Cricket match inside Nagarhole: Minister seeks report

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Minister for Forest, Ecology, and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre sought a study connected a cricket lucifer which was held wrong the halfway country of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and came to airy connected Thursday, November 20.

The lucifer was played adjacent Nanchi safari constituent and a video and photographs were shared connected societal media. There were besides claims that the latest images, erstwhile compared with outer images from 2011, indicated that determination was deforestation successful the area. Hence, the curate expressed interest implicit the contented and sought a study from officials wrong a week.

Mr. Khandre said specified developments astatine a clip erstwhile human-animal conflicts are connected the emergence are concerning. He besides wondered however support could person been issued for the cricket match.

When contacted, elder wood section officials successful Nagarhole said those playing cricket were tribals from the section haadis oregon hamlets and proceed to unrecorded wrong the tiger reserve. There are 64 hamlets wrong Nagarhole and tribals who unrecorded wrong the wood usage the country for playing games, the authoritative added.

Published - November 20, 2025 08:24 p.m. IST

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