Roadblock Demands Permanent Solution to Elephant-Human Conflict

Siddapur, A. 10: Demanding a permanent solution to the elephant-human conflict, a protest was held on behalf of the district BJP by blocking the road and closing shop fronts at Ammatti Ontiya A under Kannangala Gram Panchayat.

Hundreds of people participated in the protest led by BJP Kannangala Shakti Kendra President Berera Ranji. The protestors blocked the road on the main road for about five hours since morning and demanded the government and the forest department to formulate a permanent plan to prevent elephant-human conflict. The protesters shouted slogans against the government and the forest department, demanding that the Chief Conservator of Forests arrive at the spot. Due to the road block, traffic was disrupted on the road connecting Ammati Ontiaagadi and Veerajpet.

Make a permanent plan : Bopaiah

In the protest meeting, former speaker K.G. Bopaiah said that despite the continuous elephant-human conflict in Kodagu for the past many years, the state government is neglecting to find a permanent solution.

During the BJP government, plans were made to capture and relocate forests and install railway barricades. But the present government is not interested in this. Temporary measures including solar fence are not solving the problem. After the loss of human life, before the compensation is given, the permanent plan

enforcement is necessary. Otherwise, he warned that a situation may arise where the people themselves will take up the law in the coming days.

Siege to Session : Suja

Member of Legislative Council Mandepa Suja Kushalappa said that the problem of elephants in Kodagu has been raised five times in the House and demanded to make a permanent plan but the government has not responded.

He expressed displeasure that the Rs.150 crore grant announced by the state government in the budget for elephant-human conflict prevention has not been implemented. Ta. He called upon the people of the district to forget their political differences and unite and attract the attention of the government by laying siege to the state legislative body. On the 16th of this month, he called for a dharna in front of every gram panchayat office in the district demanding a permanent project.

Expressing displeasure against the CCF that they have been requesting for a copy of the action plan prepared by the Forest Department for the past one year, but they have not responded, he suggested that a meeting of all parties and farmers' organizations should be called to prepare an outline of the permanent plan.

Issuing a check is not just a duty: Ravi Kalappa

District BJP president Ravi Kalappa said that even though elephant attacks and deaths are happening continuously in the district, the people's representatives and forest department officials are not realizing the seriousness of the problem.

The government's duty is not only to give compensation checks to the families of victims of elephant attacks. He insisted that a permanent solution should be found in a way that values ​​human life.

Former district BJP president Robin Devaiah said that the family is in trouble due to the death of laborer Annappa of Yadur village. The compensation given by the government does not bring back the life of a dead person. Therefore, he demanded that a permanent plan should be made to prevent wild animals from entering the coffee plantations.

Troubled DCF

Veerajpet deputy conservator of forest Vineet Chauhan, who arrived two hours late despite the information that the protest was going on, was beaten up by the protestors.

The protestors expressed their anger over the statement that the deceased uncle had consumed alcohol. He warned that if the chief conservator of forest did not arrive at the spot, he would stage a protest by placing the body of the deceased on the road. The protestors, who were outraged by the statement that the deceased brother had consumed alcohol, expressed their anger and severely reprimanded the DCF.

CCF promises to capture Salaga

District Chief Conservator of Forest Sonal Vrishni, who reached the spot after about three hours, addressed the protesters.

An operation will be carried out soon to capture the lone slave who is giving bribes in the villages of Yadur, Khatchinnadu and Kannangala under Ammati branch. He assured that the wild animals roaming in the group will be controlled through operation and radio collars will be installed. A proposal will be submitted to the government and the state's Chief Conservator of Forests to capture more forests. He said that a railway barricade has already been installed in the Dubare-Karadigodu section and a proposal will be submitted to the government to install an additional railway barricade in the Ammati section as well.

Berera Ranji, who led the protest, said that Annappa's death has made the laborers afraid to work in the coffee plantations. The villagers and students going to schools and colleges are also worried. He demanded that the forests should be moved immediately. BJP district and taluk office bearers including BJP leader Gummattira Kilan Ganapathy, Karnataka State Farmers' Association Ammatti Hobli President Chenanda Ajith Poonach, village leaders Nagaraj and Gopalakrishna participated in the protest.

A tight police presence was arranged under the leadership of Veerajpet Circle Inspector Anoop Madappa. The protest continued despite the rain. District Chief Conservator of Forests

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