The State government has initiated various works at a cost of ₹8 crore through the A.P. Biodiversity Conservation Society, Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy has said.
Chairing the society’s Steering Committee meeting at the Secretariat at Velagapudi in Guntur district on Wednesday, Mr. Jawahar Reddy reviewed the progress of the works undertaken so far. The society had undertaken works worth ₹6 crore during the previous year, he added.
Calling for protection of wild animals from getting electrocuted, Mr. Jawahar Reddy instructed the officials to establish fodder plants to feed the animals.
In his address, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Y. Madhusudhan Reddy said the Forest Department had, in the recent past, established eight base camps, removed silt from ponds, placed elephant trackers and camera traps, and provided compensation to the victims of attack by wild animals.
“The department aims at digging solar borewells, installing pump-sets and arranging solar fencing this year at a cost of ₹80 crore. The department will also develop fodder plots in 75 hectares, install CCTV cameras, camera traps,” he added.
