Social activist Dinesh Kallahalli has written to the Forest Department and the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change seeking action against the owner of a commercial resorts for what he said running jungle night safari in the Sanapura Reserve Forest area in Koppal district.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Ministry of Environment Forest, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mr. Kallahalli has accused Vallabhachandra (owner of the resorts) of running commercial resorts in the name of Hampi Boulders, Viskar Resorts and Feather Resorts, by encroaching upon major portions of the Sanapura Reserve Forest area in Sannapura village and Rangapura village in Gangavati taluk of Koppal district.
The resorts have been established within 100 metres of Tungabhadra riverbank which is a prominent habitat of wild animals. As per a government notification, this was declared as Tungabhadra Otters Conservation Area in April 2015, he has said in the letter.
