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Lok Sabha Question No. 1743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Development of Infrastructure for Crop Assessment
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN, MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1743

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   MARCH, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CROP ASSESSMENT

1743.      SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  devised  a  mechanism  for  synchronisation  of  the  bank account number, Aadhaar number and mobile number of farmers so that compensation can be paid directly to the farmers' accounts under the aegis of Crop Insurance Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  sufficient  funds  to  develop  infrastructure  in  order  to undertake crop assessment in a transparent manner and within a specified period of time using high technology such as automatic weather stations, drones, low earth orbits and satellites and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  co-ordinate  with  the  National  Remote Sensing  Agency  (NRSA)  and  Space  Applications  Centre  (SAC)  in  order  to  identify  insured fields, calculate planted acreage, identifying boundaries of the field and finally assess the loss; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b): Pradhan Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  provides  for  use  of  Smartphones, Remote Sensing Technology & Drones for taking images of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) for early transmission of yield data for quick estimation of crop losses to ensure early settlement of  claims  in  a  phased  manner.      Claims  are  already  being  credited  to  the  bank  accounts  of farmers and no cash or cheque is being given to the farmers.  However, it is proposed that the claim amount will be credited electronically to the individual Aadhar seeded   Insured's Bank Account after creating suitable necessary data base of individual insured farmers on the crop insurance portal created for better administration, coordination, transparency and dissemination of  information.        Government  of  India  has  sufficient  funds  for  transparent  crop  assessment using advanced technologies.
- (c) & (d): National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) and Space Applications Center (SAC) are  already  providing  their  expert  assistance  under  KISAN  [C(K)rop  Insurance  using  Space Technology  And  geoiNformatics]  Project  being  coordinated  by  Mahalanobis  National  Crop Forecast  Centre  (MNCFC)  which  is  under  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Blackmarketing of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Stringent Forest Laws
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1741

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Stringent Forest Laws

## 1741. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) whether the livelihood of rural people depending on forest is likely to be affected  due to implementation of increasingly stringent forest laws;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to protect the livelihood of the rural people depending on forest and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) No, Sir.  No  such  report  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change.  Moreover,  a  large  part  of  forests  of  the  country  are being managed  in  partnership  with  local  communities  through  Joint  Forest Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  on  the  principle  of  share  and  care.    As  per Forest  Sector  Report  India  2010  published  by  ICFRE,  112,896  JFMCs  are managing 24.6 million ha of forest areas in the country.

The  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  seeks  to  recognize  and  vest  the  forest  rights  and occupation to Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded. The said Act recognises both individual and community rights. The forest rights under the Act, inter-alia ,  includes grazing, right of ownership, access to collect, use, and dispose of minor forest produce, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MEHBOOBA MUFTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1740

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   MARCH, 2016

## HORTICULTURE MISSION FOR NORTH EAST AND HIMALAYAN STATES

1740.   MS. MEHBOOBA MUFTI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Cabinet    Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  has approved inclusion of all North Eastern States for setting up of food processing units within the sub-scheme of the Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) of the Integrated Mission for Development of Horticulture (MIDH);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  launch  a  similar  scheme  in  Jammu  and Kashmir as the State has vast potential in agriculture and horticulture sectors; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

(a) to (d): The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  in  its  meeting  held  on 12.12.2013  approved  implementation  of  Mission  for  Integrated  Development    of  Horticulture (MIDH).    The  Mission  had  intervention  of  processing  units  to  be  implemented  in  three Himalayan  States  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  (J&K),  Himachal  Pradesh  (HP)  and  Uttarakhand. Implementation of the Mission started from 01.04.2014.

Subsequently, the component for setting up of processing units was extended to North Eastern  States  by  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  in  its  meeting  held  on 10.12.2014.

At  present  the  component  for  providing  financial  assistance  to  processing  units  under MIDH  is being implemented  in the  States  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Himachal  Pradesh, Uttarakhand,  Assam,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Tripura,  Nagaland and Sikkim.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Ban on Cow Slaughter
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  MARCH, 2016

## BAN ON COW SLAUGHTER

## 1738.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: PROF. K.V.THOMAS:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- a) the details of the States where beef is banned;
- b) whether beef is exported to foreign countries;
- c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ban  cow  slaughter  and  sale  of  beef  all  over  the country; and
- d) if so, the time by which the guidelines are likely to be issued by the Government to all the States in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SH. MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a) ,(c) & (d) Under  the  distribution  of  legislatives  powers  between  the  Union  of  India  and States under Article 246 (3) of the Constitution, the preservation of cattle is a matter on which the legislature of the States have exclusive powers to legislate. Therefore it is up to the States to enact laws on slaughter of cows and sale of beef. All the States/Union Territories have legislation on banning or restricting slaughter of cows except five States viz . Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Nagaland and one Union Territory viz. Lakshadweep
- (b) As per ITC(HS),2012, Schedule 2 - Export Policy, the export of beef (include meat  &  edible  offal  of  cows,  oxens  and  calf)  is  completely  banned  by  the Ministry of Commerce & Industries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Declassification of Files
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1737

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

DECLASSIFICATION OF FILES

1737. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  declassified  all  the  files  relating  to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there have been instances of misplacing or tampering with the files;
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e)  whether  a  demand  for  DNA  test  of  the  remains  kept  at  Renkoji Temple has been received by the Government; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (d):  All  available  classified  files  at  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs relating  to  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose  have  been  declassified  and transferred to National Archives of India for permanent retention. While there  is  no  instance  of  tempering  with  the  files,  there  are  few  files which could not be traced despite all efforts to locate the same.

(e): No, Madam.

(f): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: MSP for Tobacco
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1735

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   MARCH, 2016

## MSP FOR TOBACCO

## 1735.      SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that MSP for tobacco has not been announced after 2008-09, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether tobacco farmers have been demanding MSP for tobacco like other crops; and
- (c) if so, whether the Government is considering to fix the MSP for tobacco, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a): Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) had been recommending Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Tobacco every year and the Department of Commerce had been fixing and notifying the MSP.   Department of Commerce, has not fixed the  MSP of Tobacco since 2008-09, as the average price realized by farmers, taking all grades of tobacco together, was much higher than the cost of cultivation and hence need to fix MSP for tobacco had not been felt.
- (b) & (c): Government has not received any communication from tobacco farmers seeking MSP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Modernisation of Police Force in Naxal affected Districts
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1732

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

MODERNISATION OF POLICE FORCE IN NAXAL AFFECTED DISTRICTS

†1732. SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps for modernisation of the district  police  forces  and  opening  of  new  police  stations  under  the Integrated Action Plan for naxal affected districts;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total funds granted/utilised so far on modernisation  of  district  police  forces  and  setting  up  of  new  police stations separately, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  number  of  new  police  stations  functioning  in  the  naxal  affected districts, particularly in Bihar along with the strength of personnel posted therein?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a):  The  Integrated  Action  Plan  (IAP),  renamed  as  'Additional  Central Assistance (ACA) for LWE affected districts'  was under implementation in LWE  affected areas from 2009-10 to 2014-15 for providing public infrastructure and services such as school buildings, Anganwadi centers, Primary  Health  Centers,  Drinking  water  supply,  Village  roads,  Electric lights at public places etc. It did not provide any support to the States for modernization of district police forces and opening of new police stations. The scheme has been discontinued since 01.04.2015.

(b) & (c): In view of the (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Regularisation of Labourers
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  MARCH, 2016

## REGULARISATION OF LABOURERS

1730. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

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- (a) the number of labourers engaged in Food Corporation of India Depot at Panki, Kanpur during the years 1983 to 1988;
- (b) whether the Lucknow Bench of the High Court has passed an order to
- regularise the services of these labourers, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Food Corporation of India had also issued a notification on 18th April, 2006 to regularise the services of these labourers; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and the steps taken thereon?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a): Panki Depot was a private depot temporarily hired on rent basis with Food Corporation of India. It was dehired in the year of 1989-90. Since then Panki depot is not operated by Food Corporation of India (FCI).

There  is  no  record  available  in  FCI  to  ascertain  that  how  many labours were engaged at hired Panki depot during the year 1983 to 1988.

- (b): Yes. The Hon'ble Court passed an order dated 16.7.1993 in W. P. No. 7826 of 1986 and W. P. No. 6849 of 1988 (clubbed together).

The same was challenged in Special Appeal No. 108 of 1993 by the Food  Corporation  of  India  before  the  Hon'ble  High  Court,  Allahabad, Lucknow Bench vide order dated 28.8.1993, the operation of the impugned judgment  dated  16.7.1993  was  stayed  subject  to  the  condition  that whenever any handling work is available they may be given preference.

(c)&(d): Food Corporation of India in compliance to court order, published a News Paper Advertisement in 'Dainik Jagran' dated 18.4.2006 calling workers in person with all relevant documents for verification.

But only two workers turned-up for verification.

An  application  was  moved  by  the  petitioner  Union  before  Central Government  Industrial  Tribunal  (CGIT),  Kanpur  for  regularization  of  362 workers in the aforesaid Godown in reference ID No. 27/2009. The same is still  pending before the CGIT, Kanpur for adjudication. The case is being rigourously contested in the best interest of the Corporation.

Therefore, the instant matter is sub-judice before the CGIT, Kanpur. The next hearing is on 08.03.2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Pollution by Coca Cola Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1727

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Pollution by Coca Cola Plants

## 1727. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that one of the Coca Cola plants in Hapur throws out average of 1900 KLD of industrial waste water and 100 KLD sewage and is still functioning despite having no consent to operate for a year;
- (b) if so, the steps taken to ensure that there is no further damage to the water resources nearby;
- (c) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  by  the  Government  to  gauge  the  level  of contamination of water bodies nearby due to the plant; and
- (d) if so, the details and findings thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)        The  Uttar  Pradesh  Pollution  Control  Board  (UPPCB)  has  reported  that  M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverage Pvt. Ltd., Hapur is engaged in production of soft drinks and packaged drinking water. The effluent generated during manufacturing  process  is  treated  in  the  Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (ETP)  of capacity 1900 KLD. The domestic sewage generated in the industry is treated in two Sewage Treatment  Plants (40  KLD  &  60KLD). The effluent  and  sewage generated in the industry are treated to the specified norms and discharged. The industry  has  been  granted  consent  under  Water  (Prevention  &  Control  of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 by the UPPCB which was valid upto 31.12.2015. The unit has applied for renewal of the Consent to the UP Pollution Control Board.
- (c)&(d)          Uttar  Pradesh  Pollution  Control  Board  further  reported  that  it  has  analyzed samples of groundwater from different locations around the factory which have been found within prescribed norms.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Surface Water Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Surface Water Pollution

## 1726. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce schemes for preventing the deterioration  of  surface  water  quality  due  to  river  and  lake  pollution  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to extend financial assistance/support to the State Governments for prevention of surface water pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received project proposal from Kerala for prevention of water  pollution  and  conservation  of  water  bodies,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the action taken thereon; and
- (d) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  for  protection  of  Ashtamudi  Lake  in  Kollam, Kerala?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)      The  Ministry  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes viz. National  River Conservation  Plan  (NRCP)  and  National  Plan  for  Conservation  of  Aquatic  Eco-systems (NPCA) for conservation of rivers, lakes and wetlands in the country. The NRCP has covered polluted  stretches  of  31  rivers  in  75  towns  spread  over  14  States  at  a  sanctioned  cost  of ₹ 4517.82 crore out of which ₹ 1941.6 crore has been released to various State Governments for  implementation  of  pollution  abatement  schemes.  The  NPCA  scheme  was  implemented under two separate schemes before February, 2013 namely National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) and National Wetlands Conservation Programme (NWCP). The Ministry has so far approved conservation projects of 63 lakes in 14 States  at  a  cost  of ₹ 1096.09 crore under NLCP/NPCA and released ₹ 631 crore to various State Governments including Kerala. Under NWCP/NPCA,  an  amount  of ₹ 146.94  crore  has  been  released  by  the  Ministry  to  State Governments  including  Kerala  for  undertaking  conservation  activities  in  82  identified wetlands.

(c)&(d)   The Ministry has received Comprehensive Management Action Plan (CMAP) for conservation and restoration of Sasthamkotta wetland of Kerala at a cost of ₹ 24.8 crore. The Ashtamudi  lake,  Kollam  district,  Kerala  was  designated  as  Ramsar  site  in  2002  under  the Ramsar Convention. The Ministry had notified the wetland under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 in November, 2010. Under NWCP/NPCA a grant of ₹ 53.08 lakh for Sasthamkotta, ₹ 97.19 lakh for Ashtamudi and ₹ 60 lakh for Kottuli wetlands have been  released  for  various  conservation  activities  including  afforestation,  soil  conservation, education, awareness and joint forest management activities.

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