Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain chaired a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday with senior officers of the Forest and Wildlife Department and Public Works Department to review status of proposed Wildlife Bird Rescue Centre at Rajokri and directed that the construction of the Centre should be completed at the earliest. During the meeting, the officers informed Hussain that the Centre is being developed with technical support from the PWD.
It will have rescue facilities for baby birds, small and medium size birds, besides, big birds like peacock, eagle etc, a statement issued by the Delhi government said. Delhi being the alleged grey market of wild life birds, the government has expressed serious concerns on smuggling of wild birds like owl and other endangered species. It shall provide veterinary facilities for medical improvement and health rejuvenation of injured and captured birds before they are released into wild again, it said.