India: BNHS calls for upgraded protection for parts of Okhla Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), India's premier non-government organisation institute on nature conservation, has recommended that the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government should urgently declare areas up to 10 km of the Okhla Bird Park and Wild Life Sanctuary and other protected areas as eco-sensitive zones.
The BNHS made the recommendation, along with 11 others, on measures to be undertaken by the UP state government to "mitigate the impact" of the controversial Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Park Project on the Okhla Sanctuary.
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) had requested the BNHS to examine the issue and submit a report.