In a bid to sensitise the society about environment protection, Haryana Government has decided to organise Wildlife Week 2017 in the State.
The main event of Wildlife Week celebration would be organised at Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram on October 9 in which Chief Minister Manohar lal would be the chief guest, said a spokesman of Forests and Wildlife Department.
He said that the special occasion would be marked by an array of events. The Chief Minister would inaugurate an exhibition of photographs of major water birds both migratory as well as local birds found in Sultanpur National Park. Besides, he would also release a survey report prepared by Bombay Natural History Society.
Every year, Forests and Wildlife Department in collaboration with NGO Bombay Natural History Society carries out the survey of migratory water birds visiting Sultanpur National Park or local bird which are permanent resident of this Wetland, he added.
He said that the Sultanpur National Park being part of NCR, there has been long time demand of providing facilities of camping in or around the park by the schools, avian researchers, birders and keen wildlife photographers. For this purpose, Forest and Wildlife (Preservation) Department is contemplating to establish sufficient numbers of awareness generation huts in the administrative block of the National Park to facilitate the night stay of Wildlife lovers in Sultanpur National Park, said he.