MRPL To Adopt Wildlife at Pilikula: Spend Over Rs 4.16 Crore

December 23: MRPL, under its corporate environment responsibilityhas planned to adopt the wild animals in Pilikula Biological Park for a period of 12 months to support the cause of conservation of biodiversity in Mangalore.
MRPL will provide financial assistance of Rs. 4,16,45,145 for this cause. The funds will mainly be utilized for providing fodder to 1,200 wild animals and also to provide veterinary facilities and medicines to the animals.
MRPL took up the project under its CER upon a recommendation from deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district as there was a need to protect and feed more than 1200 captive wild animals during the Covid-19 outbreak and also due to loss of revenue at Pilikula due to the lockdown.