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MoEFCC urges NGT to direct three states to submit annual Neelakurinji conservation plans
The Union Environment Ministry has asked the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka to submit annual operation plans for conserving the endemic Neelakurinji shrub (Strobilanthes kunthiana) in the Western Ghats.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has requested the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to mandate that Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka submit an annual plan of operation that includes a conservation action plan for Strobilanthes kunthiana, commonly known as Neelakurinji. This endemic shrub is found in the Western Ghats and blooms once every 12 years. The request was made before the NGT's Principal Bench in New Delhi, which had taken suo motu cognisance of a news report titled 'Neelakurinji becomes a threatened species.' According to historical records cited in the report, from 1832 to 2018, the shrub has been documented across 34 localities in 14 ecoregions spanning five major landscapes, including Brahmagiri, Nilgiri, and Palani-Kodaikan.
IndiaEnvironment
MoEFCC urges NGT to direct three states to submit annual Neelakurinji conservation plans
The Union Environment Ministry has asked the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka to submit annual operation plans for conserving the endemic Neelakurinji shrub (Strobilanthes kunthiana) in the Western Ghats.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has requested the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to mandate that Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka submit an annual plan of operation that includes a conservation action plan for Strobilanthes kunthiana, commonly known as Neelakurinji. This endemic shrub is found in the Western Ghats and blooms once every 12 years. The request was made before the NGT's Principal Bench in New Delhi, which had taken suo motu cognisance of a news report titled 'Neelakurinji becomes a threatened species.' According to historical records cited in the report, from 1832 to 2018, the shrub has been documented across 34 localities in 14 ecoregions spanning five major landscapes, including Brahmagiri, Nilgiri, and Palani-Kodaikan.