Haryana Minister of State for Forest and Tourism, Kiran Choudhry said that the State Government was planning to increase the protected area of forests in consultation with the local people. About 130 acres of pond was being declared as community reserve in Gaibi Sahib village in Jind district as per the wishes of the village people.
While speaking on the concluding function of State Level Wildlife week at Morni on Tuesday Choudhry said that Haryana Forest Department had taken concrete steps to create awareness among the masses to conserve wildlife and their habitat in the State.
On this occasion, the Minister gave cash prize of Rs 20,000 each to Range Forests Officer, Gurgaon, Devender Singh Yadav and his driver Sukhbir Singh for their bravery.
Choudhry said that Kalesar National Park of Haryana was one of the best park of the country and to strengthen patrolling,control poaching and the better management of the park, two elephants were being engaged on experimental basis.
The Minister further informed that State Government was committed to providing better facilities to the animals in the zoos. She said that Bhiwani and Rohtak Zoo were in a process of getting renovated.
