MUMBAI: City's conservationists have reason why to have fun. The renewal of the Bombay Natural History Society’s (BNHS) lease on their 33-acre Goregaon reserve seems imminent an afternoon after TOI highlighted uncertainty at the subject.
On Sunday, MLA Ashish Shelar approached CM Devendra Fadnavis at the BNHS Nature Reserve factor and gained an assurance on paper that the lease renewal, pending since 2013, can be fast-tracked. Shelar estimates that the renewal procedure can be entire in one and a part months.
The state govt leased the land to the BNHS in 1983 for conservation actions. The BNHS launched the Conservation Education Project in 1993 and arrange the Conservation Education Centre (CEC) at the reserve in 1997, which draws 20,000 guests annually for guided trails, summer camps and nature lessons.
On Sunday, TOI revealed an editorial concerning the lapsed lease, describing how over 35 years, the BNHS reworked the degraded land right into a pristine woodland visited by way of noticed and barking deer, leopards, wild boars and unique birds like the oriental dwarf kingfisher. Shelar, who visited the reserve as a schoolboy, claims that the TOI article drew his consideration to the issue and he immediately offered a letter to the CM. “The CM was once very certain. He said ‘We will do it immediately’,” said Shelar.
In his letter, Shelar highlighted the BNHS’s “pioneering work over the past 135 years within the area of conservation and biodiversity analysis” and discussed that renowned Indian ornithologist and naturalist (the past due) Salim Ali was once a key member of the BNHS. He said the CM’s discuss with to the BNHS headquarters in March and his assurance that the lease can be renewed had “gladdened the hearts of thousands and thousands of nature conservationists across India”.
In response, the CM forwarded the letter to the manager secretary with the remark, “Do the requisite immediately”. Shelar is making plans to organize a joint meeting with the manager secretary after May 12 to take the subject forward. “It’s in reality heartwarming to see how much love and affection other folks have for this society,” said BNHS director Deepak Apte. “It is an endorsement of what we've being doing for the final 135 years.” Raju Kasambe, who's in control of the CEC, said he is having a look forward to getting the lease renewed. “This will in reality encourage us to work even tougher.”
On Sunday, MLA Ashish Shelar approached CM Devendra Fadnavis at the BNHS Nature Reserve factor and gained an assurance on paper that the lease renewal, pending since 2013, can be fast-tracked. Shelar estimates that the renewal procedure can be entire in one and a part months.
The state govt leased the land to the BNHS in 1983 for conservation actions. The BNHS launched the Conservation Education Project in 1993 and arrange the Conservation Education Centre (CEC) at the reserve in 1997, which draws 20,000 guests annually for guided trails, summer camps and nature lessons.
On Sunday, TOI revealed an editorial concerning the lapsed lease, describing how over 35 years, the BNHS reworked the degraded land right into a pristine woodland visited by way of noticed and barking deer, leopards, wild boars and unique birds like the oriental dwarf kingfisher. Shelar, who visited the reserve as a schoolboy, claims that the TOI article drew his consideration to the issue and he immediately offered a letter to the CM. “The CM was once very certain. He said ‘We will do it immediately’,” said Shelar.
In his letter, Shelar highlighted the BNHS’s “pioneering work over the past 135 years within the area of conservation and biodiversity analysis” and discussed that renowned Indian ornithologist and naturalist (the past due) Salim Ali was once a key member of the BNHS. He said the CM’s discuss with to the BNHS headquarters in March and his assurance that the lease can be renewed had “gladdened the hearts of thousands and thousands of nature conservationists across India”.
In response, the CM forwarded the letter to the manager secretary with the remark, “Do the requisite immediately”. Shelar is making plans to organize a joint meeting with the manager secretary after May 12 to take the subject forward. “It’s in reality heartwarming to see how much love and affection other folks have for this society,” said BNHS director Deepak Apte. “It is an endorsement of what we've being doing for the final 135 years.” Raju Kasambe, who's in control of the CEC, said he is having a look forward to getting the lease renewed. “This will in reality encourage us to work even tougher.”
Goregaon reserve escapes axe, lease to be renewed
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