The State wildlife board has recommended denotifying the Shivalik elephant reserve. This decision was taken during the sixteenth meeting of the board chaired by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat here on Tuesday.
The denotification of the elephant reserve is proposed to enable developmental works especially the expansion of the Dehradun airport.
Apart from this it was also decided that a proposal will be submitted again to the national wildlife board for approval to the Laldhang-Chillarkhal motor road. Further, approval was also given to construction of roads under PMGSY in Govind wildlife sanctuary area, Uttarkashi district to 12 kilometre motor road from Naitwad to Nuranu, 23 kilometre motor road from Naitwad to Haldwadi, 13 kilometre motor road from Haldwadi to Seva, eight kilometre road from Pauv to Sirga; Rudranath temple drinking water scheme in Kedarnath wildlife division of Chamoli district and construction of 150 metre bridge on Dhangarhi Nala and 90 metre bridge on Panod Nala at Ramnagar under the Corbett tiger reserve. In the Gangotri national park, the state wildlife board also approved opening 10 kilometres from Nadung to Janaktal trek, 18 kilometres from Dumku to Chorgarh trek, 10 kilometres from Jhala to Avana Bugyal and 14 kilometres from Jaspur to Brahmital trek.
The State forest and wildlife minister Harak Singh Rawat, MLA Diwan Singh Bisht, Rural Development and Migration Commission vice chairman SS Negi, principal chief conservator of forests Ranjana Kala and others were also present in the meeting.
