Foresters plan safety steps for pilgrims at Tirumala walkway
1 year, 4 months ago

Foresters plan safety steps for pilgrims at Tirumala walkway

Deccan Chronicle  

AP foresters have come up with a multi-pronged strategy to check man-animal conflict at the Tirumala walkway following the killing of a six-year-old girl by a leopard and spotting of wild animals in the area. Forest personnel are to be posted at a distance of 20 metres, with two persons at each place, all along the 14km walkway to manually watch the movement of wild animals in the area. Other plans of the forest department are erection of fencing on either side of the walkway and create an elevated walkway so that the wild animals criss-cross underneath it without coming into conflict with humans. Additional principal chief conservator of forests Shantipriya Pande said, “We have come up with several plans to ensure protection to pilgrims in the wake of the tragic death of a girl and of wild animals frequenting the Tirumala walkway.

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Leopard scare resurfaces Alipiri route
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Leopard scare resurfaces Alipiri route

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has increased vigilance following a leopard sighting on the Tirumala pedestrian route near Alipiri by the forest rangers of Seshachalam, raising safety concerns for devotees trekking to Tirumala. TTD’s staff began patrolling the popular trekking path after receiving alerts from local forest officials about the new big cat’s sighting. They explained that the presence of …

Fresh steps to ensure pilgrim safety at Tirumala walkway
1 year, 2 months ago

Fresh steps to ensure pilgrim safety at Tirumala walkway

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP government is coming up with a series of steps to curb man-animal conflict especially at Tirumala walkway and ensure safety to the pilgrims. This was stated in the legislative council during question hour on Monday by deputy chief minister Kottu Satyanarayana, in reply to queries from Bhumireddy Ramagopal, Duvvarau Ramarao, Tirumala Naidu and Panchumarthi Anuradha. He said …

Elevated walkways plan to avert human-animal conflict on Tirumala footpath
1 year, 3 months ago

Elevated walkways plan to avert human-animal conflict on Tirumala footpath

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The state forest department is proposing construction of elevated walkways along the Alipiri pedestrian route to Tirumala to avert the problem of human-animal conflict. The AP government and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams aim to transform the footpath routes to Tirumala into safe zones for pedestrians while ensuring the protection of local wildlife, he said. This includes the installation of …

Another leopard seen in Tirumala, spreads scare among pilgrims
1 year, 3 months ago

Another leopard seen in Tirumala, spreads scare among pilgrims

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Raising concerns among devotees of Lord Venkateswara, a new leopard has been sighted near the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple along the Alipiri-Tirumala pedestrian route on Thursday night. "Images of the leopard have been captured by four trap cameras set up along the stretch between Anjaneya Swamy Temple and Narasimha Swamy Temple," TTD executive officer A.V. He said forest authorities …

Dilemma over leopard attacks in the foot path of Tirumala hills
1 year, 3 months ago

Dilemma over leopard attacks in the foot path of Tirumala hills

The Hindu  

Firmly clasping his six-year-old daughter Keerthi by her elbow, Chennai-based Kumaran Avudaiyappan, 40, walks barefoot. The 7th mile point, which has been designated a ‘risk zone’ in forest parlance, is where the ghat road that takes motorists down and the trekking route intersect close to the thick forest. “The forest should have enough green cover, perennial water bodies, and a …

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