- Under the Central Government’s MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) scheme, 3500-acre area will be covered
- As per the MoU, the mangroves forest will be developed at a cost of Rs 510 lakh in the next five years
- Bhupender Yadav and other dignitaries also visited the world’s biggest elephant camp run by Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust
NE ENVIRONMENT BUREAU
JAMNAGAR, JULY 6
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat for the development of mangrove forest in around 3500-acre area of Marine National Park under the Central Government’s MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) scheme.
In line with our commitment towards environment conservation, Reliance Industries Limited signed an MoU with the Govt. of Gujarat for the development of mangrove forest in around 3500-acre area of Marine National Park under the Central Government’s MISHTI. The MoU was signed by… pic.twitter.com/rD9vx078F4
— Parimal Nathwani (@mpparimal) July 6, 2023
In the presence of Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav and Jamnagar and Dwarka Lok Sabha MP Poonamben Madam, the MoU was signed by the Minister of Tourism, Cultural Activities & Forest and Environment, Government of Gujarat Mulubhai Bera and Director of Corporate Affairs at RIL, and Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani.
Plantation on around 3,006 ha will be taken up in collaboration with private entities which will aid restoration and conservation of mangroves and achieve India’s carbon sink targets.
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) July 6, 2023
As per the MoU, the mangroves forest will be developed at a cost of Rs 510 lakh in the next five years.
Addressed Haryali Mahotsav near Dwarka’s Rukmini Temple today, under which a mangrove plantation drive was organised.
Under PM Shri @narendramodi ji, India has devised a unique biodiversity conservation model through a holistic approach. pic.twitter.com/NzRtSZ5Qa0
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) July 6, 2023
Project MISHTI will not just help restoration of mangroves but the entire ecosystem. It will also be critical in fulfilling COP Adaptation Agenda and creating a carbon sink.
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) July 6, 2023
Bhupender Yadav and other dignitaries also visited the world’s biggest elephant camp run by Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust and the world’s biggest leopard rescue centre and other wild animal rescue centers operated by Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (GZRRC). It should be noted that in this huge campus the animals rescued from different parts of India and foreign countries are kept and they are taken care of by providing world-class rehabilitation facilities and medical treatment.
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— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) July 6, 2023
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav praised the scientific approach used and the world-class facilities provided to the elephants, leopards, crocodiles, and other wild animals in these centers.
The event saw the participation of Uday Kangad, Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajkot, i Chandra Prakash Goyal, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, MoEF&CC, SK Chaturvedi, PCCF & HoFF, Gujarat, and other top forest officials from the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat.