The Chhattisgarh State Government is going to host its first-ever bird festival in the villages of Gidhwa and Parsada village of Bemetara district from January 31 to February 2, said Additional Principal Conservator for Forest Arun Pandey. Three days festival will be launched on January 31st and ends on February 2, he said while speaking with FPJ over the phone.

The forest department has started preparations for it. In maintaining wildlife diversity and environmental conservation birds play a major role. Gidhwa attracts and nests more than 150 varieties of birds including migratory (overseas) and local. This includes 106 varieties of local birds and more than 11 types of foreign migratory birds such as from European countries, Mangolia, Burma and Bangladesh.

Gidhwa and Parsada area has an old lake sprawling over 100 acres and 125 acres of catchment area and every year migratory birds start arriving in the area in October month and stay up to March. We have planned to make the area as bird sanctuary and start conservation, District Forest Officer Durg Ganveer Dhammshil said. But to sustain the concept we need a broader level of awareness, sensitization of local populace and good connection. Thus, we have linked it with tourism, which will generate jobs for the local youth, the DFO added. And for the programme we have engaged youth volunteers, specialists, bird lovers and others so that it will create awareness and job opportunities both, he added.

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