Chandigarh: Short-term permits for shooting wild boar and Roz to check damage to crops during season as no Panchayat resolution will be required as per a decision taken by Punjab government on Friday.
The state government has also approved introduction of sterilisation of bulls by the Animal Husbandry Department to control the menace of stray cattle, in line with the practice being followed in some other states.
A meeting of the Punjab State Wildlife Board, chaired by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, decided to simplify the procedure for sanctioning the 45-day permits for shooting these crop-damaging animals. It was decided to put the permit process online and on the WhatsApp digital platform to ensure ease of procedure for grant of the permits. These permits for limited hunting are confined to privately owned land and are meant only for crop-damaging animals. Read more
The state government has also approved introduction of sterilisation of bulls by the Animal Husbandry Department to control the menace of stray cattle, in line with the practice being followed in some other states.
A meeting of the Punjab State Wildlife Board, chaired by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, decided to simplify the procedure for sanctioning the 45-day permits for shooting these crop-damaging animals. It was decided to put the permit process online and on the WhatsApp digital platform to ensure ease of procedure for grant of the permits. These permits for limited hunting are confined to privately owned land and are meant only for crop-damaging animals. Read more