Consider the following statements about the Draft Wetlands Conservation and Management Rules 2016 Th...........

Environment and Ecology (Easy) Sustainable Development

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Consider the following statements about the Draft Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016:

The draft provides for the transfer of power from centre to states in matters related to decision on wetlands

The new draft rules mention categorising a land as wetland on the basis of biodiversity, reefs and mangroves

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Second statement is incorrect because the draft rules mention no ecological criteria to categorise a land as wetland. Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules of 2010 had criteria for categorising a land as wetland on the basis of biodiversity, reefs, mangroves, and wetland complexes. But the new draft rules contain no ecological criteria for categorising a land as wetlands.