"The proposal was prepared after suggestions from CCF (Nagpur Circle) C R Gajbhiye, DCF (Nagpur) P K Mahajan and veterinary doctors," said honorary Wildlife warden Nagpur district Kundan Hate, who submitted the proposal to Pardesi. Mahajan told TOI that the centre would prove to be a boon for wild animals in distress. Animals rescued across the region could be treated here, he said. Pardesi, however, was positive on the move and assured to consider it, said Mahajan.

The centre, if approved, will come up behind Seminary Hill's deer park that already has a big enclosure. It will have facilities like an operation theatre, treatment room, OPD, X-ray and sonography and doctors' chamber. It will also have enclosures for injured animals. Animals will be treated and attempt would be made to rehabilitate them back in the wild.

The department will not be required to create post of appointing vet for the centre, said Hate, as there is already a sanctioned post. Besides, services of vets from Veterinary College, who are also in the panel of the department, could be used, he added. A watch tower along with security guard will be required.

At present, the department is facing problems in treating animals rescued from wild. "We have to depend upon veterinarians from the Government Veterinary College and its hospital near Alankar Talkies. Earlier they had to depend upon Maharajbagh zoo authorities to look after injured animals," he added. Injured wild animals require isolated place for treatment and Seminary Hills would be ideal place even though the state government had sanctioned a rescue centre at Gorewada but which has got caught in red-tape.

Sources in the forest department said in the recent past many animals have been injured because of man-animal conflict, road accidents, or in poaching attempts. Many were also killed when proper treatment couldn't be extended to them in time. This year alone, at least four tigers were injured and given treatment. Similarly, two leopards and many other wild animals like spotted deers, blue bull (nilgai) too were treated in Nagpur.