Elephant Dies at Ramdev’s Patanjali Project While Rescuing Her Kid

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Elephant Dies at Ramdev’s Patanjali Project While Rescuing Her Kid
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One elephant was killed and two injured on the construction site for Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Herbal and Mega Food Park.

A female elephant fell into a 10-foot deep pit after her calf fell in. She fractured her leg and sustained a head injury after another elephant fell on her. Though efforts were made to rescue her, she died hours later.

The Rs 1000 crore park is being constructed over 150 acres in an environmentally sensitive zone near Kaziranga National Park.

It is a very tragic incident. While the area is known for frequent elephant movement, what appears is that the industrial park land given to Patanjali could be part of an elephant corridor which needs to be notified. Local people too have said that there has been elephant movement here for decades. I have asked my department officials to lodge an FIR against the company which is setting up a factory there. Pramila Rani Brahm, Assam Forest Minister



Elephants roam long distances, searching for food and water in what is called an elephant corridor. Construction near and on these corridors forces elephants into contact with humans and often results in deadly confrontations. Every year, hundreds of people in India are killed by elephants, while around 50 elephants are killed.



A representative from Patanjali said the organisation was aware of elephant movement in the area and had posted people around the site to keep watch for animal movement, but they were unable to prevent the incident. Patanjali also plans to build a herbal garden which can act as an elephant refuge, the representative added.

Forest department officials are expected to file an FIR against Patanjali.


https://www.thequint.com/environmen...ssam-killed-an-elephant-on-an-animal-corridor

 

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Ramdev’s Patanjali brings disaster for wildlife in Assam; Forest dept to file FIR


On 7 November 2016 when Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal laid the foundation of Baba Ramdev’s Rs 1000-crore Patanjali herbal and mega food park, which the yoga guru claimed would generate employment opportunities in Assam, barely did anyone realise that this will come at the cost of the area’s rich wildlife.

It’s been about two weeks and the catastrophic outcomes are out there already, killing one elephant and leaving two others injured after they fell into a deep pit at the construction site on 23 November.

Situated in the Ghoramari area of Assam’s Sonitpur district, the project site, according to environment activists, is an animal corridor and using it for industrial purpose would be detrimental for the wild animals.

“The entire vicinity of the proposed site is surrounded by the Kaziranga National Park which ascertains that it cannot be used for industraial purpose under any circumstance,” said Lakhyajyoti Gogoi, President of Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS), which is a sister organisation of the fire-band Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS).

KMSS has been leading massive protests across the state against the allotment of land to Patanjali and construction of its multi-crore project. Gogoi alleged foul play on part of the Assam’s BJP government, which has wilfully decided to ignore stern warnings about the site’s hazardous impact on the environment.

“Though the government on paper showed the area isn’t marked as animal corridor but herds of elephant striding everyday through that area and eventually yesterday’s fateful incident leaves the government stand exposed”.

Speaking exclusively to Janta Ka Reporter, the Conservator of Forest Tezpur, P Sivkumar, IFS, admitted regular movement of elephant herds along the area which has now become the Pantanjali site.

“The elephants move regularly during the winter from the Arunachal side to the Brahmaputra river and often camp here and this was notified documentarily in the 90s. The area was left unused for the last 10-15 years before it was granted to Patanjali,” Sivkumar added.

Sources in the forest department of Assam also informed Janta Ka Reporter that Patanjali was asked to put electric fencing along their construction site as the officials knew the area had frequent elephant movements and an electric fence would keep the animals away from the site.

Meanwhile the heart-wrenching sight of the three-month old elephant calf whimpering near the lifeless mother elephant left every single person congregated at the site with moist eyes.

“It is very painful to witness such a sight, but what’s more painful is when those in power remain unmoved and chose to ignore the pang of these harmless animals just for sake of money,” said a local villager.

The Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, while visiting the spot on Thursday was also moved by the melancholic scenes. Brahma is from the Bodoland People’s Front – a party which is an ally of the ruling BJP government in Assam.

Lambasting the local contractors at Patanjali site for not adhering to safety precautions, she promised of stringent actions.

Sivkumar later informed that they were documenting every detail of the incident and the authorities will an FIR against Patanjali anytime now. He informed that the elephant calf was under proper care and medication at the animal rescue centre situated in Kaziranga.

Later speaking to media persons, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal abstained from commenting on the havoc created by Ramdev’s Patanjali on wildlife or any possible actions against it. All he said was that his government was in complete agreement with every initiative of the Assam forest minister.

It may be worthwhile to mention that The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in August this year had ordered the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NFL), a public sector company to demolish a 2.2 kilometer wall that blocked an elephant corridor near the Kaziranga National Park. The NGT also fined the company Rs. 25 lakh for destroying forest and levelling a hill for the refinery.

The anti-talk faction of the militant outfit ULFA (Independent) has already opposed the move of the state government grating 150 acres of land to Patanjali Ayurveda under an undisclosed MoU, when the victims of flood and erosion are yet to be rehabilitated.


http://www.jantakareporter.com/indi...er-wildlife-assam-forest-dept-file-fir/78660/



Elephant Calf Refuses To Leave Mother Who Died Trying To Save Him



NEW DELHI: It is a sight that highlights the increasing man-animal conflict in India. An elephant calf in Assam mourned the death of his mother and refused to leave her side.

On Wednesday morning, the calf had run out of an elephant herd towards a construction site for the Rs 1,300-crore Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park in Assam's Sonitpur district and was followed by his mother and another elephant calf. The mother elephant, who suffered injuries after falling in the pit, died 19 hours later on Thursday.

While one calf was able to come out of the pit, the other stayed with the mother's body, and had to be rescued by locals.

The Assam Forest Department has filed a police complaint against the builder of Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park for negligence in providing safety to wild elephants and digging pits at the construction site.

There were more than 14 open pits and some of them were filled up with earth after Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma visited the site after the death of the elephant, Jasim Ahmed, Additional Conservator of Forest, West Sonitpur Forest Division, said.

The Forest Minister instructed the builder to keep half of the over-200-acre land free from construction through which the elephants could move.

The foundation stone of the Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park was laid on November 6 by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Patanjali founder and yoga guru Ramdev, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Babul Supriyo and state Industries Minister Chandramohan Patowary among others.

Dilip Nath, member of Aranya Surakha Samittee, Sonitpur, told Press Trust of India that the place was known to be an elephant zone often frequented by them from the nearby forest.

Meanwhile, state Congress spokesman Apurba Bhattacharya claimed that as the area was an elephant corridor and used by the animals for giving birth to their calves and that the previous Congress administration in the state had not allowed the government land to be given to anyone.


http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/elep...ve-mother-who-died-trying-to-save-him-1630364

 

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trajic incident.
whats surprising is the sudden empathy of the otherwise corrupt congress govt.
putting up the ramdev factory is a much needed boost to the economy of the north eastern region.
however, the cost of such a beautiful decision can be equally ugly if done in such a lacklustre manner.
in a country where human lives are less important than the poll results, one can only sympathise with the beasts.

 

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Ramdev’s Patanjali brings disaster for wildlife in Assam; Forest dept to file FIR


On 7 November 2016 when Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal laid the foundation of Baba Ramdev’s Rs 1000-crore Patanjali herbal and mega food park, which the yoga guru claimed would generate employment opportunities in Assam, barely did anyone realise that this will come at the cost of the area’s rich wildlife.

It’s been about two weeks and the catastrophic outcomes are out there already, killing one elephant and leaving two others injured after they fell into a deep pit at the construction site on 23 November.

Situated in the Ghoramari area of Assam’s Sonitpur district, the project site, according to environment activists, is an animal corridor and using it for industrial purpose would be detrimental for the wild animals.

“The entire vicinity of the proposed site is surrounded by the Kaziranga National Park which ascertains that it cannot be used for industraial purpose under any circumstance,” said Lakhyajyoti Gogoi, President of Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS), which is a sister organisation of the fire-band Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS).

KMSS has been leading massive protests across the state against the allotment of land to Patanjali and construction of its multi-crore project. Gogoi alleged foul play on part of the Assam’s BJP government, which has wilfully decided to ignore stern warnings about the site’s hazardous impact on the environment.

“Though the government on paper showed the area isn’t marked as animal corridor but herds of elephant striding everyday through that area and eventually yesterday’s fateful incident leaves the government stand exposed”.

Speaking exclusively to Janta Ka Reporter, the Conservator of Forest Tezpur, P Sivkumar, IFS, admitted regular movement of elephant herds along the area which has now become the Pantanjali site.

“The elephants move regularly during the winter from the Arunachal side to the Brahmaputra river and often camp here and this was notified documentarily in the 90s. The area was left unused for the last 10-15 years before it was granted to Patanjali,” Sivkumar added.

Sources in the forest department of Assam also informed Janta Ka Reporter that Patanjali was asked to put electric fencing along their construction site as the officials knew the area had frequent elephant movements and an electric fence would keep the animals away from the site.

Meanwhile the heart-wrenching sight of the three-month old elephant calf whimpering near the lifeless mother elephant left every single person congregated at the site with moist eyes.

“It is very painful to witness such a sight, but what’s more painful is when those in power remain unmoved and chose to ignore the pang of these harmless animals just for sake of money,” said a local villager.

The Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, while visiting the spot on Thursday was also moved by the melancholic scenes. Brahma is from the Bodoland People’s Front – a party which is an ally of the ruling BJP government in Assam.

Lambasting the local contractors at Patanjali site for not adhering to safety precautions, she promised of stringent actions.

Sivkumar later informed that they were documenting every detail of the incident and the authorities will an FIR against Patanjali anytime now. He informed that the elephant calf was under proper care and medication at the animal rescue centre situated in Kaziranga.

Later speaking to media persons, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal abstained from commenting on the havoc created by Ramdev’s Patanjali on wildlife or any possible actions against it. All he said was that his government was in complete agreement with every initiative of the Assam forest minister.

It may be worthwhile to mention that The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in August this year had ordered the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NFL), a public sector company to demolish a 2.2 kilometer wall that blocked an elephant corridor near the Kaziranga National Park. The NGT also fined the company Rs. 25 lakh for destroying forest and levelling a hill for the refinery.

The anti-talk faction of the militant outfit ULFA (Independent) has already opposed the move of the state government grating 150 acres of land to Patanjali Ayurveda under an undisclosed MoU, when the victims of flood and erosion are yet to be rehabilitated.


http://www.jantakareporter.com/indi...er-wildlife-assam-forest-dept-file-fir/78660/



Elephant Calf Refuses To Leave Mother Who Died Trying To Save Him



NEW DELHI: It is a sight that highlights the increasing man-animal conflict in India. An elephant calf in Assam mourned the death of his mother and refused to leave her side.

On Wednesday morning, the calf had run out of an elephant herd towards a construction site for the Rs 1,300-crore Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park in Assam's Sonitpur district and was followed by his mother and another elephant calf. The mother elephant, who suffered injuries after falling in the pit, died 19 hours later on Thursday.

While one calf was able to come out of the pit, the other stayed with the mother's body, and had to be rescued by locals.

The Assam Forest Department has filed a police complaint against the builder of Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park for negligence in providing safety to wild elephants and digging pits at the construction site.

There were more than 14 open pits and some of them were filled up with earth after Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma visited the site after the death of the elephant, Jasim Ahmed, Additional Conservator of Forest, West Sonitpur Forest Division, said.

The Forest Minister instructed the builder to keep half of the over-200-acre land free from construction through which the elephants could move.

The foundation stone of the Patanjali Mega Herbal and Food Park was laid on November 6 by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Patanjali founder and yoga guru Ramdev, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Babul Supriyo and state Industries Minister Chandramohan Patowary among others.

Dilip Nath, member of Aranya Surakha Samittee, Sonitpur, told Press Trust of India that the place was known to be an elephant zone often frequented by them from the nearby forest.

Meanwhile, state Congress spokesman Apurba Bhattacharya claimed that as the area was an elephant corridor and used by the animals for giving birth to their calves and that the previous Congress administration in the state had not allowed the government land to be given to anyone.


http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/elep...ve-mother-who-died-trying-to-save-him-1630364

It has become the norm of modern times that provide people with healing powers of nature, same time while destroying nature . That poor elephant didnt have much time to think that she is entering into a "natural area".