Panaji:Goa government on Saturday announced that they would create hundred new water bodies in its forests for the wild animals.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, in a video message released on the occasion of World Environment Day, has said that the State Forest Department will also plant five lakh fruit bearing trees in the forests.
He said that the state government has paid compensation of Rs 10 lakh to alleviate difficulties caused to the farmers due to human-animal conflict.
State government’s plan to increase water holes in the forest and increase the number of fruit bearing trees is a part of initiative to reduce human-animal conflict. The chief minister, earlier on Friday, had said that the state government is working on reducing human-animal conflict.
“We have decided to create 100 new water bodies in the forest areas while more than five lakh fruit bearing trees would be planted,” Sawant said in a video message that was made public through all his social media handles.
He said that two-hundred-and-fifth youth have been trained as nature’s guide to inform people about the rich bio diversity of the forests.
“There are 50 vaidya mitra, who harvest the different herbs that are available in our forests,” Sawant said.
The chief minister said that the state government has been organising special events like Bird Festival, Turtle Conversation event and others to create awareness about the forests.
He said that the eco-tourism has been promoted through bio-diversity parks while new nurseries are also set up at Harvalem (North Goa) and Dharbandora (South Goa).
