APPROVAL FOR THE TRISHNA GAS PROJECT OF ONGC WHICH FALLS IN THE TRISHNA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

• The National Wildlife Board has given its approval for the Trishna Gas project of ONGC which falls in the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in the Gomati district of Tripura.
• ONGC has discovered 10-12 gas-bearing wells in the Trishna Wildlife sanctuary. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Tripura Asset would soon start extracting natural gas from Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in Belonia subdivision of Gomati district following the National Wildlife Board’s clearance of its proposal.
• The gas extracted from Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary would be transported to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) owned 100 MW gas-based thermal power project at Monarchak in Sonamura subdivision of Sipahijala district.

Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary

• Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India.
• It covers an area of about 163.08 square kilometers. This sanctuary is situated in South Tripura District.
• This sanctuary has a number of perennial water rivulets, water bodies, and grassland. Indian Gaur (Bison) is an attraction of this sanctuary.
• Apart from it, there are varieties of Birds, Deers, Hollock Gibbon, Golden Langur, Capped Langur, Pheasant, and many other animals and reptiles.