Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Pilikula
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Pilikula Biological Park, Mangaluru, organised a one-week programme focusing on captive breeding of King Cobra between May 24 and May 30 as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative of the Union government.
The programmes throughout the week were conducted on online mode with lectures by experts in herpetology and virtual exhibition of drawing/painting, collage making and photographs.
Varad B. Giri, Scientist, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, P. Gowri Shankar of Kalinga Foundation and Murthy Kantimahanthi, Conservationist, Wildlife Society, Andhra Pradesh, were among those who delivered lectures, according to H. Jayaprakash Bhandary, director of the park.
Remove forest encroachments on over three acres, officials told
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Minister for Forests Arvind Limbavali chairing a meeting of Forest Department officials at Aranya Bhavan, Padil, in Mangaluru on Friday.
Minister for Forests Arvind Limbavali on Friday directed his department officials to get forest encroachments on more than three acres removed immediately.
He was speaking at a meeting of officials from the Mangaluru Circle of the department here.
Mr. Limbavali further asked officials to give factual report about deemed forest after local inspection. Then only, proper action could be initiated, he said.
Dakshina Kannada with abundant forest cover provides good opportunity for forest development.