Tumakuru's Environment & Heritage Issues

Dear Nature lovers, Nature lovers Mallik (Mallikarjun) and Ameen (Ameen Ahmed) have filed 2 applications each under the Right to Information Act (2005), seeking information on forests of Tumkur. Many of these questions refer to Devarayanadurga State Forest, in tune with our latest efforts to save it from total destruction. We are awaiting the answers to these questions. I. 25th August 2007: Application no: 1 filed by Ameen Request to provide following information with reference to Devarayanadurga, Panditanahalli and Ramadevara Betta state forests in Tumkur Territorial Range 1) How many tree-felling cases have been booked since 1997 till date in th above forests? 2) How many of these cases have been proved in the court? 3) How many forest offence cases including illegal quarrying, illegal sand lifting and encroachment cases have been booked since 1997 till date in the above forests? 4) How many of these cases have been proved in the court? 5) How many dead trees have bee...

There are a few roads that pass through the boundaries of Devarayana Durga State Forest. Among these are 1) Tumkur City - Oordigere Road 2) The above road deviates at 8th mile stone and goes to Namadachelume 3) The road from Namadachelume leads to Durgadahalli 4) The road from Namadachelume also branches into one that leads to Devarayana Durga village 5) Just before Devarayana Durga village a road that branches from Oordigere - Koratagere Road and cuts into the forest, meets the road Namadachelume - Devarayana Durga road. All these roads cause considerable disturbance. In 2002 there WANC participated in a campaign to stop the destruction of prime yellothroated bulbul habitat due to the expansion of the road leading to Devarayana Durga village. The following are some details from 2001: Dear Nature Lovers, The latest situation on ground is that the work has come to a halt inthe forest area. Noises though, are being made to resume it in the r...