Vehicle rally for conservation of tigers flagged off
The Hindu
The rally will journey across 51 tiger reserves and 18 tiger States
A vehicle rally titled ‘India for Tigers- A Rally on Wheels’ is being organised by the Forest department under the aegis of the National Tiger Conservation Authority from September 25 to October 2, as part of the Central government’s ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
The rally has already started from Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve and will cover Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Kawal Tiger Reserve, and Satkosia Tiger Reserve before ending at Simlipal Tiger Reserve, where a celebration will be held on October 2.
Minister for Forests and Environment A.Indrakaran Reddy flagged off the rally from Telangana on Monday, in the presence of Special Chief Secretary A.Santhi Kumari and PCCF R. Sobha.