CS urges dept to develop protected forest areas

Jaipur: Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya said that there is a need to protect the extinct wildlife like Godavan, Chinkara, Blackbuck, Panther and Vulture etc.

He said that forests and wildlife are very necessary to maintain the natural balance.

At the same time, keeping in mind the deteriorating ecosystem, it is time to become aware about the conservation of wildlife, so that they can avoid extinction.

Arya was presiding over the meeting of the Rajasthan Protected Areas Conservation Committee at the Government Secretariat here on Wednesday.

He directed the officers to work out a strategy to resettle the extinct wildlife and develop protected forest areas.

Sreya Guha, Principal Secretary, Forest Department, informed that every possible effort is being made by the Forest Department to preserve the extinct wildlife and increase their numbers.

For this, protected forest areas are being developed. In the meeting, the review of the activities of the Executive Committee for the year 2018- 19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, the decision on the proposals of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Annual Budget and Annual Action Plan for the year 2020-21 were discussed in detail.