Jairam Gives Kudremukh To Tigers
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 5,
May 2011
He told a media conference on Sunday that his ministry had rejected the Karnataka government's proposal to set up a police or commando training centre at Kudremukh. The ministry had also turned down the proposal of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited to convert the place into an ecotourism destination.
The State government had been told in clear terms that no hydel project would be allowed in the Western Ghats with the sole intention of preserving flora and fauna.
Ramesh said Karnataka stood first in the country in terms of tiger population with 350 predators. “The process to bring the National Park under tiger conservation project is almost complete. A notification will be issued in a week or two," the minister said. Read the full report here.
Source: Deccan Herald, Chikmagalur.
