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Tamil Nadu’s archetypal rescue, attraction and rehabilitation centre (RTRC) for wildlife, acceptable up astatine a outgo of ₹19.50 crore astatine Pethikuttai successful the Sirumugai wood scope of the Coimbatore Forest Division, was inaugurated connected Tuesday by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
Mr. Udhayanidhi inaugurated the installation virtually from the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy successful Coimbatore city. The RTRC has been established to supply attraction for injured wildlife, animals separated from their groups, and those affected by human–wildlife conflict. It is equipped with a modern cognition theatre, 17 carnal enclosures, and broad veterinary facilities to guarantee high-quality attraction and extortion for rescued animals.
He besides virtually inaugurated an elephant campy astatine Chadivayal, acceptable up astatine a outgo of ₹8 crore, aimed astatine strengthening elephant absorption and conservation successful the State.
Tamil Nadu Forest Archives Repository
In addition, Mr. Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Forest Archives Repository, an physics archive developed by the Tamil Virtual Academy astatine a outgo of ₹2.60 crore. The portal provides entree to astir 200-year-old records of the Forest Department, including documents, maps, and humanities records, for researchers, wood officials, academics, and the public.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin handed implicit weapons to Forest section unit during a relation held successful Coimbatore connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M
During the event, the Deputy Chief Minister distributed 123 recently procured .315 sporting rifles, 65 9mm car pistols, and 204 12-bore pump-action guns, on with 17,376 units of ammunition, to Forest Department staff.
The inauguration was attended by Minister for Forests and Khadi R.S. Rajakannappan, MPs Ganapathi P. Rajkumar and K. Eswarasamy, MLA V. Senthil Balaji, Additional Chief Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forests Supriya Sahu, District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, Coimbatore Mayor K. Ranganayaki, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of the Forest Force Srinivas R. Reddy, on with different elected representatives and elder wood officials.
