By PTI
SHEOPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned the Project Cheetah, beneath which the felines had been reintroduced within the nation after they grew to become extinct seven a long time in the past, is his authorities’s endeavour in direction of atmosphere and wildlife conservation.
Modi was talking after releasing cheetahs flown in from Namibia into particular enclosures in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Modi, who turned 72 on Saturday, launched three of the eight cheetahs, who made the transcontinental flight, in an enclosure by working a lever.
The PM mentioned it was unlucky that “we declared cheetah extinct in 1952, but for decades no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce them.”
He thanked the federal government of Namibia for assist in the programme to reintroduce cheetahs in India.
“Project Cheetah, under which the cheetahs were reintroduced in the country after they became extinct seven decades ago, is our endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation,” he mentioned.
“Cheetahs are our guests; we should give them a few months to make Kuno national park their home,” Modi mentioned.
The protection of protected areas has risen to five.03 per cent from 4.90 per cent of the nation’s geographical space for the reason that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities got here to energy in 2014, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Highlighting the federal government’s wildlife conservation efforts, they mentioned there have been 740 protected areas protecting 1,61,081.62 sqkm in 2014 and their quantity is now 981 with an space of 1,71,921 sq km.
During the day, Modi launched eight cheetahs introduced from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in a lift to the nation’s wildlife.
Forest and tree cowl has elevated by 16,000 sqkm within the final 4 years.
India is among the many few nations on the earth the place forest cowl is persistently rising, they mentioned.
“There has also been an increase in the number of community reserves. From 43 in 2014, their numbers shot up to more than 100 in 2019,” an official mentioned.
India is dwelling to 52 tiger reserves protecting roughly 75,000 sqkm space in 18 states, housing roughly 75 per cent of the worldwide inhabitants of untamed tigers.
The nation achieved the purpose of doubling the tiger numbers in 2018 itself, 4 years prematurely from the focused yr 2022, officers famous.
The tiger inhabitants in India elevated from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018.
The budgetary allocation for tiger conservation has elevated from Rs 185 crore in 2014 to Rs 300 crore in 2022, officers mentioned.
The inhabitants of Asiatic lions has additionally proven a gentle improve with a inhabitants of 674 from 523 in 2015, a rise of 28.87 per cent — one of many highest progress charges so far– they mentioned.
India had 12,852 leopards as in comparison with the earlier estimate of seven,910 in 2014, registering a rise of over 60 per cent of their inhabitants, they famous.
SHEOPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned the Project Cheetah, beneath which the felines had been reintroduced within the nation after they grew to become extinct seven a long time in the past, is his authorities’s endeavour in direction of atmosphere and wildlife conservation.
Modi was talking after releasing cheetahs flown in from Namibia into particular enclosures in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Modi, who turned 72 on Saturday, launched three of the eight cheetahs, who made the transcontinental flight, in an enclosure by working a lever.
The PM mentioned it was unlucky that “we declared cheetah extinct in 1952, but for decades no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce them.”
He thanked the federal government of Namibia for assist in the programme to reintroduce cheetahs in India.
“Project Cheetah, under which the cheetahs were reintroduced in the country after they became extinct seven decades ago, is our endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation,” he mentioned.
“Cheetahs are our guests; we should give them a few months to make Kuno national park their home,” Modi mentioned.
The protection of protected areas has risen to five.03 per cent from 4.90 per cent of the nation’s geographical space for the reason that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities got here to energy in 2014, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Highlighting the federal government’s wildlife conservation efforts, they mentioned there have been 740 protected areas protecting 1,61,081.62 sqkm in 2014 and their quantity is now 981 with an space of 1,71,921 sq km.
During the day, Modi launched eight cheetahs introduced from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in a lift to the nation’s wildlife.
Forest and tree cowl has elevated by 16,000 sqkm within the final 4 years.
India is among the many few nations on the earth the place forest cowl is persistently rising, they mentioned.
“There has also been an increase in the number of community reserves. From 43 in 2014, their numbers shot up to more than 100 in 2019,” an official mentioned.
India is dwelling to 52 tiger reserves protecting roughly 75,000 sqkm space in 18 states, housing roughly 75 per cent of the worldwide inhabitants of untamed tigers.
The nation achieved the purpose of doubling the tiger numbers in 2018 itself, 4 years prematurely from the focused yr 2022, officers famous.
The tiger inhabitants in India elevated from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018.
The budgetary allocation for tiger conservation has elevated from Rs 185 crore in 2014 to Rs 300 crore in 2022, officers mentioned.
The inhabitants of Asiatic lions has additionally proven a gentle improve with a inhabitants of 674 from 523 in 2015, a rise of 28.87 per cent — one of many highest progress charges so far– they mentioned.
India had 12,852 leopards as in comparison with the earlier estimate of seven,910 in 2014, registering a rise of over 60 per cent of their inhabitants, they famous.
