The forest office of Gautam Budh Nagar has written to Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), asking it to be sensitive towards the wildlife present at the site earmarked for the Jewar airport project. Though there is no official figure, environmentalists say the area is a habitat for animals like blackbucks, nilgai and peacocks.
The forest department claims that physically relocating the animals is not an option but YEIDA has to take care to ensure smooth migration of the animals from the project site to other areas during construction of the airport at Jewar.
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