Mysore, Nov. 24: The state forest department has temporarily closed tourist safaris in Mysore district after three people lost their lives in a single month due to tiger-human conflict. But this decision of the government was not permanent because thousands of families depend on this safari for their livelihood; the forest department is suffering a loss of more than one crore rupees per month to the people.
The state travel agents association has already gone with a delegation to the state chief minister and forest minister Ishwar Khandre's visit to Mysore and requested him to resume safaris. Forest minister Khandre also responded positively to this demand and in this context, it is being considered to start safaris again from the first week of December.
The state's popular and attractive dense forests, Bandipur and Nagarhole sanctuaries, have been deserted for the past 15 days without a trace of tourists. A tourist hotspot and a favorite destination for nature lovers, Bandipur and Nagarhole sanctuaries, which have the highest number of tigers, elephants and leopards in the state, used to attract hundreds of animal lovers and children every day. People used to enjoy the beauty of nature along with the sight of animals. Tourists come here not only from different parts of the state but also from different parts of the country. But in recent days, there has been an increase in the number of deaths of farmers due to tiger attacks in Mysore and Chamarajanagar areas. Due to this, Forest Minister Ishwar Khandre had banned safaris in both Bandipur and Nagarhole and instructed the staff used for safaris to carry out tiger capture operations and create awareness. Responding to this, a senior official of Nagarhole sanctuary said that there has been a strong demand to start a safari. This is also a question of the livelihood of hundreds of families who rely on tourism. Already, work has been done to capture tigers in the forest areas of Bandipur, but old tigers, lacking the strength to hunt, are ready to kill humans, who are easy prey, and become cannibals. This issue has already been brought to the attention of the Forest Minister and senior officials, and it is possible that a safari will be started soon, he said.
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