Water bodies in Aravallis to be replenished for wild animals

Drying up water bodies in the Aravalli range in Gurgaon and Faridabad will be replenished through tankers this summer by the Haryana forest department to prevent wild animals from straying into human settlements in search of water.

The forest department has taken this initiative after noticing that many wild animals, including leopards, are straying into human settlements to quench their thirst.

The officers of the forest department said they recently spotted a leopard and two cubs in a private golf club in Gurgaon.

"The water bodies in Aravalli generally dry up in June but with the temperature continuously hovering over 40 degrees Celsius, water levels are going down. Therefore, we have decided to supply water through tankers to fill pits," MD Sinha, Conservator of Forest (Gurgaon) range, told

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