In response to the directive of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, and to respond to the growing challenges of maintaining healthy, living landscapes by reducing the conflicts associated with the expanding linear developments such as road, railway lines and powerlines, Wildlife Institute of India developed the set of best practice guidance - Eco-Friendly Measures to Mitigate Impacts of Linear Infrastructure on Wildlife.

This guidance document was released by Shri A. N. Jha, Secretary, Ministry of Environment,  Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) in the presence of Dr. S. S Negi, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary to the Government of India; Shri. B. S. Bonal, Additional Director General of Forest (Wildlife), MoEFCC and Dr. V. B. Mathur, Director, Wildlife Institute of India on 16th December 2016 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The publication of this document was possible with the support of several partners especially the National Highway Authority of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, Govt. of India and the World Bank.

It is hoped that this document, the first for the country and for South Asia region, would serve as a valuable resource for planners, road and railway agencies and the powerline companies to enable them adopt smart solutions recommended in the guide to promote green infrastructure that would adequately address the need for 'development with caution’ in wildlife habitats within the integrated landscapes. Speaking on the occasion, Shri A. N. Jha Secretary, MoEF&CC complimented the Wildlife Institute of India for preparing such a document that would help to implement the practice of "Development without Destruction '. The challenge now is  to ensure that mitigation measures that are  proposed in the guidance document are actually implemented in the field, he added.