Maharashtra, Telagana zoos to exchange two lions

Telangana and Maharashtra Forest Departments on Monday agreed to exchange two lions between the Nagpur Zoo and the Nehru Zoological Park HyderabadTwo lions of similar breed will be exchanged between the zoos of the two states it was agreed during a meeting Maharashtras Principal Chief Conservator of Forests GS Sai Prakash had here with his Telangana counterpart R Shobha and other officialsThe forest officials also discussed movement of tigers across interstate borders evacuation of human settlements in the tiger reserves and setting up of checkposts to curb smugglingThe officials also discussed the measures taken up in both the states for the protection of vulturesSai Prakash praised the Telangana Forest Department for its effective works towards forest conservation along with greenery programme HarithaharamThe official from Maharashtra wanted to know about success rate of Harithahaharam saplings and its conservation with mutual tieups with Panchayat Raj and implementationamendments under municipal acts and rulesTargets and of greenery goals and activities undertaken for success of Harithaharam were explained by PCCF Social Forestry RM Dobriyal through a power point presentationAlso read Sterilised meat RTPCR tests Extra measures at Sanjay Gandhi National Park for captive animalsSai Prakash said they were keen to know the guidelines drafted by Municipal and Panchyat Raj Departments and amendments brought to ensure 85 per cent survival rate of planted saplings Responding to this Shobha explained the steps taken by the government for the success of Harithaharam in detailAs part of rural and urban development every village is permitted to raise a nursery and a tractor and a tanker was allotted exclusively a green budget sanctioned every month meetings held with officials at all levels including the panchayat secretary and sarpanch responsibility fixed for strictly enforcing of plant survival rates action against negligence fines over cutting of trees feeding cattle and continuous monitoring for the protection of forest resources and distribution of six plants for plantation at homes have yielded good results she revealedSaid Prakash said they were planning to implement the techniques and strategies adopted by Telangana for success of their greenery activitiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever