Haryana plans to set up breeding centre for peacocks

The modalities for its implementation on a 70 acre plot were being worked out, an official release said here on Sunday.

Similarly, proposals to set up a sanctuary had also been forwarded to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The state government has also taken up breeding programme of vultures and work was being done in collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society. Three species of vultures were being bred in aviaries near Pinjore.