Over Rs 33 crore project to save endangered great Indian bustard: Environment ministry

With just 130 great Indian bustards left in the country, the Centre has initiated a project worth Rs 33.85 crore for their conservation and protection, the Environment Ministry told Lok Sabha on Friday. Union minister of state for environment, Babul Supriyo, said the ministry was providing funds to states and Union territories for conservation and protection of 21 critically endangered species, including the great Indian bustard.

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