Various Activities under Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund in Tamil Nadu

ABSTRACT

Environment Control – Various Activities under Environment Protection and

Renewable Energy Development Fund –– Release of funds – Orders – Issued.

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ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (EC2) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(3D).No. 80 Dated :10.9.2014

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.

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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 year 2014-2015 was placed before the Empowered Committee and the Empowered Committee has approved the following schemes :-

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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:-

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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.

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

Annexure to G.O.(3D).No.80/Environment and Forests (EC2) Department, dated 10.09.2014

Annexure-I