Forest dept dismantles Jenu Kuruba tents in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve
The operation was carried out under tight security after the indigenous dwellers' claims over the forest area were rejected by the sub-division level forest rights committee (SDLC) in Madikeri on May 22.
The claimants were given an opportunity to appeal the SDLC decision at the district-level committee within 60 days.
Meanwhile, the Jenu Kuruba families alleged the operation was inhumane.
"These six sheds were constructed only after taking permission at the gram sabha on May 20.
The gram sabha was organised under the Forest Rights Act. Now, the forest department has violated the provisions of the act," they charged.
According to the forest department, the Jenu Kuruba families had illegally entered and occupied an area of the Attur-Kolli forest within the Nagarahole Wildlife Range on May 5 and had been residing there since then.
Six sheds were illegally constructed on June 17 by clearing the vegetation and chopping off around 42 small-sized trees, officials said.
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A notice was issued to the tribal community heads the same day to clear out the six new tents, and they were given another opportunity on Wednesday to voluntarily remove the structures.
However, they refused and blocked forest and police personnel from entering the area. The personnel then reached the spot through an alternative route and cleared out the area, ACF (Nagarahole wildlife sub-division) J Ananya Kumar said in a press release.
However, forest officials clarified that the structures erected on May 5 were not dismantled.
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