The ICZM loan will provide assistance to implement the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project with overall cost of Rs.1155.63crore, in which, the World Bank will contribute an amount of Rs.897crore (77.7%), Government of India Rs.177.49crore (15.5%) and the States Rs.80.02crores (6.9%).  The CBIPMP project will aim to remediate ten highly polluted sites, two in Andhra Pradesh and eight in West Bengal on a pilot basis, develop a National Plan for rehabilitation of polluted sites and build human and technical capacity in selected Pollution Control Boards for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of polluted sites. The estimated cost of the project, to be implemented for a period of five years, is Rs. 339.26 crores.

Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project was signed with World Bank.  The amount of  IDA Credit is SDR 146.9 million (equivalent to US$ 221.965 million).

The Financing agreement for the project was signed on behalf of the Government of India, by  Dr.Anup  K Pujari, Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions Division), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.   Mr. Roberto Zagha, Country Director (India), signed the Agreement on behalf of the World Bank.

The objectives of the project are: (i) to assist in building national capacity for the implementation of comprehensive coastal management approach in the country, and (ii) piloting the integrated coastal zone management approach in Project States of Gujarat, Orissa and West Bengal.  The project components are :

(i)  ICZM capacity building and knowledge building.

(ii) Piloting ICZM approaches in Gujarat, Orissa and West Bengal.  The Preparation of an ICZM plan for Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat, Coastal stretches of Paradip-Dhamra and Gopalput-Chilika in Orissa, Coasts covering the stretches of Sundarban, Haldia and Digha-Shankarpur inWest Bengal.

The project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2015.

India, World Bank Sign two Loan Agreements

The Government of India and the World Bank signed two loan agreements, one for the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project and another for capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management (CBIPMP), which aims to remediate ten highly polluted sites in the country.

The ICZM loan will provide assistance to implement the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project with overall cost of Rs.1155.63crore, in which, the World Bank will contribute an amount of Rs.897crore (77.7%), Government of India Rs.177.49crore (15.5%) and the States Rs.80.02crores (6.9%).

The CBIPMP project will aim to remediate ten highly polluted sites, two in Andhra Pradesh and eight in West Bengal on a pilot basis, develop a National Plan for rehabilitation of polluted sites and build human and technical capacity in selected Pollution Control Boards for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of polluted sites. The estimated cost of the project, to be implemented for a period of five years, is Rs. 339.26 crores. The project will be funded through financial assistance from the World Bank (85%) and contribution from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Government of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal (15%).
The ICZM Project consists of four components which include National and three state level components. The National component includes mapping; delineation and demarcation of the hazard lines; and delineation of coastal sediment cells all along the mainland coast of India, mapping, delineation and demarcation of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), Capacity building of the MoEF and the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities, and Nation-wide training program for coastal zone management and setting up of a National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM). The NCSCM shall be set up in Anna University in Chennai with an outlay of Rs.116crores. The centre will be working with the collaborating institutes in each of the coastal States/UTs. This component has a budget outlay of Rs.355.41 crores.
Second component will comprise of capacity building of the Gujarat state government, including the State Pollution Control Board, for effective management of the coastal areas. Pilot studies will be undertaken on the ICZM approach for the stretch falling along Gulf of Kachchh. Further, Transplantation of corals in Gulf of Kachchh, sewage treatment facilities for Jamnagar District would also be undertaken. This component will also support priority investments in Gujarat, all located in the Gulf of Kachchh, to complement the ICZMP. Under the project a Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (G.A.N.D.H.I.) will also be developed. This component was launched on 7th July, 2010. The budget for the Gujarat component is Rs.298.34 crores.
Third component includes pilot studies for Orissa coast. This component includes, capacity building of the state level agencies and institutions; preparation of an ICZM plan for the coastal sediment cells in the stretches of Paradip-Dhamra and opalpur-Chilika; regional coastal process study, and priority investments. The project will support capacity building in the area of coastal management and wetland research. The priority nvestments in Orissa shall be concentrated in two stretches namely, (i) Gopalpur-Chilika and (ii) Paradip-Dhamra. The budget for the Orissa component is Rs.201.62crores.

The fourth component involves pilot ICZM studies for West Bengal. The project will support capacity building of the various agencies involved in coastal management and priority investments. This component mainly addresses the coastal zone management issues in three sectors of West Bengal namely, Sundarban, Haldia and Digha-Shankarpur. The budget for the West Bengal component is Rs.300.26 crores.

This World Bank ICZM project is for a period of 5 years. The other States/Union territories would be considered in the subsequent phase of the project. The process has already been initiated and letters has been issued to the Chief Ministers requesting them to send the proposals. The Ministry of Environment and Forests is a nodal agency to implement the above project. The Ministry has set up a Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) for implementing the project. The States of Gujarat, Orissa and West Bengal set up a state level State Project Management Units (SPMU). The total number of indirect beneficiaries is 3.56 crore people from the three state components. The total number of indirect beneficiaries from the project, is 6.30 crore people.

The objective of Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project (CBIPMP) is to build human and technical capacity in selected Pollution Control Boards for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of polluted sites and to develop a National programme for rehabilitation of polluted sites. Ten highly polluted sites, two in Andhra Pradesh and eight in West Bengal, have been identified for remediation on a pilot basis. The estimated cost of the project is USD 75.39 million. It will be implemented over a period of five years The CBIPMP has three components namely investments in remediation, rehabilitation and environmental improvements of identified contaminated sites, preparation of a National Plan for Rehabilitation of Polluted Sites (NPRPS) by 2012 and Capacity building of CPCB & the SPCBs.

Ministry of Environment and Forests is the nodal agency to implement the above project. A Project Oversight Committee (POC) under the chairmanship of the Secretary (E&F) with the representatives of the concerned Ministries /Departments and experts will be set up in the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The project will be funded through financial assistance from the World Bank (85%) and contribution from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Governments of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal (15 %).