Odisha HC to take up elephant corridor notification matter on priority
4 months ago

Odisha HC to take up elephant corridor notification matter on priority

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: A week after registering a case suo motu on the death of three elephants due to electrocution, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday said it will take up on priority the issue of notifying elephant corridors in the state. The matter of notifying the corridors, which was ordered by the National Green Tribunal in 2021, has been hanging fire due to an interim stay issued by the high court on state government’s petition. The ultimatum to the state government was issued on a petition filed by Wildlife Society of Odisha for execution of the tribunal’s August 17, 2021 direction to notify the 14 elephant corridors as earlier identified by the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation. Later, when WSO sought vacating of the stay, the high court on May 9, 2023 said it would consider the recall petition after receiving a response to it from the state government. Taking note of it, the bench made it clear that in the next date, after two weeks, it will take up as the first case the state government’s petition in which the interim stay order on NGT proceedings on elephant corridors was passed.

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Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
4 months, 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 …

Elephant Corridors: Orissa High Court Stays Proceedings In Case Pending Before NGT
1 year, 10 months ago

Elephant Corridors: Orissa High Court Stays Proceedings In Case Pending Before NGT

Live Law  

Observing that parallel proceedings before National Green Tribunal and high court are not desirable, the Orissa High Court has stayed the proceedings before NGT in a case pertaining to elephant corridors till next date. On April 6, the NGT had granted one month time to the State for notifying the elephant corridors and warned that otherwise the authorities shall be …

NGT Warns Odisha State Authorities To Notify Elephant Corridors Or Face The Consequences
1 year, 11 months ago

NGT Warns Odisha State Authorities To Notify Elephant Corridors Or Face The Consequences

Live Law  

The Eastern Zone of National Green Tribunal has warned the Odisha State authorities to notify the elephant corridors, failing which the concerned authorities shall be liable under Section 26 of the National Green Tribunal Act. We are surprised that even after passage of two and a half years the State Government has not been able to notify the elephant corridors …

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far
2 years ago

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far

The Hindu  

Notwithstanding court and National Green Tribunal orders concerning the safety of elephant population in Odisha’s famed wildlife sanctuaries, jumbos continue to perish in the State. March’s elephant death toll, the highest in four years, started with the discovery of an adult female’s carcass at Baghamunda Section of Purunakote Forest Range of Satkoshia Sanctuary on March 7. Mr. Mohanty said the …

Odisha comes up with comprehensive strategy to mitigate human-elephant conflict
2 years, 2 months ago

Odisha comes up with comprehensive strategy to mitigate human-elephant conflict

The Hindu  

The Odisha government has come up with a ‘comprehensive action plan for conservation of elephants and mitigation of human-elephant conflict’, a zonation approach to maintain a long-term viable population of 1700-1800 elephants in the State. According to the plan, which is part of an affidavit filed with Orissa High Court, steps will be taken to minimise the incidence of human-elephant …

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar
2 years, 4 months 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 …

NGT Directs Odisha Government To Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months
3 years, 7 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 …

NGT asks Odisha government to notify 14 elephant corridors, ecologists cheer
3 years, 7 months ago

NGT asks Odisha government to notify 14 elephant corridors, ecologists cheer

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Odisha government to notify 14 elephant corridors in the state within next two months, realising a long-standing demand of elephant conservationists. In an order passed by the Eastern Zonal bench of NGT, judicial member B Amit Sthalekar and expert member Saibal Dasgupta asked for notification of the 14 corridors identified by Asian …

NGT Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Media Report, Issues Directions To States To Curb Elephant Deaths On Railway Tracks
3 years, 8 months ago

NGT Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Media Report, Issues Directions To States To Curb Elephant Deaths On Railway Tracks

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday initiated suo moto proceedings on the basis of a media report titled "Night, early morning trains cause most elephant deaths" published in the Hindu on May 29, 2021. The media report enumerated the occurrence of frequent elephant accidents caused on railway tracks running between Kottekad, Kerala and Madukkarai, Tamil Nadu. Reliance was placed on …

Supreme Court upholds 2011 Madras HC order on T.N. elephant corridor
4 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court upholds 2011 Madras HC order on T.N. elephant corridor

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s authority to notify an ‘elephant corridor’ and protect the migratory path of the animals through the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. The Supreme Court judgment came on 32 appeals filed by resorts/private land owners, including Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, against a Madras High Court decision of July 2011. Chief Justice Bobde had …

SC expresses displeasure over states not responding to order on elephant corridors, says it is a 'hopelesss' situation
6 years, 8 months ago

SC expresses displeasure over states not responding to order on elephant corridors, says it is a 'hopelesss' situation

Firstpost  

With several states not responding to its order on creating elephant corridors, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was a “hopeless” situation. New Delhi: With several states not responding to its order on creating elephant corridors to check animal deaths and curb human-animal conflict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was a “hopeless” situation and asked the Centre …

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