4 Mar 2022

In a boost to elephant conservation efforts, the Supreme Court has directed the Odisha government to notify an elephant corridor, among the 14 proposed by the state government, within the next three months.

Disposing a petition, the bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai asked the Odisha government to notify the Hadgarh-Kuldiha-Similipal elephant corridor in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts as a conservation reserve under Section 36 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The bench also asked the state to implement a comprehensive wildlife management plan before permitting any mining activity in the eco-sensitive zone.

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