1 ABSTRACT Environment Control – Various Activities under Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund –– Release of funds – Orders – Issued. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (EC2) DEPARTMENT G.O.(3D).No. 80 Dated :10.9.2014 ÂUtŸSt® M©L – 2045 #a, Mtâ -25 1) G.O.(3D) No.43, Environment and Forests (EC.2) Department, dated 19.7.2010. 2) G.O.(Ms) No.72, Environment and Forests (FR.6) Department, dated 24.06.2014 3) From the Director of Environment Letter No.1509/EMAT/2014, dated 28.8.2014. -------- ORDER:- In the Government order first read above, among other things, orders were issued constituting an Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary and Secretaries, Environment and Forests Department, Finance Department among others as members to direct/guide the operationalization of Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund to consider various proposals thereunder. 2. The Hon’ble Minister (Finance) in his budget speech 2014-15 among other things has announced the followings:- A sum of Rs.50 crore was allocated out of the Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Fund to various conservation activities, including Rs.12 crore for the restoration of the Chetpet Lake during 2013-2014. During 2014-2015, a sum of Rs.100 crore will be allocated for this fund. After meeting the balance requirement of Rs.30 crore for the Chetpet Lake restoration, the remaining funds will be used to restore lake, water bodies and for other works in Chennai and other Cities. 3. The Director of Environment in his letter 3rd read above has stated that the proposals received from various departments to implement under Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund for the 2 year 2014-2015 was placed before the Empowered Committee and the Empowered Committee has approved the following schemes :- Amount Sl. Name of Department Name of Work Sanctioned No (Rs.in Crore) I Eco restoration / Bio-Remediation 1 Fisheries Department Revival of Chetput Lake /Sports Fishing cum- Eco 20.000 park at Chetput. 2 Public Works Restoration of Sarkarperiyapalayam Tank in Avinashi 4.000 Department, WRD, Taluk in Tiruppur district as per Hon’ble Minister’s Lower Bhavani Basin Announcement for the year 2014-2015. Division, Erode 3 Public Works Rehabilitation and Restoration of Madhavaram, 20.000 Department, WRD Ambattur, & Korattur Wet Land Complex in Thiruvallur Chennai Region District. 4 Principal Chief Eco Restoration and Rejuvenation of 19 Number of 3.590 Conservator of Forests water bodies in Wildlife/Bird Sanctuaries and National & Chief Wildlife Warden, Parks. Saidapet, Chennai 5 Arignar Anna Eco-restoration & Environment awareness activities. 6.010 Zoological Park, Vandalur, Chennai. II Tree Planting 1 Forest Department. Massive Tree Planting in commemoration of Hon’ble 8.260 Chief Minister’s 66th Birth Day. 2 Forest Department Shola Regeneration in Tamil Nadu. 0.942 III Awareness activities 1 Department of a)Incentive schemes. 0.300 Environment, b)Eco – clubs 1.130 Chennai-15. c)Honbl’e Minister’s Announcement. 1. Production of Short video Rs.1.00 Crores film/Advertisement on the Importance of Ecology and Conservation 2. Awareness activities on Rs.0.96 Crores Plastics 3. Establishing Plastic waste Rs.2.40Crores collection and Processing centre 4. Enhancing financial Rs.4.13 Crores Assistance to the Eco clubs 5. Formation of New eco clubs Rs.1.60 Crores 10.090 2 EMAT Allocation to EMAT towards Centage Charges 0.500 3 Arignar Anna Improvement of Amirdhi Mini Zoo near Jawadhi Hills. 0.360 3 Zoological park IV. Relaying of Roads using plastic wastes 1. Forests Dept. Relaying of roads 24.618 2 Arignar Anna Zoo Relaying of Roads at Amirdhi Mini Zoo 0.200 Grand Total Rs. 100.00 4. The Director of Environment has therefore requested necessary orders on the above proposals. 5. In the G.O. 2nd read above orders have already been issued sanctioning a sum of Rs.8.26 crores towards implementing the Massive Tree Planting Programme of planting 66 lakhs seedlings in 32 Districts of Tamil Nadu for the year 2014-2015 from Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund. 6. The Government after careful consideration accept the above proposal of Director of Environment as approved by the Empowered Committee and orders to release a sum of Rs.91.74 crores (Rupees Ninety one Crore and seventy four lakh only) under the Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Funds to various implementing departments through the Director of Environment as follows:- Amount Sl. Name of Department Name of Work Sanctioned No (Rs.in Crore) I Eco restoration / Bio-Remediation 1 Fisheries Department Revival of Chetput Lake/Sports Fishing cum- Eco park at 20.000 Chetput. 2 Public Works Restoration of Sarkarperiyapalayam Tank in Avinashi 4.000 Department, WRD, Taluk in Tiruppur district as per Hon’ble Minister’s Lower Bhavani Basin Announcement for the year 2014-2015. Division, Erode 3 Public Works Rehabilitation and Restoration of Madhavaram, Ambattur, 20.000 Department , WRD and Korattur Wet Land Complex in Thiruvallur Chennai Region District.(First Phase) 4 Principal Chief Eco Restoration and Rejuvenation of 19 Number of water 3.590 Conservator of Forests bodies in Wildlife/Bird Sanctuaries and National Parks as and Chief Wildlife per annexure-I Warden, Saidapet, Chennai 5 Arignar Anna Eco-restoration and Environment awareness activities as 6.010 Zoological Park, per annexure-II Vandalur, Chennai. II Tree Planting Forest Department Shola Regeneration in Tamil Nadu 0.942 III Awareness activities 1 Department of (a)Incentive schemes. 0.300 Environment, Chennai-15. (b)Eco – clubs as per annexure-III 1.130 (c)Honbl’e Minister’s Announcement. 4 1. Production of Short video Rs.1.00 Crore film/Advertisement on the Importance of Ecology and Conservation 2. Awareness activities on Plastics Rs.0.96 Crore 3. Establishing Plastic waste Rs.2.40Crore collection and Processing centre 4. Enhancing financial Assistance Rs.4.13 Crore to the Eco clubs 5. Formation of New eco clubs Rs.1.60 Crore 10.090 2 EMAT Allocation to EMAT towards Centage Charges 0.500 3 Arignar Anna Improvement of Amirdhi Mini Zoo near Jawadhi Hills as 0.360 Zoological park per annexure-IV IV. Relaying of Roads using plastic wastes 1. Forests Department Relaying of roads 24.618 2. Arignar Anna Relaying of Roads at Amirdhi Mini Zoo 0.200 Zoological park. Grand Total Rs. 91.74 7. The Director of Environment is authorized to draw the amount sanctioned in Para-6 above and to disburse the same to the implementing departments except Forest Department/Public Works Department. In respect of Forest Department/Public Works Department, the Director of Environment is authorized to transfer the amount through Letter of credit. 8. The expenditure sanctioned in para-6 above shall be debited to the following head of account:- 5425-00-Capital Outlay on other Scientific and Environmental Research – 208 - Ecology and Environment – JC – Restoration of Eco-sensitive areas – 16 – Major works (D.P. Code - 5425 00 208 JC 1601) 9. The Government also direct that : I. The implementing departments to furnish the cost estimates to the Director of Environment for releasing the funds to the respective departments and to send the utilization certificate to the Director of Environment on the completion of works. II. The implementing agencies are directed to nominate a nodal officer in their Departments concerned and entrust the following works: a) To furnish the proposals. b) To send the monthly progress of work covering with the details on the utilization of funds, works completed with photographs on the works completed/on-going,etc., to the Director of Environment for documentation. c) To co-ordinate the monitoring team visits. 5 III. a) The implementing agencies in case of Relaying of Roads, should ensure that the shredded waste plastics are purchased from the collection centre established under Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development fund, Self Help Groups. b) The Monitoring team to inspect that laying roads using plastic wastes, by utilizing the waste plastics especially throwaway plastics. 8. This order issues with concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O. No.49850/AH&F/2014 dated 10.9.2014. (By Order of the Governor) Hans Raj Verma Principal Secretary to Government To The Director of Environment/ Member Secretary, EMAT, Chennai -15. The Fisheries Department, Chennai - 6 WRD, Chennai Region, Chennai The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Panagal Building, Chennai – 15. The Director/Chief Conservator of Forests, Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandaloor. The Accountant General (A&E), Chennai – 18. The Accountant General (A&U I & II), Chennai – 18. The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Chennai – 600 015. The Pay and Accounts Officer (South), Chennai – 600 035. The Resident Audit Officer, (O/o, Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Chennai – 9. Copy to:- The Finance (AH&F)Department, Chennai – 9. Environment and Forests (EC.1, FR.5, FR.6) Department, Chennai-9 (for follow up action). The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, Chennai-9 The Public Works Department, Chennai-9 The Special Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Minister (Environment), Chennai-9. The Senior Private Secretary to Principal Secretary to Government, Environment and Forests Department, Chennai - 600 009. National Informatics Centre, Chennai-9. //Forwarded by Order// Section Officer 6 7 8 ABSTRACT ----------------------------------------------------------------------