Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed concerned agencies to find a permanent solution for the rehabilitation of encroachers in Borivali’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). During a meeting held at Vidhan Bhavan, the Chief Minister instructed officials to verify nearby available lands and create a formal plan for rehabilitation. He further mandated that the park’s boundaries be fixed within a specific timeframe and that citizens residing on these boundari…
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Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) After a long legal battle, the Telangana government has declared Gurramguda forest area in the Amangal division in Rangareddy district as a reserve forest, a senior official said on Friday.The state government has issued a Government Order (GO) notifying 424 acres and 31 guntas of forest land as Reserve Forest under Section 15 of the Telangana Forest Act, 1967.According to a statement issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Dr. C. Suvarna, the government issu…
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced a series of initiatives aimed at mitigating human–animal conflict, strengthening forest conservation and improving environmental infrastructure while presenting the State Budget in the Legislative Assembly.The Chief Minister said the government has spent Rs 1,044 crore over the last three years to address the complex issue of human–animal conflict. The expenditure covered compensation for crop damage, loss of…
Mandapam (Tamil Nadu), March 5 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station Mandapam executed a rapid and successful anti-smuggling operation in the coastal waters off Vedalai, seizing around 280 kg of illegally harvested sea cucumbers, an official said. The action on March 3 came after the ICG received credible intelligence inputs, enabling swift deployment of an Air Cushion Vessel from the station.The team intercepted the consignment in the near-shore waters, preventing what could have been ano…
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has announced a major initiative to promote the cultivation of high-value timber trees on agricultural lands to help farmers diversify their income while expanding the state’s green cover.The move also seeks to simplify existing regulations governing the harvesting and transport of trees and encourage farmers to integrate tree cultivation with conventional farming practices.Officials said the initiative is likely to create new income opportunit…
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath-led government is on a mission to transform Uttar Pradesh into a ‘green state’, and the goal is evident from the heightened scale of sapling plantations in the past few years.According to official estimates, more than 242 crore saplings have been planted across the state in the last nine years, leading to a spike in the state’s forest cover by 559.19 square kilometres. Last year, a record 37.21 crore saplings were planted in a single day on July …
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Monday alleged serious irregularities, procedural lapses, and legal violations in the e-auction of the mining blocks in Telangana’s Suryapet district. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the BRS leader has demanded an immediate independent inquiry and cancellation of the controversial tenders.He alleged that the e-auction process suffers from grave procedural lapses, statutory viola…
Khunti (Jharkhand), March 2 (IANS) A wild elephant that had strayed into a residential area of the district headquarters in Jharkhand’s Khunti fell into an open well in the Dandtoli (Anigara) locality on Monday noon, triggering panic among residents. The animal, however, was rescued safely by the Forest Department after nearly two hours of coordinated efforts.According to officials, the elephant fell into an open well belonging to a local resident, Dimba Lohar, around Monday noon. Upon receiving…
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) A man was killed on Monday after a wild elephant strayed into a residential area under the Ratu police station limits on the outskirts of Ranchi. The incident has triggered panic among residents of nearby areas.The incident occurred in Pali village, where the pachyderm attacked and fatally injured Subodh Khalkho.Villagers said the animal was first sighted early in the morning near Chittarkota Patra village before it moved towards Pali. Both are densely populated areas.This…
Ahmedabad, March 1 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has uncovered an alleged illegal breeding and sale racket of exotic animals and birds operating from a residential flat in the Navrangpura area of the city, officials said on Sunday.Acting on specific intelligence, officers raided a flat at Ravalbhai Apartment, where they found a large number of foreign species being kept and bred inside cages within the residential premises.Officials said several of the species are rare and fetch high prices …