Jamshedpur, May 5 : High profile security arrangement has been made to prevent tribals, who will venture into Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary to hunt animals to observe their annual Sendra (hunting festival) on Monday.
Dalma divisional forest officer CMP Sinha said a total of 13 check points have been set up to prevent tribals. Every tribal will be frisked by the forest guards at the check points. Pardih (near Kali temple), Fadlugora, Chandil, Bhilaipahari, Chakulia, Makulakocha and Patamda are among the check points that have been set up. A medical camp has also been set up at Fadlugora.
The East Singhbhum district administration has deployed 11 magistrates at various entry points to ensure smooth culmination of the festival. Dhalbhumgarh, Peepla, Patamda, Paridih Kali Mandir, Bahragora-I and II, Badhudih among other locations have been identified for magistrates’ deployment.
“A meeting of the senior forest department officials was held in view of the festival, which is popularly known as �Sendra Parv� in local dialect, and discussed strategy to prevent poaching of innocent animals,” Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Wildlife), said.
DBSS, is an outfit with little influence on the tribals along the forest cover of Dalma. This outfit hogged the limelight when it publicly defied establishment�s order and led scores of tribals to the forest cover and killed deer, rabbit, squirrel, hoar and birds of different species as mark of celebration six years ago.
The Dalma Wildlife sanctuary and Dalma forest divisional office in coordination with the district administration of the Seraikela and East Singhbhum is making preventing arrangements to thwart tribal hunters bid, if any, to harm the ecological balance of the region.
Of the 82 villages that fall within the Dalma forest jurisdiction a majority have acceded to the forest department official�s word besides, the eco club members who largely played the role on behalf of the forest department in convincing the villagers about the implications of killing animals too are confident of �no loss of life� in the jungles of Dalma on the Sendra day.
Besides deputing our personnel at various strategic entry points, he said the forest department would set up check posts to prevent tribals from entering the reserved forest areas.Nevertheless, Dalma Buru Sendra Samity(DBSS) has said that inspite of the large police and forest officials presence the tribals will celebrate the festival in a traditional manner but in a limited way.
“No denying the fact that police and forest officials large presence will our plans to some extent as far as celebarting the Sendra festival in traditional manner is concerned. But still we will manage to hunt in the dense forest of Dalma,” claimed Demka Soy, the convenor of DBSS.
