Prayagraj: The forest department will create a new range for the Tortoise sanctuary, which will come on the banks of Ganga in Kothari village of Uruva area of Meja. “A proposal for the same has been prepared and will be sent to the government soon following which a team of officials and other supporting staff would be deployed at the sanctuary for its development”, said district forest officer (DFO), Mahavir Kaujalgi.
The new proposed forest range office will be built on the banks of Ganga in village Kothari of Uruva area of the Meja block of trans-Yamuna areas of the district. Apart from one ranger, eight forest inspectors, 16 constables, 12 other staff will also be deployed for the sanctuary.
Earlier, a Gazette notification was issued for the sanctuary covering 30 km of the catchment area of river Ganga and surrounding coastal areas spreading in 76 villages of Prayagraj, Mirzapur and Bhadohi. Earlier, the sanctuary was located in Varanasi and after being shifted to a new location, tortoises were released in this sanctuary. During last one year, about 6,000 turtles, big and small, have been released in the sanctuary. Besides, the area is also known for conserving Dolphins too.
A team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) had visited this sanctuary earlier this week and they have suggested establishing six security posts and 15 watch towers on the banks of the tortoise sanctuary. They were also informed about making this sanctuary into a forest range by the forest department officials and that the proposal for the same will be sent to the state government.
One of the senior scientists of the WWI team, SK Gupta, had also suggested the protection of turtle eggs, for which a proposal will also be prepared. Actually, turtles lay eggs outside the water on the banks of the river. In such a situation, their protection is a serious matter. Those places have been identified and the forest department is also preparing a security blueprint for special monitoring of these eggs, which is a vital component in increasing the population of turtles in the sanctuary and in river Ganga. Tortoises have been released in the sanctuary and their conservation too has started, he added.
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The new proposed forest range office will be built on the banks of Ganga in village Kothari of Uruva area of the Meja block of trans-Yamuna areas of the district. Apart from one ranger, eight forest inspectors, 16 constables, 12 other staff will also be deployed for the sanctuary.
Earlier, a Gazette notification was issued for the sanctuary covering 30 km of the catchment area of river Ganga and surrounding coastal areas spreading in 76 villages of Prayagraj, Mirzapur and Bhadohi. Earlier, the sanctuary was located in Varanasi and after being shifted to a new location, tortoises were released in this sanctuary. During last one year, about 6,000 turtles, big and small, have been released in the sanctuary. Besides, the area is also known for conserving Dolphins too.
A team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) had visited this sanctuary earlier this week and they have suggested establishing six security posts and 15 watch towers on the banks of the tortoise sanctuary. They were also informed about making this sanctuary into a forest range by the forest department officials and that the proposal for the same will be sent to the state government.
One of the senior scientists of the WWI team, SK Gupta, had also suggested the protection of turtle eggs, for which a proposal will also be prepared. Actually, turtles lay eggs outside the water on the banks of the river. In such a situation, their protection is a serious matter. Those places have been identified and the forest department is also preparing a security blueprint for special monitoring of these eggs, which is a vital component in increasing the population of turtles in the sanctuary and in river Ganga. Tortoises have been released in the sanctuary and their conservation too has started, he added.
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