Proposed rail connectivity between Thalassery and Kadakola
Citing an adverse report from its Forest Department, the Karnataka government has stalled the ambitious proposal of the Kerala government to develop the Thalassery- Wayanad-Mysuru rail line under Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (K-Rail), a joint venture company under the Kerala Government and Ministry of Railways.
Reliable sources told
The Hindu that the Karnataka government had pointed out that the ₹5,000 crore project involving the construction of a lengthy tunnel across Kabani river to save wildlife tracts of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarhole National Park was not feasible.
Apart from the rich biodiversity rich corridor between Nagerhole and Bandipur National Parks being harmfully impacted , the sources said that the Karnataka Forest Department had also specified that even if the rail line is constructed through underground tunnels , it can affect the water recharge
Summer rain causes widespread damage to crops
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5,357 farmers in Wayanad affected; loss estimated at ₹226 crore
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A farmer in his plantain farm that was destroyed in rain accompanied by heavy wind at Valliyurkavu area near Mananthavady in Wayanad district.
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5,357 farmers in Wayanad affected; loss estimated at ₹226 crore
Widespread damage to crops has been reported in heavy summer rain and wind that have been lashing the district for the past several days. The crop loss has been estimated at ₹51.86 crore, according to preliminary reports of the Agriculture Department.
The rain severely affected crops, especially plantains, vegetables, coffee, pepper vines, rubber, arecanut palms and coconut palms in Panamaram, Cheeral, Edavaka, Thariyode, Kottathara, Padinharethara, Thavinhal, Vellamunda, Muttil, Noolpuzha and Poothadi grama panchayats, said Sajimon, Principal Agriculture Officer, Wayanad. “Rain
Settler farmers in Wayanad hail hike in compensation
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Central funding for each eligible family raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh
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The Chettyalthur settlement inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. Though the relocation project had begun in the settlement two years ago, it is yet to be completed.
Central funding for each eligible family raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh
Settler farmers in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) and environmental organisations in the district have welcomed the decision of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change (MoEFCC) to enhance the rate of funding from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh to each eligible family under the ongoing voluntary village relocation project of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
Wayanad sanctuary a haven for Asiatic wild dog
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Study finds the sanctuary is host to nearly 50 individuals
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Study finds the sanctuary is host to nearly 50 individuals
A recent study on dhole or Asiatic wild dog, an endangered large carnivore, has found that the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WSS), a major habitat of elephants and tigers, is also host to a good number of dholes.
The first ever study on the carnivore organised by the Wildlife Conservation Society–India, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, University of Florida, and Stanford University has found that the sanctuary has close to 50 dholes.
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