Study on to restore elephant corridors in the Nilgiris, govt. tells High
Court
The Hindu
July 23, 2021
Detailed report to be submitted before the court after four weeks
The State government on Thursday told the Madras High Court that it has
undertaken a comprehensive study with the assistance of international
elephant experts and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the purpose of
ensuring that elephant corridors and habitat belonging to the elephants in
the Nilgiris area, if invaded, are restored to the forests and to the
animals.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy were
informed that the Forest Department would submit a detailed report before
the court, after four weeks, on the basis of the findings of the study. The
report would assist the court in passing necessary orders on a public
interest litigation petition alleging large-scale encroachments in elephant
corridors.
Animal lover S. Muralidharan had filed the PIL petition complaining about
presence of illegal brick kilns around the elephant corridor in Thadagam
valley in Coimbatore district.
Taking serious note of such a complaint, the court had directed the
government to act against the illegal kilns and also called for reports on
restoring the elephant corridors.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/study-on-to-restore-elephant-corridors-in-the-nilgiris-govt-tells-high-court/article35479410.ece
Study on to restore elephant corridors in the Nilgiris, govt. tells High
Court
The Hindu
July 23, 2021
Detailed report to be submitted before the court after four weeks
The State government on Thursday told the Madras High Court that it has
undertaken a comprehensive study with the assistance of international
elephant experts and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the purpose of
ensuring that elephant corridors and habitat belonging to the elephants in
the Nilgiris area, if invaded, are restored to the forests and to the
animals.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy were
informed that the Forest Department would submit a detailed report before
the court, after four weeks, on the basis of the findings of the study. The
report would assist the court in passing necessary orders on a public
interest litigation petition alleging large-scale encroachments in elephant
corridors.
Animal lover S. Muralidharan had filed the PIL petition complaining about
presence of illegal brick kilns around the elephant corridor in Thadagam
valley in Coimbatore district.
Taking serious note of such a complaint, the court had directed the
government to act against the illegal kilns and also called for reports on
restoring the elephant corridors.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/study-on-to-restore-elephant-corridors-in-the-nilgiris-govt-tells-high-court/article35479410.ece