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Combing operations are connected astatine 2 places successful Saragur taluk of Mysuru territory wherever 2 farmers were killed successful abstracted incidents of tiger attacks successful the past fewer days.
While a husbandman identified arsenic Doddaningaiah from Kudagi colony was killed by a tiger successful Kurnigala colony adjacent to the Muliyuru scope of Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) connected Friday, different husbandman named Rajashekar was killed connected October 26 successful Bennegere colony adjacent to Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary bordering Bandipur.
There was besides a 3rd incidental a fewer days earlier successful which a husbandman sustained superior injuries successful Badagalpura, besides adjacent to Nugu and is battling for beingness successful a hospital.
The combing operations adjacent the Muliyuru scope commenced connected Saturday and the Forest Department staff, including members of the Special Tiger Force person fanned retired successful the country looking for telltale grounds for the beingness of tigers. Prabhakaran, Deputy Conservator of Forests and Director of BTR, said that camera traps person been laid astatine vantage points, which were being monitored for the beingness of tigers successful the vicinity. Besides, 2 elephants from the Forest Department camps person besides been deployed.
Mr. Prabhakaran stated that different squad of unit were combing the country adjacent Bennegere wherever husbandman Rajashekar mislaid his beingness to a tiger onslaught connected October 26. He added that 50 camera traps person been acceptable up at both the places.
In the meantime, the authorities has deputed much than 50 further unit to Bandipur and they volition beryllium deployed astatine places known to beryllium hotspots for human-wildlife conflict.
The further unit volition beryllium connected deputation initially for a play of 15 days — from November 1 to 15 — and volition supplement the spot of the existing tract staff.
The absorption volition beryllium astir Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary, Hediyala, Moliyuru, and surrounding places of the country which person been reporting a spate of tiger attacks since the past fewer days.
The authorities person said that this is lone an ad-hoc measurement and if request be, the deputation play of the further unit volition beryllium extended.
In a related development, Minister successful complaint of Mysuru territory H.C. Mahadevappa and different elder officials visited Koodagi colony connected Saturday and offered past respects to the deceased husbandman Doddaningaiah.
A radical of farmers representing Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and different associations besides visited the colony and expressed interest that an summation successful human-wildlife struggle has created an ambiance of fearfulness among farmers successful villages bordering the forests.
