Sruthi and Sarvesh Javdekar extend financial support
PUNE: A new enclosure for birds will come up at Pune Forest Division’s Wildlife Transit Treatment Centre on NDA Road. City-based couple Sruthi and Sarvesh Javdekar have extended financial help of Rs.50 Lakhs for setting up this enclosure and handed over the cheque to RESQ Charitable Trust which looks after the management of this center. This was informed by Mahadev Mohite, Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Pune Division.
Neha Panchamiya, Founder and President of the RESQ Charitable Trust said, “In the year 2024 we provided aid to over 7,500 animals, including birds, mammals, and reptiles. Out of this, over 4,400 were birds. Considering the rapid-paced urbanization and extreme climate events, more wounded birds are likely to come for treatment and this new enclosure will increase the capacity of the wildlife transit treatment center to house more birds under rehabilitation at a time.”
“The enclosure will house over 32 units and will have the capacity to accommodate about 150-200 birds, depending on the species. The current capacity of the center is to accommodate 100 birds at a time. So, after the completion of this new enclosure the center will be able to accommodate 300 plus birds for treatment, which will be a big help”, Panchamiya added.
Sarvesh Javdekar said that according to the recent reports, about 60% of the birds species found in India are on the decline. Birds are of paramount importance in maintaining the ecological balance. Thus, we decided to extend financial support to this new enclosure for birds which will come up at Pune Forest Division’s Wildlife Transit Treatment Centre on NDA Road, Bavdhan.
The enclosure will have 2 avian nurseries along with multiple flight testing areas which are essential to conduct mobility tests prior to release back into their natural habitat. The work of this new enclosure for the birds shall be completed in the next 6-8 months, Javdekar informed. Sarvesh Javdekar is into construction business and his wife Sruthi is an architect.
