High 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.
The East Singhbhum district administration has deployed 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.
The principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF), Jharkhand, D K Srivastava held a special meeting at Mango forest range office this afternoon when he requested the forest officials to prevent the killing of wild animals during the Sendra.
The PCCF asked the forest officials who attended the meeting to persuade the participating tribals not to kill any animals as the life of wild animals equelly important for the society as human being. He pointed out the forest officials should make all efforts for making the tribals armed with bows and arrows from entering into the Dalma hills.
Tribals from the four neighbouring States namley West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and host Jharkhand will turn up in large number. Armed with traditional weapons, hundreds of tribals from far flung areas of East Singhbhum and adjoining States of West Bengal and Odisha will start climbing the Dalma forest from Sunday night for hunting animals, a senior functionary said.
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.