Resolve human-wildlife conflict through scientific approach, CM instructs officials at KDP meeting in Mysuru

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Monday (November 10) directed officials to find effectual solutions to the human-wildlife struggle utilizing technological methods.

The conflict, which had claimed the lives of 3 farmers and grievously injured different successful the portion successful the caller past, came up for treatment during the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) gathering astatine the Zilla Panchayat premises successful Mysuru connected Monday.

Questioning wherefore tigers and elephants were coming retired of the forests, Mr. Siddaramaiah suggested a bid of measures to forestall this, including filling up ponds and different h2o bodies wrong the wood with capable water, removing lantana weeds, increasing fodder wrong the forests, and continuously monitoring the movements of elephants and tigers that permission the wood areas.

He said a abstracted gathering volition beryllium called to sermon measures to forestall human-wildlife struggle and asked officials to travel afloat prepared with implicit accusation and proposals to lick the vexed issue.

The officials, however, informed the Chief Minister that a helpline has already been acceptable up and enactment is nether mode to acceptable up a bid centre.

Meanwhile, Mr. Siddaramaiah asked officials the reasons down the rejection of arsenic galore arsenic 5,900 applications retired of the 7,000 received nether the Forest Rights Act, the Deputy Commissioner pointed retired that the applications had been rejected betwixt 2019 and 2020. He besides said applications that had been rejected without a wide and valid crushed had been taken up for re-examination.

Forest serviceman pulled up

Mr. Siddaramaiah pulled up a wood authoritative who was incapable to supply close information connected the grade of societal forestry successful Mysuru district.

An upset Chief Minister lashed retired astatine the official, questioning his efficiency. “Should I travel to your location to cod this information?” helium asked.

Meanwhile, H.D. Kote MLA Anil Chikkamadu brought to the Chief Minister’s attraction that the deficiency of coordination betwixt wood section officials was causing galore problems.

The officials were past warned of strict enactment if mediocre coordination oregon dereliction of work results successful the nonaccomplishment of quality lives.

Mr. Chikkamadu adjacent raised problems pertaining to tribal hamlets successful H.D. Kote. Though energy transportation had been provided to 16 hamlets, energy proviso has inactive not started, helium said.

Referring to the different problems faced by the residents of haadis, Mr. Siddaramaiah directed the officials to woody with the issues with sincerity and humanity.

Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa, who is besides the Minister in-charge of Mysuru district, MLAs G.T. Deve Gowda, Tanveer Sait, and T.S. Srivatsa were besides contiguous connected the occasion.

Published - November 10, 2025 07:41 p.m. IST

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