On 21st of December members of Hasdeo Aranya Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (HBSS), Ramlal Kariyam (Hariharpur), Jainandan Porte (Saroanch, Ghatbarra) and Thakur Ram
The Hasdeo forest covering Chhattisgarh’s Korba, Sarguja and Surajpur districts, is a noted migratory corridor and has a significant presence of elephants