Result of readiness of Forest Department, activism of governance and responsibility of public representatives

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The tigress finally rescue: The terror of the tigress in the neuria area of Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh for the last 45 days finally came to a pleasant end on Thursday. On June 9, this tragedy, which started with the death of a farmer Mukesh, who was irrigated in the sugarcane field, gradually covered 15 villages in Neuria under his shadow. Many innocent lives were known, the days of many villagers were spent under the supervision of the forest and nights with awake fear. But the conclusion of this whole incident became a positive and commendable example.

The success of the 11 -hour long rescue campaign to catch the tigress has given evidence of the joint and firm will of the state’s forest department, district administration, tranquilize experts and regional public representatives. More than 20 teams, drone monitoring, vigilance of regional officials and patience of doctors in the field – all these factors together brought a man -eating tigress to a safe cage, that too without any more loss.

In this success, first of all we would like to thank the Chief Minister of the state Yogi Adityanath ji, under whose leadership administrative machinery not only came into action but the entire mission was given top priority. Forest Minister Dr. Arun Kumar Saxena, Principal Secretary Anil Kumar, DM Gyanendra Singh, SP Abhishek Yadav and PTR forest officials – DFO Bharat Kumar, Manish Singh, and the entire team including the field director worked without stopping. This administrative dedication is the key to the solution of any disaster or crisis.

At the same time, there was a name and special remarkable in this development – that is Mahamandaleshwar and Barkheda MLA Swami Pravishtanand ji. He not only reached the location of the tigress himself and took stock of the situation, but also coordinated the situation by coordinating with the forest department officials. His contribution is an indication that when the public representatives actually take to the road for public interest, the result also comes positive.

But it is not just a win, but also a warning. The increasing number of tigers wandering in villages coming out of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve indicates that either environmental pressure for their living in forests is increasing, or human expansion has interfered in their natural areas. This subject is not limited to the forest department only, but is a matter of concern for the whole society and policy makers.

It is now necessary that we move towards the long -term solution. Safe corridors for tigers, warnings and security systems in villages, dense monitoring arrangements on the border of PTR and public awareness campaign are demanding time. Along with this, proper compensation, psychological counseling and rehabilitation schemes should also be implemented for the safety of the villagers.

The success of this campaign is less appreciated as much as the state government and the department are to be appreciated, but it is also a warning-for this, there should be no such incidents, for this we have to look towards concrete improvement in the policies of wildlife protection and human-livelihood struggle.

Mukesh Kumar Bureau Chief Pilibhit