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DCs’ visits bring some succour to villagers
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February 20, 2021 19:38 IST
Terikal in Hunsur taluk; Sheelanere in K.R. Pet taluk; Maalangi in Kollegal taluk; Kurchi in Ponnampet taluk were the chosen ones
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Terikal in Hunsur taluk; Sheelanere in K.R. Pet taluk; Maalangi in Kollegal taluk; Kurchi in Ponnampet taluk were the chosen ones
The Deputy Commissioners of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajnagar and Kodagu headed straight to their chosen villages as a part of the programme of taking the district administration to the doorsteps of villagers.
The entire Revenue Department led by the DCs and comprising all senior officers including the tahsildars will visit one village in the respective districts on the third Saturday of every month to hear the grievances of the community and address their grievances. The entire DC-led teams will remain in the chosen villages for 24 hours.
Bird Census in Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow
February 4, 2021
Chamarajanagar: After the successful Bird Festival in Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) and Bird Census at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department is conducting a Bird Census at
Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow.
It will be held for three days and the Reserve is playing host to such an exercise after a gap of 18 years. Over 104 volunteers from Bengaluru, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have registered in the Forest Department website and the census will be held along with the Department employees of 13 Ranges of Bandipur and students from College of Forestry in Ponnampet, Kodagu District.
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore
Mahatma Gandhi was always impressed by Kodavas who are hard-working and play a major role in protecting India’s borders. In fact, there are many Kodavas who held and still hold top positions in Defence Forces like the Chief of Army Staff.
Here we recall Gandhiji’s visit to Kodagu. He was camping at Madras (now Chennai). There was a rumour that Gandhiji would visit Bangalore and Mysore. At that time, Pandiyanda I. Belliappa (people lovingly called him ‘Gandhi’ later due to the Mahatma’s visit to his house) was a prominent Congress leader and he was also bringing out a newspaper called Kodagu. He requested Gandhiji to sanctify Kodagu by his visit.
Ponnampet: A tiger survived the snare in which it was trapped for hours before
Nagarahole National Park officials located the animal and rescued it on Wednesday.
The tiger’s leg was caught in the snare and no major injuries were identified.
The tiger was caught in the snare believed to have been laid to trap a wild boar on the periphery of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve at Balele village of South Kodagu.
The snare was laid behind the veterinary hospital in Balele where there is a large paddy field.
Snares are laid to trap wild boars as they come to raid fully grown paddy fields. Laying of snares to catch wild animals is illegal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.