
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|          1 | Proposal for laying of 11 KV insulated transmission line from Katni to Singrouli in Dubri Kala Station passing through Sanjay Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh |
|          2 | Proposal for survey of ropeway Rajendragiri to Mahadev to Chouragarh Devotees places in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh |
|          3 | Diversion of 1.35 ha of forest land from Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary for up-gradation & widening of road from Amdoh to Surai-Dhaba of 3 Km. length in Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh |
|          4 | Diversion of 0.37 ha of forest land (in sub-mergence area of KPC’s upper Kaneri Dam Back Water) for construction of bridge & approach road at 6.08 Km near Gattav village on KundalGhat road in Joida Taluk Uttar Kannada District in Kumabaravada Wildlife Range coming under Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve, Karnataka. | Karnataka      |
|          5 | Proposal for diversion of 1.46 ha of private owned land falling within eco-sensitive zone of Roa Wildlife Sanctuary to drill the exploratory location KHBK, Tripura.                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura        |
|          6 | Diversion of 0.20 ha in Pulicat Bird Sanctuary for construction of evacuation shelter (community hall building 2000 Persons capacity) at Pazhaverkadu (Kottaikuppam) in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu     |
|          7 | Diversion of 0.96 ha of reserved forestland from Kaimur Wildlife sanctuary for upgradation of the road kolia-Rijul passes through a small patch of Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Mirzapur / Sonebhadra within left wing extremism affected area in district Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh.                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
|          8 | Diversion of 0.84 ha of reserved forestland from Kaimur Wildlife sanctuary for upgradation of the road kolia-Shilpi passes through a small patch of Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Mirzapur/Sonebhadra within left wing extremism affected area in district Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh.                                     | Uttar Pradesh  |
|          9 | Proposal for extension of 2x660 MW (660 MW each unit) existing project Obra Thermal Power Station, distt.,Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         10 | Diversion of 3.00 ha of reserved forest land from Sohagibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary Maharajganj and 30.00 ha private land of eco-sensitive zone for construction of road from Khairaghat-Jhulinipur to Pathalahawa, under Indo Nepal Border road in distt. Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh.                                    | Uttar Pradesh  |

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