Forest officials raid illegal resort in Sakleshpur reserve forest area; lock resort, owner's house
Sakleshpur: Forest Department officials and staff members raided a resort that had been built allegedly illegally in a protected area of Bilisare in the taluk.
The Forest Department team from Bengaluru, led by Forest Officer Shilpa, held an operation on Tuesday morning in the area, on receiving a tip-off that the Stone Valley Resort in Acchanahalli Reserve Forest area has been built without permission. The team from Bengaluru and the local officials of the Forest Department had issued a notice to the owner of the resort regarding the matter. A team of 30 personnel held a raid on the resort and inspected it, before locking the resort as well as the owner’s house.
The Forest Department had locked a resort near Vanaguru in the taluk, taking action under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act. The locals, however, has alleged that more than 20 resorts and homestays have been constructed within the sanctuary, and are still open and working. “The fact that the Forest Department officials have taken action against only one resort here has given rise to many doubts,” they added.
Sakleshpur BJP MLA Cement Manju had expressed his anger in the Karnataka Assembly House recently, against the Forest Department’s inaction against such illegal resorts. A day after, Bengaluru officials of the Department carried out the raid on the Stone Valley Resort, sending a prior notice to the owner alleging encroachment of the reserve area to build the resort.
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After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): With a new, stringent system to establish user identity, the number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has declined to about 5,000 from nearly one lakh, officials said on Saturday.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the crackdown by Indian Railways on train ticket booking through fake identities is yielding positive results, according to a press note.
Before the latest reforms, this number had touched nearly one lakh new user IDs per day, it said.
"Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website," the note said.
The officials stated that these steps have already helped Indian Railways deactivate 3.03 crore fake accounts.
"Another 2.7 crore user IDs have either been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension based on the suspicious activities they are indulging in," they said.
The Union minister directed officials to ensure that the ticketing system is reformed to a level where all travellers are able to book tickets easily through a real and genuine user ID, the press note added.
Additionally, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to provide local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains.
Introducing local cuisine that reflects the culture and tastes of the regions being traversed will significantly enhance the passenger experience, officials said.
This facility will be expanded to all the trains progressively in future, they added.
