Forest
animals are struggling to quench their thirst as streams and rivulets have
dried up and water has evaporated from all the water bodies due to soaring
temperatures in the Adilabad district of Telangana.
The forest
staff has failed to create additional drinking water sources for them. Forest
animals especially herbivores are straying into villages in search of water and
fall prey to poachers even in Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) during the summer.
Some of
the solar pump sets set up in the identified places to provide drinking water
to the forest animals were defunct as water motors are not functioning and
unidentified persons had stolen the water pipelines in the core area of the
Kawal Tiger Reserve.
A field
level worker said, the saucer wells meant for the forest animals received water
for a brief spell but the water has evaporated within no time due to high temperatures.
However, there was some greenery in the forest
due to unexpected rains that struck the district recently and this is helpful
for the herbivores.
Forest
officials have to fill the saucer wells with water to quench the thirst of the
forest animals on a regular basis but there has been no activity there..
Forest
animals have no opportunity to cool their body with the water in the summer due
to dry streams and rivulets in the forests. The deep trenches with fencing
separating the reserve forest and villages at some points to restrict the entry
of the vehicles and people into forests and wood smuggling has proved costly
to the forest animals as they cannot cross the trenches for water.
( May 28, 2015)
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