To bolster the efforts for preserving the rich wetland resources of the State, the government is considering to constitute a State Wetland Authority. This was announced by Minister of Environment and forests, Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday.
PALAKKAD: The district administration is planning to plant bamboo, vetiver (ramacham) and lagar stroemea (neermarathu) as part of the efforts to protect the river banks, District Collector K V Mohan Kumar said.
Rajahmundry, Feb. 1: Following encroachment, and proposals for establishment of industries, especially, thermal power plants in wetlands with rich bio-diversity, the environmentalists called for conservation and protection of wetlands in the state, to mark the World Wetland Day to be observed on February 2.
Mumbai: Mumbaikars may have to fight it out to get the mangrove wetland centre, proposed nearly two years ago on 452 hectares of marshland along the Eastern Express Highway at Bhandup.
Announced on March 3, 2008, by then state forests minister Baban Pachpute, the proposal has since been wrapped in red tape.
Ministry of Environment on Friday approved 2 million dollar for the Pakistan Wetlands Programme to execute the work plan of 2010. This was announced by the Federal Secretary for Environment Kamran Lashari while chairing a high level meeting.
The health and livelihoods of people in rural and peri-urban areas in developing countries is often strongly related to ecosystems services and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Although provision of both is integral to water
Assam's environment ministry has identified four wetlands: Jon-Beel, Kaziranga, Dhar Beel and Bordoibam Bilmukh.
It is pushing for their status as Ramsar sites.
The State Government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for the preservation of all the wetlands in Assam, said the Minister in charge of Environment and Forest, Rockybul Hussain. In reply to a Zero Hour question by Ananta Deka (CPM) in the State Assembly today, the Minister said that the State has 3513 wetlands covering an area of 101239 hectares.
