National Board for Wildlife
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) may soon give its approval to a controversial forest highway project – involving the widening of National Highway 31A from Sevoke to Gangtok – which has been awaiting the requisite go-ahead for the last nearly five years. The approval of the project by the recently-constituted NBWL is apparently on [...] Continue Reading »
Precious forests land of Hundreds of acres has been lost to illegal farmhouses. In south Delhi’s Asola-Bhatti wildlife sanctuary, the forest department has found at least 15 sprawling farmhouses and other such structures. The sanctuary acts as house to more than 250 species of plants, 200 species of birds, 150 species of butterflies and 10 [...] Continue Reading »
Noida- Many builders have received notices from the Gautam Budh Nagar district forest department for undertaking construction work within 10km radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary without getting any clearances from the National Board for Wildlife. Within 10km radius of the sanctuary, 53 renowned developers of Delhi have planned to develop their projects. None of the [...] Continue Reading »
