The grasslands that shelter the Great Indian Bustard in Sorsan in Baran, and the winter Home of Demoiselle Cranes in Khichan in Jodhpur were among three new wildlife conservation areas, the third being Hamirgarh in Bhilwara, declared by the forest department inRajasthanon the occasion of Earth Day, April 22.
After the forest areas become conservation reserves, it will be mandatory to get clearance under the Forest conservation Act, 1990, and approvals of State Board of Wildlife (SBWL) and of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) to carry out any development project within the area. Experts said the CR category was first introduced in the amendment in 2002.