These projects aim to enhance the conservation of River Ganga and its aquatic life.
Key projects approved
- Project for assessing the Environmental flow of the Chambal, Son, Damodar and Tons rivers
- Project for Conservation of endangered turtles in the Ganga basin in Uttar Pradesh
- Rehabilitating endangered turtle species and reintroducing three highly threatened turtle species.
- Establishing a Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool at the National Chambal Sanctuary.
- Advancing Rescue System for the Protection of Stranded Ganges River Dolphins.
- Objective: Development of a specialized rescue vehicle - Dolphin Ambulance - to assist dolphins in distress.
- It will focus on raising awareness for dolphin conservation and community capacity building through training.
About Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
- Habitat: India (Ganga-Brahmaputra-Barak river system); Nepal and Bangladesh.
- Characteristics: Freshwater species, essentially blind and hunt by emitting ultrasonic sound.
- Threats: Entanglement in fishing gear; Poaching for dolphin oil; Habitat destruction due to development projects; Pollution through industrial wastes, pesticides etc.
- Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN); Appendix I (CITES); Schedule I (Wildlife Protection Act).
Conservation initiatives for Gangetic Dolphin
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