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In the aftermath of the decease of a 10-year-old lad successful a leopard onslaught successful the Nagamale forests, adjacent M.M. Hills, successful Chamarajanagar territory connected May 10, Environment Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has directed the impermanent suspension of each trekking trails and nationalist question successful areas frequented by wildlife.
Keeping the information of the nationalist and trekkers successful mind, the Minister has ordered the closure of each routes wherever determination is question of leopards, tigers, elephants, bears, and different chaotic animals, successful summation to places wherever human-wildlife conflicts person occurred.
An authoritative circular has been issued successful this respect by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
Sticking to SOP
Mr. Khandre said that trekking activities should beryllium conducted successful a harmless and liable manner. He added that determination should beryllium strict compliance with the precocious released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for trekking trails successful the State.
He warned that if capable preparations are not made to instrumentality the SOPs, activities connected specified trekking routes volition beryllium suspended.
Ten-year-old Harshith, a autochthonal of Bengaluru, was killed successful the leopard onslaught connected May 10. The leopard is believed to person abruptly attacked the lad and dragged him away.
Walking restrictions
Mr. Khandre has besides directed that pilgrims beryllium allowed to locomotion to M.M. Hills lone during the Shivaratri and Ugadi festivals.
The Minister, who held a gathering with elder officials and wood officers from Chamarajanagar district, instructed that pilgrims should not beryllium allowed to locomotion the afloat 14 km to Nagamale. Instead, support should beryllium constricted to lone 3 km, usher services should beryllium equipped with walkie-talkies, and indispensable information instrumentality should beryllium provided, helium ordered.
‘Use jeeps’
Mr. Khandre said that devotees travelling to Nagamale from the summons antagonistic country should compulsorily usage jeeps.
He besides directed officials to wide vegetation connected some sides of the way truthful that chaotic animals tin beryllium spotted by pilgrims.
