
Sugarcane Breeding Institute launches tribal intervention project in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
The Hindu
The ICAR–Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI), Coimbatore, in collaboration with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), conducted a campaign on ‘knowledge empowerment of tribals’ and launched its Schedu
The ICAR–Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI), Coimbatore, in collaboration with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), conducted a campaign on ‘knowledge empowerment of tribals’ and launched its Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) project at Attakatti on Wednesday.
M.G. Ganesan, Deputy Director of ATR’s Pollachi division, said the ICAR-SBI took utmost care in identifying appropriate interventions for the tribal people in the tiger reserve who lived in very remote and almost inaccessible settlements. Unlike other tiger reserves, ATR was home to diverse groups of indigenous people, he said.

With the annual cost estimated to be about ₹1 crore for each child requiring treatment for ultra-rare diseases, the Medical Education Department has sought corporate support to meet the expenses. Currently, 22 children with ultra-rare diseases are undergoing treatment at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) here.