Remove forest encroachments on over three acres, officials told
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Minister for Forests Arvind Limbavali chairing a meeting of Forest Department officials at Aranya Bhavan, Padil, in Mangaluru on Friday.
Minister for Forests Arvind Limbavali on Friday directed his department officials to get forest encroachments on more than three acres removed immediately.
He was speaking at a meeting of officials from the Mangaluru Circle of the department here.
Mr. Limbavali further asked officials to give factual report about deemed forest after local inspection. Then only, proper action could be initiated, he said.
Dakshina Kannada with abundant forest cover provides good opportunity for forest development.
By Ashvini Ranjan
The recent news about one thousand acres of virgin forest in Sandur, Ballari District, being opened up for mining Iron and Manganese Ore by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) is shocking to say the least.
In all, 99,330 trees are proposed to be felled much against the advice by the Forest Department. Besides the damage to the environment, the mining activity will seriously erode soil, affect water bodies and streams in the area.
The Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) has further warned the distress the mining activity could cause to the wildlife in the area, leading to even more ‘man-animal conflict.’
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Wild elephant chased back into the safety of the forest
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Operation Jumbo to send this wild elephant back into the forest concluded on Tuesday. The pachyderm strayed onto the Karnatak University campus on Saturday night.
Operation Jumbo launched by the Forest Department to send back a wild elephant that had strayed onto Karnatak University campus on Saturday night finally succeeded on Tuesday.
After entering the university campus, the pachyderm subsequently moved to Lakmanhalli locality on Monday giving a sleepless night to foresters and also the residents of the surrounding areas.
On Monday afternoon, the rescue team of foresters sensed that the pachyderm was getting dehydrated and splashed water on it. A team of 50 forest officials and employees was deployed to keep a watch on the movement of the elephant and it camped behind the Police Training Academy on Kalghatgi Road where the elephant was spotted on Monday.
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