In order to enhance capacity building, community awareness, and infrastructure around the buffer areas in Similipal National Park, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia announced a substantial allocation of Rs 50 crore under the ‘Ama Similipal Yojana’ at the concluding ceremony of state-level Wildlife Week celebrations here Thursday.

“Our government has significantly advanced wildlife conservation. With Similipal now a National Park, we are investing not just in protection but also in the people who share space with wildlife.

A special armed police force is in place to ensure round-the-year security,” said Minister Singkhuntia. He also highlighted the state’s growing ecotourism sector, now spread across 53 sites in 21 districts, generating both revenue an

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