The National Green Tribunal has directed setting up of a four-member Joint Committee to look into a complaint alleging encroachments in Surajpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh s Greater Noida, situated next to forest land and having potential for .
District magistrate Suhas LY said that the RRT teams will survey poultry farms in the district and collect random samples
NOIDA: The district has started taking precautionary measures to check bird flu incidents following avian influenza reported from 12 epicentres in four states. Even though no incident of bird flu has been reported from the district so far, the Surajpur wetland has been closed for visitors as a precautionary measure. However, there are no restrictions on the sale of poultry products as of now.
Four rapid response teams (RRT) have also been formed on the instructions of the district magistrate. The teams will have three members, one each from the forest, animal husbandry and veterinary departments.
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NEW DELHI: The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), an annual waterbird census by Wetlands International, will be conducted across the Delhi-NCR region in January. The Wetlands International (South Asia) will conduct the census from January 2 to January 17. The census team will cover seven places Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Surajpur Wetland, Dhanauri Wetland, Najafgarh Jheel and Drain, River Yamuna, Sanjay Lake and National Zoological Park.
“Due to Covid-19 pandemic, limited number of volunteers from different institutions will be able to participate in AWC 2021 in Delhi-NCR. So far, 40 volunteers from different universities, colleges, nature NGOs, forest & wildlife divisions and individual experienced birders have confirmed participation,” said TK Roy, ecologist.