Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Release	Physical Targets	Physical Achievement	Reasons for shortfall, if any
Eco-develop-ment around protected Areas	4.60	3.81	100 National Parks and Sanctuaries and 23 Project Tiger areas to be assisted	70 National parks and Sanctuaries and 23 Project Tiger areas were provided financial assistance	Less number of proposals from the State Governments received
India : Eco-development	31.17	.42	The PPF phase was to be continued till the project was declared effective by the World Bank	The PPF Phase continued as the project was declared effective by the World Bank from 27/12/96 but the implementation could not be started for want of approval by the Cabinet

1.10.8. PROJECT ELEPHANT

(Rs. in crores)

Name of Activity	BE	Actual Release	Physical Targets	Physical Achievement	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
Project Elephant.	4.10	4.10	12 range States to be covered.	9 States were provided financial assistance	Large unspent balance with State Governments.

1.11.0. NATIONAL AFFORESTATION & ECO-DEVELOPMENT

(Rs. in crores)

S.No.	Name of Scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical targets	Physical Achievement
I	Integrated Afforestation	30.00	34.94	56,502 ha.	60,923 ha.
	and Eco-Development
	Projects Scheme
2.	Fuelwood/Fodder Projects	40.00	36.13	77,169 ha.	73,099 ha.
	Scheme
3.	Non-timber Forests	10.75	10.70	23,497 ha.	23,855 ha.
	Produce (including
	Medicinal Plants) scheme
4.	Grants-in-aid scheme (for	1.50	1.49	50Projects; to	69 Projects
	voluntary agencies)			be sanctioned	sanctioned
5.	Seed Development Scheme	2.50	1.30	25 States to	15 states assisted
				be assisted

1.12.0. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

1.12.1. BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI), CALCUTTA

(Rs. in lakhs)

 

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure	Physical Targets / Achievements BE Actual Expenditure Physical Targets/ Achievements
BSI	342.00	310.80	*

* Physical Achievement during the year was as under:

a) Exploration Surveys 24

b) Collection of Specimens 4000

c) Preservation of Specimens 14000

d) Coverage of species under threat in the publication of Red-data Book - 15 species.

e) Publications 6

1.13.1. ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI), CALCUTTA

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
ZS1	273.00	269.00	59 surveys (in 4 States, 5 eco-systems and 6 conservation areas)	57 surveys
			Status Surveys of Endangered Species - I survey.	I survey
			Fauna of India publications	2 volumes published, 3 volumes ready for printing.
			Records of ZSI - Volume 95 to be published.	Volume 95 published.
			Computerisation of collected data	550 data computerised
			EIA Studies with regard to fauna.	7 studies made.
			2 programmes on training on extension programme.	2 programmes conducted.

1.14.0. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AWARENESS & TRAINING

1.14.1. Physical targets and Achievements during the year 1996-97 under various schemes of E.E. Divisions are as under

(Rs. in lakhs)

ITEM	Target	Achievements	BE	Expdt.
I ENVIRONMENTAL			385.00	388.00
EDUCATION, AWARENESS
AND TRAINING
(I) Establishment of Eco/	1,000	1,556	202 Eco-clubs were establish- ed. 3 films were produced. A number of films are in pipe line. Advertisements were released Education material were produced.	202 Eco-clubs were establish- ed. 3 films were produced. A number of films are in pipe line. Advertisements were released Education material were produced.
Environmental clubs in schools
	---	---
(ii) Production of Environmental
Education Resource Material
(iii) Production of films (completed)	10	4
(iv) Advertisement of Bus Panels
(Stat,~s/TJTs)
(v) Advertisement through magazine	4	1
(vi) Newspaper advertisement	2	1
(vii) Radio Programme	2	0
2. GRANTS IN AID TO	13	0	10
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
3. PARYAVARAN VAHINIS	0	0	98	12.15
(Selection of districts)
4. SEMINAR/SYMPOSIA/			30	17.90
WORK-SHOPS

1.15.0. POLICY AND LAW

1. 15. 1. ASSISTANCE FOR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION

(Rs. in lakhs)

S1. No.	Name of the Activities	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target	Physical achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any
1	Compre- hensive Legislation to remove over- lapping multiplicity in the existing environ- mental laws.	0.78	0.78	Preparing Draft Bill for Comprehen- Sive legislation.	Indian Law Institute and MEF has jointly organised A workshop on 'Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substances and Processes’ and the applicability of Bill for comprehensive legis-lation was also considered.	The Report is still awaited.
2.	Environ- mental consciousness amongst consumers (Eco-Mark)	10.0	4.22	Draft Criteria for products will be notified and emphasis will be placed on publicising and proposal on Compre- hensive Testing Progr amme & Market Research Study survey on Eco- friendly products.	Criteria for 18 categories of products have been notified finally.	Proposal of Comprehensive Testing Programme and study on Market Research Survey on Eco-friendly products are under active consideration.

1.16. WORLD BANK AIDED INDISTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the activity	B.E.	Actual expenditure
A.Pollution Control Projects, externally aided	3000.00
i) Procurement of equipment		568.55
ii) Training		4.18
iii) Demonstration Projects		319.00
iv) Technical Assistance Component		74.30
B. Promotion of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs)	300.00	2660.85

1.17. CLEAN TECHNOLOGY

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Expdt	Physical Target	Physical Achieve- ments	Reasons for shortfall, if any
1. Environmental Impact Assess- Ment           2. Development and promotion of clean technology	4.39         0.1	2.77         -     0.40	Taking up one Carrying Capacity Study and one Life Cycle Assessment Study   Setting up of ICPC     Demonstration project	Studies initiated Funding of one project   -	Delay in approval and release of funds.     Approval for ICPC awaited.   -

1. 18. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS AND MAPPING

(Rs. in lakhs)

 

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target	Physical achievements
Environmental Audit                     Clean Technologies by SSIs               Environmental Statistics and Mapping	10.00                     10.00                 10.00	10.00                     10.00                 10.00	Sectorwise training programmes         Preparation of Directory of Environmental Enterprises.   Preparation of sector specific manuals       Waste Minimisation Demonstration Studies   Training and Awareness Programmes   Preparation of District Wise Zoning Atlas   Preparation of Enviornmental Quality Mapping in the industrial locations of kakinada & Visakhapatnam.	Training programmes in r/o Thermal Power, Textile, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous , and Pulp and paper were conducted     Directory has been prepared for assisting the Indian companies to choose experts for conducting Environmental Audit.   Prepared for Sugar, Lube Oil Re refining Industry. For tannery, it is in progress.     Textile processing units, Tannery Units, Dye and Dye Intermediates are in progress.   About 20 training programmes were conducted through DC, SSI.     Zoning Atlas for Ghaziabad; Panchmahal, Singhbhum and 4 districts in Assam completed.   Project reports received.

1.19. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (NMNH), NEW DELHI.

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Targets/Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
NMNH	300.0 0	291.45	*	Due to non-creation of posts and lack of staff strength at Regional Museums.

 

S.No	Item	B.E.	Actual Expdt.	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any	PE/sanction awaited
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1.   2.     3.       4.	Forestry & Wildlife   Ecology & Environment   Environment Education / Training / Extension   Civil Works   Grand Total	1.31   3.70     1.15       0.95 7.11	1.30   3.70     1.16       0.91 7.07	11   27     5       - 43	4   15     1       - 20	4   6     4       - 14	3   6     -       - 9

1.21. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM(ENVIS)

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Target/achievements
ENVIS	110.00	123.00	*

• Physical targets and achievements
• Annual Report as targetted was published.
• Two new ENVIS Centres on 'Forestry' and 'Wildlife' were set up at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, and Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun respectively during the year.
• E-mail facilities were set up in four Centres for electronic communication among the network partners and the Focal Point.
• A Locale Area Network (LAN) was set up at the ENVIS Focal Point in the Ministry.
• Paryavaran Abstracts' reporting research and environment in Indian context was published during the year.
• The ENVIS network responded to 9779 queries and provided substantive information to the users concerned.

(Rs. in lakhs)

	Outlay	Actual expenditure
CEE, Ahmedabad	112.00	112.00
CPREEC, Chennai	52.00	52.00
CNIE, Dhanbad	32.00	22.50
CES, Bangalore	60.00	59.50
SACON	238.00	208.05
Released to the Delhi University		10.00
Total	494.00	464.05

Physical Target and Achievements of the Centres of Excellence

• Resource material as targeted weredeveloped by both the Centres, CEE, Ahmedabad and CPREEC, Chennai.

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target and Achievements
NNRMS	100.00	52.41	14 projects as recommended by Bio-resource committee
			were sanctioned. Monitoring of 22 projects, sanctioned earlier were taken up during the year.

1.23. NATIONAL RIVER CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE

(Rs. in crores)

Name of activity	BE	Actual Expend.	Physical Target	Physical Achievement	Reasons for shortfall, if any
1. GAP 1 (GANGA ACTION PLAN - PHASE-1)   2. GAP 11 (GANGA ACTION PLAN - PHASE-11) a. YAP b. GoAP c. DAP d. GAP 11 MS e. GAP 11 SC f. CETP 3. NRAP   TOTAL	22.00       70.00                 14.00   106.00	12.11       95.43                 14.00   121.54	Compl. of remaining 18 schemes	7       Works in Progress             - do -	Slow progress by State Govt. Fund diversion, Litigation,Site encroachment contractual disputes

1.24. ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target and Achievements
ABATEMIENT OF POLLUTION	150.00	150.00	Funds released to State Boards, National Institutions, Pollution Control Committees etc. to meet the requirement of projects, studies etc.

1.25. REIMBURSEMENT OF WATER CESS

(Rs in crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target and Achievements
Reimbursement of Water Cess	38.25	46.20	Funds released as reimhursement of Water Cess. No of shortfalls

1.26. CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Target and Achievements
CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD	675.00	674.47	CPCB continued Pollution assessment works in differeent areas Ilike industries, rivers, ground and coastal waster quality. Identified 17 categories of highly polluting industries and directions issued to defaulting units. Time targetted action plans in respect of enitially polluted areas were monitored through SPCB. Studies relating to siting of industries based on environmental impact assessment in different States. The other important activities covered during 196-97 included: - ecomark - mass awareness programmes - orgainsing training programme; and - compliance to the various Court Orders and directions given to CPCB from time to time.

1.27. ASSISTANCE TO BOTANIC GARDENS

(Rs. In lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Assistance to Botanic Gardens.	50.00	56.00	Inviting proposals from existing botanic gardens and providing financial assistance to 10 gardens for infrastructural improvement.	Targets achieved.

1.28. RESEARCH AND ECOLOGICAL REGENERATION.

(Rs. In lakhs)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.
Research & Development Man & Biosphere	365.00	212.0

1.29. HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

(Rs in lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Targets	Physical achievements.
G.B. Pant Institute	457.00	496.00	27 Research & Development Projects under different core areas to be carried out.   Building at Almora to be completed.	Achieved         Achieved

1.30. INTEGRATED ACTION ORIENTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIMALAYAN REGION

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Research & Development Projects.	39.00	39.00	Release of funds to 30 on-going projects. 1 meeting of Project Advisory Committee. Sanction of 16 new projects	Achieved Achieved Achieved

1.31. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MANAGEMENT (HSM)

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.
HSM	5.00	2.00

Physical Target and Achievements

• The Red Book for Crises Management has been revised.
• Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules 1996" has been n notified.
• The Central Crisis Group has been notified and the activities related to establishment of Crisis Alert System have been initiated.
• Eight Consultants have been appointed to carry hazard analysis for 10 industrial pockets.

• 19 reports have been reviewed of which 17 have been approved and 2 have been revised and received for reconsideration. Six hazard analysis reports have been received which are to be evaluated.
• Rule on Bio-medical waste is being vetted by the Ministry of Law and Justice
• Notification on banning of arsenic, cyanide and mercury containing wastes would be gazetted shortly.
• Draft nobication on banning of wastes containing asbestos, PCB, PCT and PBB and pesticides wastes and outdated pesticides, and beryllium and selenium is being finalised. - Draft notification on banning of open burning of waste oil is being finalised.
• A high level Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Dr.R.A. Mashelkar, DG, CSIR for characterisation and identification of hazardous wastes.
• Amendment of Hazardous Wastes (Managment & Handling) Rules, 1989 is being finalised.
• Various research and developmental studies on preparation of software, information on chemicals and studies on pesticides are in progress.
• Two meetings of the Task Force on Plastic Recycling have been organised during this year.
• Financial assistance has been extended to CIF, Tamil Nadu for infrastructure development.
• Six institutions have been funded for conduct of training programmes on chemical accident prevention.
• Two meetings on GEAC were held to discuss the proposals based on recombinant technology.
• An interim report has been received on pesticides contamination in selected avian-fauna in Nilgiris.
• A Japanese Grant of US $ 910,000 (Rs.3.8 crores) has been received for conducting feasibility studies for formulation of World Bank studies on Industrial Safety, Disaster Prevention and Hazardous Waste Management. Eight feasibility studies are to be conducted for the formulation of the project. Technical and financial evaluation of six studies of Industrial Safety and Disaster Prevention Project have been completed and feasibility studies are to be awarded at a cost of US $ 684,500.

1.32. BIOSPHERE RESERVES

(Rs. in lakhs)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt.	Physical Targets	Physical Achieve ments	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
Biosphere Reserves.	250.00	233.00	a) Approval of Management Action Plan in respect of 8 Biosphere Reserves	Achieved.	--
			b), Sanction of 4 research projects and review of 32 on-going projects.	Achieved.	--
			c) Designation of 2 new sites as Biosphere Reserves.	Not achieved.	New Biosphere Reserves could not be designated due to non-receipt of consent of concerned State Govts.

1.33. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt.
International Cooperation	45.00	31.88

Physical Target and Achievements

a) Global Environment Facility (GEF): Seven projects for GEF funding have approved for India. Some new projects have been formulated and are being considered for possible GEF assistance.

(b) Commission on Sustainable Development: The fourth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was held in New York over 18th April to 3rd May, 1996.

(c) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): The 19th Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was held at Nairobi, Kenya from 27th January to 7th February, 1997 The Minister for Environment & Forests led the Indian delegation.

(d) Indo-US Common Agenda for Environment: A Joint statement of Intent was signed in April, 1995 between India and USA for a common Agenda on Environment. The first meeting of the Steering Committee under the Indo-US Common Agenda was held on 17.11.96 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (E&F).

(e) lndo-Brazil Common Agenda for Environment: A Common Agenda for Environment was signed between the Government of India and Brazil in New Delhi on 27th January, 1996 to promote closer and long-term cooperation in the field of environment.

(f) India-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF): India-Canada Environment Facility was on the basis of Memorandum of understanding signed between the Government of India and Canada. So far ICEF has approved five projects for funding.

(g)A Memorandum of Understanding between Government of India and Government of Turkmenistan for cooperation in Environmental Protection and Forestry was signed on 25th February, 1997 during the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to India. A Memorandum of Understanding between Government of India and Government of Vietnam for cooperation in Environment and Forestry was signed on 8th March, 1997 during the visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam to India.

(h) Other Activities:

ESCAP:- ESCAP organised four seminar/workshop so far.

SAARC:- Three workshop/ meetings held by SAARC.

SACEP:- The First Consultation Meeting of the Regional Inter-governmental Consultation to review the draft of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO) was held from 23-24 July, 1996 at Katmandu. India participated in the consultation. MEF participated in the Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers, held in Dresden, German from 21-23 March, 1997 for preparation of Special Session of UN General Assembly.

1. International Training/Seminar/Workshops: Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, State Environment and Forests Department, Central and State Pollution Control Boards, NGOs and autonomous bodies/institutions of Central and State Governments were nominated for the international Trainings Seminars/Workshops, etc.