December 23, 2009 9:50 PM

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Haryana to set up project for conservation of peacock & chinkara

In Haryana, the state government will set up an integrated project for conservation and breeding of peacock and chinkara to protect and increase their population. Finance and Environment Minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav said that the project will be developed over 70 acres of land and a fenced breeding centre might be set up and a suitable area of their natural habitat for integrated conservation of both the species developed at the same place.<br/>Capt Yadav said that breeding of peafoul will be encouraged in three closed aviaries within the fenced area whereas chinkaras will be conserved in the open fenced area.<br/>About 8 acres of land will be used for peafoul aviaries and a control room would also be set up to maintain a close look on them. An area of 20 acres will be used for growing feed for chinkaras. Apart from this, 40 acre of land will be used for breeding of chinkara.<br/>

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