CLEANLINESS DRIVE PROPOSED AT TADOBA, TAJ
The ten popular sanctuaries which are selected for cleanliness drive also include Kanha tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Other than Taj, Vaishno Devi is among the 10 iconic places with higher footfalls that will undergo cleaning on par with international standards. MINISTRY of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to undertake cleanliness drive in 10 popular sanctuaries including Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Vidarbha region. Other locations include sanctuaries such as Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (Andhra Pradesh), Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (Gujarat) and Flamingo Sanctuary (Thane). The Government has also identified Kanha (Madhya Pradesh), Nagarhole (Karnataka), Periyar (Kerala), Sariska (Rajasthan), Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu) and Jim Corbett (U’khand) tiger reserves. This was informed by Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ajay Narayan Jha, at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, where he, along with Secretary, Ministry...