Chandigarh Gazette, No. 8, 13 November 2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Chandigarh Administration Gazette

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No. 8] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 (KARTIKA 22, 1941 SAKA) DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

Notification

The 25th October, 2019

No. For/2019/File-1306/288.—In compliance to letter No. 10-27/WCCB/2014/Pt-I/753, dated 12.07.2019 from Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, the Chandigarh Administration hereby Constitute a State Level Inter- Agency Coordination Committee on combating wildlife crime and establishes exclusive "Wildlife Crime Control Unit" (WCCU), in respect of the Department of Forests and Wildlife, UT, Chandigarh. The composition of the Committee in respect of UT, Chandigarh is as under :—

Role

Sr. Designation No.

1. Deputy Conservator of Forests (WL), UT, Chandigarh Chairman

2. Dy. Superintendent of Police, Crime, UT, Chandigarh Member

3. Range Forest Officer, Wildlife Member

4. Block Officer (concerned) Member

5 Forest Guard (concerned) Member

1. The Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU), Chandigarh will work under the direction and supervision of Chief Wildlife Warden of UT, Chandigarh.

2. The headquarter of Wildlife Crime Control Unit will be at Forest and Wildlife Department, 2nd Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, Sector-19B, Chandigarh.

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit will be responsible for the following activities :—

a. Collect and collate intelligence related to wildlife crime activities and to disseminate the same to field units for enforcement/action.

b. Establish Wildlife Crime databank. c. Prevent, investigate and prosecute organized wildlife crime cases having wider ramifications. ( 521 ) This is Digitally Signed Gazette. To verify, visit : https://egazette.chd.gov.in 522 CHD. ADMN. GAZ., NOVEMBER 13, 2019 (KRTK 22, 1941 SAKA) d. Act as Nodal Point for Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India, on wildlife crime related issues.

e. Coordinate inter-agency wildlife crime enforcement actions in the UT, Chandigarh.

f. Advice the UT Administration on issues relating to wildlife crime and related laws.

The Mobilization of Personnel will be done by the Wildlife Crime Control Unit as per the requirement of the unit from time to time.

The 16th October, 2019. ARUN KUMAR GUPTA, IAS,

Principal Secretary (Forests), Chandigarh Administration.

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