In the wake of increasing wild animal attacks in Idukki district, the police have banned jeep safaris at night under the Marayur police station limits, near Munnar, from Thursday. A notice issued by the Marayur Station House Officer (SHO) said the safari would be banned from 8 p.m. Strict action would be taken against those violating the directive.
According to officials, at a high-level meeting held at Munnar on Wednesday it was decided to control night safari to avoid human-animal conflicts. The meeting also decided to impose a total ban on night safaris in the district’s forest fringes. However, the Idukki Collector would take further action, sources said.
