Orissa HC for drone monitoring of unlawful prawn gheris in Chilika lake

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday endorsed use of drone for aerial surveillance of unlawful prawn gheris in Chilika lake and Bhitarkanika areas. The division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Murahari Sri Raman requested the State authorities to instantly contemplate the proposal and make the funds obtainable to all of the 4 districts – Khurda, Puri, Ganjam and Kendrapara – which would require intensive patrolling to be saved up as a way to verify the re-emergence of unlawful gheris in locations the place they’ve been demolished or emergence of any new gheris.

The bench’s proposal got here after the amicus curiae Mohit Agarwal recommended use of drone know-how by the native administration within the 4 districts to maintain tighter vigil on the unlawful actions involving prawn gheris. Besides, drone surveillance could be cost-effective than patrolling, the amicus curiae submitted.

Puri Collector Samarth Verma who was current in digital mode additionally welcomed the proposal and guaranteed that he’ll write to the federal government for offering enough funds for the aim.As a part of adjudication of a PIL for the restoration of the ecology of the 2 wetlands – Chilika lake and Bhitarkanika the court docket was taking inventory of the progress in direction of elimination of unlawful prawn gheris. Re-emergence of unlawful prawn gherries after demolition and even whereas there was patrolling had emerged as a serious downside.

While posting the case to December 5, the bench directed the State authorities to tell the court docket in regards to the progress made by them on its September 15 route to formulate inside two months a coverage for conventional fishermen and non-fishermen in Chilika lake.

Agarwal additionally raised the problem of air pollution of Chilika resulting from discharge of untreated effluents from Gangua Nala which connects the Kuakhai river to the Daya river flowing by Bhubaneswar City and in the end draining into the lake. The bench directed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Odisha State Pollution Control Board to file a reply on it by the following date.

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday endorsed use of drone for aerial surveillance of unlawful prawn gheris in Chilika lake and Bhitarkanika areas. The division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Murahari Sri Raman requested the State authorities to instantly contemplate the proposal and make the funds obtainable to all of the 4 districts – Khurda, Puri, Ganjam and Kendrapara – which would require intensive patrolling to be saved up as a way to verify the re-emergence of unlawful gheris in locations the place they’ve been demolished or emergence of any new gheris.

The bench’s proposal got here after the amicus curiae Mohit Agarwal recommended use of drone know-how by the native administration within the 4 districts to maintain tighter vigil on the unlawful actions involving prawn gheris. Besides, drone surveillance could be cost-effective than patrolling, the amicus curiae submitted.

Puri Collector Samarth Verma who was current in digital mode additionally welcomed the proposal and guaranteed that he’ll write to the federal government for offering enough funds for the aim.As a part of adjudication of a PIL for the restoration of the ecology of the 2 wetlands – Chilika lake and Bhitarkanika the court docket was taking inventory of the progress in direction of elimination of unlawful prawn gheris. Re-emergence of unlawful prawn gherries after demolition and even whereas there was patrolling had emerged as a serious downside.

While posting the case to December 5, the bench directed the State authorities to tell the court docket in regards to the progress made by them on its September 15 route to formulate inside two months a coverage for conventional fishermen and non-fishermen in Chilika lake.

Agarwal additionally raised the problem of air pollution of Chilika resulting from discharge of untreated effluents from Gangua Nala which connects the Kuakhai river to the Daya river flowing by Bhubaneswar City and in the end draining into the lake. The bench directed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Odisha State Pollution Control Board to file a reply on it by the following date.