Kanha and Satpura tiger reserves have been awarded for wildlife management in the Third Asian Ministerial Conference Delhi. Five new wildlife rescue squads have been formed in the state bringing the total to 15 wildlife rescue squads in the state. Rojad (Nilgai) have been rescued from the revenue areas and released in protected areas to avoid losses to crops. This information was given by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while presiding over a meeting of Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board at Mantralaya here on Monday.
Proposals on development work proposed in the state’s national parks and sanctuaries were approved in the meeting. Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar, non-government members of State Wildlife Board, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Animesh Shukla, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Jitendra Agarwal and officers of concerned departments were present in the meeting.
Proposal on designating rights of villagers from villages situated in the protected areas of Madhya Pradesh were approved. The proposal to change the vacant revenue land into forest land after displacement of revenue villages from protected areas and to change rehabilitated forest land to revenue land after displacement of villages of protected areas during the meeting was also approved.
Besides, approval was given to the construction of proposed third rail line from Berkheda to Budhni under Ratapani sanctuary, partial doubling of Sontalai-Bagra-Tawa within the borders of Satpuda Tiger Reserve, land acquisition for big rail line project, Bhitri-Kurwah bridge construction on Son river in Rewa-Sidhi-Singrauli new rail line under Son-Ghadiyal sanctuary and electrification and doubling of Katni-Singrauli railway line under Sanjay Tiger Reserve.
Similarly proposals for the construction of four approach roads in Prime Minister’s Village Road Development Scheme under Sanjay Tiger Reserve, construction of Nandakheda to Omkara road in Khivni sanctuary, A.B road-Basota road to Charaidan road in Son Chidiya sanctuary Ghatigaon, construction of a high-level bridge on Gopad river in Bahar-Korsar road under Son-GHadiyal sanctuary, high-level bridge on Sone ka Gurja on Chambal river in National Chambal sanctuary, high-level bridge on Nakjhar to Bamuri Simhawal road on Son river in Son Ghadiyal sanctuary, upgradation of Rampur to Bhatoudi road under Prime Minister’s Village Road Development Scheme in Satpuda Tiger Reserve, construction of Pipariya-Pachmarhi to Ghana road in Satpuda Tiger Reserve and construction of teen puliya and repairing of Talikapura Basauta road from Dhuan village under Son Chidiya sanctuary were approved.