Biodiversity Board chief inspects waterbody in Shivamogga

SHIVAMOGGA: State Biodiversity Board chief Anant Hegde Ashisar on Saturday inspected a tank at Vajpayee Layout here, which was allegedly encroached upon by the urban development authority.
The traditional tank, spread over eight acres, belongs to the Shivamogga Wildlife Circle. Layouts developed near the tank had encroached upon the tank areas, it was alleged. Range forest officer Jayesh and environmentalist Ajay Kumar Sharma accessed documents to restore the old tank. After visiting the site, Ashisar promised to clear the encroachment and create a mini forest there.
Environmentalist Ajay Kumar Sharma said on Friday that the world celebrated International Day For Biological Diversity, and on Saturday, some nature lovers and forest officials visited the tank, to ask the incumbent chairman of the Karnataka Biodiversity Board, to notify the area around the tank as a protected forest.