Removing invasive plants, restoring vanishing wildlife corridors and eco-restoration inside forests should be the ideal solution to human-wildlife in conflict in Kerala, rather than culli
New Delhi, Jun 3 (EFE).- The Supreme Court of India ordered on Friday the creation of an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of at least one kilometer in the country’s protected forests, and banned mining in sensitive areas such as animal reserves or national parks. Inside the ESZ, no permanent structure can be constructed, and those …
Despite attempts on his life and having to serve jail time for crimes he did not commit, K M Chinnappa gave all he had to fight for what he believed in.
Also affected are the local tribal communities, who depend on these resorts for livelihood.
So how did the Masinagudi area get embroiled in a protracted court case, and what is the elephant in the room the locals claim the “foreign NGOs” have missed?
The court battle
The October Supreme Court judgment came on 32 appeals filed by resorts and private land owners, including actor Mithun Chakraborty, under the banner of Hospitality Association of Mudumalai, against a Madras High Court verdict of 2011. The High Court had upheld a Tamil Nadu government order notifying the elephant corridor in the area that included Masinagudi.