This story is from July 25, 2021

Fresh tiger sighting triggers panic in Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station

The reappearance of tigers in Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) has again triggered panic among the citizens of Urja Nagar, the power plant’s residential colony. Two tigers made a kill near Herai guest house of the power plant, and was captured on camera devouring the buffalo kill by several citizens on Saturday.
Fresh tiger sighting triggers panic in Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
CHANDRAPUR: The reappearance of tigers in Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) has again triggered panic among the citizens of Urja Nagar, the power plant’s residential colony. Two tigers made a kill near Herai guest house of the power plant, and was captured on camera devouring the buffalo kill by several citizens on Saturday.
The videos soon went viral on social media, stirring fresh fear among the local residents.
Chandrapur range forest officer (RFO) Rahul Karekar said the tigers were being seen in CSTPS since Friday. He confirmed that the tiger duo made roadside kill and devoured the buffalo on Saturday, but maintained that all precautionary measures were being taken by the forest department.
Karekar said the tigers seen in the video clip were adults. There are two other sub-adult tigers in the area on the verge of separating from their mother. He added that the department had installed 10 camera traps around the place where the tigers were sighted and people living in the area were alerted of tiger presence and warned against venturing out alone, particularly during the night.
Replying to query, Karekar said that there was little possibility of taking up rescue operation of these tigers considering the number of natural water pools around the shrubby forest of CSTPS. Standard operating procedure prohibits tranquilizing tiger near a water body, as it is likely that the tiger falls unconscious in water and drowns.
He said that a team of 10 foresters was deployed in the area for round-the-clock patrolling and keeping vigil against wildlife attack.
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