The first of its kind ‘Coringa Bird Festival’ was kick-started at the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary near here on Friday. The festival evoked good response from the youngsters with students from different educational institutions in and around the city taking part in the event with enthusiasm.
The Forest Department, in association with the EGREE Foundation, has launched the two-day festival to make people aware of various migratory birds and their features, besides highlighting the need for protecting the eco system for the future generations.
The Day One registered a visitor turnout of about 4,000, including over 2,500 students, and more participation was expecting from the public on the Day Two. The special exhibitions and sightseeing remained the major attractions.
Chief Wildlife Warden Nalini Mohan announced that the bird festival would become an annual affair at Coringa henceforth. He called upon the public to help the department in protecting the flora and fauna in the wildlife sanctuary.
Action plan
Chief Conservator of Forests Santhipriya Pandey observed that the mangroves remained a natural protector to the coast here. She said that a special plan of action would be chalked out soon to protect the birds at Kolleru and Coringa.
DFO (Wildlife) Anant Shankar, in his welcome address, said that Coringa was an abode for the migratory birds and the mangroves were the nestling spots for the birds from places like China, Russia and Siberia. Mummidivaram MLA Datla Subba Raju (Buchi Babu) DFO Nandini Salaria and other officials were present.
