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January 13, 2010 | India to spend Rs 200 cr for tiger conservation | Sunderbans (West Bengal): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said that India will spend around Rs 200 crore over
the next five years for the development of Sundarbans biosphere in West Bengal. Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a home to more than 400
Royal
Bengal Tigers. During his maiden visit to the world's largest delta, Ramesh said
that the Centre will infuse Rs 200 crore for integrated coastal zone management
from World Bank by June end. The grant will be used for plantation, wildlife
protection
and anti-trafficking activities under the Project Tiger scheme of the federal
government. Ramesh also informed that the government has plans for the locals
residing in the adjacent areas to reduce their dependence on forests. "We will
spend Rs 200 crore on the conservation of Sunderbans…we also have plans for
locals
residing in adjacent areas, we will have to do something for them we will provide
assistance for rain water harvesting and employment security of locals,” Ramesh
said. “We will join hands with the provincial government for the development of
Sunderbans Eco-system. We will provide every possible support to the provincial
government, whatever the government demanded we will provide," he added.
Project
Tiger, a Union Government scheme has been under implementation since 1973. The
main objective of the project is to ensure a viable tiger population in India
for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values and to preserve
for all time, areas of biological importance as a natural heritage for the benefit,
education and enjoyment of the people. Initially, the Project started with nine
tiger reserves, covering an area of 16,339 square kilometers, with a population
of 268 tigers. At present there are 27 tiger reserves covering an area of 37761
square kilometers with a population of 1498 tigers. |
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