The Supreme Court directed the Centre to come clean on its plans to save the critically-endangered Great Indian Bustard by February.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the government had to come out with a plan which would save the bird species from extinction largely due to collision with high transmission power lines situated in areas in Gujarat and Rajasthan, which also happen to be the natural habitat of the bustards.
The court said the government’s plan ought to maintain a balance between the preservation of the bird species and India’s global commitments to shed its carbon footprints and embrace alternative forms of energy such as solar power.
