PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
FOREST & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWER FOR
MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY, 2019
*171. Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Ostriches are officially defined as wildlife and therefore are governed by the hunting rules and guidelines;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
As per Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972, (Amended 2001) Ostrich has not been defined as a wild animal.
*179. Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that a project of rehabilitation and improvement of Haleji and Langh lakes wildlife sanctuary, Thatta and Qambar with the cost of Rs.150.971 Million is due to be completed in June 2019;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, detail of work completed and amount spent todate?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
Due to paucity of funds, this project will be completed in June 2020. However, following works have been completed upto June 2018.
WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER HALEJI LAKE COMPONENT.
S.#
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NAME OF WORK
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QUANTITY
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AMOUNT
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1.
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Liner plantation along inspection path
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7 Km
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1.983
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2.
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Development of floating mounts
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40 Nos.
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2.400
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3.
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Development of pelican island
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2 Nos.
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3.956
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4.
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Development of fun area for children
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3 Nos.
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1.480
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5.
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Restoration of existing historical information centers
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1 No.
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7.500
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6.
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Desalting of Reservoir Branch
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L.S
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2.100
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7.
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Restoration and repair of existing rest house
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1 No.
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0.500
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8.
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Restoration and repair of staff quarter
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5 Nos.
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1.476
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9.
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Renovation of Hideouts
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4 Nos.
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2.992
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10.
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Repair of restoration of angular platform
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5 Nos.
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1.777
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11.
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Restoration and repair of existing watch towers
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5 Nos.
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1.500
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12.
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Repair and restoration of fire place
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4 Nos.
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0.159
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13.
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Restoration and repair of existing Lavatories
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2 Nos.
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0.300
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14.
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Restoration and repair of existing Hog Deer Enclosure
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1 No.
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17.102
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|
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15.
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Restoration and repair of existing Crocodile Enclosure
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2 Nos.
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1.656
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16.
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Construction of Over Head Tank
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2 Nos.
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1.987
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17.
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Construction of Floating Rooms
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2 Nos.
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3.000
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18.
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Supplementary Feeding
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L.S
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0.200
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19.
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Wireless Communication System (Including 03 fixed base 03 mobile base and 20 wacky talky
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L.S
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2.031
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20.
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Desktop Computer Intel Core 7
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2 Nos.
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0.160
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21.
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Professional Camera Nikon D7100
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1 No.
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0.150
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22.
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High Resolution Lens
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1 No.
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0.700
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23.
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Uniform
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L.S
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0.150
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24.
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Furniture and Fixture
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L.S
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0.688
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25.
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Motorcycle
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3 Nos.
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0.191
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26.
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Purchase and fixing of Signboard
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5 Nos.
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0.500
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WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER LUNGH LAKE COMPONENT.
27.
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Chain link fence around the lake area 6000 Rft:
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3000 Rft
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0.504
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28.
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Earth works
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100%
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22.899
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29.
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Repair of existing Rest house Lungh lake
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01 No.
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5.786
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30.
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Repair of existing Staff Quarters
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02 Nos.
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2.371
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31.
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Repair of existing Compound of rest-house
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01 No.
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0.574
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32.
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Renovation of Hide outs
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05 Nos.
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0.999
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33.
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Road side plantation
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50%
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0.149
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*180. Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that a project of Habitat -Restoration and Development of Water Harvesting facilities at K.N.P., Karachi and Jamshoro is at purview of your department;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, total cost and date of completion of the same?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
a) Yes it is fact.
b) Total cost of the Project is 50.000 million, whereas, the date of completion is 30.06.2019.
*181. Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be please to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that a project of Habitat Restoration and Development of Eco-Tourism at Indus Dolphin Reserve Kashmore, Ghotki and Sukkur is to be completed by June 2019;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, detail of work completed and amount spent to date?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
The said project was expected to be completed by June, 2019. But, due to paucity of funds, date of completion is extended by (02) years.
*274. Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that the Wildlife sanctuary/game reserve in Taluka Dokri, Larkana is only 10 hectares of land;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
Yes. KhatDhoro, Wildlife Sanctuary, Taluka Dokri, District Larkana consists of 10.522 Hectors (25.99 acres). This wildlife sanctuary was declared in 1976 to provide refuge to the migratory waterfowls. The wildlife sanctuary is a wetland. That is the reason that this area has been declared as wildlife sanctuary.
*275. Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that hunting is allowed to selected people in Pai forest in former Nawabshah District despite being a protected area;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
Pai Forest is declared as Game Reserve. Hunting is not allowed. However, the government is empowered to relax the rules and issue the permits in special case.
*435. Mr. Arsalan Taj Hussain: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
The budget allocated and utilized for the plantation and rehabilitation of forest during the last five years up-to 2017-2018?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
Year-wise allocation and utilization of budget for plantation and rehabilitation of forests during last five years is given in the following table. (Rs. In Million).
Year
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Allocation
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Release
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Expenditure
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2013-14
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832.655
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393.378
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386.703
|
2014-15
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659.677
|
428.545
|
308.135
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2015-16
|
550.00
|
419.650
|
360.250
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2016-17
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746.072
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583.471
|
496.007
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2017-18
|
612.00
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452.743
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439.347
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*436. Mr. Arsalan Taj Hussain: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
Efforts made to stop illegal fishing of Indus blind Dolphins and decrease the dying population of this endangered species?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
Previously, the Sindh Fisheries Department was issuing fishing permits in the Indus Blind Dolphin habitat area. As a result of this, local fishermen were also catching the dolphins.
With the efforts of Sindh Wildlife Department, the issuances of fishing licences by Sindh Fisheries Department have been stopped since 2014. After this the population of this endangered species has increased.
*437. Mr. Arsalan Taj Hussain: Will the Minister for Forest & Wildlife be pleased to state:-
List of animals that are endangered in the province along with efforts being taken to conserve the same?
ANSWER
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Forest &Wildlife:
The list of animals endangered in Sindh Province are given below:-
S.#
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Name of Species
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1.
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Sindh Ibex
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2.
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Afghan Urial
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3.
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Indian Wolf
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4.
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Honey Badger (Ratal)
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5.
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Mugger or Marsh Crocodile
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6.
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Gharial or Gavial
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7.
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Smooth Coated Indian Otter
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8.
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Indus Blind Dolphin
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9.
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Greater Flamingo
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10.
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Fresh Water Turtles
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11.
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Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
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12.
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Chinkara Deer
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Efforts taken to conserve the endangered species are as follows:-
- :A series of Protected Areas such as a National Park, 34 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 13 Game Reserves have been established for protection, conservation and management of endangered wildlife species.
- :Sindh Turtles and Tortoise Protection, Conservation and Compensation Rules 2014 have been enacted to ensure the conservation and protection of turtles in Sindh.
-: Sindh Bearbaiting Control, Compensation and Compounding Rules 2015 were made.
- :Confiscation of 780 Black Spotted Pond Turtles and apprehension of 09 smugglers including three Chinese Nationals from DHA, Karachi on 09-09-2016.
- :Confiscation of 307 Black Spotted Pond Turtles along-with four smugglers from Shaheed Benazirabad on 29-09-2016.
- :Successful rescue of 92 Indus Blind Dolphins stranded in canals from Guddu to Kotri Barrage from 1995 to 2018.
- :Successful Raids on Mafia of illegal poaching of migratory waterfowl at Dadu, Thatta (Keenjhar Lake) and Sujawal. Thousands of migratory waterfowls were taken in custody and got released in their natural habitat.
- :Runn of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary was declared to protect Blue Bull (Nil Gai), Chinkara, Wild Ass, White Backed Vulture and long Billed Vulture.
-: Declaration of new Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary in District Tharparkar with the approval of CM Sindh on 01-02-2017.
Recent raid at Fishermen Road, Khadda Market, Karachi and recovered about 200 Kgs of Pangolin scales and about 150 Kgs of dried turtle body parts and meat
G.M. Umar Farooq
Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Karachi:
Dated the 11th January, 2019
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