Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The Centre has given environmental clearance for setting up a Rs 91 crore industrial hub in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka that would create job opportunities for about 17,000 people, a senior government official has said. The proposed industrial park, to come up in an area of 1,460 acres, will be …
There is a proposal for a blackbuck conservation reserve at Ummathur and Bagli villages in Chamarajanagar district to sustain their numbers in the wild. Though a final decision on the issue is pending, it was decided at the recent Karnataka Wildlife Board meeting to send a delegation of experts to …
Some time in early 2009, when the foresters at Bandipur Tiger Reserve planned to extend security cover to wildlife, they sought restriction on vehicular movement passing through the sanctuary. Vehicular movement had endangered the lives of wild animals, including big cats. A year earlier, a tiger was found dead by …
A male tiger recently seen in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest at Bandipur in Chamarajanagar district. As many as 35 tigers have died across the State in the last three years, but the Forest department officials have still not been able to establish the cause of death in many of …
BRT Wildlife Sanctuary director S Lingaraja said on Tuesday that granite quarries around the tiger reserve are causing disturbance to the wildlife. Delivering a talk on ‘Challenges in Tiger Conservation’ at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens on account of ‘World Tiger Day’, he said there are 24 granite quarries around BRT …
BANGALORE: As many as 1,800 tress have been cut to widen National Highway (NH) 212 which connects the State with Kerala. According to sources, a total of 2,667 full-grown tress are proposed to be cut for the project. Public Works Minister H C Mahadevappa said the work is being executed …
'Huli,' developed by Forest department helps consolidation of data on the trail: A Forest department official with the tablet used for tiger census in BRT Tiger Reserve, Chamarajanagar district. The tiger census in Karnataka has gone hi-tech with the Forest department making use of indigenously developed “Huli” software for the …
Borewells are draining water into the earth, says expert Setting up a ground water authority consisting of experts and imposing a moratorium on private borewells are essential to check the indiscriminate drilling of borewells, says an expert. V. Mahesha, an expert in hydrogeology, has suggested that it will help undo …
The move will prevent people from encroaching the forest land One more wildlife sanctuary will dot Karnataka which already has 22 wildlife sanctuaries. The State government has officially declared a part of the Kollegala Range Forest as Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. Off the 1,224 sqkm of the Range forest, 906.18 …
Power utilities accused of not adhering to electricity rules. Even as elephants dying after coming in contact with electric wires has become common in the State, agencies concerned have not taken concrete measures to prevent such incidents. Besides, they have not initiated stern action against those responsible for the death …
For proper management of a wildlife reserve, it is essential to get estimates of occurrence, abundance, density and biomass of herbivores that in turn determine the density of carnivores. The Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRT WLS) is a critical conservation region as it is a living bridge between the …
The Bandipur National Park was fonned by including most M the torest areas of the then Venugopala Wildlife Park and its Sanctum Sanctorum at Bandipur in the year 1974. In the year 2001, after going through the due process of law, the State Government vide its Notification No. FEE 211 …
Falling in line with the Supreme Court directive, Karnataka on Sunday began releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, setting off a wave of protests against it in the river basin districts. After repeatedly maintaining that the state itself was in a distress situation, the Karnataka government released water from Krishna …
Mobility India manager S N Anand said that it has planned to construct 1,000 toilets for members of specially-abled association and 250 have already been constructed. He was speaking at a programme organised to distribute revolving fund to specially-abled at Chandakavadi in Chamarajanagar taluk recently. In order to encourage specially-abled …
The recently declared tiger reserve, the Biligirirangan Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, is under increasing threat due to illegal mining of black granite on its fringes. Even though a state Audit and Accounts Department report in 2011 sounds alarm bells and pegs a loss of over Rs …
Tension prevailed at some places in Haveri district on Tuesday, due to protests and stampede during distribution of Bt cotton seeds. Farmers break barricades in a bid to collect seeds from an outlet of Bt cotton seeds company in Haveri district on Tuesday. DH PhotoThe increase in demand for the …
Reckless stone quarrying in eight sites within the limits of Malemahadeshwara and Edeyarahalli reserve forests in Kollegal taluk in the district, is posing a threat to the elephant corridor that falls within its boundaries. Wild elephants found in the Biligiriranganathaswamy Tiger Reserve Forest in Chamarajnagar district. Sub-section 2 of Section …
The State government has constituted a committee to look into illegal mining activities in Ramanagara district, Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara said on Tuesday. Anil Kumble, vice chairperson of State Wildlife Board and Minister C P Yogeeshwara release the poster on forest fires in Bangalore on Monday. After releasing the …
The dept of horticulture has produced about 1.6 mn microbes that feed on pests The coconut growers in the district are left in lurch after the black head pest attack on the coconut crop. Coco crop spread across at least 2500 hectares have been infested with the pest reducing the …
Whereas, the Bandipur National Park was formed by including most of the forest areas of the Venugopala Wildlife Park and its Sanctum Sanctorum at Bandipur in the year 1974. In the year 2001, after going through the due process of law the State Government vide its Notification No. FEE 211 …
