JAMMU, Feb. 9 -- Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha chaired the 5th meeting of Wildlife Board for the UT of J&K, at Civil Secretariat today. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Dheeraj Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment; Sh. A. K. Choudhary, Special DG Crime; Sh Shailendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Roshan Jaggi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF and Sarvesh Rai, PCCF / Chief Wildlife Warden, J&K.

The meeting discussed various key interventions for sustainable management of rich biodiversity and integrated development of wildlife habitats. In-principle approval was accorded to several agenda points to further strengthen the...