Foot patrolling by forest staff stepped up in Kawal Tiger Reserve thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Plea for prioritising forest staff for vaccination yet to be notified in Karnataka
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Anti-poaching drive to be affected as infections rise among staff
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Temporary depletion of forest staff owing to COVID-19 could have a bearing on conservation and anti-poaching drives. | Photo Credit:
M.A. Sriram
Anti-poaching drive to be affected as infections rise among staff Constant exposure during combing operations outside forests and anti-poaching drives has resulted in a sizeable number of field staff contracting COVID-19 in Karnataka.
Apart from anti-poaching drives the field staff also come into contact with the general public while dealing with other issues and this is not only resulting in infection among the forest staff but they could even end up spreading it in the remote hamlets of forest-dwelling communities.
India s Gujarat evacuates over 200,000 people as Cyclone Tauktae hits
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
People move a fishing boat to a safer place along the shore ahead of Cyclone Tauktae in Veraval in the western state of Gujarat, India, May 17, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Cyclone Tauktae makes landfall in Gujarat late Monday evening
Rain intensified and several power outages were reported in the Gujarat state, while electricity pylons and trees were uprooted and buildings damaged in coastal areas
Concern for welfare of rare Asiatic lions in Gujarat, two barges with over 400 people adrift near Mumbai
AHMEDABAD: More than 200,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the Indian state of Gujarat and authorities shut ports and major airports as the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades made landfall in the state late on Monday.
At least 16 killed and thousands evacuated in COVID-ravaged India as monster cyclone Tauktae makes landfall sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.