These MVUs will provide immediate medical assistance to injured sarus cranes—the state bird—and other birds and wild animals in bird sanctuaries and forest divisions across the two regions.

Taking a significant step towards wildlife conservation under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Forest and Wildlife Department of Uttar Pradesh has approved the deployment

of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) in Gorakhpur and Lucknow divisions.

These MVUs will provide immediate medical assistance to injured sarus cranes—the state bird—and other birds and wild animals in bird sanctuaries and forest divisions across the two regions.

Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Anuradha Vemuri informed here on Thursday that the demand for MVUs had been long pending with the Sarus Crane Conservation Committee. In response, the

department has now equipped these divisions with MVU services.

Speaking further, she stated that similar requests were received for Kanpur and Meerut divisions. However, due to resource constraints, MVUs could not yet be deployed there. Efforts are

underway to extend these services to Kanpur, Meerut, and other divisions in the near future.

Officials from the Forest and Wildlife Department explained that based on the request from the Sarus Crane Conservation Committee, MVU services have been initiated in two divisions, using

modified Tata Winger vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with modern medical tools and essential medicines to provide immediate first aid and transport injured wildlife to the nearest

veterinary facility.