Special parks to be set up for ‘barasingha’, ‘sarus’: Yogi Adityanath
Forests have to be developed in the form of eco-tourism. Concrete steps have been taken for the protection of wildlife at every level.”
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Addressing an event of the Forest Department here, the UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said: “We have to create new wetlands around Ganga and Yamuna. Amid the row over a man being booked under the Wildlife Protection Act for rescuing and taking care of a sarus crane, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that special parks would be set up inside dense forests for the protection and conservation of the state bird sarus and state animal swamp deer or barasingha.
Addressing an event of the Forest Department here, the chief minister said: “We have to create new wetlands around Ganga and Yamuna. Forests have to be developed in the form of eco-tourism. Special parks should be developed amid forests for the protection of the state animal barasingha and the state bird sarus crane.”
“Concrete steps have been taken for the protection of wildlife at every level. Apart from this… new sites are being built for tiger reserves and wetlands are being declared,” he added.
Stating that all the works have to be taken forward with a “positive spirit”, Adityanath said the Forest departments are faced with a big responsibility now considering Climate Change. “Today, amidst scare in the world regarding the deteriorating condition of the Earth, taking the lead in environmental protection is the biggest necessity. It is most important to save not only human beings but also the entire living world from the ill effects of Climate Change.”
The CM called for large-scale tree plantation on the banks of water bodies in the state and claimed that in the last six years of his rule, more than 100 crore trees have been planted in the state. “As a result, the forest coverage of UP has increased… The number of wildlife has also increased in the forests of UP,” the CM said, adding that a month-long “Jalotsava” programme will be launched for rejuvenating and cleaning water bodies.
At the event where he flagged off 250 motorcycles and 35 scooters given to the Forest Department from the CSR (corporate social responsibility) fund of a private company, the CM directed officials to identify areas where the CSR funds could be used for protection and conservation of forest and wildlife. “For the first time, I am seeing that the Forest Department is making such a huge use of CSR funds. It should be our endeavour that those who are harming the environment at any level, their CSR funds are utilised for the protection of the environment and wildlife,” he said and told officials to identify departments, where most harm is done to the forests and wildlife.
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