Hyderabad: In order to protect the tiger population, the Telangana government has decided to set up a 112-member-armed ‘State Tiger Protection Force’, which will be headed by Assistant Conservator of Forests in Amarabad and Kawal Tiger Reserves.
According to an official release, this decision was taken by the State Forest Protection Committee headed by Chief Secretary S K Joshi on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the committee decided that the cost of the force would be shared 40:60 by the State and Central government. The officials also decided that cases under the Preventive Detention Act would be registered against violators and that stringent measures would be taken against perpetrators.
Joshi also directed officials of Forest and Electricity department to keep a vigil against those erecting illegal power fences for animal hunting. Also legal assistance would be extended to forest officials to expedite cases and ensure convictions. The committee informed that the Telangana government considering appointing a legal advisor for each district.