Mysuru: Forest Department has started measures to erect barbed wire fencing on forest boundaries Bandipur Tiger Reserve So that elephants can be prevented from going into human habitation.
The department said that rope wire fencing is not only a safe method to adopt but also saves the government a lot of money for fencing at a time when the prices of steel iron are increasing at an alarming rate.
Against the 573 km boundaries of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, 180 km of solar fencing and rail barricades have been installed.
At present the Forest Department is spending Rs 1.5 crore for the one kilometer long rail barricade. As rail fencing has proved costly, the forest department is planning to put up barbed wire fencing as it costs around 50 lakhs to erect a kilometer of fencing.
The human-animal threat was successfully prevented Tamil Nadu and Kerala Forest Division by Rope Wire Model Fencing. The State Forest Department is now planning to put up a similar fencing in the Tiger Reserve as well.
Karnataka It is second in the country in tiger conservation. The state has a tiger population of over 560, and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve has 6,800 elephants, including 700.
talking to STOIBandipur Tiger Reserve Director Ramesh Said that there is a need to fencing the 593 km long border of the tiger reserve to prevent human-animal conflict and movement of elephants from forest to human habitation areas.
The department has already fenced a distance of 180 km by digging elephant-proof trenches and installing solar and rail fencing. Due to paucity of funds, the department is cordoning off the borders in a phased manner.
The department said that rope wire fencing is not only a safe method to adopt but also saves the government a lot of money for fencing at a time when the prices of steel iron are increasing at an alarming rate.
Against the 573 km boundaries of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, 180 km of solar fencing and rail barricades have been installed.
At present the Forest Department is spending Rs 1.5 crore for the one kilometer long rail barricade. As rail fencing has proved costly, the forest department is planning to put up barbed wire fencing as it costs around 50 lakhs to erect a kilometer of fencing.
The human-animal threat was successfully prevented Tamil Nadu and Kerala Forest Division by Rope Wire Model Fencing. The State Forest Department is now planning to put up a similar fencing in the Tiger Reserve as well.
Karnataka It is second in the country in tiger conservation. The state has a tiger population of over 560, and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve has 6,800 elephants, including 700.
talking to STOIBandipur Tiger Reserve Director Ramesh Said that there is a need to fencing the 593 km long border of the tiger reserve to prevent human-animal conflict and movement of elephants from forest to human habitation areas.
The department has already fenced a distance of 180 km by digging elephant-proof trenches and installing solar and rail fencing. Due to paucity of funds, the department is cordoning off the borders in a phased manner.