UP approved proposal for Tiger Conservation at Dudhwa wildlife

Lucknow, April 11: In a bid to boost eco-tourism in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for setting up the Tiger Conservation Foundation at the Dudhwa wildlife reserve, an official spokesman said.

At the Cabinet meet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it was also decided that in near future, similar foundations would be set up in tiger reserves at Chuka in Pilibhit district and at Nishan Gadha in Bijnor.

State Health Minister and government spokesman Siddhartha Nath Singh said it was for the first time in the state that a Tiger Foundation was being raised.

He claimed that while this will bring more footfalls to this tiger reserve, it will also provide employment for the tribals living there.

The spokesman said it was also decided that this Foundation will have 12 members and will be headed by the state's Forest Minister.