“Wild animals, including deer and tigers, will be drawn out in search of food and water,” he said. Nagpur: Minister of state Ashish Jaiswal on Saturday warned that forests in Ramtek and Parseoni will run out of water this summer, creating a new challenge for humans living nearby.
Now, they will enter farmlands for green grass, and tigers will come behind them,” he said. Gram panchayats in forest areas, sarpanchs and people’s representatives must take special care of this,” he said. We will have to drill borewells and install solar pumps there,” he said. He said the new govt resolutions, still in draft, cover fodder for wild animals, including deer. The MoS said he would hold a separate meeting with forest officials if required. “From Nov to June, we all are looking at very difficult days,” he said.
Jaiswal, who holds the agriculture and relief & rehabilitation portfolio, was speaking at water scarcity review meetings with sarpanchs and officials in the two talukas. He spelled out what would follow. “The small water bodies inside the forests for wild animals will become dry. Also, these forests used to have grass on which herbivores like deer fed till Sept, Oct and Nov. The MoS also pointed out that there has been a big increase in the number of tigers. “I have seen the footage from cameras we have installed for the past one month. I have all the videos of whenever leopards and tigers crossed. As of now, there is no unusual pattern in the movement but those living near the forest need to be prepared. Jaiswal stressed devising strategies to keep animals inside forests. “In the draft plan, I have included how to store maximum water in forest areas.