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Working Groups/Task Force for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)
Rivers, lakes, and aquifers for the Environment and Forests Sector
Dated 21st March, 2006
It has been decided to set up a Working Group on Rivers, lakes, and aquifers for the Environment and Forests Sector for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. The composition of the Working Group will be as under:
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Additional Secretary and Project Director, NRCD, MOEF |
Chairman |
2. |
Shri Chetan Pandit, Central Water Commission, New Delhi |
Member |
3. |
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi |
Member |
4. |
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi |
Member |
5. |
Joint Secretary, NRCD, MoEF, New Delhi |
Member |
6. |
Adviser, NRCD, MoEF, New Delhi |
Member-Secretary |
7. |
Adviser (E and F), Planning Commission, New Delhi |
Member |
8. |
Chairman, CPCB, New Delhi |
Member |
9. |
Ms. Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment |
Member |
10. |
Prof. Brij Gopal, School of Environmental Science, JNU, Delhi |
Member |
11. |
Shri Arun Kumar, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT, Roorkee |
Member |
12, |
Prof. H. S. Shankar, Dept Chemical Eng. IIT Mumbai |
Member |
13. |
Shri Veer Bhadra Mishra, Sankat Mochan Foundation, Varanasi |
Member |
14. |
Dr. Sukumar Devotta, Director, NEERI, Nagpur |
Member |
15. |
Secretary (E and F), Govt, of Tamilnadu |
Member |
16. |
Chairman, U.P. Jal Nigam, Kanpur |
Member |
17. |
Secretary, Delhi Jal Board, New Delhi |
Member |
18. |
Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi |
Member |
19. |
Secretary (Peyjal), Govt, of Uttranchal |
Member |
20. |
Principal Secretary (UD), Govt, of West Bengal |
Member |
21. |
Ms Tanveer Jehan (VC) J and K Lakes and Waterways Dev. Authority |
Member |
22. |
Engineer in Chief (Yamuna Action Plan), PHED, Govt, of Haryana |
Member |
23. |
Chairman, Loktak Development Authority, Manipur |
Member |
24. |
Principal Secretary (UD), Govt, of Andhra Pradesh |
Member |
25. |
Secretary (UD), Govt, of Jharkhand |
Member |
26. |
Joint Adviser, E and F, Planning Commission |
Member-Convenor |
27. |
Director, NRCD, MoEF |
Member |
28. |
Prof. R.K.Sinha, Professor of Zoology, Patna Univeristy, Patna. |
Member |
29. |
Dr Shyam R Asolekar, Prof, Centre for Env. Sci. and Eng, Mumbai |
Member |
30. |
Dr Dilip B Boralkar, Member Secretary, PCB, Maharashtra |
Member |
31. |
Prof. Soli Arceivala, Mumbai-400 005. |
Member |
32. |
Shri Paritosh Tyagi, NOIDA 201301 |
Member |
33. |
Shri S.S.Gahalot, Sr Director, N.I.C., Delhi |
Member |
II. Terms of Reference of the Working Group will be as follows:
- To evaluate the impact of ongoing projects under National River Conservation Plan and National Lake Conservation Plan in improving the water quality of rivers and lakes respectively, the procedure of approval and implementation of schemes and funds flow to the state and local bodies and mechanism for timely implementation of projects.
- Recommend improvisation in the scheme by involvement of Public Private Partnerships, adoption of effective technologies and practices etc.
- Consider the status and possible options for addressing the problems of natural and anthropogenic contamination of groundwater resources of the country in context of handling of industrial effluents, use of pesticides/insecticides and resultant health hazard for the life forms.
- Explore the possibility of integration of programmes under NRCP and NLCP with related schemes of other Ministries i.e. Urban Development, Water Resources etc. thereby providing for optimal utilization of resources.
- Strategies for meeting O and M requirements of the installations created under NRCP/NLCP and making the operation of these projects self sustainable
- Explore the sources of external funds and grants for the programmes.
- Suggest additional infrastructure requirements, human resources etc. if necessary to make the programme more meaningful
- Recommend criteria for selection of new rivers and lakes keeping in view the broader socio-economic objectives of the Eleventh Plan. Accordingly, recommend a portfolio of river and lake conservation projects in various states, corresponding physical targets, measurable objectives/outcomes and financial requirements.
- To include any other issue, which the Working Group considers important
- Official members of the Working Group will be paid TA/DA by their respective Departments as per the rules of entitlement applicable to them. The non-official members will be paid TA/DA by the Planning Commission as per SR 190 (a) for attending meetings of the Working Group.
- The Working Group will submit its report to the Planning Commission by 31.10.2006.
- Shri M. Ravindranath, Joint Adviser (E and F), Room No. 301, Yojana Bhavan ( Tel No. 23096725) will be the Nodal Officer for this Working Group for all further communications.
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