20/07/2016 No culling of animals ordered by central government: Environment minister |
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has allowed "killing" of animals to protect agricultural farms, new Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday said "no such orders" have been given by the union government.
Dave said Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh had requested to include "problematic wild animals" in schedule V in accordance with section 62 of the WildLife (Protection) Act 1972. Accordingly, nilgai has been placed in the category in 31 and wild boar in 10 districts of Bihar. |
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