Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired the 26th meeting of the Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife, which approved proposals to declare two forest areas as wildlife sanctuaries and cleared 14 proposals for conservation reserves across seven districts.

The Kolamarka Conservation Reserve in Gadchiroli district, known for its habitat of wild water buffaloes, will be declared a wildlife sanctuary. The board also approved the proposal to declare the newly expanded Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, adjoining the existing Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, as a wildlife sanctuary.