In a first-of-its-kind project to preserve the East Kolkata Wetlands, the South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE), in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers, will undertake sustainable cultivation and harvesting of medicinal plants and conservation and wise use of endemic species of fish in the area.
SAFE chairperson Dipayan Dey said this will be the first project of its kind to preserve a Ramsar site through a private initiative. "We are working to kick off the project, possibly from next month. The total project cost will be around `35 lakh," he said.
The first project will be to cultivate and harvest medicinal plants in the wetland area on a massive scale. The main focus of the project should be on motivation, training, information dissemination, technical and financial assistance for raising nurseries, cultivation, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing with collectors and farmers. The second project will be to conserve the endangered fish species.
Source: TOI 29 Aug 2010
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