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Drought Prone Areas
INDIA
Issue Date: Apr 30, 1999
The Supreme Court has called for more powers to be given to the National Environment Appellate Authority to enable it to handle environment cases expeditiously.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed forest and police officials to arrest all those involved in the slaughter of protected birds in the state's Kolleru wildlife sanctuary
The World Wide Fund for Nature-India plans to launch a hunt for the elusive Himalayan Quail, presumed to be extinct for the last 100 years.
Combating drought
Issue Date: Jul 15, 1997
Oxfam (India), a
relief and development organisation,
has launched a
massive relief and
sustainable development programme in
the drought-hit areas of Orissa.
The Rs 1.5 crore
programme will be
implemented in
the worst-affected
villages of
Bolangir, Kalahandi
and Nuapara
districts, with the
help of local NGOs
and community-based
organisa-
tions. It focuses on
strengthening
the productive
capacity of communities by providing
them agricultural
inputs. The other
components of
the Oxfam initiative
will include
enhancing the state
government's
cash-for-work
programme and
