Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
LUCKNOW: The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing over from Panna tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh. Chief wildlife warden, UP, SK Upadhyay confirmed that the …
Madhya Pradesh government's proposed Majhgaon medium irrigation project, which will submerge 78.6 hectare of Panna Tiger Reserve's (PTR) buffer area and require 426.7 hectare of forestland, has been cleared by the environment ministry's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC). While granting in-principle approval for use of forestland from protected forest area, the …
Panna fulfilled my dream to shoot a tiger with its reflection in water It was a freezing winter morning and the Sun had just appeared on the horizon as we entered Panna for our first safari. The forests in Madhya Pradesh during winters are bone chilling and tiger sighting isn't …
THE tiger padded south. Slipping through the grey-green teak forest he wound around thickets of wild sage, cloaked behind its orange flowers. Gorges in the ruddy sandstone of the Vindhya plateau gave him respite from the midday heat. By evening, he had reached the banks of the Ken river, still …
Pegged at an estimated cost of Rs 18,000 crore, the project proposes to transfer water from the Ken river basin to the Betwa basin in Uttar Pradesh The Centre's ambitious Ken-Betwa river linking project has received the final environmental clearance, subject to general and specific conditions. This is part of …
In a significant development which will pave the way for final forest clearance to the Centre's ambitious Ken-Betwa river-linking project, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) - an apex body of the environment ministry which takes a call on diversion of forests for any major development project - on Tuesday agreed …
The forest advisory committee (FAC), an expert body that advises the government on approval or rejection of major projects involving diversion of forest land has recently recommended the Ken-Betwa river link project (phase 1) in Madhya Pradesh for forest clearance. But minutes of FAC's meeting held on March 30 when …
Water resource ministry says that concerns of the Expert Advisory Committee have been addressed, and an approval should come soon Centre's ambitious Rs 10,000 crore Ken-Betwa river linking project is on its way to obtain environmental clearance, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and Secretary Amarjit Singh said on Tuesday. The …
The “controversial” Ken-Betwa river-linking project proposed in poverty-ridden Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh has found its first victim in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), robbing the national park of its first inmate, a 3-year-old female big cat. A 3-year-old tigress was tranquillised and translocated from PTR to Satpura national park on …
JAIPUR: Tigers should be reintroduced at the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota to decongest the tiger population of Ranthambore, opined wildlife experts during the seminar, 'Tiger reintroduction in Mukundra Hills - past experiences, opportunities and challenges' organised by Green Core in Kota on Sunday. Established in 2013, MHTR …
India’s first inter-State river interlinking project was given a go-ahead by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) at a meeting chaired by Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Anil Madhav Dave on August 23, according to a report that was made public on Tuesday. This would be the first …
A damning report on impact study of flora and fauna for diamond mining by Rio Tinto, the MNC that has decided to wrap up its Bunder project in Chhatarpur, had stated "direct impact of bore holes drilling activities on wildlife habitat and major fauna existing at the project site." The …
BHOPAL: Amid increasing number of incidents of confrontation between forest department and mining mafia, a range officer opened fire to stop a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined stones from reserved forest area in Panna on Thursday. At least 6 people, including the ranger, were also injured in the confrontation between the …
Addition of four satellite core areas, 8000 hectares of extra buffer area adjacent to the Panna Tiger Reserve, a possible reduction in the height of the Daudhan dam and an environment management plan of Rs.5073 crore are the chief mitigation plans the union environment ministry has put forth in the …
The study by the environment ministry valued the benefits of the project at Rs 3000 crore anually A study commissioned by the Union environment, forests and climate change ministry has concluded that interlinking the Ken and Betwa would stifle the ecosystem services the Ken provided. Commissioned by the Environment Ministry …
Panna, Madhya Pradesh: The Centre's project to link Ken and Betwa rivers has become a stage for a man-animal conflict in Madhya Pradesh's Panna tiger reserve. While both the Centre and the state government see this project as a solution to the water crisis in Bundelkhand region, activists are worried …
The controversy hit project intends to divert water from Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh for irrigation and it will submerge 5,258 hectares of forest land including 4,141 ha of Panna Tiger Reserve. The expert appraisal committee (EAC) earlier in February had said that it …
Forest officials visit Panna Tiger Reserve for training The 2010 Wildlife Institute of India Rajaji Tiger Relocation Plan may finally see the light of the day with the recent visit of Rajaji Tiger Reserve officials to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, signalling the first signs of start of …
INDORE: Vulture census by state forest department for a second time this year shows quantum leap in its population. At least 7,000 vultures were counted last Saturday, particularly in Panna, Neemuch and Mandsaur districts, which is 100 more than the last count held in January, 2016. However, the census registered …
A team of wildlife experts submitted a crucial report Monday on which hinges the fate of the first-ever inter-State river linking project since India’s independence. The submitted report — not yet public — warns of the dangers to the ecology and animal life due to the proposed Ken-Betwa project. The …
