{"id":7652,"date":"2019-11-30T21:27:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/?p=7652"},"modified":"2019-11-30T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:57:14","slug":"mass-bird-deaths-at-sambhar-lake-raj-govt-forms-wetland-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/mass-bird-deaths-at-sambhar-lake-raj-govt-forms-wetland-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass bird deaths at Sambhar Lake: Raj govt forms wetland authority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jaipur: Following the death of thousands of migratory birds\nin Sambhar Lake, the Rajasthan government has formed \u2018Rajasthan State Wetland\nAuthority\u2019 for the conservation of water bodies such as lakes in the state. The\nforest minister will be the chairperson of the authority while the principal\nsecretary of the department will be the vice-chairperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formation of the authority had already been announced. Chief\nminister Ashok Gehlot had instructed the minister and the officials to speed up\nthe process of setting up the authority after the death of migratory words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wetland authority will work towards conservation of wetland\nin the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe central government had instructed all the states to set\nup wetland authorities in September 2017. The authority will make a list of all\nthe wetlands in the state. They will be formally recognized by the authority. All\nthe departments including water, environment, forest and wildlife will work in coordination\nto ensure that all the projects related to the development and conservation of\nwetlands are completed in a timely manner,\u201d said an official. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the officials of UDH, rural development,\nrevenue, forest and environment, local bodies, PHED, water and tourism will be\nthe members of the authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of birds died at the Sambhar Lake, a 230 square\nkilometre saltwater body located 80 kilometres southwest of Jaipur. These Birds\nwere of over 29 species, including the Northern Shovelers that had flown in\nfrom Europe, and Pallas&#8217;s Gulls, natives of Mongolia and southern Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaipur: Following the death of thousands of migratory birds in Sambhar Lake, the Rajasthan government has formed \u2018Rajasthan State Wetland Authority\u2019 for the conservation of water bodies such as lakes in the state. The forest minister will be the chairperson of the authority while the principal secretary of the department will be the vice-chairperson. 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