Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Dinkar Bricks & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/04/2018 regarding brick kilns operating within the buffer zone of the eco sensitive zone of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Also whether the brick …
The forest department has started building a team of forest ambassadors to promote forest and wildlife conservation among natives of the villages around Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. On October 2, the forest department will kick off a week-long programme where teenage boys and girls of the 85 villages in the surroundings …
With escalating man-elephant conflicts and more than 20 elephant deaths from in and around Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha, nearly 100 villages have been involved in a campaign “Haathi Mere Saathi” aimed at befriending the national heritage animal with common man. Basically, an initiative of the Ministry of Environment …
The four-lane work of a crucial National Highway stretch is waiting for a nod from the high-level National Board for Wildlife as it passes through the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Otherwise, the project on the 163.5km highway stretch between Ranchi-Rargaon-Jamshedpur (till Ghatshila) has received clearances from all state departments concerned, including …
A study on the sloth bears of Dalma, which was submitted as a report to the Ranchi wildlife division two days ago, throws light on the insectivorous mammal and its habitat in Jharkhand. The study was carried out by Seema Rani of Jamshedpur, who did her MPhil in forestry from …
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is bounded by the forests of Dhalbhum and Saraikela Forest Division of Jharkhand and Kansabati Forest Division of West Bengal, Jamshedpur township and Chandil sub divisional town are merely 0 -5 kilometers from the boundary of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. The said Eco-sensitive Zone covers an area of …
Whereas, the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur lies between Latitudes 22°46'30" and 22°57' N and Longitudes 86°3' 15" and 86°26'30" E in the East Singhbhum and Sariakela- Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand and extends over an area of 193.5077 square kilometers. And whereas, the Asian Elephant is the species of vital importance …
The urban greens demand that the rural poor live in conflict even where it does not help conservation THE ONLY potentially dangerous wildlife that still survives in our cities is the occasional snake, largely because it is difficult to spot. Whenever one is found, it is either killed or rescued …
KOLKATA: Rhino census in West Bengal will begin from March 12, forest minister Hiten Barman said. "Authorities concerned have already been asked to take appropriate steps in this regard," he said here. Besides, there could be an amendment to the Bird Conservation Act to save winged species, he said. To …
A pair of elephant tusks, weighing approximately 32kg, were recovered late last night from Dalma sanctuary with the help of a sniffer dog and forest officials believe they have scuttled an attempt to smuggle out the ivory valued at Rs 40 lakh in the open market. While the forest department …
Jamshedpur, Nov. 23: Villagers can heave a sigh of relief. The state forest and irrigation departments are building bridges to help lost herds find their way instead of straying into hamlets. Around half a dozen people are trampled to death every year and crops worth lakhs are destroyed when elephants …
Elephants at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary The proposed size of the shelter may have shrunk but prospects of the first-ever elephant rescue centre in Jharkhand are finally looking up. More than a year after it was planned, the state forest department is now taking the first steps to establish the rescue …
Last year, the panacea for the elephant menace was burning cow dung cakes mixed with red chillies. Last week, it was deploying village vigilantes armed with cellphones. Right now, it is a proposal to hire around 20 “professional elephant drivers” from Bengal. Seraikela division’s forest officials hope that the latest …
Erstwhile rogue tusker Don of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, 20km from Jamshedpur, seems to have learnt some manners, thanks to either bullying elephants or peer acceptance. The 45-year-old tusker has been spotted hobnobbing with a herd of elephants at Dalma, considerably mellowed and friendly. And forest officials are heaving sighs of …
Manpower to battle bushfire. This summer, the state is going to depend on traditional methods to fight forest fires after its brush with the geographic information system (GIS) last year failed to yield the desired results. Among the customary methods the forest department is set to adopt this summer is …
Ranchi, Oct. 7: Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary will add another 1500 hectares to its area to make more room for the animals while a wildlife safari has been planned in Hazaribagh division. These decisions were taken at the maiden meeting of the State Wildlife Board, which was set up in 2008. …
Jamshedpur, Oct. 5: After around two decades, Jharkhand can look forward to complete the much-awaited canal under its ambitious Subernerakha Multipurpose Project, which cuts across Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Members of the state wildlife board, a statutory body that looks after matters related to wildlife and conservation, will meet in the …
The forest department, following a Central Zoo Authority (CZA) directive necessitating bigger homes for elephants, is planning a rescue centre for the animals at Makulakocha in the Dalma foothills. Divisional forest officer (DFO) at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Anil Kumar Mishra said two tuskers from Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Ormanjhi, …
