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No. A 1 0/ 1 40212020 TKSBB 24.09.2020

To,

Mr.Naresh Kadyan
Member, IUCNCommission on Education & Communication
C-3 8,Rose Apartment, Prashant Vihar, Sector- 1 4,
ftshini, Delhi-110085

Sir,
Sub:- KSBB - Death of Female Pregnant Elephant at
Ambalappara under
Mannarlt<ad Forest Range, Palakkad - Submission of Report - Reg.
Ref:- 1. Your Complaint dated 05.06.2020
2. G.O. (RQNo. I 9/2019/F&WLD dated 16.0 1.2019
3. Kottoppadam BMC meeting minutes dated 09.06.2020
4. This office letterto RFO, Mannarkad and BMC chairpersonKottoppadam
5. Report from RFO, Mannarkad dated28.06.2020

Kind attention is invited to the subject and references cited. Since, Forest Range
officers are the authorised offrcers to enforce the regulatory provisions of the Biodiverbity Act
2002 (ref.2), Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) examined the matter and deputed Range
Forest Officer (RFO), Mannarkkad Forest Range in Mannarkkad Division of Palalkad District
to enquire the matter, submit a report and take necessary action against the above mentioned
subject, KSBB also directed Kottoppadam Gramapanchayat in Palakkad district which is the
authorised local self institution of the a-bove said location to intei:re in the above subject.
The primary information report submitted by the RFO on this incident is attached along
with this letter. As pgr the report, the incident happened at Ambalapara under
Thiruvizhamkunnu Forest Station 11\dannarkad forest range. He reported that one person is
already arested and investigation is gohg on with the support of local police. He also reported
that relevant provisions of the biodiversity act2002 will also be incorporated while submitting
the final report to the concerned cour,t. SHO, Mannarkad had already registered Crimt No.
571120 against the accused parties under explosive act and also under prevention of cruelty to
Animal Act 1960. In addition to these, he also reported that, as per the Kerala Forest order,
there is a local committee called as 'Janajagrathu Su-iti' is already constituted to intervene in
issues human animal conflicts which is supposed to be convened in every 3 three months, but
unfortunately due to Covid-l9 issues, this committee had not been convened for the last few
months. (Copy of the report is attached- Annexure-l)
As per the report submitted by the district coordinator of KSBB, based on the
interactions with the forest officials it is leamed that they have arested one Sri. S[ilson on
05.06.2020,a plantation tapping worker in connection with the incident and has been remanded
to judicial custody. Two other suspgcts are absconding and a joint search is ongoing with
police for the father-son duo who owned an estate at Orukkampara, near Thiruvizhamkunnu.
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The President of the GP moved a motion for condemning the killing, which was
unanimously passed by the BMC meeting. Dy Range Forest Officer, Thiruvizapkunnu Forest
Station, under Mannarkkad Forest Division also invited for this meeting.
The following resolutions were passed in the meeting:
o A resolution was passed for urgmg forest authorities to arrange to plant fruit trees in the
forest areq diggmg sufficient number of pondsj and erection of electric fence to ward
offwildlife from the private cultivations.
o Another important resolution passed in the Teeting is a recommendation to the
authorities to take steps to authorise the local bodies for palmlent of compemsation of
damages caused due to crop raids by wildlife on the basis of recomme,ndations of the
forest de,partuent.
o Another resolution passed is for sarting a Rapid Response Team at Ambatappara to
control man-anim al confl ict.
o Other important resolution passed in the meeting is to plant 5000 saplings out of the
availablel5O0O produced under MNP.EGS in the GP on the sides of road sides.

These resolutions were communicated to forest departuent and LSG deparfue,nt for
necessary actions (Copy is attached- Annexure-2)
In Kerala, Govt. had authorized BMC to function as environmental watch group as per
Order G.O (P) No: 04/13/ Envt. KSBB is regularly providing awareness to people through
BMCs to cmserve the biodiversity of Kerala. KSBB had declared one Biodiversity Heritage
Site (BHS) and 10 Local Biodiversity Heritage Sites (LBHS) in the State and conserving these
areas with the people participation through BMCs. Based on the guidelines issues by MOEF
related to 'Management of Human Elephant conflicts' (F. No. l4-l/2016-PE dated
06.10.2017), some major recommendations are given for reducing similal incidents such as;
Construction of bio-fqncing in such areas through the MNREG support and arrangeme,nts for
the speedy release of bompensations to the farmers who have faced human animal conflicts.
Similarly, as per the MOEF guidelines, directions are given to BMC to implement parallel
activities such as promotion of bee cultivation, creation of sound waves similar to wild animals
by drowns etc in the agricultural land near to forest fringes and imparting awareness to the
farmers having agricultural land in these areas. In addition to these, BMC is also directed to
implement activities such as planting of fruiting frees and arrangement of water sources in
forest areas and regular meeting of 'Janajagratha Semti' through the support of State Forest
Deparhent which will also reduce the wild human conflicts. A copy of this letter had been
send to DFO, Pallakad District for necessary actions. (Copy of the report is attached-
Annexure-2)

This is foryour information

Yours faithfully,

stw
Mini V.
Member Secretary (i/c)
Enclosures - Annexuresl & 2
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Klnd attention is invited to the above eubject and refcrcnccs.

I am submittlng
herewith the report regarding the tragic death
of the female presnant elephant un6er
this Range.

Thiruviztrarnkunnu in Mannarkad range; palakkad District ryas reporrerl hy Deputy

nange Forcst Oftricer, 'lhiruvizharnkunnu or zsfiuna:Jl. Sirnultaneously Wildlife
Warden, Silent Valley Division requested assistance of RRT
Manna*ad to manage rhe
elq:phant which was standing in Velliyar riwr" about 500
meters. away ltom the lbnut
boundary' Tha Wildlife Wrrden svNP has arrranged assistansq of Dr.
David Abrahsm
Asst. Forcst Vcrcrinary O{iieer. 'l'hrissur for im cxamination. Dr.
David uxarnined the

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a*ernoon and obscrvsd
that its survivar is
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Mannurkkarl undr;orcrt $turion lhiruvizhumliunnu
deproyed in thc nbor* rverc
srcu rbr its proluctin,
und ro rn,nit,r its rn,vcmcnt.

residcntiur arcn far

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by curly mornlng.
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'tr tn*p.rtu.t clcph*ni
und rfler diswrrion with
wildlif. wurden' $vNIt rvtyDtro,
untl veterinnry $urgcons,
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out of \wrer and pmvide thc crcphanr
rrcnrmcnl chicf conscrvaror;;
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r'r'rr'g!g' rflsrcrx circtc
crephunts {i.om t}arakkad
tlivisiorr.
nBugh tum Kumki crcphants wcrc broughr
2?OS40. Honuver, ro Arnba raparabcforc floon
on
beforc t t ing*.
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u'las brought to Mu'lakuvallam ;:r:;J;r,,
in panakkadan (rixrcnsion
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btmt oR t0n020 was booked

in Thiruviz}arikunnu ----"'t-re's
Ihave started in,rrestigating
F'sresr sradon
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the casc.

dsaqt was injured on

12/5/2020 near Arnbarapara
from thc cstare o*ngd by sri"
*bdul Karesm and his son
Riyasuddeen, I'le hact
also.submitted that the abovc
ss tabiual poachers fo: rnear F*ons
and rhcy are experr in
psd'**a,) and *aking country bo*br (panni
using thcrn for
Foach.ing wikl boar. ln this case. Abclul
Karecm and his
son Riyasndhcen wirh
the help of wilson, hatl placcrt
such country bombs in his eslatc
losrd npar dre foryfl boundari,ec
stulltd insidc $ssonut. 'lhc elrphanr gol
igurrd fmm
onr ofsuch counlry bomba' 'l}e
abovs arrcsted acsus*d had .rhown the locotions
whcrc
hp aud orh*r trvr acsu$cd havc plaee{
recovsed from rhe land owned
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by to accussd .sirustcd udjoining
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explo.rivcs , I No
3, Bitthook:4 Nos
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I Explosives Act and also undcr I'rcvcnlion Cruelty,to Animal
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Wardenn verification of all lorcsr fringcs in thc.,divisirrn which arc sen$itivc

to
poaching and humun' anirnul eonflict conductr.d
aid .onfinnc6 thut all such forest
boundaries are free of uapsl snoozc$ und oxplosircs.
Sush vcritisarion is being
conducted evcry week,

the othcr lwo'tccusecl involycd in abovc

otfencc.
As per lhe kind directioiis in thc ahove refcrcnce lcttcr
abovc, lhc following acti,:rn witl
also bc takch,up

l. Relevant provisions of lhc Biodivc'rsity Act 2002 wiltr atso bc incorporatcrl whilc
submitting thc linal rcport ro thc conccrncd court.
2. SHO, Mannarkad had alrcady registercd Crime No,57ll20 against ahovs accuscd

rurder Explosives ,-atct aad also unde"r Prcvcntion of C'ruclty to Animal Acr 1960
and investigation is going on.

3. Janjagratlla Sarnithi.s untlcr Mannai'kkld I{arrgu \ycrc convcning during n,ur1,

moilh until Covid Lock down and the uctivities were censtantly being
inoni3ored. We have resta(ed the rneetings and activities rclated lo Biodiversity
conscrvation will also bs ineorporated undcr thesc Janjagratha sarnithis
This is submitted lbr kind infonnation and lurthur nercssary action

Yours faiihfully

Ilangu Forest Officcr

Mannarkkacl Itangc
Copy to: Divtsional Forest Offieer, Mannarkkad

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