88th SC-NBWL meeting clears strategic projects
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BEFORE: Defence infrastructure in high-altitude border regions of Ladakh and Sikkim awaited wildlife clearances to proceed. NOW: Seventeen strategic defence proposals in these sensitive regions have been officially cleared by the SC-NBWL to bolster national security.
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BEFORE: The Kopra medium irrigation project lacked approval to utilize forest land within the core area of the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve. NOW: The committee has recommended the diversion of 272 hectares of the reserve's forest land to construct irrigation reservoirs.
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BEFORE: The Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve was intended to remain an undisturbed compensatory habitat for tigers displaced by earlier development projects. NOW: A portion of this core habitat will be submerged, introducing a physical barrier that wildlife experts fear will fragment tiger movement corridors.
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Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)Consider the following statements regarding the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve and the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL): 1. The NBWL is a statutory body constituted under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. 2. The Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh and was created to compensate for habitat loss from the Ken-Betwa river linking project. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?