26-04-2011
NBWL grants approval to Girnar Ropeway in Gujarat: Virda
IBN Live
Devotees and local residents of Junagadh which falls in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat had been demanding construction of the ropeway since long. Earlier, the MoSEF while granting an in-principle approval to the ropeway project in February this year had imposed several conditions which needed to be satisfied before granting final clearance. A technical group of the standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife(NBWL) had visited the site on December 21-22 last year. The group comprising two officials had advised against construction of a ropeway apprehending that it could lead to extinction of the "Girnari Giddh", a critically endangered species. After which Ramesh himself visited the site on January 27, 2011 and granted in-principle approval for the project.PTI VKB PD ABC
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