Question : RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEE ON WILD LIFE



(a) whether the Government has considered the report of an ‘Expert Committee to study the possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including Birds and Bees’ in consultation with the concerned organisations in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the observations and recommendations made thereto; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to implement the recommendations of the Committee?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)

(a), (b)and (c) The report of the ‘Expert Committee to study the possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including Birds and Bees’ is under examination of the Ministry of Environment and Forests in consultation with concerned organizations. A decision on the implementation of the recommendation of the Committee has not yet been taken.