Today, I had a fruitful meeting with Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri
@byadavbjp Ji, and discussed several key environmental and wildlife conservation initiatives concerning Andhra Pradesh.
I thanked him for the approval of the Aranyaram Common Facility Centre (Training & Research) which covers the units of H.A.N.U.M.A.N -Animal Conflict Mitigation Centre, Great Green Wall Monitoring Centre, Forest Fire Command & Control Centre, and State Tiger Monitoring Centre.
I also requested expeditious wildlife clearances for the Sontyam Road project in Visakhapatnam and enhanced support under the Green India Mission, assistance for Andhra Pradesh’s Great Green Wall initiative, coastal conservation efforts along our 1,050 km coastline, and sought valuable suggestions to keep the sacred Godavari free from municipal and industrial pollution to make environment free from pollution.
Further, I requested support for increasing the number of base camps in the NSTR region from the present 90 to 150. This initiative will significantly strengthen wildlife protection, particularly tiger conservation, while also generating nearly 300 employment opportunities for local Chenchu youth as Forest Watchers, thereby combining conservation with sustainable livelihoods for indigenous communities. I also requested support for the provision of motorcycles and free ration facilities for these Forest Watchers to enhance their mobility, efficiency, and welfare while serving in remote forest areas for which Hon’ble minister positively responded.
We further discussed the need for trained Kumki elephants from Odisha to mitigate human-animal conflict in Parvatipuram district and requested to put a word for the induction of tigress from Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh states to strengthen genetic diversity in Andhra Pradesh’s tiger population. During our discussions, Shri Bhupender Yadav Ji has spoken with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri
@DrMohanYadav51 ji and extended his support for facilitating these conservation efforts.
I am pleased to share that the Hon’ble Minister assured full cooperation from the Government of India and expressed his willingness to personally visit Andhra Pradesh on 12 August, International Elephant Day. He also assured that the necessary approvals and sanctions pertaining to these proposals would be taken forward on priority before his visit.
Under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri
@narendramodi Ji, we remain committed to protecting our forests, conserving wildlife, strengthening ecological security, and building a greener, more sustainable Andhra Pradesh for future generations.
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