BMC


Biodiversity Management Committees

Section 41 of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 envisages constitution of Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) by every local body for the purpose of …
  • Promoting conservation of biological diversity
  • Sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity
  • Preservation of habitats
  • Conservation of land-races, folk varieties and cultivars,domesticated stocks & breeds of animals and microorganisms
  • Chronicling of knowledge relating to biodiversity
  • Facilitating preparation of people's biodiversity registers (PBRs)

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and the State Biodiversity Boards shall consult the Biodiversity Management Committees while taking any decision relating to the use of biological resources and knowledge associated with such resources occurring within the territorial jurisdiction of the Biodiversity management committee The Biodiversity Management Committee may levy charges by way of collection of fees from any person for accessing or collecting any biological resource for commercial purposes from areas falling within its territorial jurisdiction

The Biodiversity Management Committees are to be constituted at zillaparishad, mandalparishad, gram panchayat, municipality & municipal corporation level The Biodiversity Management Committees shall have 7 persons nominated, who should be drawn from local naturalists, herbalists, agriculturists, non-timber forest produce collectors / traders, fisher-folk, community workers, academicians etc

The chairperson of the local body shall be ex-officio chairman of the Biodiversity Management Committee

BMC Format Application:     Gram panchayat BMC Form Municipal Councial BMC Form Zilla parishad Form


BMC Formation Applications in Telugu:    

District level Mandal level Municipal corporation level Municipality level G.P. level

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BMCs Constituted in Telangana State
S.No District Level ZP Level BMC Mandal level BMCs   GP Level BMCs Municipality Level   Municipal Corporation Level
Total  Mandals BMC constituted Total GPs BMC constituted Total Municipalities BMC constituted Total Municipal Corporation BMC constituted
1 Adilabad Constituted 17 17 467 467 1 1
2 Badradri Kothagudem Constituted 22 22 479 479 4 4
3 Jagityal Constituted 18 18 380 380 5 5
4 Jangoan Constituted 12 12 281 281 1 1
5 Jayashankar Constituted 11 11 241 241 1 1
6 Jogulamba Gadwal Constituted 12 11 255 255 4 4
7 Kamareddy Constituted 22 22 526 526 3 3
8 Karimnagar Constituted 15 15 313 313 4 4 1 1
9 Khammam Constituted 20 20 584 584 3 3 1 1
10 Komaram Bheem Constituted 15 15 334 334 1 1
11 Mahabubabad Constituted 16 16 472 472 4 4
12 Mahabubnagar Constituted 14 14 440 440 6 6
13 Mancherial Constituted 16 16 311 310 7 7
14 Medak Constituted 20 20 469 469 4 4
15 Medchal-Malkajgiri Constituted 5 5 61 61 9 9 4 4
16 Mulugu Constituted 9 8 174 174 0 0
17 Nagarkurnool Constituted 20 20 453 453 4 4
18 Nalgonda Constituted 31 31 844 844 7 7
19 Narayanpet Constituted 11 11 280 280 3 3
20 Nirmal Constituted 18 18 396 396 3 3
21 Nizamabad Constituted 27 27 592 592 3 3 1 1
22 Peddapalli Constituted 13 13 263 263 3 3 1 1
23 Rangareddy Constituted 21 21 550 550 12 12 3 3
24 Sangareddy Constituted 25 25 647 647 8 9
25 Siddipet Constituted 23 23 499 499 5 5
26 Sircilla Rajanna Constituted 12 12 255 255 2 2
27 Suryapet Constituted 23 23 475 475 5 5
28 Vikarabad Constituted 18 18 565 565 4 4
29 Wanaparthy Constituted 14 14 255 255 5 5
30 Warangal Rural Constituted 16 16 401 401 3 3
31 Warangal Urban Constituted 7 7 130 130 0 0 1 1
32 Yadadri Constituted 17 17 421 421 6 6
33 Hyderabad Constituted 0 0 0 40 0 0 1 1
  33 32 540 538 12750 12749 130 130 13 13



People's Biodiversity Register

People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) is a legal document that contains details of biological resources occurring within a BMC and contains associated knowledge as well. The PBR acts as a source of inventory of biological resources and knowledge and for benefit sharing purposes under the ABS component

  • People's biodiversity register (PBR) contains comprehensive information on the availability and knowledge of local biological resources, medicinal or any other use or traditional knowledge associated with them
  • The Biodiversity Management Committees at the gram panchayat / mandalparishad, municipality / municipal corporation level shall facilitate preparation of PBRs
  • Biological resources means plants, animals and micro organisms or parts thereof, their geneticmaterial and by-products (excluding value added products) with actual or potential use or value but does not include human genetic material
  • The PBR is an important document in the legal arena as evidence of prior knowledge and a useful tool in the management and sustainable use of bioresources

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List of People's Biodiversity Registers
S.No Village / BMC Name Mandal District
1 Algole Bijinapally Nagarkarnool
2 Allipur
3 Allipur
4 Ankushapur
5 Argonda
6 Bandarupally
7 Basith Nagar
8 Baswannepally
9 Burdipahad
10 Burugupally Amrabad
11 Chandlapur
12 Chiguralpally
13 Chimanpally
14 Chinamuddanoor Rajendranagar Ranga Reddy
15 Chinnagundavelly
16 Chittalur
17 Cholleru
18 Devunur Sirikonda Nizamabad
19 Dharmasagar
20 Didgi
21 Etukulapahad
22 Gadisingapur
23 Gangaram Nangunoor Siddipet
24 Gatturayipakula
25 Ghanapuram
26 Girgetpally
27 Gopanpally Vikarabad Vikarabad
28 Govardhanagiri
29 Govindrala
30 Gudikandula
31 Gudlanarva Parigi
32 Gudpally
33 Gundaram
34 Ibrahimpur
35 Jaggayyapally Thiryani Asifabad
36 Jajireddygudem
37 Janakipuram
38 Jangamreddypally
39 Jasthipally Neradigonda Adilabad
40 Kaarvanga
41 Kakarla
42 Kannepalli
43 Kapten Banjara Julurupadu Kothagudem
44 Karukonda
45 Khanapur
46 Khanapur
47 Kommala Kamepalli Khammam
48 Komminepalli
49 Konayipally
50 Kondapur
51 Koratikal
52 Koritikal
53 Kunchamarthy
54 Kyathampally
55 Lingapur
56 Loddiguda Atmakur Yadadri
57 Machapur
58 Macharam
59 Machinenipeta
60 Machinenipeta Thanda Siddipet Siddipet
61 Madanpally
62 Madhavaram
63 Mailaram
64 Mailaram Zaheerabad Sanga Reddy
65 Malchalma
66 Manikonda
67 Mucharla
68 Mupparam
69 Muripirala Chinnakodur Medak
70 Nallavelly
71 Narayanpur
72 Narmetta
73 Narsingi
74 Neknampur Dharmasagar Warangal
75 Nyavandhi
76 Padara
77 Pagadimadara
78 Pakal
79 Palem
80 Pandimadugu
81 Papakollu
82 Parsayapally Rajampet Kamareddy
83 Peddakodur
84 Pipri (J)
85 Puppalguda
86 Rajagopalpet
87 Rakonda Nagarkarnool Nagarkarnool
88 Ramajipet
89 Rangapally
90 Rangapeta
91 Ranjole
92 Raorukula Amarabad Amarabad
93 Ravutla Thiryani Thiryani
94 Rolmamada Manakondur Manakondur
95 Sainapally
96 Saipet
97 Salkarpeta Bijinapally Bijinapally
98 Sathanigudem Telkapally Telkapally
99 Sirikonda
100 Somadevarapally
101 Srinivasunagar
102 Sripuram
103 Sungapur Zaheerabad Zaheerabad
104 Surveypalli Shaligowraram Shaligowraram
105 Takkallapahad
106 Tallagudem
107 Tatipally
108 Telkapally Jajireddygudem Jajireddygudem
109 Thadkapally
110 Thalagudem
111 Thiryani
112 Thudukurthi Yadagirigutta Yadagirigutta
113 Thumpally
114 Thurkapally Nangunoor Nangunoor
115 Uyyalawada
116 Vaddeman Thoguta Thoguta
117 Vattem
118 Veldi
119 Venkatapur
120 Venkateshvallabavi Thumpally (Sirikonda) Thumpally (Sirikonda)
121 Vootkur
122 Wadoor
123 Wankidi
124 Yelkurthi
125 Yellareddypally Manakondur Manakondur
126 Yendabetla
127 Boregaon Mudhole Adilabad
128 Dasnapur Indervelly Adilabad
129 Lokkari Narnoor Adilabad
130 Sarvai Eturnagaram Warangal
131 Anantharam Mahaboobabad Warangal
132 Buttaigudem Eturnagaram Warangal
133 Gollapally Jagadevpur Medak
134 Kothagudem Narayanpuram Nalgonda
135 Parvathagiri Kangal Nalgonda
136 Amarchinta Atmakur Mahaboobnagar
137 Kothakuntapally Lingal Mahaboobnagar
138 Kannapur Lingampet Nizamabad
139 Annaram Machareddy Nizamabad
140 Lingampally Sadashivanagar Nizamabad
141 Bornapally Huzurabad Karimnagar
142 Maddimalla Yellareddipet Karimnagar
143 Arenda Manthani Karimnagar
144 Gunded Kamalapur Karimnagar
145 Madavanipally Amrabad Mahaboobnagar
146 Mannanur Amrabad Mahaboobnagar
147 Maddulapally Kamepally Khammam
148 Padamatanarsapuram Julurpad Khammam
149 Solipuram Thirumalayyapalem Khammam
150 Chandrugonda Nekkonda Warangal
151 Seethagondi Gudihathnoor Adilabad
152 Kondukur Kaddempeddur Adilabad
153 Kompally Vikarabad Rangareddy
154 Pulmaddi Vikarabad Rangareddy
155 Ahmedguda Keesara Rangareddy
156 Masanpally Maheshwaram Rangareddy
157 Chityal Pargi Rangareddy
158 Chintakunta Dharur Rangareddy
159 Somavaram Wyra Khammam
160 Ammapalem Konijerla Khammam
161 Arrur Valigonda Nalgonda
162 Polepally Chandampet Nalgonda
163 Laxmapur Achampet Mahaboobnagar
164 Ramojipet Yadagirigutta Nalgonda
165 Kondapadapa Mothukuru Nalgonda
166 Thimmapur Elkathurthi Karimnagar
167 Metwada Guduru Warangal
168 Inugurthi Kesamudram Warangal
169 Kondapur Sirikonda Nizamabad
170 Mangaram Lingampet Nizamabad
171 Pothangal kalan Gandhari Nizamabad
172 Jukkal Narayankhed Medak
173 Rayalamadugu Narayankhed Medak
174 Padipally Narayankhed Medak
175 Appajipally Alladurg Medak
176 Kothwanpally Regode Medak
177 Indervelly Indervelly Adilabad
178 Vinobhanagar Julurpad Khammam
179 Rajalingala Enkuru Khammam
180 Chinnachelmeda Munipalle Medak
181 Kushnoor Raikode Medak
182 Seethanagaram Guduru Warangal
183 Yerragollapahad Jangaon Warangal
184 Perkapally Saidapur Karimnagar
185 Bollaram Gurrampod Nalgonda
186 Tamadpalle Marri guda Nalgonda
187 Kotta Lingala Kamepalle Khammam
188 Peddamunigala Konijerla Khammam
189 Jeelacheruvu Kusumanchi Khammam
190 Rajaram Thirumalayapalem Khammam
191 Eklaspur Aiza Jogulamba Gadwal
192 Gadimunkanpalle Damaragidda Mahabubnagar
193 Mogilicherala Kuravi Mahabubabad 
194 Venkatapuram Nekkonda Warangal Rural 
195 Nereda Kuravi Mahabubabad
196 Alear Alair  Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 
197 Jhandavenkatapur Nennal Manchiryal 
198 Veerapur Bheemini Manchiryal 
199 Ginnedari Tiryani Komram Bheem Asifabad 
200 Pallerla Maddur Mahabubnagar
201 Kajipuram Maddur Mahabubnagar
202 Variguntham Kulcharam Medak
203 Kukatlaplly Kowdipalle Medak
204 Masan Palle Kalher Sangareddy 
205 Settipalle Kalan Yeldurthy Medak
206 Kamjipoor Narayankhed Sangareddy 
207 Devapur Kerameri Adilabad
208 Modi (Jheri) Kerameri Adilabad
209 Goyagaon Kerameri Adilabad
210 Surdapur Kerameri Adilabad
211 Tejpur Kerameri Adilabad
212 Mallapur Kerameri Adilabad
213 Ginnera Kerameri Adilabad

 



Trainings to BMC

Awareness meetings were conducted to BMC chairmen and secretaries of the gram panchayat at Telangana Biodiversity Board office to create awareness about

  • Biodiversity
  • Biological Diversity Act 2002
  • Telangana Biological Diversity Rules 2015
  • Biodiversity Management Committees
  • Peoples Biodiversity Registers
  • Access & Benefit Sharing Provisions (ABS)

Trainings to Universities and Research Institutes

Awareness meetings were also conducted for Universities and Research Institutes like Gitam University, CRIDA, IICT, about

  • Biodiversity
  • Biological Diversity Act 2002
  • Telangana Biological Diversity Rules 2015
  • Access & Benefit Sharing Provisions (ABS)


Conferences

  • The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 11) was held in Hyderabad, India,from October 8 to 19, 2012
  • This conference took place during the United Nations decade on Biodiversity (2011-2020) asdeclared by the United Nations General Assembly
  • Its goal is to mainstream biodiversity at different levels. The governments are encouraged todevelop, implement and communicate the results of national strategies for implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity
  • A record 175 countries and 11,754 delegates participated in the mega event
  • Commemorative pylon erected and national biodiversity museum announced by the Hon'blePrime Minister of India
  • Cities for Life was conducted as parallel event involving more than 500 participants belonging to 45 countries and over 150 city representatives
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Pylon

Commemorative Pylon, unveiled by Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, on the historic event of CoP-11 of CBD held in Hyderabad during October 2012. The Pylon was constructed in a record time of two months in 15 acres of land situated in Gachibowli, which symbolizes the Biodiversity and depicts the story of evolution of species.

The 46 feet high monument will become another landmark of Hyderabad, after the famous Charminar, a massive and impressive structure in Hyderabad.