Ex-MLA, author Jiban Mukhopadhyay passes away
Former Trinamul Congress MLA Jiban Mukhopadhyay passed away this morning after a brief illness.
Concerned over repeated incidents of tigers entering Bengal from Odisha, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the government in Odisha to rescue its tigers entering the Bengal border repeatedly.
According to reports, there was another tiger scare at Maipith, South 24-Parganas, allegedly after pug marks were found in the area.
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She said the neighbouring state is failing in proper upkeep of its tiger reserves, from where tigers are allegedly straying into the districts of Bengal, leaving the people of the state to live in constant fear.
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Referring to the recent capture of the tigress Zeenat, Miss Banerjee, said, “The Odisha government must take proper steps to protect its tigers under its reserves to prevent it from straying into the districts of Bengal so often. The tigress, which had strayed into the districts of Bengal and walked through five districts at a stretch, leaving the forest officials on edge, was finally captured by our people and forest officers. And after that phones continued to ring from Odisha asking to return the tigress immediately. Our people had rescued it after hard labour, spending many sleepless nights. Why do such things happen almost regularly? From now on, the Odisha government must take responsibility to rescue the tigers straying out of its reserves by capturing them on their own. From now on our people won’t do such hazardous jobs spending sleepless nights any more. Send your people and wildlife experts to capture and rescue them.”
Tigress Zeenat, which had allegedly strayed out from the odisha’s Simlipal Tiger Reserve was finally captured by the state forest officials from Bankura.
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