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The Gudalur Forest Division, successful a property release, shared that 124 cases against amerciable golden miners had been registered since January 2025.
According to officials, cases person been registered successful Devala and Pandalur since past year, with 20 cases being registered successful October 2025 and January 2026, the maximum cases successful a azygous period implicit the period.
The Forest Department stated that they were clamping down connected amerciable golden miners successful the region. They besides disputed reports circulating online of amerciable golden mining taking spot wrong reserve wood boundaries.
“It has travel to our announcement that a quality study is circulating claiming that amerciable golden mining is done wrong the wood country astatine Kaatimattam, Pandalur. In this regard, it is informed that during the past 2 years, 124 cases person been booked successful Pandalur Range against assorted amerciable activities successful the region, peculiarly those related to golden extraction. Due to the stringent enforcement actions taken by the Forest Department, amerciable activities taking spot wrong wood areas are controlled substantially, and implicit extortion is being ensured,” the Gudalur Forest Division said successful a property release.
Recently, Revenue Department officials visited amerciable golden mining areas successful Pandalur, arsenic determination were reports that determination has been a surge successful the fig of caller amerciable golden mines and miners owed to the summation successful golden prices. Over the years, a fig of animals, including elephants person died aft falling into the uncovered mines, immoderate of which are hundreds of feet deep.
The Forest Department clarified that the locations inspected by the Revenue Department autumn extracurricular the reserve wood area. “Through the District Forest Officer, the contented of amerciable golden mining successful the portion has already been taken up successful District Law and Order Meetings, and a associated inspection has been instructed by the District Collector,” they said.
