Gorakhpur City - acccrn

Sectorial AnalysisECOSYSTEMCONSERVATIONWater bodiesGreen areasMapping andDemarcationProtection fromencroachmentand reclamationPollutionabatement andConservationPublic AwarenessMunicipal Corporation with support from other departments like GDA(for mapping & demarcation), SPCB (for pollution abatement), GDA &UP Jal Nigam (for provision of environmental infrastructure), etc.Utilize study onwater bodies byGorakhpurUniversityConsideration while land use allocationLow built/ no development zonesEffective enforcement of Master PlanProvision & maintenance of environmentalinfrastructure for preventive actionCheck solid waste disposal in water bodies/greensWetland ConservationRole of NGOs, etc.UP State Environmental Policy identifies protection and conservation of environmental resources as one of itsthrust areas.74th CAA stipulates for the ULB as nodal agency for coordinating environmental conservation activities.UP UP&D Act, 1973 identifies GDA as the nodal agency for provision of environmental infrastructure–drainage,sewerage, etc.UP Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 Sanitation & Hygiene and maintenance of civic services as one of theMunicipal functions.UP Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1975 identifies GMC for parks/green spaces.SPCB identified for pollution monitoring as per Environment Protection Act, 1986Need toenforceFigure 5 TERI’s proposal for ecosystem conservation Pollution abatement and conservation 17