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MADIKERI: Polibetta has become the latest camp for wild elephants.
Coffee, paddy and other crops in Pollibetta, Chennyanakote, Mekooru and
Hoskeri villages have been destroyed by rampaging elephants. The forest
department, villagers fume, is indifferent to their plight. For the
department it has become a routine affair. They take it seriously only
when there is a human death, they added.
The Pollibetta village panchayat, cultural association and agricultural cooperative society have submitted a memorandum to district forest officers and district administration to take measures to shift the elephants to the forest or to capture them. If officials fail, villagers have warned of protests. Speaking to Sunday Times of India, Virajpet division DFO Puttaswamy said that the 20 elephants camps in Pollibetta have been there since years. "They have all been living in the area surrounding BBTC estate, and have become tame," he said. He also said that the chasing operation will begin from Sunday. Thithimathi RFO Gopal will head the team.
More elephant trenches
There will be new EPTs (elephant proof trench) in the required places, said Deepak Sharma, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife division) here.
He was instructing local DFOs (deputy conservator of forests) to take appropriate measures to dig trenches to prevent elephants from entering human habitation and fields. He visited Madikeri, Somwarpet and Virajpet -three places sensitive to man-animal conflicts. In Maldare village, Sharma agreed to build more trenches as requested by the villagers. He also visited the Dubare elephant camp, Shrimangala wildlife division and Maldare reserve forest range today.
The report on human-elephant conflict will be submitted to the high court in January, he said.
The Pollibetta village panchayat, cultural association and agricultural cooperative society have submitted a memorandum to district forest officers and district administration to take measures to shift the elephants to the forest or to capture them. If officials fail, villagers have warned of protests. Speaking to Sunday Times of India, Virajpet division DFO Puttaswamy said that the 20 elephants camps in Pollibetta have been there since years. "They have all been living in the area surrounding BBTC estate, and have become tame," he said. He also said that the chasing operation will begin from Sunday. Thithimathi RFO Gopal will head the team.
More elephant trenches
There will be new EPTs (elephant proof trench) in the required places, said Deepak Sharma, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife division) here.
He was instructing local DFOs (deputy conservator of forests) to take appropriate measures to dig trenches to prevent elephants from entering human habitation and fields. He visited Madikeri, Somwarpet and Virajpet -three places sensitive to man-animal conflicts. In Maldare village, Sharma agreed to build more trenches as requested by the villagers. He also visited the Dubare elephant camp, Shrimangala wildlife division and Maldare reserve forest range today.
The report on human-elephant conflict will be submitted to the high court in January, he said.
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