Black Buck Sanctuary to be Enhanced at Rs 7 Lakhs

The Department of Forest said that works are under way to augment facilities at the Black Buck Sanctuary, near Tuticorin on an outlay of Rs seven lakh sanctioned by the Centre.

Under the project, fencing to a length of three km would be repaired at a cost of Rs 4.5 lakh and height of one of the three watchtowers would be increased by 14 metres at Rs 1.5 lakh.

The remaining amount would be utilised towards improving ponds inside the sanctuary.