{"id":28064,"date":"2018-10-23T17:55:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28064"},"modified":"2018-10-23T17:55:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:25:27","slug":"bandipur-ministry-overlooks-key-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bandipur-ministry-overlooks-key-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandipur: Ministry \u2018overlooks\u2019 key issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/tp-andhrapradesh\/bandipur-ministry-overlooks-key-issues\/article24586848.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bandipur: Ministry \u2018overlooks\u2019 key issues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to NTCA report, ban on night traffic has reduced road kill<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Important facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), has proposed to the Andhra Pradesh government to lift the ban on night traffic through Bandipur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ban overlooked key issues brought to light in reports by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and other agencies, including the local police.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of death cases declined after the introduction of the ban.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NTCA, is a part of the committee constituted by the apex court to look into the night traffic ban.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NTCA in its report stated that wild animals such as tigers, elephants, gaurs, and other animals had behaviorally adjusted to the restricted traffic at night time. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was beneficial to the long-term conservation of these species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are objections to the alternative road via Hunsur-Gonikoppal-Kutta and Mananthavady on the grounds that it was longer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The NTCA noted that the distance should be calculated from Mysuru and not from the boundary of the Bandipur tiger reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The activists said the people in Wayanad have for a very long time been going to Kozhikode and Ernakulam districts for medical and emergency needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bandipur has 25 major mammal species and each has its own migratory path. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to D.Rajkumar, Wildlife Conservation Foundation, the ban on night traffic through Bandipur should not be lifted as it benefits both wildlife and tourism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandipur: Ministry \u2018overlooks\u2019 key issues News: According to NTCA report, ban on night traffic has reduced road kill Important facts: Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), has proposed to the Andhra Pradesh government to lift the ban on night traffic through Bandipur. 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