Pilibhit. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared the Ganga dolphin as the state aquatic animal. The number of dolphins in the rivers and ponds of the state has been estimated at around 2000.
The Chief Minister said that it is important for both tourists and local residents to avoid using plastic as it is harmful for the rivers. In the country, dolphins are found in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Ghaghra, Rapti and Gerua.
Dolphin population 2000 thousand
CM stressed on the need to maintain the purity of ponds and rivers. Dolphins are found in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Ghaghra, Rapti and Gerua. The estimated population of Ganga dolphin in Uttar Pradesh is estimated at around 2000.
The Chief Minister stressed the importance of interacting with wildlife and training local residents. The CM also proposed to train individuals from villages associated with the tiger reserve as guides with the aim of creating employment opportunities and raising awareness within the community.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and forest department teams have recently been counting dolphins with the help of GPS in Garh Ganga in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Regarding the ongoing dolphin census in Garh Ganga, DFO Sanjay Kumar Mall said, ‘This is a campaign named Meri Ganga Meri Dolphin 2023 campaign. Under this, counting of dolphins is going on in the Ganga river from near Muzaffarpur Barrage to the entire Narora Barrage.