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Train project has spent ₹10 crore for the improvement of the flamingo sanctuary
Why in news?
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor project was accorded wildlife clearance on January 10.
More in the news
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor project will eat into thane Creek Flamingo (TCF) Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Apart from the creek, the project also involves diverting 32.75 ha of forestland and 77.30 ha of non-forestland from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park which houses leopards and transfer of 0.6902 ha of forest land and 4.7567 ha of non-forest land from the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.
- some pre-conditions has been laid for the bullet train project:(1) These include paying ₹10 crore for habitat improvement of the sanctuary.(2) Barricading the work site to ensure that no debris fall outside the project area.(3) Providing site and funds for penal plantation of at least 5 times the number of mangrove plants anticipated to be lost in this project.
Source
The Hindu