(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to turn Kaziranga National Park into a higher land so as to solve the problem of inundation in the National Park;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard and the area that has been covered; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) & (b) Funding assistance is provided to the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger to construct highlands to safeguard animals during the flood season. Based on an Annual Plan of Operation (APO) submitted by the State, which stems out of prescriptions of a Tiger Conservation Plan (TCP), financial assistance is determined for various activities which inter alia include prevention of erosion and highland construction besides its maintenance for protection of wildlife during floods. During the last 3 financial years including the current year, an amount of Rs. 4140.57 lakhs has been released to the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam under the said Scheme.
(c) Question does not arise.
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