The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Vigilance has directed the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru to clear illegal constructions in the Bandipur ESZ as they were in violation of the law.
The APCCF directives followed a complaint by activist Giridhar Kulkarni of construction in the notified ESZ and buffer zone of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve which are also part of the elephant and tiger corridor.
The complainant had drawn attention to the case in which the Bandipur ESZ Monitoring Committee had permitted an individual to use the property for residential purpose though the land conversion had already been cancelled in 2012 by the then DC of Chamarajanagar. The cancellation was based on the report of DCF, Bandipur that 33 cottages had been built in the elephant corridor.
