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Terms of references for NCA
were amplified to include environmental safeguard
measures and rehabilitation programmes and also to ensure
faithful compliance of conditions stipulated by Central Govt. at the time of clearances of
project, and,
to ensure that environmental safeguard measures are planned
and implemented in depth and it's pace of implementation
pari-passu with the progress of work on the project".
The powers, functions and
duties of the Authority were modified during 1987 as under
- The role of the Authority
will mainly comprise of overall co-ordination, direction
and implementation of all the projects, including engineering works,
environmental safeguard measures
and the rehabilitation programme and to ensure faithful compliance of the terms and conditions
stipulated by the Central Government at the time of
clearance of aforesaid projects.
Environment
Subgroup
This Sub-group includes
officers of the State Govt. concerned with health, flora
& fauna, soil conservation, forests, wildlife etc. The
Sub-group also includes several non-official experts as its
members. The Sub-group is authorized to co-opt for any needed
expertise.
The Sub-group evaluates the
programme and progress made by State Govts. towards
mitigation of identified negative impacts for
identification of the gaps, if any, and suggests remedial
course of action including among others further in-depth
studies, survey, planning and implementation of the remedial
actions. During the course of its work, the Sub-group forms
further expert sub-committees to address specific issues and
to recommend/suggest necessary steps of environmental
management in Narmada projects.
Presently, there are
sub-committees on flora & fauna aspects, this
sub-committee consists of experts in the areas from premier
institutions of the country including Botanical Survey of
India, Geological Survey of India, State Forest Research
Institute, Wildlife Institute of India, University of Pune,
M.S.University of Vadodara, Friends of Nature Society of
Bhopal etc. There are similar committees on archaeological
& anthropological aspects, archaeological issues of ISP
and committee on health aspects which include experts of the
premier institutes from the respective areas of concern. In
addition, NCA has constituted an expert group on fisheries
development and conservation for Sardar Sarovar reservoir to
address aquatic eco-system.
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