NPCIL chips in to preserve wildlife in 2 Fatehabad villages

Rs 1.35 cr to be spent on protection of blackbucks, turtles

The NPCIL is likely to spend Rs 1.35 crore under the corporate social responsibility to develop a community reserve area for the protection of engendered species of blackbucks and soft-shell turtles in Dhangar and Kajlaheri villages.

Work to be completed in next 6 months

A pond in Kajlaheri has attracted attention as the local people preserve soft-shell turtles in a 100-year old pond. Similarly, the work is also underway in Dhangar village. The work is likely to be complete in the next six months. Puneet Pathak, project director of NPCIL.

Deepender Deswal

Tribune news Service

Hisar, February 12

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which is setting up a nuclear power plant in Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district, has come up with a project to protect and preserve wildlife in Dhangar and Kajlaheri villages of Fatehabad district.

The NPCIL is likely to spend Rs 1.35 crore under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) to develop a community reserve area for the protection of engendered species of blackbucks and soft-shell turtles in Dhangar and Kajlaheri villages of Fatehabad district.

The works include sterlisation of dogs and relocation, water supply and sprinkling system for vegetation for preserving blackbucks in Dhangar village. Similarly, it will construct a boundary wall and wire mesh fencing, interpretation centre, disposal of village sewage to safe place and guard hut in Kajlaheri for protection of turtles.

A pond spread over five acres on the outskirts of Kajlaheri village is the home of about 200 rare turtles and the residents of this area have been taking care these. Similarly, the area around Dhagar village is a hub of blackbucks. The NPCIL has decided to contribute in developing two spots as per the guidelines of the Haryana Forest and Wildlife Department.

The project director of NPCIL, Puneet Pathak, said they had started the work on these two projects — to set up a boundary wall and information centre. He said around Rs 65 lakh would be spent on the turtle project in Kajlaheri and the blackbuck project in Dhangar village is likely to cost about Rs 70 lakh.

“A pond in Kajlaheri has attracted attention as the local people preserve soft-shell turtles in a 100-year old pond. Similarly, the work is also underway in Dhangar village. The work is likely to be complete in the next six months”, he said adding that the Inspector- General of Police, Hisar Range, Sanjay Kumar, has inaugurated the project. He said that people in the region were wildlife friendly and took keen interest in the preservation and conversation of wildlife.

The Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP), situated in the Fatehabad district of Haryana is proposed to have 4 x 700 MWe PHWR types of nuclear Power Plants at the GHAVP site.