Restore Bengaluru lakes while retaining their character: Biodiversity chief
BBMP chief Gaurav Gupta stresses citizen awareness on biodiversity
BENGALURU:
The biodiversity ‘register’ being conducted by the Biodiversity Board in the BBMP limits must be carried out swiftly and completed soon, said Ananth Hegde Ashisara, Chairman, Karnataka Biodiversity Board.
He was speaking at a meeting on conserving Bengaluru’s biodiversity at the BBMP headquarters on Monday. A statewide campaign to conserve biodiversity is being held from July 1 to August 15, and activities, in collaboration with citizens, such as planting, surveying and protecting lakes will be carried out in all BBMP wards, he said.
BBMP should carry out lake development while maintaining the original nature and natural resources of the lakes, and local citizens should join hands with the civic agency, he said.
Areas with rare biotic ecosystems should be identified in the city and declared heritage sites. Data on forest renewal, available species, and kinds of plants available in nurseries must be recorded, he said.
Documenting biodiversity
BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said the meeting discussed documentation of the development of biodiversity sites in BBMP limits. Awareness will be raised among citizens about preserving biodiversity, he said. BBMP’s budget provides for lake rejuvenation as well as afforestation, he added.
ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವವೈವಿದ್ಯ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಇಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯ ಮಂಡಳಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು(ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಚಿವರ ಸ್ಥಾನ) ಶ್ರೀ ಅನಂತ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಅಶೀಸರ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಯಿತು.
— Gaurav Gupta (@BBMPCOMM) July 5, 2021
ವಿಶೇಷ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು (ಅರಣ್ಯ) ಶ್ರೀ ರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಶಂಕರ ಬಾಬು, ಮುಖ್ಯ ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರ್ (ಕೆರೆಗಳು) ಶ್ರೀ ಮೋಹನ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಹಾಜರಿದ್ದರು.
Special Commissioner (Forests) Reddy Shankara Babu, Chief Engineer (Lakes) Mohan Krishna, BBMP Deputy Conservator of Forests Ranganathaswamy, Biodiversity Committee members and others were present at the meeting.
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