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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Monday directed the State to record a study connected a nationalist involvement litigation petition that sought a absorption to the authorities to regenerate the ‘bare overhead wires’ with ‘bunched insulated cables’ oregon ‘underground wires’ oregon to instal ‘protective casings’ connected powerfulness lines passing done Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary located successful Dindigul and Karur districts.
A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and M. Jothiraman was proceeding a petition filed by K. Pushpavanam of Madurai. The petitioner sought a absorption to the authorities to conception dedicated Artificial Canopy Bridges crossed fragmented roadworthy networks successful and astir the sanctuary to let harmless arboreal transition for Slender Loris.
He said helium came crossed a quality study published successful The Hindu connected a Slender Loris electrocuted connected a powerfulness enactment successful Dindigul. He said biology activists demanded determination was a request to instal ‘insulated cables’ oregon ‘protective casing’ connected overhead wires wrong and astir the sanctuary. The activists person suggested that this was the lone agelong word solution to forestall Slender Loris from being electrocuted.
He besides sought a absorption to the authorities to instal ‘Caution Signage Boards’ to alert the vehicles crossing the habitats of Slender Loris successful Dindigul and Karur districts and undertake systematic pruning of histrion branches lone wherever they travel into unsafe proximity to the powerfulness lines.
He said Article 48 A of the Constitution mandates that the State shall endeavour to support and amended the situation and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.
The tribunal posted the substance for proceeding to June 22.
