A formal system of wetland regulation aimed at the conservation and management of identified wetlands in the country will soon be in place. The draft notification which seeks to set up a legally enforceable regulatory mechanism for identified valuable wetlands is ready and will be tabled in Parliament soon. In India, the wetlands both coastal and riverine-cover an area of 7.58 million ha. It was the National Environment Policy(NEP) 2006 approved by the Cabinet in May 2006 which raised the need for a regulatory mechanism for the sustainable development of wetlands. The expert group has prepared its recommendations on the categories of wetlands for regulation, process and procedure for identification, composition of regulatory authority, functions of the authority and activities to be regulated.
(The New Indian Express, 11th May 2007)
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