People turned against tiger Project in Ambikanagar:

People turned against tiger project in Ambikanagar and protesting against forest officials as the department is not allowing any constructions of small/medium buildings in the Ambikanagar town which is a part of Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve.People protesting to fulfill their needs as the Government sanctioned 10 lacs per family if they are relocated.Please find the attachment below for more details:

Part of Dandeli forests to be declared as Protected Area:

Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve is the 4th tiger reserve of Karnataka and comprises 875.024Sq.Km area which includes Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary with 475 Sq.Km and Anshi National Park with 339 Sq.Km area .But the remaining 60 Sq.Km is not yet declared as Protected Area so the environmentalists,wildlifers forcing Forest Department to declare it as soon as possible in order to control poaching activities and unregulated tourism.