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Saucer pits: A cool solution to quench thirst of wild animals
Summer is not only taking its toll on the people, animals too are facing the wrath. The condition of wild animals in the Nallamala forest region is worse. There were reports of animals dying for want of food and water.
Kurnool: Summer is not only taking its toll on the people, animals too are facing the wrath. The condition of wild animals in the Nallamala forest region is worse. There were reports of animals dying for want of food and water.
- 40 pits were set up in Nallamala forest area, which will be filled constantly with water
- Solar sprinklers too are proving a respite
The Nallamala forest region is home to a wide variety of animals, including tigers, leopards, and porcupines. For want of water, some of the animals are venturing out of forests and meeting with road accidents.
Earlier, the forest officials have built check-dams to quench the thirst of the wild animals. But, it was not successful and the wild animals started entering villages and ended up getting killed at the hands of villagers.
Four years ago, Chanugondla residents stoned a leopard to death as it ventured into the village. In 2011, some tigers entered the Siddapuram outskirts in search of food and water and killed cattle and disappeared. Last year, a tiger ventured into fields near Nagaluti village and became sick.
Officials took steps to shift it to SV Zoo Park. In February this year, a bear was found dead in Bachepalli thanda. A deer in wildlife conservation park at forest department office in Srisailam died of thirst. More recently, a leopard was found dead near a water hole under the limits of Rudravaram.
To quench the thirst of wild animals, the forest officials devised saucer pits and exuding confidence of achieving good results. Commenting on saucer pits, Nandyal divisional forest officer Sivaprasad said, “40 saucer pits each measuring 15 feet wide and 1.5 feet deep were provided at several places in the forest. CC cameras were installed near the pits.
The capacity of each pit will be to store at least 2000 to 2500 liters. Once in a week, the officials are filling the pits with water.” Further, the officials have set up solar sprinkler at Gundla Brahmeswaram, Basavapuram and Muduvakulagedda to enable the wild animals to cool themselves from the sweltering heat.
The nature lovers have been demanding the forest officials to devise more schemes to prevent death of wild animals while crossing road and to prevent them from raiding villages for want of food and water.
By Harikishan
