[IN: Bangalore] Forest department receives 700 crores.

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Not sure how true the reports are. Sharing this article just fyi.

 

Pablo.

 

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Protest_by_cricketers_scribe\

s/articleshow/2706484.cms

 

BANGALORE: They have not received their salaries for the past four months.

 

To draw the governor's attention to the plight of wildlife protection staff,

the Journalists Association of Wildlife (JAW) held a protest on Wednesday.

 

" The forest department received Rs 700 crore from Japanese Bank Forestry

Project to 'grow forests'. However, the staff is not in a position to

protect existing forests. Unfortunately, the budgets of wildlife reserves

are heavily loaded with civil works, " said a JAW member.

 

Apart from wildlife reporters and freelancers, cricketers Sunil Joshi, Vijay

Bhardwaj and Brijesh Patel took part in the protest.

 

 

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