Calling it a moment of great pride for Project Cheetah, the minister added that the achievement reflects the dedicated efforts, skill and commitment of veterinarians, field staff, and all those working tirelessly on the ground.
At the heart of the dispute is a proposed government criterion that classifies a "hill" only if it rises at least 100 meters above its surrounding terrain. Critics argue this definition is a death knell for the range's ecology because:
This was the first review under a series of review meetings on City-specific action plans in NCR, which would culminate in a State-level review in the coming days.
“They will be quarantined in Kuno as per international protocol,” the minister added.
The proposal came during a review meeting called to access the progress made by various agencies of Central and state governments in Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR after the previous meeting held nearly a month ago on September 16.
The Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg said that they do not expect there will be many incidents as firecrackers have been banned by the Delhi Government.
Till now the Delhi government has completed the spraying of the bio-decomposer on paddy stubble in more than 2,700 acres of fields and by November 20, the bio-decomposer will be sprayed in 4,000 acres
The toy train which was discontinued on technical grounds used to ferry 1.5 lakh tourists, mostly children every year.
The private agencies were called for a meeting on 17 September as well. We had discussed a 14-point agenda with them.
The proposals tend to dilute the rights of the States to notify forests thereby further centralizing authority in the central Government. Further centralization is another ground to oppose the proposals, Karat said.
