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Mumbai: Illegal mining in Rekhuri posing threat to endangered bird
Updated On: 22 January, 2024 01:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Reports suggest that officials are turning blind eye about protecting the habitat of the critically endangered Great Indian bustard
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The illegal mining which is taking place in Rehkuri sanctuary in Karjat district
Conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and its habitat faces challenges, with reports indicating a lack of concern from certain officials. In the Rehkuri sanctuary in the Karjat district of Ahmednagar, illegal stone mining took place in an Eco-sensitive zone from 2018-2022, violating all norms of a judgment given by the Supreme Court of India. In July 2023, Principal Chief Conservative Forest (PCCF) Wildlife - Maharashtra asked the Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) Nashik to send a charge sheet against all guilty Deputy conservators of Forest, Ahmednagar, but no action has been taken to date. In December 2023, the PCCF Wildlife was again directed to send a charge sheet against the guilty deputy conservator of a forest (DCF) officer, but no action was initiated.
Highly placed sources said that these guilty officials were allegedly given good postings even though they were found guilty in various inquiries because they had blessings from a high-ranking official in Mantralaya. Sources also said that the Forest minister is unaware of these inquiries and their outcomes, and a high-ranking official in Mantralaya is trying to save guilty officers. Sources said that stone mining continues in the area, highlighting ongoing environmental concerns.
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