Rajasthan state forest department submitted report to National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the status of the bird in the Jaisalmer area of the Desert National Park in Thar.

• A petition filed by the Centre for Wildlife and Environment Litigation (CWEL) stating that wind power projects and transmission lines were proving to be a major hazard for the survival of the endangered species in the desert area
• Most of the wind power projects are located in the natural habitat of the GIB in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Due to their weight, GIBs cannot fly at a high altitude. As a result, they caught in power lines.
• Great Indian Bustard is a designated as Critically Endangered by IUCN.