Ground zero action plan to curb felling of red sanders
The Hindu
Special teams will camp at target spots in Seshachalam hills at night: SP(Task Force)
With the reported recent spurt in the influx of red sanders smuggling operatives into the Seshachalam hills, the Andhra Pradesh Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force has formed special teams to intensify combing operations in the forest.
Superintendent of Police (Task Force) M. Sundar Rao told The Hindu that arrangements were being made for personnel participating in the operations after fresh movement of smuggling operatives was detected in the western side of the hills.
“Each combing party will leave for the target spots in the afternoon and camp there at night, before moving to the next spot,” he said.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.