PASIGHAT, Jan 3: In a significant development, Arunachal Pradesh has stopped the Daying Ering-Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Corridor Project owing to mismanagement of the project and disturbance to communal harmony.
The project under implementation in areas  covering Sibiya Chapori and Mer Khutis under D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary by DFO Pasighat Forest Division and Kotga Gora Committee, has been stopped by the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity citing wrong management of the project and for disturbing communal harmony in the areas of Mer and Paglam village, the fringe villages of the D. Ering WLS.
In a letter to the founder & Chief Executive Officer, Wildlife Trust of India on 10th November 2022, the PCCF wildlife office said that it has received several complaints against the project implementation. The PCCF office had also anticipated worsening of the situation which if not stopped may further lead to law and order issues due to allegations and counter-allegations by the different local groups. So, though the elephant conservation-related works are well appreciated, the PCCF Wildlife office has stopped and halted the project until further orders and the situation becomes normal. The details of the project and its implementation along with the MoU/MoA signed with the concerned authorities were also sought by the office of PCCF from the WTI.
The PCCF office had also written to Addl. Dy. Commissioner, Mebo, East Siang District to take appropriate legal action as deemed necessary to prevent any law and order situation in connection with the same D. Ering-Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Corridor project. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

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