The National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) recently shot down a proposal to set up a Clinker Grinding and Flash Mixing Unit in close proximity to the Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary in Kota, Rajasthan. The NBWL chaired by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan also overturned the Rajasthan State Board of Wildlife stating that the "Chambal river is the only safe habitat for Ghariyals and river dolphins". The tri-state riverine sanctuary along the 425 km of Chambal river is spread across UP, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The National Chambal Sanctuary is the main area for the species reintroduction programme of the crocodilian species Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial). The sanctuary's website informs that this is also one of the few places to spot the Platanista gangetica, Gangetic Dolphins, a known nesting place of Indian Skimmers, home to eight rare turtle species, over 320 resident and migratory birds and smooth-coated otters. The NBWL decided that the proposal for setting up Clinker Grinding and Flyash Mixing Unit at RIICO Paryavaran Industrial Area Sakatpura, Kota outside Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary, but within 10 km of boundary of project site at Kota Cement Works, was not acceptable.The proposal was, incidentally, recommended by the State Board for Wildlife. A fly ash unit uses clinker, gypsum and fly as as raw materials and draws high amount of water, very likely from the river sanctuary area. The Chambal River Sanctuary is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. In 2011, the Ministry of Environment & Forests had also set up a National Tri-State Chambal Sanctuary Management and Coordination Committee for conservation of the critically-endangered Gharial. At the meeting of the NBWL, members said the proposal involves drawing water from the Chambal river and the report of the Wildlife Institute of India had in particular said that no further projects should be permitted near the Chambal river.