GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has decided to set up a corpus of Rs 35 crore to look after the animals, birds and other wildlife that will be affected once the construction and development work begins at the airport site in Jewar.
Officials said provisions are being made to set aside Rs 25 crore from YEIDA’s budget while the remaining Rs 10 crore will be raised through corporates.
Sketching elaborate plans to protect the affected species, the YEIDA has decided to set up a rescue centre and a veterinary hospital under its jurisdiction. Besides the two facilities, a portion of the building will be used as a monitoring centre through which noise pollution levels along with environmental parameters will be examined.
CEO of the authority, Arun Vir Singh, said that a meeting with Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India has been scheduled next week to discuss the finer points and prepare a blueprint. “We will float tenders or invite prominent animal care societies or NGOs to work with us to implement the conservation plan. We have set aside a budget for establishing an animal rescue centre and hospital,” said Singh.
As the institute has recommended considering 25 km around the airport site as the ‘impact area’, the YEIDA has also sought details of the equipment, devices, technology and resources required for long-term animal and bird care.
Singh said that Rs 25 crore will be spent on construction of the rescue and monitoring centre while Rs 10 crore will be utilised to equip it with latest technology and resources. “The population in this region will also grow substantially in the next five to seven years. The facility will be also be used to provide trauma and emergency care to animals in the entire region,” said Singh.