National Environment Awareness Campaign 2000-2001

The National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC), being organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests every year since 1986 with the objective of creating environmental awareness at the national level, is being continued this year also. The theme of NEAC – 2000-2001 is:

"KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN AND GREEN"

Within this theme, attention shall be focussed on the following sub-themes:

Proposals are invited from registered Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs)/Voluntary Organisations, Educational Institutions, State Government Departments, etc. working in the field of environment and sustainable development for conducting various activities such as Seminars/Workshops, Camps/Padyatras/Rallies, Competitions, Festivals etc. for creating environmental awareness on the theme / sub-themes mentioned above amongst the masses. The guidelines and proforma for submission for proposals can be obtained free of cost from the Regional Resource Agency designated for your State/UT, mentioned in the list below, either in person or by post:

S.No.	Regional Resource Agency	Jurisdiction
1.	Dr.(Mrs)Nanditha Krishna, Director, CP Ramaswamy Iyer Foundation, No.1-A, Eldams Road, Chennai – 600 018	Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2.	Shri Sriniwas Mudrakarta, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT), Nehru Foundation for Development, Thaltej Tekra, Vastrapur Road, Ahmedabad – 380 054	Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
3.	President, Environment Society of India, Karuna Sadan, Sector – 11-B, Chandigarh – 160 011	Haryana, Chandigarh
4.	President, Sewa Mandir, Old Fatehpura, Udaipur – 313 001	Rajasthan
5.	Director (Environment), Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST), SCO 2935-36, Sector – 22C, Chandigarh – 160 022	Punjab
6.	President, Indian Environmental Society, Shakarpur, Vikas Marg, Delhi – 110 092	Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh
7.	Secretary, Shohratgarh Environmental Society, 9, Adarsh Colony, Shohratgarh, Siddharth Nagar Distt. – 272 205 (UP)	Eastern Uttar Pradesh
8.	Honorary Secretary, Uttarkhand Sewa Nidhi, Jakhan Devi, Mall Road, Almora – 263 601 (UP)	Hill districts of Uttar Pradesh
9.	Director, Deccan Development Society, A-6, Meera Apartment, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad – 500 029 (AP)	Andhra Pradesh
10	Shri BB Basu, Director-Convenor, School of Fundamental Research, 49-B, Tollygunge Road, Calcutta – 700 026	West Bengal
11.	Secretary, Gram Vikas Kendra, K-3/57, Hans Stoehr Road, TELCO Town, Jamshedpur – 831 004	Bihar (except districts of North Bihar)
12.	Secretary, Rural Youth Coordination Centre, C/o House of Sh. AK Choudhry, Retd. DGP, Boring Canal Road, Patna – 800 001	All districts of North Bihar
13.	Secretary, State Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar – 751 001	Orissa
14.	Chairman, State Committee on Science Technology & Environment, IInd Floor, CMD Building, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 014	Kerala, Lakshwadeep & Minicoy Islands
15.	Shri NG Hegde, Managing Trustee & President, Bharitya Agro-Industries Foundation (BAIF), BAIF Bhawan, Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, National Highway No.4, Warje, Pune – 411 029	Goa, Daman & Diu, Maharashtra
16.	Executive Director, Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO), "Kachnar", Paryavaran Parisar, E-5, Arera Colony, Bhopal – 462 016	Madhya Pradesh
17.	General Secretary, Assam Science Society, Lamb Road, Latasil, Guwahati – 781 001	Assam
18.	Director, World Wide Fund for Nature – India, Jammu & Kashmir State Office, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, Jammu (Tawi) - 180 004	Jammu & Kashmir
19.	Senior Scientific Officer, Environment and Ecology Wing, Department of Environment & Forests, Govt. of Manipur, Porompat, Near DC Office, Imphal (East) – 795 001	Manipur
20.	Secretary, State Department of Environment, Government of Nagaland, Kohima – 797 001	Nagaland
21.	Member Secretary, Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Ker Choumohany, Agartala – 799 001	Tripura
22.	Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Environment & Forests Department, Forests Extension Division, Government of Mizoram, Aizawal – 796 001	Mizoram
23.	Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok – 737 103	Sikkim
24.	Secretary, State Department of Environment, Government of Meghalaya, Shillong – 793 001	Meghalaya
25.	Secretary, Department of Environment, State Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar – 791 111	Arunachal Pradesh
26.	Member Secretary, State Council of Science, Technology & Environment, H.P. 34, SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla – 171 001	Himachal Pradesh
27.	Executive Secretary, Karnataka Rajya Vijnyan Parishad, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore – 560 012	Karnataka

The last date for submitting proposals complete in all respects, to the concerned Regional Resource Agency (RRA) is 14.08.2000 (14th August, 2000). Proposals received after the last date will not be entertained. It may be noted that the decision regarding approval / rejection of proposals including the quantum of financial assistance to be provided will be taken by the Ministry and not by RRAs. Since the Ministry is providing financial assistance to all the RRAs to met the expenditure on printing of proforma and for coordinating the campaign, the applicants need not make any payment to the RRAs for either the proforma or any other services.

Director (M)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003