Segur Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee questions orders passed urging collector to de-seal property along notified elephant corridor
The Hindu
: The Chairman of the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee has written to the Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary, Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, questioning orders he had passed
: The Chairman of the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee has written to the Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary, Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, questioning orders he had passed urging the district collector to de-seal one of the illegal resorts that was sealed in the Sigur plateau in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve buffer zone.
Mr. Makwana is believed to have written to the collector, urging her to de-seal one of the 36 illegal resorts that had been sealed in August of 2018, following Supreme Court orders. The owner of the property, M.P.Cherian (Cottanad Plantation), produced a de-sealing order passed by the Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary, as the department had accepted Mr. Cherian’s contention that his property was only being used for residential purposes.
The Chairman of the Committee, retired Judge, Justice K. Venkatraman, is said to have stated in his letter that the Supreme Court had appointed the inquiry committee to inquire into the objections raised by the resort owners in the Sigur. The committee has also questioned why the issue was not referred to the inquiry committee, which has been appointed to listen and record the grievances of the property owners.