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  UP CM Yogi declares Gangetic Dolphin as state aquatic animal, urges people to keep rivers clean

  Uttar Pradesh | October 07, 2023 13:08 IST

  Yogi Adityanath urged the people to refrain from using plastics stating that it causes harm to the nature. The population of Gangetic Dolphin is estimated to be around 2,000 in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Uttar Pradesh: 5 fishermen booked for catching, consuming Gangetic dolphin in Kaushambi, 1 arrested

  Uttar Pradesh | July 25, 2023 14:11 IST

  The incident occurred on July 22 on the banks of Nasirpur village in the Pipri police station area, where a Gangetic dolphin got caught in a net laid by the fishermen.

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  Nitish wants to set up Dolphin Research Centre in Bihar

  India | October 05, 2013 22:19 IST

  Patna: Expressing concern at the declining number of dolphins in Ganga due to pollution, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today proposed setting up a dolphin research centre to protect the national aquatic animal."The number of