Forest department removes encroachment and restore elephant passage in Anayirankal
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Forest officials removed an encroachment from a proposed reserve area near Anayirankal and are restoring an elephant passage. Five people had reportedly occupied nearly 10 hectares and begun cultivating cardamom.
According to Devikulam Range Officer E.D. Arun Kumar, a group of five individuals encroached upon nearly 10 hectares of land within the 56.36-hectare proposed reserve area at Choonadal, near Anayirankal, and began cardamom cultivation
World Anayirankal elephant corridor forest encroachment wildlife conservation cardamom cultivation reserve area