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Gujarat govt sanctions its own ₹351 Crore package for management of lions.

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While the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate (MoEFCC) Change has begun work on a project for a budget outlay of ₹100 Crore which includes translocation of the lions to a new home within Gujarat & monitoring of the ecology, Gujarat has announced a range of new initiatives for the conservation of the Asiatic lions.

• The project includes setting up a veterinary hospital and 8 rescue centres.
• A special ambulance service to be available all over their range.
• They also plan ramp up surveillance near Gir forest during night using strategically placed CCTV camera network, to tackle illegal lion shows, on the lines of Corbett TR's successful E-eye.
• 33 Rapid Response Teams with be created for taking quick reactions on complaints & tipoffs on illegal activities.
• A 24-hour helpline, for getting vital information from the public about lions, will also be launched soon.
• To increase the prey base for lions, 4 new breeding centres for prey animals to be created.
• 100 more 'trackers' would be recruited to fill the staff-vacancies of Gir & keep an eye on lions.
• 120 veterinary experts and technicians will be recruited.
• Degraded rangelands would be converted to grasslands for lions & their prey.
  

The decision was taken at the State Board of Wildlife’s 14th meeting held on November 20.
CM Rupani had instructed the officials to chalk out a plan to save some of the endangered bird species of Gujarat, such as Lesser Floricans, Great Indian Bustards and vultures.

The state government also put on hold approval to 10 mines in the Gir region in view of issues related to the eco-sensitive zones 10 km around Gir.

Sources:
www.oneindia.com/india/gujarat-to-set-up-rs-50-crore-state-of-the-art-hospital-for-asiatic-lions.html
www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/gujarat-launches-rs-351-cr-project-to-conserve-gir-lion.html
www.devdiscourse.com/Article/science-environment/261178-gujarat-govt-announces-new-initiatives-for-asiatic-lions-conservation
www.livemint.com/Politics/BOP1HVUNrL0QkKkOtOQvLI/Gujarat-Centre-step-up-efforts-for-lion-conservation.html Reply