Elephant census in Kerala forests from April 16, says Saseendran
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant census in Kerala forests from April 16, says Saseendran

The Hindu  

A four-day elephant census will be held in the State’s forests from April 16, Minister for Forests and Wildlife A.K. Mr. Saseendran said a similar exercise would be carried out in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu forests as well during the period. Mr. Saseendran pointed out that the appointment of 500 people from the Scheduled Tribe community, who are familiar with forest areas in the State, as beat forest officers was a step in the right direction. C. Abdul Latheef, Kozhikode Divisional Forest Officer, said a report had been submitted to the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development for constructing a 12-metre-long fence in the Thamarassery forest range. Mr. Saseendran said the government had brought in an amendment to the existing law to protect those who possessed land up to 50 cents before 1971 near forest areas from declaring their property as reserved forest.

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Kerala High Court calls for captive elephants' ownership census in state
5 days, 5 hours ago

Kerala High Court calls for captive elephants' ownership census in state

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has ordered the state government to form a team to conduct a detailed survey and census of all captive elephants in the state. “We direct the state to constitute a team of District Collectors, Divisional Forest Officers from each district, to undertake a survey of the captive elephants held by private individuals/institutions and submit a report …

Odisha's winter elephant census reveals population, seasonal movements
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha's winter elephant census reveals population, seasonal movements

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Elephant Census 2024 has revealed that 2,103 elephants, including 474 males and 1,030 females, currently inhabit the Odisha landscape. The census, conducted over three days from November 14 to 16 across 48 forest and wildlife divisions, also highlighted significant inter-state movements of elephants, particularly from Jharkhand and West Bengal, during the cold season. The latest census …

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
1 month ago

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants

Hindustan Times  

The Union government was expected to provide money to Madhya Pradesh under the Tiger Conservation Fund to protect elephants in the state, where 11 elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet Eleven elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet. Elephants occasionally crossed Madhya Pradesh as they moved from …

First winter count report of elephants to be unveiled by Nov 27
1 month, 1 week ago

First winter count report of elephants to be unveiled by Nov 27

New Indian Express  

He said the Odisha Elephant Census 2024 report of the Forest and Environment Department, released in June, had pegged the total elephant population in the state at 2,098 which was 122 more than the previous count of 1,976 in 2017. A herd of 121 elephants from neighbouring states, primarily West Bengal, has already entered the Baripada division in November first …

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post- tusker deaths, MP constitutes panel for elephant management

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The state forest department has constituted a committee for management of elephants in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of the recent death of ten elephants in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP. “We will study the best practices in elephant management in other states and put in place a system for effective management of the wild elephants in Madhya …

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Parvathipuram Manyam district forest officer G.A.P. She issued a statement on Thursday stating, “This initiative aims to confine elephants to a specific area, thereby reducing the likelihood of crop damage, human fatalities, injuries, and livestock deaths caused by elephant encounters.” Prasuna highlighted that crop losses due to elephant attacks have been estimated at around Rs 13 crore since 2018, …

Three day estimation of elephants using state’s landscape
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three day estimation of elephants using state’s landscape

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Chief wildlife warden Susanta Nanda on Tuesday said the Forest department will conduct a three-day estimation to assess the elephant populationthat uses the Odisha landscape. “A study carried out by Prof Raman Sukumar of Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc-Bangalore in 2018 revealed Odisha at best is suitable to hold around 1,600 to 1,700 elephants within the safe limit. Nanda …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural death of around 50 elephants in the last six months. Raising concern over the spate of elephant deaths, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said responsibility will be fixed on officers found negligent and inefficient in safeguarding the life of the animals. Singhkhuntia directed the additional …

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra Forest Officials Alert Border Crossing by Herd of Wild Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharashtra forest officials have alerted their counterparts in the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district regarding the movement of a herd of seven wild elephants near the state borders. The herd is heading toward Telangana and is currently in the Aheri area of the Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra, approximately 30 km from the Telangana border. Forest officials notified residents of bordering villages …

Study on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu to be completed soon: Forest Minister
3 months, 1 week ago

Study on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu to be completed soon: Forest Minister

The Hindu  

An ongoing study by experts on elephant corridors in Tamil Nadu, which were identified by a panel appointed by the State government, would be completed soon, said Forest Minister M. Mathiventhan in Coimbatore on Wednesday. The Minister was paying tribute to the forest staff, who died in the line of duty, at the martyrs’ column on the Tamil Nadu Forest …

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A meeting of the elephant range States of southern India to granulate the components of the regional action plan for comprehensive understanding and management of human elephant conflict was held in Coimbatore on September 05 and 06, 2024. Besides discussing the action plan for mitigation of human elephant conflict in southern States, the meeting organised by the Ministry of Environment, …

Census in South Reveals Andhra Pradesh Has 142–148 Elephants
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Census in South Reveals Andhra Pradesh Has 142–148 Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has an elephant population ranging between 142–148, a census carried out in the four southern states of Tamil Naidu, Karnataka, Kerala and AP has revealed. Forest authorities of the four states carried out a synchronised census to find out the number of elephants present in their respective states. Additional principal conservator of forests Shantipriya Pande said for …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and forest minister Pawan Kalyan being felicitated by Karnataka forest minister Eshwar …

Erode elephant death: Disciplinary proceedings initiated against Forest guard
6 months ago

Erode elephant death: Disciplinary proceedings initiated against Forest guard

The Hindu  

In a case related to the death of a tusker, reportedly due to electrocution, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the concerned Forest guard while memos were issued to the Ranger and the Forester of the Anthiyur Range in Erode Division on Friday, June 21, 2024. Though the carcass was found near a live wire that …

Elephant population in Andhra Pradesh estimated to be in range of 120 to 142
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant population in Andhra Pradesh estimated to be in range of 120 to 142

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has put the elephant population in the State in the range between 120 and 142. “Although only 51 elephants have been sighted during the exercise, the elephant population in Andhra Pradesh is estimated to be more than double the figure,” said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Chiranjiv Choudhary. A majority of the elephants were sighted …

Dhenkanal records highest 239 elephants in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dhenkanal records highest 239 elephants in Odisha

New Indian Express  

DHENKANAL: The All Odisha Elephant Census 2024 by the Forest department has revealed presence of around 239 jumbos in Dhenkanal forest division, the highest in the state this year. Divisional forest officer Sumit Kar said the number includes the floating population which comes to around 50 to 60. Since Dhenkanal borders Keonjhar, Cuttack, Athagarh, Satkosia and Angul forest divisions, these …

90-110 resident jumbos in Chittoor forests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

90-110 resident jumbos in Chittoor forests

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The three-day synchronised elephant census conducted in the forest areas of Chittoor East and West, Kuppam, Palamaner and other ranges of the Chittoor district has quantified the current number of resident jumbos between 90 and 110. The synchronised elephant population estimation exercise was conducted from May 23 to May 25 in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as …

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace
7 months ago

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest department in Telangana has prepared an action plan to deal with the menace of wild elephants straying in during the monsoon season for food and water from bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states. A sub-adult male elephant entered the Kagaznagar forest division by crossing the River Pranahitha from Gadchiroli and trampled two farmers to death in the first …

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division
7 months ago

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division

The Hindu  

A synchronised elephant population estimation exercise that aims at preventing human-elephant conflict and developing management strategies began in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Erode Forest Division, here on Thursday, May 23, 2024. K. Sudhakar, Deputy Director of STR and District Forest Officer of Hasanur Division said the exercise began at 30 beats in which 120 staff were involved. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, …

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23
7 months ago

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23

The Hindu  

As many as 1,300 Forest officials and watchers will begin a three- day elephant census in the four elephant reserves in Kerala on Thursday as part of a synchronised elephant population estimation study in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Chief Wildlife warden D.Jayaprasad said Forest officials and watchers who had received training would fan out across 610 sample …

How the move to revive elephant corridors has become a political problem in Tamil Nadu
7 months ago

How the move to revive elephant corridors has become a political problem in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu government's initiative to restore all the traditional elephant corridors in the state to facilitate unrestricted movement of wildlife without running into conflict with humans has become a flashpoint with major political parties and prominent farmers' organisations objecting to the plan. The plan Last year, the state government constituted an expert panel to identify elephant corridors in the …

T.N. draft elephant corridor plan | Two new corridors identified in Erode district
7 months, 1 week ago

T.N. draft elephant corridor plan | Two new corridors identified in Erode district

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government appointed-Elephant Corridor Committee has identified a 53.8 km stretch in the Anthiyur - Chennampatti forests in Erode division, and a 3 km stretch in the Sujilkuttai – Bannari forests, falling under the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve as corridors that are used frequently by wild elephants. A draft elephant corridor consolidation plan for Tamil Nadu was released in …

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters

The Hindu  

The number of human deaths in encounters with wild elephants in Odisha has increased to 149 during the year 2023-24, recording an all-time high human casualties in the current fiscal. Mr. Mohanty pointed out that Odisha was the leading State in losing humans to wild elephants in the country despite having lower elephant population compared to States such as Karnataka, …

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials
10 months ago

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The communication of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi that on the latter’s advice, Rs 15 lakh compensation has been given to the family of a man killed by an elephant in Kerala has been questioned by officials from the department and experts. In the letter, Khandre has acknowledged that forest boundaries are shrinking,” said …

Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu govt. to acquire all private forests situated within notified elephant corridors
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu govt. to acquire all private forests situated within notified elephant corridors

The Hindu  

Observing that elephants and other animals cannot be deprived of food and shelter, grown either spontaneously or silviculturally, in their natural habitat, the Madras High Court has directed the State government to acquire all private forests that fall within the notified elephant corridor on Sigur Plateau in the Nilgiris district. The orders were passed while denying permission for cutting around …

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts

The Hindu  

Data from the latest elephant census report released by the Karnataka Government on August 9 must have been music to the ears of jumbo lovers. Mindless urban expansion at the cost of forest cover and elephant habitats, and infrastructural developments blocking movement of elephants have forced behavioural changes in elephants and increased instances of humans being exposed to the beasts. …

Elephant numbers up by 350 in Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

Elephant numbers up by 350 in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Over the last six years, elephant numbers have gone up by about 350 in Karnataka as per a three-day exercise conducted in May 17 to 19 this year, said Minister for Forests and Environment Eshwar Khandre in Bengaluru on Wednesday while releasing the Elephant estimation-2023 report. The previous elephant estimation done in 2017 stated that Karnataka had about 6049 …

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up
1 year, 4 months ago

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The population of wild elephants in the State has gone up from 2761 in the year 2017 to 2961 now with the Nilgiris Eastern Ghats elephant sanctuary having the highest number of 2477 pachyderms, according to an integrated elephant survey 2023, whose report was released by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. An official press release said that …

Elephant population estimation more accurate than previous studies: Kerala Forest department
1 year, 4 months ago

Elephant population estimation more accurate than previous studies: Kerala Forest department

The Hindu  

Maintaining that its recent elephant population estimation exercise was “more precise” than the previous surveys, the Forest department has stood by its migration theory to explain the fall in elephant population, with their habitats in Kerala being contiguous with the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sharing an inter-State boundary length of 957 km. In its Elephant Population Estimation in …

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: Forest officials in Kerala exhumed the carcass of a wild male elephant from a private rubber estate based on a tip-off in Thrissur district’s Vazhakkode in a suspected case connected to ivory trade on Friday Kodanad forest range officials arrested 1, detained 3 in connection with an attempted ivory-trade case. ) When forest officials in Machad range excavated the …

Synchronised jumbo population census starts in 4 southern States
1 year, 7 months ago

Synchronised jumbo population census starts in 4 southern States

The Hindu  

The three-day synchronised elephant population estimation exercise began on Wednesday, with direct counting of the pachyderms in 699 blocks, covering five tiger reserves and forest divisions with elephant population in Tamil Nadu. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R. Reddy said the block census held on Wednesday will be followed by line transect survey on Thursday. …

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants
1 year, 7 months ago

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government is initiating several steps to ensure the safe passage of elephants that move in from Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to AP districts on a regular basis. In compliance with the advice of the Project Elephant Steering Committee of the Wildlife Institute of India and also taking note of the observations of the Supreme Court, …

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding
1 year, 11 months ago

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To curb the menace of elephants from the wild eating away crops and destroying the properties of villagers, the forest authorities have come up with an action plan. They propose to erect fences and set up barricades around the 300-hectare reserve forest area at a cost of Rs 40 crore in Parvathipuram-Manyam district. The forest authorities intend to dig …

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar
2 years, 1 month ago

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar

The Hindu  

Amid reports of rampant elephant deaths due to man-elephant conflicts in Odisha, the Orissa High Court was informed that the mapping of the elephant corridors in the State had not been done ‘properly’. Highlighting several issues on the subject, Mr. Sukumar was very critical on the mapping of the elephant corridors of Odisha upon which the Odisha Chief Conservator of …

Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness
2 years, 2 months ago

Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness

Hindustan Times  

A speeding train hit a herd of wild elephants crossing the railway tracks at Titabor in Assam’s Jorhat district on the night of October 9. Delayed rescue of elephant in Assam sparks debate of state’s preparedness The impact toppled the elephant, which sustained injuries on both her hind legs, into a small stream. Status of rescue capabilities The incident at …

TN Forest Dept’s AI-based warning system to cover 13 km of vulnerable railway lines
2 years, 3 months ago

TN Forest Dept’s AI-based warning system to cover 13 km of vulnerable railway lines

The Hindu  

The plan by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to install artificial intelligence based warning system to prevent elephant fatalities on railway lines will cover a stretch of 13 km passing through Madukkarai forest range of Coimbatore Forest Division that has been identified as “vulnerable”. According to the Forest Department, A and B lines pass through the reserve forest for a …

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats
2 years, 4 months ago

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats

The Hindu  

As a child, Gopal saw a herd of 37 elephants — yes, he counted them one by one — on the southern edge of the Western Ghats. “The Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve administration has drawn up plans for resurrecting the elephant migratory paths and removing encroachments along the corridors within the landscape,” says N. Senthil Kumar, Field Director, KMTR. Compact …

Centre to conduct combined elephant and tiger survey this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre to conduct combined elephant and tiger survey this year

The Hindu  

The Central government will for the first time this year present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country, according to officials in the Union Environment Ministry. Last year, Bhupender Yadav, Union Environment Minister, on August 12, which is celebrated as World Elephant Day, made public the population estimation protocol to be adopted in the …

Watch | Tamil Nadu forest staff rescue huge elephant stuck in swamp; see viral video here
2 years, 8 months ago

Watch | Tamil Nadu forest staff rescue huge elephant stuck in swamp; see viral video here

Firstpost  

The mammal couldn’t get out no matter how hard she tried. However, it is when the Tamil Nadu forest department staff worked diligently, they could successfully rescue the massive tusker from the swamp. In a recent incident, a 25-year-old elephant in Tamil Nadu got stuck in a swamp in the forests of Gudalur, Nilgiris. In the video shared by Supriya …

Captive elephant numbers on the decline in Kerala
2 years, 9 months ago

Captive elephant numbers on the decline in Kerala

The Hindu  

Caparisoned jumbos in their majestic look is a treat for eyes. Another directive of the Chief Wildlife Warden says forest officials should visit the place elephants are tethered in 15 days. “Elephants were paraded without maintaining the mandatory four-m distance between them,” says the task force. Foot infection, tuberculosis, and impaction are common reasons for the death of elephants in …

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady
2 years, 9 months ago

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: A team of experts from Nagarahole National Park have reached to Belthangady where herd of elephants wrecking havoc in the human habitation area. Elephants coming from the nearby forest enter the plantations and destroy crops like coconut, arecanut, and banana. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the forest officials invited experts from Nagarahole National Park. Their task is to …

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts
2 years, 11 months ago

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts

The Hindu  

It has been more than three months since a herd of wild elephants wandered across the Chhattisgarh border to the forests of Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra. Therefore, Kishor Rithe believes, “wild elephants and buffaloes can live in the combined forest area of the present Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts as the habitat of these two animals is the same. Tourism with …

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble
2 years, 11 months ago

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: Forest officials have devised strategies to prevent wild elephants from entering human settlements and trampling people and destroying crops in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts. During the musth period, which usually lasts four or five months, elephants tend to grow more aggressive, said sources from the forest department. He said forest personnel are selectively interfering with the movement of elephants, …

Frequent Elephant Attacks: Kerala High Court Directs Forest Department To Take Immediate Action
3 years, 3 months ago

Frequent Elephant Attacks: Kerala High Court Directs Forest Department To Take Immediate Action

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by Vettampara Pourasamithy alleging frequent elephant attacks in the Malayatoor Forest areas. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly has directed the Forest Department to file a statement and produce documents on action taken in the matter. The primary submission of the …

NGT Directs Odisha Government To Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months
3 years, 4 months ago

NGT Directs Odisha Government To Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal, East Zone Bench, Kolkata has directed the Odisha state government to notify the elephant corridors in terms of the elephant corridors as identified by the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation and the Action Plan on the the time-line for implementation of the recommendations made by the ANCF, within a period of two months.Judicial Member, Justice B. The …

India to conduct first scientific estimation of its elephant population in 2022
3 years, 4 months ago

India to conduct first scientific estimation of its elephant population in 2022

Firstpost  

The Union Environment Minister said that local and indigenous people should be involved in the conservation efforts. On Elephant Day, Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India will be conducting its first scientific estimation of its elephant population, and will conduct a tiger census as well. “There has been a pressing need to improve and …

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay
3 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh forest department has been conducting awareness camps to sensitise people about ‘man-animal conflicts’ with the help of wildlife experts. According to forest officials, the government is using three innovative, effective and low-cost methods - WhatsApp, ultrasonic apps, and chilli aromatic technique or chilli smoke - to mitigate ‘man-animal conflicts’ in the reserve forests and revenue areas …

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
3 years, 10 months ago

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

The Hindu  

With rows of Sri Lankan flags fluttering in the morning breeze, it was not hard to spot the Independence Day event on Thursday in Walsapugala village, in the southern Hambantota district. “What does an Independence Day mean, when neither our farmers nor our elephants are free?” Mr. Samarawickrama’s organisation, and some 80 other farmer groups in the district, have been …

SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification; Appoints 3 Member Committee To Hear Objections Of Land/Resort Owners [Read Judgment]
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification; Appoints 3 Member Committee To Hear Objections Of Land/Resort Owners [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris District.The bench comprising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna upheld the Madras High Court judgment which had directed resort owners and other private landowners to vacate and hand over …

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