6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government

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to provide web-based information through Environmental InformationSystem on the Status of Environment of Tamil Nadu.to develop environmental awareness and education programmes forall sections of the societyto coordinate and monitor environmental protocols.On going schemesProviding free LPG double burner stoves to the poorThis scheme was inaugurated at Chennai on 14-1-2007 and in the firstphase 34,500 families were given the benefit. Free LPG connections andstoves to 3 lakh poor families are being distributed with an object to mitigatethe sufferings of the womenfolk engaged in the traditional way of cookingwith firewood. It has been also decided to extend the scheme to all the familieswho are not having LPG connection over the next Five Years. The above schemeto the poor families will result in reducing destruction of the forest for firewood purpose besides controlling the pollution to certain extent. An outlay ofRs.80.00 crore have been provided for the scheme during the Plan period.Environment awareness creation through school childrenThe assistance to the 1200 eco-clubs will be increased from Rs.1250 toRs.2500 per year to undertake various awareness activities. It is also proposedto expand this network in the Chennai urban area during this Plan period.There are 1080 schools, other than primary schools in the Chennai area.Since the awareness network already exists in 290 schools, the 790 additionalschools will be covered during the Plan period.Eco-friendly demonstration activitiesIn order to create awareness among public, especially students, NGC /Eco-clubs in educational institutions have been formed in all the 30 districts.It is proposed to extend the awareness network to all the 48,400 schools inTamil Nadu. Eco-friendly demonstration activities to control pollution at sourcewill be carried out through the eco-clubs, for which a financial outlay of Rs.1.4crore has been provided during this Plan period. Activities taken up underthis scheme include vermi composting, tree nursery development and waste279
ecycling activities. This will help in carrying forward the ethics of soundenvironmental management in the young minds and nurture futureenvironmentally conscious decision makers.Promoting Environmental ResearchEnvironmental research is important to understand the multi disciplinaryaspects of environmental problems together with the creation of facilities anddevelopment of technical capabilities in the academic institutions. Site specificand problem solving research proposals will be evaluated by a technicalcommittee and selected for funding. Only short-term projects of one to twoyear duration will be encouraged.Preparation of Environmental Management Plans for important localitiesDuring the Plan period, Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) forholistic control of all pollution, like vehicular traffic, urbanization, growth ofpopulation, pollution of water bodies, infrastructure development, change inland use pattern etc., will be undertaken for environmental hot spots in theState. These EMPs will be proposed to various agencies to seek funding forexecuting the required environmental Plans.Conducting Environmental status report studies for all Districts in TamilNaduDistrict environmental profiles have been prepared for all the districts ofthe State. There is a need to update these profiles, to quantify the problemsof each district and to focus on the various environmental issues that are to betaken up for amelioration. Therefore, it is proposed to take up environmentalstatus studies for critically polluted areas in each district for which an outlayof Rs.3.00 crore have been provided during the Plan period.Externally Aided ProgrammeThe World Bank funded Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project(ETRP) will be executed as a continuing scheme.The project is likely to becompleted by December 2008.Two Project Implementation Units have been formed at Thoothukudi andNagapattinam to monitor the implementation of the projects sanctioned280
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