Fatal elephant attacks refocus scrutiny on tourism project at Roerich estate

Following a recent fatal elephant attack, scrutiny has returned to the tourism department's project at Roerich and Devikarani estate. The estate, an elephant corridor and habitat, is slated for an Rs 55-crore 'eco-tourism and cultural hub' project. As part of this plan, both Tataguni Agara lake and Kuppareddy lake will be barricaded. Tourism department secretary Ram Prasath Manohar promised to personally visit the site and address the problem while keeping wildlife and ecology in mind.