Encroachment of 2500 acres of forest around Bengaluru..!?
Human-wildlife conflict is increasing as population increases and wildlife habitats are increasingly urbanized. There are 8900 hectares of forest land around Bangalore. Of this, 2500 acres were encroached and we cleared 403 acres. The green cover is less than 500 ha. Therefore, Forest minister Ishwar Khandre said that the MLAs of that area should cooperate in clearing the encroachment of the remaining forest land. Cases of leopard and elephant attacks are on the rise around Bangalore due to the encroachment of wildlife habitats. Therefore, Forest minister Ishwar Khandre requested that the MLAs of that area should cooperate in clearing encroached forest land around the capital.
During the question and answer session, bjp member M. Satish Reddy, who brought up the case of leopard attack in Bengaluru, was asked what steps have been taken to prevent wild animals from coming to Nadi. Also, a leopard task force of 59 personnel has been formed. He said that a meeting of officials was held recently and instructions were given to provide necessary facilities and training to the Leopard Task Force personnel.
Human-wildlife conflict is increasing as population increases and wildlife habitats are increasingly urbanized. There are 8900 hectares of forest land around Bangalore. Of this, 2500 acres were encroached and we cleared 403 acres. The green cover is less than 500 ha. Therefore, he said that the MLAs of that area should cooperate in clearing the encroachment of the rest of the forest land.
BJP's sunil Kumar said the minister has love for people or animals. Another member, Araga Gyanendra, said wildlife conflict is increasing all over the state. In the past, hunting was allowed in the kingdom when wild animals were plentiful. In that model, he argued that the government should relax some rules to prevent wildlife attacks. To this, the minister said that a leopard that came to Bangalore attacked 4 people while being captured. So it had to be shot. However, as a responsible government, it is necessary to work to protect the life and livelihood of humans as well as wildlife. He said that our government is committed to it.