Saturday, August 1, 2009
Goa forests need protection
As per a TOI report today cites a committe set up on agriculture and forests recommended a study to ascertain presence of endangered species and notificaton of forest areas. After the recent killing of a tiger in the area and the subsequent cover up by forest officials apparently at the behest land mafia to keep forest areas away from being notified under the forest act, there is an urgent need for the government to act. If the state, which lies right between the contigous forest areas of Karnataka and Mahrashatra wants to save some of its remaining tigers (evidence of a tigeress with a cub was found last week in the form of pugmarks) then centre should also intervene immediately to get the state to map green areas and protect themfrom land and real estate sharks. with forest areas in the country dwindling at an alarming rate it is incumbent upon the state and central govt to act swiftly in such cases and protect further damage to teh environment.
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