Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Jan 27 (PTI) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has denied permission to Adani Group for coal mining at Lohara near Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), for setting up a 1980 MW power plant in Gondia district of Maharashtra.
Adani Power is setting up the project at Tiroda (Gondia) and had planned to source the coal from Lohara.
"Our Ministry issued a letter on January 7, to Adani Group stating that the permission (for coal mining) has been denied to them since it would destroy rich forests and tiger habitat," Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, told reporters after his visit to Lohara.
Ramesh who met several environmental activists here yesterday assured them that "there will be no review and no reconsideration" in this matter.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Fifth tiger found dead in Corbett this month
The carcass of a male tiger was spotted on Tuesday night in the Dhikala zone of the forest.
India's tigers are under threat with just about 1400 left in the wild. Uttarakhand's famous Corbett National Park has lost its fifth tiger in a month.
Four tigers have been reported dead from Jim Corbett National Park and surrounding areas over the past month, the last one having been reported on the twelfth of this month. The post mortem will be conducted on the tiger to find out cause of death.
India's tigers are under threat with just about 1400 left in the wild. Uttarakhand's famous Corbett National Park has lost its fifth tiger in a month.
Four tigers have been reported dead from Jim Corbett National Park and surrounding areas over the past month, the last one having been reported on the twelfth of this month. The post mortem will be conducted on the tiger to find out cause of death.
Bandipur National Park to get 216 forest guards
BANGALORE: The Bandipur National Park will soon receive 216 forest guards. Presently, the national park is short-staffed— it has only 30 forest guards as against the sanctioned strength of 103.
As part of a new rule, the guards will now have to compulsorily serve for five years in a particular location after posting, informed officials of the Bandipur Tiger reserve.“This had been a longpending need of the reserve and we are glad that, it is finally happening,” says Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Bandipur, K T Hanumanthappa.There are 103 beats (basic unit of administration in a forest division) in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and the existing lot of 30 guards had to guard it.There was a vacancy of more than 60 forest guards, which has currently been filled with temporary staff.Tiger farming, the answer?After tiger farming—the raising of tigers for commercial trade— has been debunked the world over, a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has suggested that it should be used as a conservation strategy.“We should allow tiger farming on a mass scale and there should licenses issued for shooting tigers,’’ said Parameshwarappa, ex-PCCF at a book launch.He said that it is high time conservationists realise that conservation needs to be turned into an enterprise. Whatever income is generated from the sale of elephant tusks or commercial farming of tigers, needs to be put back into conservation, he said. With government budget it is impossible to conserve anything in this country, he added.Sunderbans tiger census next month
Kolkata, Jan 27 (PTI) The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans forest will begin next month and preparations are underway to conduct the exercise with DNA sampling method for the first time.
Pradeep Vyas, director of the Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) told PTI here that the census would be conducted in February. The exact dates would, however, be decided after the field training of staff was over.
"Training of the staff is now underway and their field training will begin by the end of this month," Vyas said, adding 200 tiger guards will assist the census staff.
For the first time DNA sampling method would be tried for the tiger head counting in the famous mangrove forest, he said.
Pradeep Vyas, director of the Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) told PTI here that the census would be conducted in February. The exact dates would, however, be decided after the field training of staff was over.
"Training of the staff is now underway and their field training will begin by the end of this month," Vyas said, adding 200 tiger guards will assist the census staff.
For the first time DNA sampling method would be tried for the tiger head counting in the famous mangrove forest, he said.
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