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- The Central government informed that there were no Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary (KBS) in Gujarat.
- KBS near Naliya in Kutch district’s Abdasa block is a tiny sanctuary notified in 1992 and spread over just 2 sq km.
- But its eco-sensitive zone spread over 220 sq km covers most of present-day core GIB habitat.
- The Great Indian Bustards are the largest among the four bustard species in India.
- The other three being MacQueen’s bustard, lesser florican and the Bengal florican.
- Overhead power transmission lines are the biggest threat to the GIBs.
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- In April 2021, the Supreme Court ordered that all overhead power transmission lines in core and potential GIB habitats in Rajasthan and Gujarat should be undergrounded.
- The SC also formed a three-member committee to help power companies comply with the order.
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