GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1370
TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018
Conservation of Vellayani Lake
- DR. SHASHI THAROOR:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether his Ministry has received any request from the State Government of
Kerala seeking funds and other assistance for the conservation of the Vellayani
lake;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether his Ministry has written to the State Government of Kerala offering
assistance to conserve the lake; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) to (d) The Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the States & Union
Territories under the scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems
(NPCA) for conservation of identified lakes and wetlands in the country on
cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments. No proposal has
been received for conservation of Vellayani Lake in Kerala under the scheme of
NPCA.
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