The Chhattisgarh State Government is going to host its first-ever bird festival in the villages of Gidhwa and Parsada village of Bemetara district from January 31 to February 2, said Additional Principal Conservator for Forest Arun Pandey. Three days festival will be launched on January 31st and ends on February 2, he said while speaking with FPJ over the phone.
The forest department has started preparations for it. In maintaining wildlife diversity and environmental conservation birds play a major role. Gidhwa attracts and nests more than 150 varieties of birds including migratory (overseas) and local. This includes 106 varieties of local birds and more than 11 types of foreign migratory birds such as from European countries, Mangolia, Burma and Bangladesh.