Jharkhand state forest department is gearing up to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU)with the Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS) to prepare a technical support plan to run and make alive the Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre at Muta in Ranchi.

The plan to re-develop this  Centre was approved by the state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on December 8, 2025.

In fact, the state's first vulture conservation and breeding centre at Muta, around 36 km from Ranchi, was approved by the central government in 2009.

In 2013, Infrastructure was created for this Vulture Conservation Centre at a cost of Rs 42 crore at Muta. The move was, and as it is, to meant to increase the dwindling population of the birds.

Ever since 2013, centre has a main cage, a small hospital and two care units without any vulture.

For all these years, the centre could not be started due to various issues, including bureaucratic hurdles and denial of permission from the Union Ministry of forests and environment to keep vultures alive.

The BNHS is supposed to provide technical support and supervise the centre. Hence, correspondences have been going on with other vulture centres in the country to bring the birds from their centres to Muta l for breeding purposes.

In 2015, the forest department had sent four casual workers to the Pinjore vulture breeding centre in Haryana for training on handling vultures in captivity.

Right now, the dead centre needs some repairs, which may start soon. "We will request additional funds from the government. For all these years, the centre could not be started due to various issues, including bureaucratic hurdles and denial of permission from the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment to keep vultures, a retired forest official said.

The BNHS is expected to provide technical support and supervise the centre. The forest officers are involved in correspondence with other vulture centres in the country to bring the birds from their centres to Jharkhand for breeding purposes,it is learnt.

In 2015, the forest department sent four casual workers to the Pinjore vulture breeding centre in Haryana for training on handling vultures in captivity. The outcome is obvious.