SRINAGAR, AUGUST 13: Commissioner
Secretary Forest, Environment & Ecology, Saurabh Bhagat today chaired a
meeting to review the implementation of State Action Plan on Climate Change
(SAPCC).
The meeting was attended by Director Ecology, Environment &
Remote Sensing (Nodal Officer, State Climate Change Cell), Om Prakash Sharma,
representatives from Rural Development & Panchayats, PHE, Irrigation and
Flood Control, Tourism, Health & Medical Education, Animal and Sheep
Husbandry, Power Development, Forest, and Disaster Management Departments
besides Coordinator, State Climate Change Centre-JK.
The Commissioner Secretary, who is also CEO Climate Change Centre
enquired about the ongoing work linked to the actions proposed in the SAPCC so
that the synchronization between climate actions and updating of SAPCC can be
ensured.
The funding mechanism of various climate change related projects was
also discussed threadbare. He asked the line departments to submit the project
concept notes and DPRs for funding to different agencies involved in Climate
Financing.
The meeting was also informed about the workshop on Spring-shed
management being conducted jointly by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Science &
Technology, ACWADAM and SDC at Srinagar on August 30, 2018.
The Commissioner Secretary stressed upon the capacity building
requirements for nodal officers from line departments implementing SAPCC.
He impressed upon the executing agency to keep the Climate Change Cell
appraised and updated about the progress of project at all stages.
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