State of The Environment Assessment For Uttaranchal Inception Report

Inception Report
State of the Environment Assessment
for
Uttaranchal
October 2003
Uttaranchal SoE IDFC/AME
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 3
1.1 The Context of the SoE Process 3

1.2 Objectives of the SoE 3
1.3 SoE for Uttaranchal 4
1.4 Present stage of work 5
1.5 Outline of this report 6
2 Approach for the SoE 7
2.1 Conceptual Frameworks for carrying out SoE studies 7

2.1.1 Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact and Response Approach 8
2.1.2 Millennium Eco System Assessment 9
2.2 Consultations 12
2.2.1 The Launch Workshop 12
2.2.2 Stakeholder consultations 12
2.2.3 Interactions with Nodal Officers 13
2.3 External Benchmarking 14
3 Way forward 15
3.1 Data Analysis Approach 15

3.2 Organization structure for the Assignment 18
3.3 Identification of Data requirements and Data Collection Plan 18
3.4 Work Plan 19
ANNEXURES 21
Annex 1: List of Documents Collected 22
Annex 2 Questionnaires and data set requirements 24
Annex 3 List of Participants during the Launch Workshop, 26th July, 2003 27
Annex 4 : Minutes of Launch Workshop, 26 th July, 2003 28
Annex 5 : List of Participants during Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003 31
Annex 6 : Minutes of Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003 32
Annex 7 : TOR for Reference Group for SoE 37
Annex 8 : List of data sets developed 38
Draft Inception Report October 2003 2

1 Introduction
1.1 The Context of the SoE Process

The United Nation’s Stockholm Conference in 1972 is often stated as a landmark
in a dramatic increase in the realization of the conservation needs for the survival
of the globe. With this also emerged the concept of sustainable development
involving the sustainable utilization of natural resources. The Stockholm
Conference had mandated that countries produce a National Conservation
Strategy all of which will feed into the World Conservation Strategy.
In India, State of the Environment Reporting was brought to significance with the
series of Citizens’ Report on State of India’s Environment, produced by Centre for
Science and Environment. These reports prepared from the perspective of Civil
society and the public interest, generated much common interest in a range of
issues.
More recently, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has embarked on a

nationa wide, state level State of the Environment(SoE) report preparation
program. This program is being undertaken by all the states and UT in India under
the aegis of Ministry of environment and forest(MoEF),government of India. The
report preparation exercise was launched by planning commission of India under
its 10th five year plan, as first step in enhancing the capability of states and UTs
for handling environmental and sustainability issues. The program is expected to
most importantly provide strategic planning and policy inputs on matters of
Development, environment and sustainability.
1.2 Objectives of the SoE

State of the Environment (SOE) reporting is a process undertaken so as to
understand, describe, analyze and communicate information on conditions and
trends in the environment. It seeks to document the condition of natural resources
and the environment; and to assess the effect of any changes in the environment
on health, economy and lifestyle. It is a method by which the ecologically
sustainable use of natural resources can be measured, and the same is an effective
input for policy planning and implementation related to sustainable development.
Worldover, a State of the Environment Report often forms an integral part of the
approach to sustainable development. It is an effective step in the development of
relevant policy. Principles that drive the SOE include:
• Promotion of the sustainable use of natural and physical resources and the
maintenance of ecological processes and genetic diversity
• Encourage public involvement in resource management and planning
• Facilitation of economic development in accordance with the objectives set
out above
• Promotion of the sharing of responsibility for resource management and
planning between the different spheres of government, the community and
industry in the State

In the context of Uttaranchal, the SOE is seen as a first step in the development of
an Environment Policy and Strategy for the state to foster sustainable
development. For a first time report, it would essentially serve to capture the
priority areas. Subsequently the frameworks would be put in place to allow for
updates. The diagram below shows the entire process of developing
environmental policies and frameworks, of which understanding the state of
environment is the first step.
1.3 SoE for Uttaranchal

The State of Uttaranchal (SoU) was formed on November 9, 2000. The region
has a long and rich cultural history where natural beauty and ecological features
have played a central role. Arguably, the most significant resources of the state are
its ecological resources or are closely linked to ecological resources.
Since the formation of the State, while there has been a strong focus on
jumpstarting the economy through infrastructure and economic development,
there has also been a strong focus on ensuring that the development path adopted
does not compromise the local environment.
With this end in mind, even as strategies for infrastructure development are being
established, the State of Uttaranchal has embarked on a process of preparing its
first ever State of Environment (SoE) Report. This is being carried out under the
ongoing national program mentioned above.
The national program defines the presence of a National Host Institution (NHI)
and State Host Institution (SHI) and for the State of Uttaranchal the NHI is the
Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI) based at
Hyderabad. The Government of Uttaranchal nominated the Uttaranchal
Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) as the state
host institution to undertake this effort.
As the State Host Institution, the UEPPCB sought the services of the
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), which is a national level

Infrastructure Financial Institution. IDFC has been actively involved in supporting

the State through several initiatives including working on agri infrastructure,
Power sector policy, Tourism policy etc. IDFC has recently set up a joint venture
company with the Government of Uttaranchal for promoting private sector
infrastructure development. IDFC has been mandated to support the UEPPCB in
developing this first SoE for the State.
To support the diverse nature of work required for such a report, IDFC has teamed
up with the Academy for Mountain Environics(AME) as a local partner. AME has
been working which has been actively working on issues related to Environment,
Development for over a decade in the region and has been in the forefront of
multi-sectoral initiatives.
This inception report provides an overview of the objectives and approach that is
being considered for the SoE development. It is based on preliminary review of
data and consultations with the government as well as state officials.
1.4 Present stage of work

As per the terms of the award of assignment to IDFC, The outline process that
IDFC proposed to follow is provided below.
IDFC has completed the following and these are provided in this report
• Launch meeting and understanding of State Priorities
• Stakeholder Consultations in different regions
• Preliminary information overview and identification of data requirements
• Data collection approach
• Data set requirements
• Nodal government department officers who would need to help put together
the information

1.5 Outline of this report

This report is divided into the following sections
Section Subject Comments

No
1 Introduction This section provides the context of the
study
2 Approach for the Study This covers the conceptual models that have
been identified and are being considered for
use as well as the outcomes of the
stakeholder consultations held in the context
of the SoE as well as the approach for
benchmarking of the study
3 Way forward This section covers the way the priorities
and approach for the study have been
identified, the data collection requirements
and process to be followed, the roadmap to
the next milestone.

2 Approach for the SoE

The basis for developing the SoE needs to consider the international best practices
as well as the ground reality associated with the state. For this IDFC has adopted a
two part of approach of developing the frame for the SoE analysis. This consists
of
• Evaluating conceptual approaches to determine which would be the best set
of approaches for the SoE study. Here IDFC is considering using the
following
− The DPSIR framework that is an internationally accepted approach
− The MA approach which is a new approach that focuses on the
concept of eco-system services.
• Extensive consultations with all stakeholders that would enable
prioritization and lead to modifications to the frameworks as required.
The remainder of this section outlines the same.

2.1 Conceptual Frameworks for carrying out SoE studies
There are several uses of developing a document of this nature with inputs from
various sectoral agencies and the civil society.
There a critical need for understanding conservation demands and development

needs in every community;
• To underscore the key recognition of the inter-sectoral linkages and multi
sectoral issues in a democratic decentralized management of natural
resources;
• The new State has several areas, and administrative changes that call for a
bench-marking of the primary and secondary information. This effort can be
a good beginning to lay the foundation for such a framework.
• There are areas of development and conservation where the linkages are
direct and strong and several other areas where the linkages are fuzzy and
linkages apparently weak in short time horizons. These could be analysed
to evolve a more comprehensive policy-framework.
• The effort could be a document owned by the community and the State if
the inputs and commitments could be raised among all the stakeholders.
SOE documents have so far been criticized for not providing directions for
specific tasks to be performed to improve the conditions. This is a serious
criticism despite all the benefits mentioned of such an effort. The present effort is
envisaged to address this concern.
Since the State has embarked on a positive action is several fronts and is exploring
newer areas conservation and development, the process itself could form an
excellent tool for initiating action.
There are various frameworks that have been developed for SoE preparation and
reporting. The choice of a framework for assessment depends on the range of
issues that need to be addressed. Since this effort is to seek specific and
contextual solutions as well as a global comparability, two frameworks are
presently being considered for adoption for the present study.

2.1.1 Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact and Response Approach

The PSR model was developed in the 1970s by the Canadian statistician Anthony
Friend, and subsequently adopted by the OECD’s State of the Environment (SOE)
group. The European Commission’s indicator development follows this
framework. Some organisations prefer variants of the PSR model; for example,
the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (UNCSD) bases its indicator
set on the Driving force-State-Response model (DSR) model, which allows for a
better inclusion of non-environmental variables.
For practical purposes, and in particular for the goals described in the Green
Accounting Communication, the PSR model is sufficient. However, for
compatibility reasons (e.g. to the DSR model), and for a better description of
underlying economic trends, the indicator community has formulated the Driving
force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response model, which includes P-S-R as special
cases.

The DPSIR framework takes into account the driving forces, pressures, state,
impacts and responses. It includes identification of the impacts and recognizes
that there are driving forces, which are the underlying human activities, that exert
pressure on the environment with adverse effects. This framework is briefly
explained below:
Driving forces
These are the underlying human activities that lead to environmental change.
They may be governmental activities, such as agricultural policies, or energy
subsidies; corporate activities, such as irresponsible disposal of waste or
inefficient use of raw materials; or they may be consumer activities, such as
private vehicle use, or recreational activities.
Pressures
This aspect relates to the pressures that are exerted on the environment and natural
resources and include increased pollution of air, water, and soil; or depletion of
natural resources such as fish stocks and woody biomass.
State
This describes the current state of the various indicators, and where data are
available, shows trends in environmental quality over time.
Impacts
These are the consequences of the pressures on natural resources, such as
reductions in biodiversity, soil degradation and desertification, or sea level rise.
Responses
These cover the current policies and management strategies to combat
environmental degradation, the effectiveness of these policies, and
recommendations for additional activities.
2.1.2 Millennium Eco System Assessment

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was established with the involvement of
governments, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and scientists to
provide an integrated assessment of the consequences of ecosystem change for
human well-being and to analyze options available to enhance the conservation of
ecosystems and their contributions to meeting human needs. The assessment
framework developed for the MA offers decision-makers a mechanism to:
• Identify options that can better achieve core human development and
sustainability goals. All countries and communities are grappling with the
challenge of meeting growing demands for food, clean water, health, and
employment. And decision-makers in the private and public sectors must
also balance economic growth and social development with the need for
environmental conservation. All of these concerns are linked directly or
indirectly to the world’s ecosystems. The MA process, at all scales, will
bring the best science to bear on the needs of decision-makers concerning
these links between ecosystems, human development, and sustainability.

• Better understand the trade-offs involved—across sectors and

stakeholders —in decisions concerning the environment. Ecosystem-
related problems have historically been approached issue by issue, but rarely
by pursuing multisectoral objectives. This approach has not withstood the
test of time. Progress toward one objective such as increasing food
production has often been at the cost of progress toward other objectives
such as conserving biological diversity or improving water quality. The MA
framework complements sectoral assessments with information on the full
impact of potential policy choices across sectors and stakeholders.
• Align response options with the level of governance where they can be
most effective. Effective management of ecosystems will require actions at
all scales, from the local to the global. Human actions now directly or
inadvertently affect virtually all of the world’s ecosystems; actions required
for the management of ecosystems refer to the steps that humans can take to
modify their direct or indirect influences on ecosystems. The management
and policy options available and the concerns of stakeholders differ greatly
across these scales. The priority areas for biodiversity conservation in a
country as defined based on “global” value, for example, would be very
different from those as defined based on the value to local communities. The
multiscale assessment framework developed for the MA provides a new
approach for analyzing policy options at all scales—from local communities
to international conventions.
The Millenium Eco-systems assessment focuses on evaluating the Eco-System

Services provided a region/area and this is shown in figure below

The MA Process is particulary relevant in the context of Uttaranchal as it also

provides a frame for capturing the linkages between human systems and eco
systems.
The MA approach also provides a frame that can be adapted for the SoE. The
process recommended by the MA is shown as a schematic below

It is proposed to adapt this with features of the DPSIR framework as the MA

offers an excellent option to enable the State of Uttaranchal potentially value its
eco-systems services to other states and therefore seek compensation for
protecting the same.
2.2 Consultations
The overall process for the development of the SoE is being initiated based on
seeking to develop a frame for the assessment.
The primary basis for this frame has been the existing frames such as the DPSIR
framework as well as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment frameworks that
offer theoretical tools for analysis. This aspect is covered in earlier sections.
However a more vital issue is the understanding of the state of Uttaranchal from a
holistic and peoples point of view. This has been proposed through a series of
consultations with the Government agencies, NGOs and CBOs, and academics.
The process followed for the consultations is outlined in the following sub-
sections
2.2.1 The Launch Workshop
The first project was launched with a meeting of the State officials, departments
and agencies on the 26th of July 2003 at Dehradun.
The purpose of the first meet with the state government officers was to highlight
the national process on environmental consciousness initiated by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests, (GoI) in different states and the approach by the
partnering institutions to achieve the environmental goals in forms of State of
Environment documents as the baseline for further follow up. More importantly it
was meant for discussions with the stakeholders on issues to be taken up to reflect
people’s view on environment and strategizing for the same. The sharing of
responsibilities by various stakeholders, which are associated with networks or in
their own capacity, who can extend their participation in the process and the role
of institutions in supporting the program. It was also necessary to know from the
Government of Uttaranchal and State Government representatives about their
vision for the development of the State and specific issues that need to be
addressed and the availability of secondary data with the government departments.
The proceedings of the meeting are provided in Annex 4.
2.2.2 Stakeholder consultations
The civil society stakeholder meeting was held on the 28th July 2003 in the FRDC
Hall of the Secretariat. The proceedings of the stakeholders meeting presented
several overlapping and additional issues. The emphasis was on obtaining a
perspective from the context of people's aspirations, limitations of existing
institutional arrangements and the critical areas demanding rather immediate
attention. The proceedings of the stakeholder consultation are outlined in Annex
6.

The second stakeholder consultation will take place on the 15th & 16th November
2003 in Gairsain. The venue for the consultation will be the meeting hall of the
block panchayat.
2.2.3 Interactions with Nodal Officers

Various departments of the State have identified nodal officers for Uttaranchal
Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board. It was felt necessary that
responsibility be shared among the government and partnering institutions to
collect data from the officials representing various departments. Since it is a
process oriented effort, the interactions have been initiated along with collection
of available data-sets and discussing issues important to be addressed in the SOE.
Key pointers from these interactions to the SoE team are presented below:
Shri Y.S Pangti, Deputy Director, Statistical Department
A statistical Diary for Uttaranchal (2001-2002) was published by Directorate of

Economics & Statistics, Planning Department. The diary is a compilation of data
sets pertaining to demography, agriculture, roads, income-expenditure, industries,
employment, animal husbandry, public health, education. A further meeting is
planned with the officials of Statistical Department on the archival information
and consistency of datasets from different sources.
Shri D.D. Dimri, Executive Engineer, Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan
Shri Dimri was helpful in giving insight to the role of their department. He
emphasised the importance being given to the formulation of State Water Policy
and means to streamline distribution of water resources in the State. The draft
State Water Policy will be discussed in detail with the development of the
background paper.
Shri. S.K. Semval, Deputy Manager, Uttaranchal Peyjal Nigam
Insight about the roles of the newly formed UPN which exclusively looks into the
drinking water and sanitation schemes and Ganga Action Plan for the State. The
regional offices have been informed for getting data at a disaggregated level.
Shri. Jay Raj, Conservator, Shivalik Division
A booklet on Uttaranchal Forest Statistics, 2001 was published by Forest

Department. The role of SOE was discussed with the nodal officer and views were
expressed on the pressures and issues on forests, as forest being the major player
in the state. Sh. Jay Raj agreed to discuss, after the second publication is issued
and additional data sets and clarification is required.
Dr. M.S. Bisht, Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India
Dr. Bisht explained the geographical setting of Uttaranchal and also provided with
the State of Forest, 2001 containing broad statistics along with a list of

publications available with them. He also extended the library facility to search
for relevant material and especially on cooking fuels used in rural areas of the
state.
Shri. Palhas Singh, Map Division, Forest Survey of India
The availability of forest cover map for Uttaranchal was explored. The recent map
will be available in a short span and older editions are also available; digital as
well as hard copy.
Dr A.C. Nanda, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
The geological conditions and site suitability in the context of natural disasters
were discussed in the light of the research undertaken by the institute. A brief was
given on the awareness generation during earthquakes and assured of future
support in the process of SOE.
Sh. Dev Raj Bhatt, Co-coordinator Training, UADASP
The efforts in organic farming in the state were briefed and the potentials for
Uttaranchal products based on organic farming and need to revive and take along
traditional farming would be the prime focus of the project.
This will be an ongoing process of consultation.
2.3 External Benchmarking

A proactive approach to addressing the Environment issues should be done with a
view to also enable benefits of the same. In this context, IDFC is seeking to
externally benchmark the SoE process with a reference Group as well as the
international MA process.
For this IDFC is creating a Reference Group that comprises of independent

experts in the field who have an interest or have worked in the State of
Uttaranchal. The first national Reference Group Meeting is planned for the 13th of
November, 2003. This will be held at New Delhi. The terms of reference of the
Reference Group are provided in Annex 7.
There is also an attempt to make the SoE study a MA associated assessment. If

this attempt is successful, the study could be recognized internationally and could
also provide credibility to the efforts of the State in addressing its environment
and development issues in a proactive manner.

3 Way forward
3.1 Data Analysis Approach

The process of assessment has began with the conceptual frameworks being
adopted and the issues highlighted by the Stakeholders. Based on the parameters
that can appropriately describe the Driving forces, the pressures and the impacts
thematic background papers will be developed.
The geographic framework for such an analysis has been considered critical since
Uttaranchal can be intrinsically understood as a continuum of low land high land
ecosystems of the Himalayas. The low land & high land linkages have been
transforming given the connectivity during the last few decades, but have
evidently raised certain areas of concern.
This demands a generation and organization of information across three

longitudinal zones of the eastern, central and western Himalayas roughly along
the following major river-systems of Uttaranchal
• Yamuna - Ganga;
• Ganga - Ramganga; and
• Ramganga - Kali Sarda;
which also encompass different:
• Ethnic groups
• Production systems
• Diverse ecological settings.
The linkages which are well documented are:
• Physiographic and tectonic systems

• Goods & services to high land
• Revenues & occupations sustained
• Natural resources & finances
• Human migration & resettlement
This would be developed subsequently along with the thematic maps and collating
data sets generate a good understanding of the low-land high-land linkages. The
map below highlights the suggested geographical delineation
Sub-regions Yamuna-Ganga Ganga-Ramganga Ramganga-Sarda

Terai
Bhabbar
Shiwalik Hills
Duns
Lesser Himalayas
Central Himalayas
Trans-Himalayas

Background documents are being generated on specific themes and concerns and
data sets are being organized to enable assessment at various scales.
Since it is the first report of its kind, it is also important to underline the historical
processes that have shaped the development of themes and an effort is being made
to look at the information and data-sets that could provide time-series information.
Some of the thematic areas identified for developing the background papers are:
Planning and development in the region and how such programmes and policies
have shaped the development of the region in terms of balanced growth and
decentralization of management both in urban and rural contexts. It would also
reflect on the development paradigms and their impacts on the bio-physical and
psycho-cultural environment. It is important that in building up a plan and how
relevantly can the 73rd and 74th CAA can be approached as a tool for decentralised
management & infrastructure development.
Land and People the land resource are diverse and resource enhancement and
depletion have always been concerns of the community. This background paper
would focus on the two interdependent resources and the processes that have
shaped the present day structure.
Urban Development and Infrastructure has been an important area for

investments. Since concentration of urban population is the maximum in the terai
belt as compared to the hills, it would be important to know the urban-rural
interdependencies and the technologies and skills for optimum use of the
investments.

Forests and biodiversity is an unique wealth of Uttaranchal and an understanding

of people-ecosystem cycle would enable a sustainable growth and survival of such
important resources with the state.
Industry has drawn its shadow to a limited extent in the state. Whatever the focus
has been on developing green industries has thus far been, it would be
worthwhile analysing the causes for weak industrial development particularly in
the context of the overwhelming notions of the lack of entrepreneurship among
the people. It will also enable design for optimum resource utilisation,
remunerative employment generation, and rapidly introducing cleaner production
mechanisms.
Energy is also one of the promising avenue where harnessing of renewable energy
is already one of the prime objectives of the state. The MoP has a vision to
electrify each and every settlement by the year 2012 and it would be of great
importance to identify pockets for intervention based on river valleys potentially
viable for taking up action. The production of energy is also linked to various
environmental and social dimensions that need appraisal.
Water Resources has been attracting national attention as it supports various life
forms and there is a disparity among the states due to scarcity and lack of
management measures. Since Uttaranchal has water resources serving a huge
population within the state and downstream, the need is to address water resources
comprehensively including quality and quantity of potable water along with
irrigation requirements in both rural and urban settlements is critical. Water
resources assessment, monitoring mechanisms and institutions facilitating the
water supply to the people should be emphasized. It would also be important to
know the traditional practices to manage in their own social settings. Water policy
for the state has not evolved, this would also be important to reflect the
perspectives on issues taken up in the water policy.
Disasters have not been new to Uttaranchal, but the array of disasters have given a
challenge to cope up with natural calamities, which have been occurring more
often than before and with a wide spectrum of damages. The need for developing
information base and identifying pockets at risk to disasters is critical. Developing
policy guidelines and remedies addressing unsafe settlements and therefore
uncertain livelihoods, could initiate and enable mechanisms to address such
issues.
Watersheds Developing SoE linkages on the basis of watersheds in Uttaranchal

can provide a detailed interpretation accounting for varying geographical,
economic, social and natural resources conditions, it would present an overall
scenario in the larger context of developmental activities. It is evident that the
natural resources rest in rural setting and serve as a resource house for regional
requirements, it would be worthwhile exercising this approach.
The report will seek to develop the above perspective using the DPSIR and MA
frameworks.

3.2 Institutional Structure for the SoE

The process of carrying out the SoE is being done with the long term capacity
building needs for the state in Mind. As the SHI, UEPPCB has appointed IDFC as
the supporting agency to develop the SoE. IDFC has in turn partnered with AME
which is a local agency. Further there is an active involvement of the UEPPCB as
well as State Nodal officers who have been identified to help the SoE process in
terms of data collection and collation. In addition to the project evaluation that is
being done at the State Government level
The Structure for the execution of the SoE project is provided in the image below
3.3 Identification of Data requirements and Data Collection Plan

The data sets generated by various agencies are often to satisfy the needs of the
institution or the department such as periodic update, planning, monitoring and
evaluation and therefore are often not directly applicable in another context.
Further the periodicity and nature of data sets vary from sector to sector as also
sometimes by regions or administrative units. A range of data-sets that are sought
to evolve the SOE, the indicative features that would be of relevance to drawing
inferences and the likely agencies which will are likely to maintain such records.
Scheme for data collection- Indicative Features and Agencies likely to have
generated relevant information are appended in Annexure I. The scale of data
sets that are sought and organized are at:
• State-level
• District Level
• Block Level
• Watershed
• Sub-watershed

In addition to the above, an exhaustive list of data sets has been developed for
information collection and this is too detailed for provision here. A list of the
subjects is provided Annex 8 as a reference. These data sets have already been
provided to concerned State Nodal Officers as well as the other Government
departments for collection and filling in. In addition to this a questionnaire as
provided in Annex Additional information is being collected from Central
Government agencies, Local academics and other sources.
The data collection process is largely dependent on the support the government
departments which have this information as well as the timely provision of the
same. With the involvement of all agencies as indicated in the structure above, it
is expected that the most of the data collection process will be completed over the
next 10-12 weeks providing time for analysis and development of the SoE. It is
however possible that all the data collection may not be complete due to non-
availability. These will be identified early to the UEPPCB as well as the state
nodal officers and flagged for further work. Attempts will also be made to obtain
these prior to the SoE report finalization.
Where there are gaps in data, indicators and other proxies will be used to analyse
the ecological and other parameters.
As the SoE is intended as a practical document, case studies are also being
considered as an important basis for providing insights into the processes and the
potential for various intervention. Discussions have been held with nodal officers
and other stake holder community members to initiate the process of listing
potential case studies. The following case-studies will be considered amongst
others:
1. Community Based Tourism and Conservation in Bhyunder Valley

2. Pasture Lands of Dudhatoli
3. Community Based Energy Planning
4. Disability & Environment
5. Ward Level Environmental Problems
6. Conflicts in Van Panchayats
7. Medicinal Plants
8. Individuals who have transformed the environment
9. Uttarkashi Land Slide
10. Pollution along Yatra Routes
11. Environment around Panch Prayags
12. Cultural Diversity
3.4 Work Plan

With the data collection already initiated, the next few stages of the exercise will
be
• Data collection and Analysis which will carried out with the support of the
State Nodal officers and the UEPPCB.
• Development of the individual theme papers as described earlier
• Establishing the Reference Group Process as well as building the linkage to
the MA process

• Developing the SoE analysis based on the conceptual frame

• Preparation of the Draft SoE report
While the process has been defined earlier in the proposal and the work order,
various other steps as required will be taken to ensure that there is on going formal
and informal consultation with all stakeholders on the overall relevance of the
analysis and the priorities
The next milestones is the submission of the draft SoE report that is due on 23
weeks from the submission of the Inception Report which would be due around
the first/second week of February 2003.

ANNEXURES

Annex 1: List of Documents Collected
S.No. Title Of The Book Author Publisher Year of

Publication
1. State Of India's Edited by Anil Centre for Science and Oct-02

Environment- The Citizens Agarwal, Sunita Environment
(Part Ii) - 5th Report Narain & Srabani
Sen
2. Uttaranchal - Infrastructure R.T.Tewari, Rachna A.P.H Publising 2001
And Economic Mujoo, Brijesh Corporation
Development Tewari
3. Uttarakhand Update - A A.Joshi, P.S.Garia, I. Kanishka Publishers 1999
Statistical Profile For Hasnain
Development Planning
4. Uttarakhand Statehood - Edited by M.C.Sati Indus Publishing 2000

Dimensions Of & S.P.Sati Company
Development
5. Garhwal Himalaya - Edited by Transmedia 2001
Nature, Culture & Society O.P.Kandari,
O.P.Gusain
6. Mountain Enterprises And R.Sreedhar International Centre for 1997

Infrastructure - Mountain Integrated Mountain
Tourism For Local Development
Community Development,
A Report On Case Studies
In Kinnaur District H.P &
The Badrinath Tourist Zone
7. Mountain Enterprises And R.Sreedhar International Centre for 1995

Infrastructure - Mountain Integrated Mountain
Tourism In Himachal Development
Pradesh And The Hill
Districts Of Uttar Pradesh
8. Regional Monitoring Srvice CMIE (Centre for 2003

- Monthly Review Of The Monitoring Indian
Uttaranchal Economy Economy Pvt. Ltd)
9. State Of Forest Report 2001 Forest Survey of India 2002
10 Annual Report - 2001-2002 Forest Survey of India

11 Van Darpan (Hindi) Forest Survey of India 2001
12 Newsletter-Volume 3/Issue Forest Survey of India APR-JUN

1 2003
13 Catalogue Of Publications Forest Survey of India
& Reports
14 State Of Orissa's Language Edited by Council of professional

Environment Dr. Samuel Missal Social Workers
15 Forest Statistics, 2001 Forest Department 2001
16 Statistical Diary, Directorate of 2003

Uttaranchal Economics &
Statistics
17 Uttaranchal Thematic Atlas National Atlas & Department of Science & 2001
Thematic Mapping Technology
Organisation
18 EPTRI Guidance EPTRI EPTRI 2003
Documents for SoE
19 Millenium Eco-System Various MA secretariat 2003

Assessment Documents

Annex 2 Questionnaires and data set requirements
This specific set of questionnaires is prepared and will be discussed with the
concerned officials to bring forward the perspectives and role of their departments
in the development and environment of the State.
Industries
• Any impetus to development of the state?

• List of identified small-scale industries.
• Reasons for industrial backwardness. Steps taken to improve the situation.
• Most industrialised district/city. Reasons/problems
• What do you think about the contribution of SSIs in raising the economy?
• Industrial policy formulation and the results.
• Any new thoughts to the industrial policy. What are they
• What are the likely investments by the private/public sectors in SSIs
• What would be the industry of the future? type/resources/
• What impact does the industrial policy foresee in the rural/urban centers?
• How do you position Uttaranchal in comparison to new states of Chattisgarh
and Jharkhand where mining & industrialization has been immense?
• What are the future prospects in providing employment in the industrial
sector.
• What has been the role of NABARD in promoting rural industries.
Forest Resources
• Present Status - Dense/open/swampy/others. There have been different

statements regarding the forest coverage, what is the real situation.
• What has been the degradation of forest resources. Possible reasons and the
measures taken to check degradation.
• Have you identified encroachments, which have to be removed from the
forest land. What kind of encroachments are they. Likely policy to proceed.
• Do you think that the presence of Van Panchayats in the state have actually
safeguarded/maintained the forest and its resources. Opinion about the new
panchayati forest rules. Any changes demanded. What are they
• Do you think the national policies have put any impact on the forest
scenario?
• JFM programme - the state and likely conflicts with the Van Panchayats.
• What regulations have you put to check degradation/encroachments.
• As a major land share is with your department, and the environmentally
vibrant communities in the state - what role of community/stakeholders you
perceive and any noted best practices.
• On what resources has been the forest economy sustaining. Why forest
alone has not come up as the big economic resource for the state. What are
the hurdles.
• What has been the project clearance cycle for the projects using the forest
land.

• Does Uttaranchal gives compensatory allowances to other states having less

forest cover.
• What percentage of forests has been put under the eco-sensitive zone as per
the orders of Supreme Court?
Urban Development
• What would be the role of small hill towns in the state

• Classification of urban centres in the state.
• Problems typical with the hill towns and the plain areas of Uttaranchal.
• How do you foresee the problems of primate cities like dehradun with the
years to come and on the same side the function of
bifunctional/multifunctional towns like rishikesh/vikasnagar.
• How do you ensure the success of master plans, which are susceptible to
violations and lack of people's view in the development of the city.
• How do you accomodate hill component while planning for the hill towns.
Is there any mechanism to check the urban growth and compliance with the
zoning and regualtion norms.
• Does 74th CAA has given a ray of hope for decentralised developement.
Comment.
Municipal Solid Waste
• How do you see the role of ULBs in managing solid waste and co-operation
with the citizen forums to reduce the problem.
• What has been the main hurdle for reaching any solution to the urban waste.
• What have been the reasons for notifications (supreme court orders) not
being followed in most of the national urban centres?
• Impacts of campaigns to reduce plastic use.
• Have you tried to associate with the active organisations for awareness
generation and working on technologies.
• What is the most problematic issue, which has to be addressed to solve the
problem of SWM.
• How will the government machinery react with the urban growth, especially
hill towns and SWM.
• How would bio-medical waste has to be addressed in the urban context.
Policy initiatives and measures taken.or planned.
• What is the most prominent collection-transportation-disposal cycle.
• Characteristics of waste in urban centres (hills and plains) and technology
application.
Rural Development
• How do you see regional development across the State? Does it require
some input in terms of economic activity? What could be those..
• Progress of 9thplan and views about the 10th plan.
• Panchayati Raj Institutions + 73rd CAA . How to strengthen them. Has state
planned or planning to do the same.

• How do you see impacts of migration and the possible reasons for out
migration? How effectively it can be controlled/minimised.
• Employment scenario under various programmes started by your
department.
• Similarly questionnaires will be prepared for various other departments to
hold discussions for the same.

Annex 3 List of Participants during the Launch Workshop, 26th July, 2003
1. Madhukar Gupta, Chief Secretary, Uttaranchal

2. R.S. Tolia, Principal Secretary, Forest & Rural Development, Uttaranchal
3. S. Krishnan, Principal Secretary, Industrial Development
4. C.V.S Negi, Member Secretary, UEPPCB
5. Shobha Chaturvedi, UEPPCB
6. Ajay Narayanan, IDFC
7. Brig (Retd.) Vinod, IDFC
8. J. Sridhar, EPTRI, Hyderabad
9. R. Sreedhar, AME
10. D.K. Gupta, Additional Secretary, Urban Development
11. S.S. Sandhu, V.C, M.D.D.A
12. Gambhir Singh, Addl. Secretary, Forest & Environment
13. Yatendra Kumar, Addl. Secretary, Tourism
14. B.S. Sokhi, IIRS
15. Brij.B.Rattan, TCPO
16. R.K Maikhuri, GBPIED, Srinagar
17. R.C. Arya, Addl. Director Medical Health
18. Manisha Panwar, Addl. Secretary, Health
19. K.S. Dadhwal, Head, Soils & Agronomy, CSWCRTI
20. Rakesh Goel, Sr. T.D., N.I.C
21. V.K. Wahie, Asst. Director, UAHSDP
22. S.P. Kandwal
23. Kunwar Singh, Addl. Secretary (Drinking Water)
24. Jagdish Singh Kushwal, Secretary, Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan
25. Bharti Solanky, IDFC
26. Anand Srivastava, IDFC
27. Ashok Emani, IDFC
28. Kirtan Sahoo, IDFC
29. Nishant Alag, AME
30. Shanti Prasad Pokhriyal, AME

Annex 4 : Minutes of Launch Workshop, 26 th July, 2003
The proceedings of the meeting held at Chief Secretary’s Conference Hall,

Dehradun on 26 July 2003 is as follows:
The launch for State of Environment (SOE) report was called on July 26, 2003 at
the Chief Secretary’s office, Government of Uttaranchal under the Chairmanship
of the Chief Secretary, Mr Madhukar Gupta.
Mr. Gupta in his opening remarks identified the priorities for the State and set the
stage for discussion on Uttaranchal’s sustainable development and other State
priorities. While highlighting the importance of the assignment, Mr. Gupta said
that he saw this assignment as the first systematic attempt to mine and make sense
of existing data and information available with various government departments
and institutions in the form of reports undertaken on various aspects of
Uttaranchal’s state of the environment in the past. He also said that if the even the
process of integrating the work done so far is done in an effective manner then
SOE report will be of great help to GoU.
Mr. Gupta also talked about some of the State priorities, while also highlighting
that it might not be possible for the SOE study to cover all of these aspects in
detail but hoped that the report will cover these issues in some manner based on
existing data and information. The priorities highlighted by Mr. Gupta included:
• Broad identification of areas which have potential for development as new

tourist centres and promotion of eco-tourism. In this context, he also
mentioned that there might be a need for more stringent rules and
regulations in certain areas which are becoming ecologically and
environmentally sensitive as tourist spots
• Biodiversity and forest conservation - possibilities of selective harvesting of

forest with afforestation and conservation activities.
• Water conservation, water harvesting and water treatment sector policies for
industries and domestic areas he felt were important. He informed that a
task force under Dr. Tolia had looked at watershed management. The report
of the task force, he felt, would be of use for the SOE
• The need for identification of type of industries possible given the resource
base of Uttaranchal and existing regulations. He informed that focus could
be on non polluting industries and that the government has already
identified IT, Tourism and horti-processing as some of the key industries.
• Environmentally sustainable resource exploitation in the context of mining

and also referred to the road construction technology by comparing
watershed-to-watershed and tunneling approach of the developed countries
with contour approach followed in India. He hoped that the report would be
able to briefly comment on the state of connectivity in Uttaranchal.

• Disasters are an important aspect of the fragile State and felt that broad
identification of disaster prone areas based on substantial amount of work
already done by Uttaranchal.
Concluding his remarks, Mr. Gupta said that the report should look at
environment as a constructive process linked with the lives of people and
economy of Uttaranchal.
The opening address by the Chief Secretary was followed by a presentation from
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) on the broad approach that
would be followed for the entire SOE report.
The presentation was followed by an open discussion on various issues having

socio-economic and ecological implications for the state of Uttaranchal and
prioritizing these issues for inclusion in the State of the Environment (SoE) report.
Following issues emerged from the discussion:
It was highlighted that there are already number of studies undertaken in

Uttaranchal on issues related to state of the environment and that the SOE report
should use available information and data to the extent possible.
SoE report should be developed with a view to provide strategic direction to

Uttaranchal State on its sustainable development agenda with any biases.
There are many reputed institutes located in Uttaranchal such as GB Pant

University, Forest Research Institute, Wadia Institute, etc. These institutions have
carried out number of excellent studies in sustainable development area and the
SoE team should interact with these institutions and draw upon their suggestions
and recommendations for incorporation in the SOE report.
It was requested that Uttaranchal Environmental Protection and Pollution Control

Board (UEPPCB) should identify nodal officers in each concerned department in
coordination with the departmental heads. The nodal officers would be
responsible for providing information and data on various issues available with
the government. The SOE team would be interacting with the nodal officers on
periodic basis to get the information collected as per the requirement for SoE
work in their own departments. It was decided that the SOE team would prepare a
detailed questionnaire on data requirement and send it to the concerned nodal
officer through Dr. R.S. Tolia’s office.
It was agreed that the report would be based on the secondary information
collected from various agencies and department. The report could not get on to
primary data collection as both time and resources are short.
The State in the past has initiated efforts for incorporating sustainable
development aspects in the projects. It was pointed that the SoE report should
highlight these efforts of the State.
Number of sectors and issues were highlighted including agriculture and agro
forestry related issues, landslide management, debris management, tourism, etc. as

being important to Uttaranchal’s SOE. It was emphasized that tourism and

environment linkage and development of indicators for ecotourism promotion in
the state need attention in the report.
There was some discussion on small vs big projects and the fact that is no definite
methodology and clarity to justify either the small or large hydro projects in the
state was made.
Depending upon the suitability, requirement and availability of information, the

SOE report could focus at state level to district level to even village level for
certain specific issues. Already available satellite images and photographs could
be used for the purpose of SOE report.
It was pointed out that a subset of the SOE report could focus on Doon valley.
The Chief Secretary pointed out that Doon valley is a protected valley and the
Supreme Court has placed certain restrictions in its ruling. However, UEPPCB
informed the Chief Secretary that UEPPCB is already in touch with MOEF and
that a study has already been commissioned on Doon valley. Based on this, it was
decided that IDFC will integrate the findings of that report into the SOE report. It
was also suggested that environmental hotspots such as Doon valley, Nainital, etc
should be captured in the report based on work initiated by the UEPPCB.
It was suggested that the SOE should list down various restrictions and their
origins as imposed by central government policies, legislation and state
government administration on forest and its resources in the report.
Forest economics and forest hydrology should be included in the report especially
from the point of view of constraints faced by individuals who are dependent on
these resources.
Carbon trading is a potential area for Uttaranchal and State is interested in this.
Influences, direct as well as indirect, on climate issues due to various activities
like vehicular pollution, consumption of petroleum products in the state etc needs
to be looked at in the report.
It was suggested that while working on the state priorities it should be kept in
mind that the physical setting of Uttaranchal is critical to its own development as
well as for maintaining balance at larger scale in the plains.
Finally, SoE should be developed in a way that it could be beneficially utilized for
sustainable development of Uttaranchal by adequately safeguarding the interest of
its people and the environment.

Annex 5 : List of Participants during Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003
1. H.C. Pokhriyal, LBSAA

2. Vimal Bhai, Matu Peoples' Organisation
3. J Sridhar, EPTRI, Hyderabad
4. R.K. Mukerjee, TARN
5. Balendu Joshi, SPEED
6. Aurobindo Ogra, CMAU
7. Hem Gairola, PSS
8. Sarokar
9. Dinesh Pratap, DAV College
10. Mohan Kandpal, SEED, Almora
11. Ritwick Dutta, Environmental Justice Trust
12. Tribhuvan Singh Chauhan, Himtrek
13. R. Sreedhar, AME
14. Ajay Narayanan, IDFC
15. Bharti Solanky, IDFC
16. Ashok Emani, IDFC
17. Kirtan Sahoo, IDFC
18. Anand Srivastava, IDFC
19. Shanti Prasad Pokhriyal, AME
20. Nishant Alag, AME
21. C.V.S Negi, Member Secretary, UEPPCB
22. Shobha Chaturvedi, UEPPCB

Annex 6 : Minutes of Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003
The proceedings of the meeting are as follows:

Meeting began with welcome address by Mr. Anand Srivastava of IDFC and
followed by introduction by each member present in the meeting. This was
followed by a brief address by Mr. C.V.S. Negi, the Member secretary of
Uttaranchal Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board. Mr. Negi
welcomed all the participants and requested for their wholehearted involvement in
developing state of the environment report for Uttaranchal. He then requested Mr.
Ajay Narayanan, head of the environment group with IDFC to begin the process
of the meeting by introducing IDFC and its perspective of SoE.
Mr. Narayanan introduced IDFC as an organization to the participants and then

went on to comment on IDFC’s perspective of SoE. He emphasized that IDFC’s
mission of this project is to develop a framework for sustainable development of
the state. Mr. Ananad srivastava then made a brief presentation on methodology
which would be adopted for developing SoE report.
Mr. Sridhar welcomed various participants and informed them about the objective
of the stakeholder workshop. He emphasized that the purpose of the stakeholder
meeting was to get a participatory approach of all the concerned people and
organization in Uttaranchal for developing the state of the environment report. He
said that there had been so many studies in Uttaranchal in the past and challenge
with us today was preparing a report which would be dynamic in nature and
practical in its orientation.
Mr. Sreedhar requested all the participants to be forthcoming in their view points
about the shape and content of SoE for Uttaranchal; on this note he threw open the
session for all participants to express their views one by one.
Following are the various issues discussed in detail in the meeting:
SoE must have scope for acceptance of local wisdom and knowledge. For greater
information dissemination a concept paper on SoE should be developed and
circulated to enable people to comment and respond on SoE. This might also pave
the way for greater involvement of people and chance to seek the fulfillment of
their aspirations out of SoE report.
SoE must involve a comprehensive secondary data collection exercise and linkage
between resource and livelihood should be one of the key study features of SoE.
In terms of the process one opined that there are many other similar type of
studies in the past and those should be referred to suitably for this study.
Institutional framework and regulatory framework should also be one of the main
focuses of the study. Decentralization is another aspect which should be
highlighted as the need of the hour for the state of Uttaranchal.
On decentralization issue, concern was expressed that the forest matters in

Uttaranchal seem to move towards increasing centralization while the requirement

is just the opposite. In his opinion there is increasingly greater need to understand
role of Van Panchayats and explore frameworks for their sustainability. General
view of the participants was that unless people are vested with power to make
local policies and programs, decentralization is meaningless; house was further
informed that as per studies done earlier, local governance structures in
Uttaranchal have been weakening since 1985. There is increasing marginalization
of local institutions in the state.
It was suggested that once the SoE report is prepared there should be an agency to
implement and take it forward in next stage at appropriate time and for this job
government will be the best agency and they should be accepting broader role for
themselves.
Questions were asked on whether it would be possible to have a dedicated chapter

on migration and agriculture & land use pattern in SoE report as this is very
important concern for the state and affecting economy as well and hence should
be addressed very carefully. Dynamic approach should be looked into for this.
In Uttaranchal as far as awareness is concerned, there is great awareness in the

common people and their involvement is must for preparing a good report; SoE
work in present form has been going on in bits and pieces in Uttaranchal for quite
sometimes and one needs to review them as well. Role of women should be a very
important study feature of SoE report in Uttaranchal; there are lots of good
examples of forest management by women of Uttaranchal. Students are very
active in the drive for environmental safeguard in Uttaranchal and hence they
should also be key stakeholder along with women.
Conflicting issues like protected areas in Uttaranchal vs. rehabilitation issues etc
should be included in the study parameter of the SoE work. SoE should also focus
on cross-sectoral linkages and policy impacts; it should come out with tools for
sharing cross sectoral information in more proactive manner. Business related to
medicinal plant and ornamental plant can be a potential business and source for
revenue for Uttaranchal. Climate change issue and its relation to revenue
generation potential should be studied in detail.
Linkage between resource and livelihood should form a key component of the
study in Utatranchal as these two issues are closely interrelated. Local artisans and
people living in forest should be well protected against any government policies
which displace them or their work. Changing trends in forestry and migration has
become a hot issue in Uttaranchal. Planting of trees requires involvement of
people and alienation of people is a primary cause of environmental degradation
(Van Panchayat)
Grazing vis-à-vis livelihood option is a very sensitive issue in the state and should
be studied carefully. Natural disaster should also be studied in the context of
development interventions. Land, forest and water policies should be analysed
with respect to their impact on livelihood issues in the state. Construction
activities have strong impact on environment and should be made an important
aspect of the study. Common property resources should be analysed from the
viewpoint of livelihood for local people.

Environment conflict within the state should be covered at length in the report.
There should be a chapter on the origins of various conflicts and their progress
and way forward. It has been seen that most of the conflicts have developed from
wrong development policies. No positive value has been shown by development
in Uttaranchal and on the other hand large-scale negative impacts on environment
are easily visible.
Migration and its threat on local environment is another issue of great concern in
Uttaranchal. About half of the population in Uttaranchal is under migration threat
and it has created large-scale pressure on natural resources due to over
exploitation. Almora and Their areas are some examples.
Land use policy changes have led to more and more commercial cultivation of
agricultural land. This has not only led to marginalization but also degradation in
land quality owing to unsustainable use of land. One infamous example is tea
cultivation on lands which have been traditionally used for other sustainable
agricultural crops. This land is no longer able to sustain on its own and hence
require chemical fertilizer for better yield. Impact of modern agriculture and
farming practice should be analysed vis-à-vis traditional method; use of chemical
fertilizer and its bad impact should be studied.
There should be a study of human health impact owing to pollution and natural
resource depletion in Uttaranchal.
One school of thought came to support that geographical uniqueness of

Uttaranchal does not allow centrally driven approaches of development policy and
plans. Uttaranchal should be studied in light of its geopolitical orientation and
then linkages to development and environment should be studied in detail.
Stress on urban environment is increasing at tremendous rates and it should be

studied in detail. Various developments including market place development,
habitat development etc has shown to have impact on the environment and study
should include all these impacts related to Urbanisation. Even in rural areas
people have started using artificial building material rather than durable local
materials; this has created pressure on natural resources in making artificial
materials. This is an example of rapid urbanization of rural areas and alienation of
local environmental issues.
Money order economy is creating serious impacts on environment and sustainable

livelihood. People are migrating to urban areas for easy money and that leads to
decline in agricultural practice and hence decline in land quality. Sense of local
ownership is lacking now in rural areas also and leading to disabling local
resource conservation and environment protection. Traditional knowledge is being
destroyed by modern education that has removed the value of traditional
knowledge.
There should be analysis of carrying capacity of the area before any development
activity and potential local impacts should be analyzed where problems are
anticipated and then policy should be made.

Water and river systems should be studied with respect to their value to local
economy. Perception in Uttaranchal is that river resource is being used for welfare
of other states rather than local people.
Market forces are emerging rapidly in Uttaranchal and they need to be managed
and oriented towards sustainable development of Uttaranchal, this could be
achieved by integration of development with livelihood and development. There
should be regulation on compensatory approaches to help compensate those areas
that are environmentally rich with lot of stress on resource conservation with
those areas that are not environmentally rich but have developmental activities
going on.
Traditional water conservation practices in Uttaranchal are good examples for

others to follow. However present water schemes launched in the states only
associated with peoples water needs not for livelihoods, cattle etc. changing land
use pattern in Uttaranchal is greatly responsible for water crisis and needs to be
analysed in at length before suggesting any water policy in the state. If only
people are allowed to follow their own conservation practices rather than any
government plan, state can manage good water conservation. Conservation is
intrinsic to people’s culture in Uttaranchal and water is no different.
Use of cooking fuel should also be one aspect of the SoE study. Use of biofuel has
great potential in Uttaranchal and should be explored in detail.
Network should be used for community based approach of disaster management.

There should be information dissemination and awareness raising programmes at
district level and national level.
In Uttaranchal new stakeholders are emerging who are fast changing the status of
existing stakeholders with reducing power with them. This is not good for the
state and needs to be looked into carefully. This is also leading to conflict of
interest.
SoE should look into the role of the existing research institutions and
organizations wrt Environment & Development.
Distortions in data have lead to planning distortions. Land settlements are related
to planning department data and wrong data is leading to land encroachments etc.
in the state.
Changing animal patterns (sheep population has been overtaken by goat

population) is also impacting the environment (since 1980) and need is felt to
study this in the report.
Poor Interdepartmental coordination and hence poor governance is leading to

wastages of money which could be effectively utilized and also impact on natural
resources.

Finally it was agreed that there are numerous examples of People’s innovation in
Uttaranchal and they need to be highlighted for promoting local ownership and
decentralized development in the state through the state of the environment report.

Annex 7 : TOR for Reference Group for SoE

The key roles of the Reference Group are :
• To review and guide the broad strategy, approach and outputs of the IDFC
project team in view of the sensitivities.
• Review the draft versions of the SoE report as it is produced and offer
comments and suggestions on the same.
• Advice IDFC on the overall SoE framework and provide inputs to enable
the SoE to achieve its desired objective of finding a new working ground
between Environment & development in the context of Uttaranchal
• Provide suggestions and guidance on how the policy insights that are
expected to emerge from the study and the report be taken forward at the
State and Central government levels.
The above roles are expected to be fulfilled through half day meetings where the
IDFC team will present its work and seek guidance from the reference group. It is
expected that the reference group will meet about three times during the duration
of the study and the tentative schedule is provided below
• 1st meeting before finalization of Inception report- Early Novermber
• 2nd and 3rd meeting between inception report and draft SoE report stage-
November end and early February 2004
• Final meeting before final stakeholder workshop and final report- early June
2004

Annex 8 : List of data sets developed

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Inception Report

State of the Environment Assessment

1.1 The Context of the SoE Process 3

2 Approach for the SoE 7

2.1 Conceptual Frameworks for carrying out SoE studies 7

3.1 Data Analysis Approach 15

Annex 1: List of Documents Collected 22

Annex 2 Questionnaires and data set requirements 24

Annex 4 : Minutes of Launch Workshop, 26 th July, 2003 28

Annex 5 : List of Participants during Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003 31

Annex 6 : Minutes of Stakeholders' Meeting on 28th July 2003 32

Annex 7 : TOR for Reference Group for SoE 37

Annex 8 : List of data sets developed 38

Draft Inception Report October 2003 2

1.1 The Context of the SoE Process

More recently, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has embarked on a

1.2 Objectives of the SoE

Draft Inception Report October 2003 3

1.3 SoE for Uttaranchal

Draft Inception Report October 2003 4

Infrastructure Financial Institution. IDFC has been actively involved in supporting

1.4 Present stage of work

Draft Inception Report October 2003 5

1.5 Outline of this report

Section Subject Comments

Draft Inception Report October 2003 6

2 Approach for the SoE

The remainder of this section outlines the same.

There a critical need for understanding conservation demands and development

Draft Inception Report October 2003 7

2.1.1 Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact and Response Approach

Draft Inception Report October 2003 8

2.1.2 Millennium Eco System Assessment

Draft Inception Report October 2003 9

• Better understand the trade-offs involved—across sectors and

The Millenium Eco-systems assessment focuses on evaluating the Eco-System

Draft Inception Report October 2003 10

The MA Process is particulary relevant in the context of Uttaranchal as it also

Draft Inception Report October 2003 11

It is proposed to adapt this with features of the DPSIR framework as the MA

Draft Inception Report October 2003 12

2.2.3 Interactions with Nodal Officers

Shri Y.S Pangti, Deputy Director, Statistical Department

A statistical Diary for Uttaranchal (2001-2002) was published by Directorate of

Shri D.D. Dimri, Executive Engineer, Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan

Shri. S.K. Semval, Deputy Manager, Uttaranchal Peyjal Nigam

Shri. Jay Raj, Conservator, Shivalik Division

A booklet on Uttaranchal Forest Statistics, 2001 was published by Forest

Dr. M.S. Bisht, Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India

Draft Inception Report October 2003 13

Shri. Palhas Singh, Map Division, Forest Survey of India

Dr A.C. Nanda, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology

Sh. Dev Raj Bhatt, Co-coordinator Training, UADASP

This will be an ongoing process of consultation.

2.3 External Benchmarking

For this IDFC is creating a Reference Group that comprises of independent

There is also an attempt to make the SoE study a MA associated assessment. If

Draft Inception Report October 2003 14

3.1 Data Analysis Approach

This demands a generation and organization of information across three

which also encompass different:

The linkages which are well documented are: