Religious people angry with forest department

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I agree with Lavkumar saheb. Conservation and Protection has to be done with

communal support. It can not be forcefully enforced on public. But it has to be

done by motivating them and making them understand.

 

I call upon volunteers / team of volunteers to come forward to practically

work on field during such religious events taking place in Gir and Girnar. Apart

from Parikrama, other such events are Mahashivratri, Janmasthami etc. Our

organisation will support such volunteers by arranging the campaign, bear their

expenses and providing information material.

 

Regards,

 

Kishore Kotecha

 

 

 

 

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Monday, 26 November, 2007 7:51:53 AM

Re: [Nature Club Surat] Religious people angry with forest department

The Forest Department should make arrangements for the fuel. If need be coal

should be provided at subsidised rates. I am sure cooking gas could also be made

available. It is essential that the Forest Department not take action without

taking people into prior consultation. The days of authoritarian rules seems not

to have ended as far as the Forest Department is concerned.

 

As far as the conduct of the pilgrims is concerned, there should be very clear

guidelines given out in pamphlets and in the press well before the Parikrama

dates and, all along the route, Forest Guards should be detailed to keep a check

on conduct. I am sure the organisers would not be averse to control in conduct

of the younger lot. Here, Kishore, people like you can get fully involved.

 

Lavkumar Khachar.

 

Kishore Kotecha <kotecha_kishore wrote:

22-11-2007

Religious people angry with forest department

Gujarat Samachar (Briefly Translate from Gujarati)

This time every year lacs of religious people travel around the foot of Girnar

Hill (called as Parikrama). The route of this track passes through the Girnar

forest. About 18 – 20 Asiatic lions reside in this Girnar forest. There are many

religious Trusts and NGOs who put up camps along the tracks and provide the

devotees with free food and water. Till last year forest department allowed such

NGOs to collect dry wood for fire to cook the food. But this year forest

department has denied use of the wood.

Due to this NGOs have to bring wood on camel backs from distant city of

Junagadh .

 

Kishore Kotecha’s comment: I appreciate such a bold step by forest department.

In fact such tracks should be moved outside the forest. Most of these so-called

devotees do not behave themselves while tracking.

 

 

 

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