The Mannarkkad forest vary on Wednesday launched a two-wheeler speedy response workforce (RRT) unit solely to deal with snake and small animal rescues. The bike RRT unit was launched within the wake of accelerating man-animal conflicts reported from Mannarkkad forest division.
Mannarkkad is among the most vulnerable and conflict-ridden forest divisions within the State. More than 760 battle instances have been reported from the division within the present yr.
Better response
Forest officers within the division have been unable to handle all of the conflicts with the one four-wheel drive RRT car of their possession. Therefore, they launched a two-wheeler RRT unit with the assist of Urban Gramin Society, a personal monetary establishment primarily based at Mannarkkad.
Forest officers stated that the RRT bike unit would assist them handle a number of battle points concurrently. The four-wheel RRT unit will deal with main conflicts, particularly elephant-related points.
The RRT bike unit was handed over to the Forest division together with the opening of Urban Gramin Society department at Mannarkkad on Wednesday. N. Shamsuddin, MLA, inaugurated the operate. Mannarkkad Divisional Forest Officer Ashique Ali U. handed over the bike key to Mannarkkad Forest Range Officer N. Subair. Silent Valley National Park Wildlife Warden S. Vinod flagged off the car.
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