Raitha Horata Samiti Announces September 11 Protest

Madikeri, Aug. 26: The Somwarpet Raitha Horata Samiti will hold a protest in Madikeri on September 11 demanding that the points in the Kasturirangan report be relaxed, the C&D survey report be given, Section 4 regarding the declaration of reserved forests be dropped and other demands be fulfilled, informed the committee president Chakravarthy Suresh.

At 10.30 am that morning, a protest will be held from the city's Field Marshal Cariappa Circle to the DC office. He informed that a meeting will be held at Gandhi Maidan. Speaking at a press conference, he said that he has no objection to the Kasturirangan report, but some points in it should be relaxed. He demanded that the buffer zone within the protected zone should be reduced from 1 km to 0 km and that the laws should be relaxed in favor of farmers.

A survey was conducted regarding C and D land and this report should be submitted immediately. Section 4 regarding the declaration of reserved forest should be dropped and the existing forest area should be continued. During the construction of Harangi, 3,600 hectares of land was submerged and a private individual has filed a petition in the High Court demanding that this land be returned to the Forest Department. In this case, instead of 3,600 hectares, an order has been issued to give 11,000 hectares to the department. Due to this, several farmers in the district have their lands listed as forest areas in the RTC and they are in trouble. Speaking, the director of the committee, Madhu Bopanna, said that some environmentalists have come forward to make Kodagu eco-friendly. Their personal interests are behind this. In the past, when big resorts were built in Kodagu, no one raised objections. Now, the fact that they are opposing even the construction of a small homestay has raised suspicions, he said. Even after 6 notifications, Karnataka raised objections, but this has been considered and the Kasturirangan report notification is not right. In Kerala, the same report has been prepared only for forest areas. But in Karnataka, including villages is not the right move, he said. Expressing concern that the Kasturirangan report will reduce the value of land in sensitive areas, he said that MPs and MLAs should meet the Forest Minister with a delegation and stop the implementation of the report.

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