NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday advised the Supreme Court that a standing committee of the flora and fauna board would imagine ideas, including making 27 corridors throughout India for safe passage of elephants and other endangered animals, later this month.
The government, in its affidavit, stated the standing committee would meet on January 25 and imagine all sides urged through the petitioners, and if practical, take selections so that follow-up action might be taken through all states.
The petitioners had earlier given ideas, including a mechanism to curb human-animal battle, measures to reduce animal deaths on roads, highways and through electrocution and plan to give protection to significantly endangered Great Indian Bustard.
The topic got here up for listening to earlier than a bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, when Attorney General Okay Okay Venugopal informed it about the scheduled assembly of the flora and fauna board.
In its affidavit, the Centre has stated that taking into account the "magnitude" of the entire workout, follow-up action would take at least four months, and then they might place a file earlier than the highest court docket.
"It is submitted that the standing committee of the wildlife board is meeting on January 25, 2018 and all the five suggestions of the petitioner can be placed before the standing committee," the affidavit stated.
It stated that earlier the Centre had prepared a whole affidavit coping with the problem of elephant corridors in 9 states and suggested all of them about it.
Regarding the ideas bearing on human-animal battle and restoration plans for significantly endangered Great Indian Bustard , the federal government stated an in-depth find out about has been prepared through the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change for the length 2017-2031.
"This elaborate report which is titled 'The National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-2031)' has been placed before Parliament in December 2017," it stated, adding that the Centre has also issued various advisories in regard to human-wildlife battle.
Regarding the problem of animals' death on roads, highways and from electrocution, the affidavit stated the sub-committee on roads had set out a series of pointers and tips on December 27, 2014.
Additionally, a draft steering file titled 'eco- pleasant measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on flora and fauna' has been prepared on which feedback have been invited, it stated.
It also placed earlier than the court docket an elaborate file, which has been prepared in consultation with the National Highways Authority of India, in this regard.
The apex court docket, after a temporary listening to, posted the topic for listening to in first week of April.
The court docket had remaining year asked the Centre to imagine the ideas given through the petitioners after taking the assistance of mavens.
It had also sought the Centre's response on the PIL in search of measures, including framing of a national policy, to save lots of endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard and snow leopard.
The petitioners had advised the highest court docket that species like Great Indian Bustards, snow leopards and wolves have been on the verge of extinction and they had to be conserved.
They had also referred to unnatural deaths of elephants on highways and railway tracks and stated that areas earmarked for the biggest mammal weren't enough.
The plea has stated the railways and highway authorities should evolve mechanisms like constructing underpasses and fencing roads to ensure that elephants didn't get killed.
The government, in its affidavit, stated the standing committee would meet on January 25 and imagine all sides urged through the petitioners, and if practical, take selections so that follow-up action might be taken through all states.
The petitioners had earlier given ideas, including a mechanism to curb human-animal battle, measures to reduce animal deaths on roads, highways and through electrocution and plan to give protection to significantly endangered Great Indian Bustard.
The topic got here up for listening to earlier than a bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, when Attorney General Okay Okay Venugopal informed it about the scheduled assembly of the flora and fauna board.
In its affidavit, the Centre has stated that taking into account the "magnitude" of the entire workout, follow-up action would take at least four months, and then they might place a file earlier than the highest court docket.
"It is submitted that the standing committee of the wildlife board is meeting on January 25, 2018 and all the five suggestions of the petitioner can be placed before the standing committee," the affidavit stated.
It stated that earlier the Centre had prepared a whole affidavit coping with the problem of elephant corridors in 9 states and suggested all of them about it.
Regarding the ideas bearing on human-animal battle and restoration plans for significantly endangered Great Indian Bustard , the federal government stated an in-depth find out about has been prepared through the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change for the length 2017-2031.
"This elaborate report which is titled 'The National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-2031)' has been placed before Parliament in December 2017," it stated, adding that the Centre has also issued various advisories in regard to human-wildlife battle.
Regarding the problem of animals' death on roads, highways and from electrocution, the affidavit stated the sub-committee on roads had set out a series of pointers and tips on December 27, 2014.
Additionally, a draft steering file titled 'eco- pleasant measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on flora and fauna' has been prepared on which feedback have been invited, it stated.
It also placed earlier than the court docket an elaborate file, which has been prepared in consultation with the National Highways Authority of India, in this regard.
The apex court docket, after a temporary listening to, posted the topic for listening to in first week of April.
The court docket had remaining year asked the Centre to imagine the ideas given through the petitioners after taking the assistance of mavens.
It had also sought the Centre's response on the PIL in search of measures, including framing of a national policy, to save lots of endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard and snow leopard.
The petitioners had advised the highest court docket that species like Great Indian Bustards, snow leopards and wolves have been on the verge of extinction and they had to be conserved.
They had also referred to unnatural deaths of elephants on highways and railway tracks and stated that areas earmarked for the biggest mammal weren't enough.
The plea has stated the railways and highway authorities should evolve mechanisms like constructing underpasses and fencing roads to ensure that elephants didn't get killed.
Wildlife board panel to consider suggestions: Govt to SC
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