Chamarajanagara, Dec 8 (UNI) The Karnataka Forest Department has taken up Grass Land management at MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary so as to increase the fodder availability for animals.
Lantana and other weeds, which had grown on around 500 acres of forest land, are being removed manually in the exercise that began last month and intend to complete the exercise in another two months and fresh shoot of grass will cover the area,” said Deputy Conservator of forests, M M Hills Wildlife Sanctuary V Yadukondalu.
The cost of the exercise has been pegged at Rs One Crore.