Forest Dept. recovers 110 acres in Sirsi taluk after High Court order
The Karnataka Forest Department has successfully recovered 110 acres of forest land in Sirsi taluk following a High Court order. The land, previously under an expired lease, is now being restored with native species.
Why it matters
This recovery represents a significant effort in environmental conservation and the enforcement of land-use regulations in the Western Ghats.
The Forest Department on Monday recovered 110 acres of vacant forest land in Sirsi taluk of Uttara Kannada from an expired lease area following the dismissal of a petition challenging the recovery proceedings in the High Court of Karnataka in Dharwad.
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Sirsi, Sandip Suryavanshi said that the recovered land was part of 389.07 acres leased to the Kamadhenu Co-operative Dairy and Fruit Processing Society Ltd., Golokatta, whose petition has been dismissed by the High Court.
“This is one of the biggest land recoveries in the Western Ghats and Kanara Circle,” he said.
On Monday, the officials who went for the recovery of the land faced some resistance from the local residents who were apprehensive of losing their land.
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