The Latest Breaking News from NBWL

NBWL has approved construction of training walls at Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise bar mouth, allowing exchange of water vital for lake's ecosystem. Fishermen of Pulicat demand walls to keep estuary open & protect livelihoods. Andhra Pradesh CM requested to desilt Raidurgh estuary.

The remaining works on the Hubballi-Ankola railway line project, passing through the forest areas, will be commenced only after getting all clearances as per law and adhering to the directions from the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL), South Western Railways (SWR) has assured the High Court of Karnataka.

Centre's move to merge Project Tiger and Project Elephant opposed by conservation activist Giridhar Kulkarni. He argued that it contravenes 2011 decision of NBWL, would dilute focus of both programmes and put endangered tiger at risk. Kulkarni wrote to Centre to rescind merger order, citing 2005 Tiger Task Force recommendations…

Rejected at least 10 times by statutory bodies, the mega Hubballi-Ankola rail project has now ostensibly met the same fate at the hands of a seven-member inspection committee of the National Board for Wildlife.