Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today met Union Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav and submitted a letter presenting various demands. Union Minister Shri Pradhan submitted two separate letters to Union Minister Shri Yadav. In which he mentioned that Sambalpur-Jharsuguda-Brajarajnagar, Angul-Dhenkanal, Titilagarh and Balangir regions are experiencing severe heat due to the effects of climate change. As a result, it is adversely affecting the health of the people. Therefore, if urban forests are established in urban areas, environmental sustainability and community welfare can be ensured. Shri Pradhan proposed to start a huge awareness campaign for more participation in tree plantation and other forms of education on the eve of World Environment Day on June 5.
In another letter, Union Minister Shri Pradhan mentioned that in 2023, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) will rename Sambalpur Zoo as ‘Sambalpur Zoo Sambalpur’.
and Conservation Center. Since its establishment in 1980, the zoo has evolved from a simple deer park to a major center for wildlife conservation and public education.
The Zoo Evaluation Committee recommended upgrading the Sambalpur Zoo to the ‘Medium Zoo’ category. Let it be implemented. In future, it will have night safari, aquatic animals like African penguins, desert and rainforest biodomes, and a walk in the enclosure of small monkeys.
Systematic bird rearing
Similarly, Shri Pradhan met Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and requested him to set up a terminal market complex at Niladunguri, Sambalpur. He pointed out that during 2009-10, the Odisha government
A proposal was submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (TMC) for setting up a Terminal Market Complex in Sambalpur. However, the project could not be taken forward due to the state government’s unwillingness to shortlist a private entrepreneur through a global tendering process. Keeping in view the current needs of the agricultural sector,
The Prime Minister has sought the personal intervention of the Minister of State to reconsider the establishment of a terminal market complex at Niladunguri with associated land under the Agricultural Investment Fund (AIF).
Request to expand Sambalpur Zoo
Terminal Market Complex to be established in Niladunguri
Geographically and economically, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Angul, Boudh, Sundargarh and Nuapada districts are suitable to be a central market hub. These districts together produce more than 35 lakh metric tonnes of fruits and vegetables annually. Due to lack of a well-organized market, people are not able to utilize their entire land for vegetable cultivation. Therefore, the establishment of Terminal Market Complex at Niladunguri will not only facilitate this supply chain, but also provide a suitable platform for trade and distribution, said Shri Pradhan.