Green nod for anti-erosion work at Kaziranga

To address increasing land erosion caused by the Brahmaputra river in the fragile ecosystem of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, the Central wildlife panel has approved the diversion of a section of forest land from the UNESCO World Heritage site to implement anti-erosion measures.

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The bio-diversity hotspot is home to iconic species such as tigers, elephants, swamp deer, and the one-horned rhinoceros to name a few.

The proposal received nod from the Standing Committee on National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in its meeting in May with conditions to ensure ecological safeguards and minimise disruption to wildlife at the site.

The diversion of 19.9554 hectares of forest area of the protected park and tiger reserve will be used for implementing anti-erosion interventions including using of geo-mattresses, geo-bags, and pre-stressed cement concrete porcupines to be undertaken along the left bank of the Brahmaputra River.