A meeting was convened under the chairmanship of North Chhotanagpur Divisional Commissioner Chandra Kishore Oraon, in which saving of wild animals in reserved areas like Hazaribag, Koderma, Laavalong, Gautam Budha,
Parasnath and Topchanchi were discussed.
Firstly the Divisional Forest officer (wild animals) Avnish Kumar Choudhary highlighted the need of eco-sensitiveness for the said areas. He detailed on the regulation prohibited and promoted and suggested to go to villages nearby the wild areas to safe the wild animals,
The divisional commissioner said that for proper management we should make a master plan, which is called a zonal master plan.
The commissioner has selected the different departments like agriculture, Panchayati Raj, transport, tourism, Revenue and urban development departments, he has directed all the members to discuss with the public representatives before the final shape of the master plan.
He further said that before the preparation of the master plan the members must be watchful to provide the job opportunity to the villagers, who are living nearby the sensitive zone.
The members have informed the zonal commissioner that they have destroyed all the stone crushing plans which were working under the sensitive zone. This action was taken in Hazaribag and Koderma districts.
In the meeting all the officers of the forest department along with executive engineers of the Water and sanitation department and concerned officers of Koderma district were present.