annexures - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThese guidelines are based on the developments that have taken place and theexperience gained in implementing the schemes under NRCP and NGRBA of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forest since the earlier guidelines were issued in the year 2002. Theseguidelines have been drawn considerably from the publications and internal documents of NRCD,CPHEEO, JNNRUM, CPCB and New Delhi office of the World Bank.Interaction with the officials of NRCD/MoEF has helped in crystallizing and finalizing theguidelines. We are especially grateful to the group of officials of the NRCD/MoEF led by Shri RajivGauba, Joint Secretary and including Shri B Sikka, Director; Dr (Mrs.) R Dalwani, Director; Shri RajivSinha, Director; Dr. K. C. Rathore, Director; Shri Lalit Kapoor, Director; Shri B. B. Barman, Director;Shri Lalit Bokolia, Joint Director; Shri S. K. Srivastava, Deputy Director; Shri Ajay Raghav, DeputyDirector; Shri S. K. Singh, Deputy Director and Shri A Raju, Deputy Director for their very valuablecontributions. Consultation with officials of the CPCB and NGRBA states has been useful.Suggestions received from Prof K J Nath, Expert NBGRA Member and Prof. Vinod Tare, IIT Kanpurare thankfully acknowledged.Shri Vinay Shankar, Shri RP Sharma, Shri V. K. Gupta and Prof. (Mrs.) A. Sinvhal were othermembers of the team that prepared the guidelines. Their contributions are thankfullyacknowledged.(ARUN KUMAR)Head, AHECIIT Roorkee