Rajkot: How long for government machinery wheels move after declaring forest land as protected? Nearly 35 years in the case of Kucch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary.
It was declared a wildlife asylum in February 1986.
But the process of marking the right sanctuary has been started by the Kitch District Collector Office now.
On Thursday, the additional collector J M Parmar, through notification, began the survey process and settlement – the first step to ask the protected area.
Notifications have provided two months to people who have residential or commercial interest in the holy area to improve objections.
According to the norm, the income department does the process of marking the area of ​​protection.
It also acquisition of land and land settlement processes.
For wildlife deserves Desert Kutch, spread at 7,500 square kilometers, the process has begun after almost 35 years.
Additional collectors have stated the number of land surveys Bhuj, Bhachau and Talukas Rapar which falls under the area of ​​the sanctuary and also village names.
The statement also invited objections in two months in accordance with the wildlife protection law to complete the survey settlement process.
Forest officers say that until the holy area is not transferred by the Department of Revenue, it is difficult to move people who live in a sanctuary or force the closure of any commercial or industrial activities in the region.
Assistant Conservator Kutch (Timur) H Thakkar said, “Revenible officers worked as settlement officers.
Two officers were appointed to this process in the holy area and we strive to complete this process as soon as possible using all available resources.” The famous “Flamingo City ‘ – Flamingo nesting land and almost 250 species of other migration birds – located in the sanctuary.
Also, the area falls under Central Asian flies, the migration route used by birds living on various continents.
Apart from birds, the sanctuary has a significant population of wild buttocks and other animals.