The NGT has suspended the Union Environment Ministry-s clearance for the hydro power project in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as the clearance did not consider the impact of the project on the habitat of the black-necked crane- Consider the following statements-1- The project was planned on the Nyamjang Chhu river2- Black-necked crane is a species that breeds on the Tibetan plateau and migrates to Tawang for the winter-3- Black-necked crane is rated as -critically endangered- in the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN list of endangered species-Which of the above statements are incorrect-

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Biology

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The NGT has suspended the Union Environment Ministry’s clearance for the hydro power project in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as the clearance did not consider the impact of the project on the habitat of the black-necked crane. Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements are incorrect?

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The correct option is C Only 3
Black-necked crane is rated as ‘vulnerable’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered species.

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The correct option is C Only 3Black-necked crane is rated as ‘vulnerable’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered species.

The correct option is C Only 3
Black-necked crane is rated as ‘vulnerable’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered species.