Land diversion to DRDO
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued forest clearance to DRDO, approving diversion of 150 hectares of forest land which includes Krishna wildlife sanctuary in A.P.
- The notification says that DRDO should transfer the funds for the net present value of the forest to be diverted to CAMPA and design a comprehensive wildlife management plan.
- And
also, the area diverted for DRDO, an equivalent mangrove and mudflat
area contiguous to the sanctuary should be notified and the work should
be halted during the nesting season of olive ridley turtles.
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
- The sanctuary is also an estuary, located in the coastal plain of Krishna Delta.
- The sanctuary is part of mangrove wetland which spreads across Krishna and Guntur districts of A.P.
- The region potentially holds one of the most significant populations of fishing cats in the world and it has the potential to become world's first reserve for IUCN identified endangered species including the fishing cat.
- Recently, Smooth-coated otter was sighted for the first time in the mangrove forest adjacent to the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary.
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