Plea to conduct scientific census, recommend Berijam lake area in Kodaikanal for notification as Tiger Reserve posted before Forest Bench
The Madras High Court has directed the Forest Bench to review a petition seeking a scientific census of the Berijam lake area to determine its viability as a Tiger Reserve. The move follows recent tiger sightings in the ecologically sensitive Kodaikanal region.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday posted before the Forest Bench the public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to authorities to conduct scientific census for evaluating the ecological viability in and around Berijam lake area in Kodaikanal in Dindigul district to be recommended for notification as a Tiger Reserve under Section 38 V of The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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