TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ban on Red Chillies against Elephants – Uttrakhand

October 16 , 2019 1660 days 1290 0
  • Acting on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Uttarakhand high court has directed the forest department to stop the use of chili powder and crackers to affect elephant movements.
  • The pachyderms travel from Ramnagar to Corbett Tiger Reserve to river Kosi.
  • To reach river Kosi, they cross a patch of the National Highway 121 along three elephant corridors
    • Kota elephant corridor
    • Chilkiya – Kota elephant corridor
    • South Patlidun – Chilkiya elephant corridor

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