TNPSC Thervupettagam

Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

July 16 , 2019 1841 days 836 0
  • The Ministry of Shipping has introduced new norms to safeguard the population of the Ganges River Dolphin in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS)
  • The VGDS extending from Sultanganj to Kahalganj on the river Ganga in Bihar, is the only dolphin sanctuary in the country.
  • National Waterway -1 connecting Haldia, West Bengal to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh passes through VGDS.
  • Restriction of vessels speed, using nontoxic paints, fitting vessels with propeller guards are some of the steps to save these river dolphins.

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