The State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) in Maharashtra on Tuesday rejected the proposal to rectify the two per cent amount of the project cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway/bullet train, sought by the project proponent.
In March 2019, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) cleared construction work in and around wildlife zones of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. As per the clearance, the project proponent had to deposit two per cent of Rs 4,143.46 crore (calculated as per area falling under the eco-sensitive zones), i.e. Rs 83.02 crore, to the SGNP. The money will be used for habitat development in wildlife zones.
