J&K govt submits plan for Hangul conservation to Centre

Jammu and Kashmir government today said it has submitted a project report to the Centre for conservation of the endangered Kashmiri stag 'Hangul'.
"For preservation and safety of Hangul, the Government has submitted a project report of Rs 25.72 crore to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for approval," Forest minister Choudhary Lal Singh informed the Legislative Assembly.
Replying to a question by PDP member Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Singh said the plan provides for conservation, completion of construction and maintenance of conservation and breeding centre. It also provides for other provisions like veterinarian, research fellows, plan, training and Red Deer breeding expertise consultancy.

He said for conservation of Hangul, construction of an off-display conservation breeding centre was taken up in 2008-09, which continued upto 2011-12 with the assistance of Central Zoo Authority of India.