Jairam Ramesh Keen On Protective Endangered Reptiles
Author:
First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 12,
December 2010
On a visit to the famous Crocodile Bank in Tamil Nadu, Ramesh said: "The Ministry had approved the proposal and allotted Rs. eight crore. At present, there were only 200 breeding adult ghariyals and their total population in the wild would be a mere 1,400. The sanctuary would help stabilise the population."
Ramesh also spoke about the Green Tribunal, which has been constituted to look into cases related to environmental violations.
"National Green Tribunal Act that was passed by the Parliament last year, we have already appointed the Chairman of the Tribunal Justice I. S. Punta, a retired judge of the Supreme Court. In the next month or two, we will be appointing the other judicial and expert members," he said. Read the full report here.
Source: Sify News, New Delhi.
