Environmental Organisations

2020-07-06 18:39:24

Animal Welfare Board 1962

Statutory advisory body
to suggest rules to centre gov, lessen burden on draught animals, veterinary assistance to animals
Board has 28 mem term of 3 yrs
Rukmini Devi Arundale pioneered its setting up. HQ in Chennai.

Specify min standard for housing, upkeep and veterinary care.
Evaluate and assess functioning of the zoos, recognize or derecognize zoos, id endangered species.
Chaired by Env Minister.

To implement BDA 2002, statutory autonomous body; facilitative, regulatory and advisory functions for Gov.
IPR based upon biological resources need permission from NBA.
State Biodiversity Boards advises state gov, grants approval for commercial utilisation or bio survey of any biological resource.

Statutory multi-disciplinary body under MoEFCC
Primary enforcer of WPA #important
Estd a centralised Wildlife crime databank, co-ordination of action, implement obligation of various international conventions and protocols, dev infra etc.
“CA 1 - Conservation, Pollution, EIA and DM April-2019---Jan-2020#^aa4622” is not created yet. Click to create.

By MoEFCC.
restore & conserve urban and semi urban lakes of country.
In situ measures of lake cleaning like de silting, de weeding, bioremediation, aeration etc.
Catchment area treatment, strengthening of bunds, lake fencing, shoreline dev etc.

Under EPA 1986.
Planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body of centre and states.
Both regulatory and dev functions.
Dev river basin mgt program, abatement of pollution in Ganga.
NGRBA is now called National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga.
Namami Gange #scheme implemented by NMCG to integrate previous programs. 8 states, 100% centrally funded. NMCG is implementing arm of National Ganga Council NGC - headed by PM replaced National Ganga River Basin Authority NGRBA has CM of 5 states on board, formed under EPA 1986. NMCG formed 2011 as registered society, 2 tier structure - Governing Council and Exec committee #MainsPYQ
NMCG policy document says that
- cities along the river bank have to implement river conservation plans which should be river-sensitive and practical and consider questions of encroachment and land ownership.
- systematic rehab plan that emphasizes alternative livelihood options along w/ a rehab strategy.
- Create environment to use state of the art tech for river mgt.