Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Indian tiger on Friday got a reprieve two days after a CNN-IBN report which revealed that a proposed road project cutting through wildlife parks could endanger animals.
Amicus Curiae to the Supreme court of India Harish Salve has now withdrawn a note in the Supreme Court which would have sounded the death knell for the Indian tiger.
Salve withdrew his note on Friday admitting that he had made a mistake.
CNN-IBN had on Wednesday reported that the Salve had stated that a road project through Pench National Park had permission of the National Board of Wildlife when in fact it was not the case.
The nine sq km stretch is a key link between Kanha and Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh and a vital tiger corridor.
"THE NHAI claims it has the approval of the State Board of Wildlife and the National Board of Wildlife," Salve had stated in his previous note.
But the National Board of Wildlife had in fact rejected the project in 2008. Salve acknowledged he made a mistake and withdrew his note.
"I have regard for Mr salve but in this case we don’t agree with him," said Bittu Sahgal, Editor of Sanctuary Asia and a tiger lover.
With the matter now adjourned and the contentious note removed, could it be a new lease of life for the tigers of Madhya Pradesh?
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