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What would you go through when your beloved forest that you so dearly love is in danger I guess alarm bells start ringing, I’m going through this right now, help me to help my forest.
Manas Tiger Reserve located in a remote corner of a north eastern state in India has been in the news time and again for wrong reasons, reasons not that hard to fathom. Manas is a Tiger Reserve, a National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, an Important Bird Area and an Elephant Reserve.
Read this Article recently published to get a better picture of the state of affairs in Manashttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/northeast/story_18261951.jsp#.U2qYj_mSySp
The Park has been in shambles for almost two decades from late 1980's to early 2000 during which we all remained as mute spectators except for a handful of individuals who stood-by the difficult period through thick and thin. When Bodoland Territorial Area District was formed in 2003 after which a ceasefire was called for, things slowly but gradually started coming back to normalcy.
However it has not even been a decade since it started recuperating Manas is taken to task again. In the recent disturbances that occurred in and around Manas Tiger Reserve 7 members of the Forest Department including a Ranger was accused of burning down a hamlet in the Buffer Zone of the Park and killing almost the entire population of more than 30 and torched down 50 huts with the help of anti-social elements.Even though they are innocent they are all behind bars and if we don’t act now the matter might spiral out of our control and they might be given severe punishment for no fault of theirs.
Such atrocities and killings of this magnitude are unthinkable and should never happen to anyone or any community irrespective of creed, color or language. It has to be widely condemned and the Authorities have to see to it that such evil acts do not occur anywhere.There is absolutely no concrete evidence of the involvement of the Staff members in this doing and something like this has happened before too in other places like Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary and in Orang National Park. In a fit of rage locals are quick to accuse the Forest Staff especially in areas where the presence of anti-social elements cannot be ruled out, as it is difficult for the locals to fight against the anti-social elements the Forest Departments usually ends up taking the brunt of the ire of the locals.
The Staff members including rest of the Forest Department need our help in this hour of need. If we as wildlife lovers do not act now to show our concern for the Staff members and their families when will we act? The government is even considering taking away all the arms given to the Forest Department in Manas, it send shivers down my spine when I think about the devastating consequences that will unfold if this happens.
We need atleast 20, 000 people to sign our Petition to get their attention.
Dear Sir,
It is with great earnest that we appeal to you to help the locals get justice, bring the real culprits to book and get the wrongly accused Staff members the much needed justice so that they can go back to their eagerly waiting families. Why on earth would they commit such a heinous crime and return to duty the next day without any fear whatsoever, these men have been instrumental in helping the Park get back to its feet but now they are helpless and in need of great help, if you turn your back on them who else will they rely on.
Yours Sincerely,
(Your name)
Please send this Petition to Rockybul Hussain, Forest Minister of Assam, he can be reached [email protected]@assam.gov.in
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It would be a matter of national disgrace if we allow a pristine habitat like Manas National Park to slip into oblivion. It has taken a lot of pain and effort to bring Manas back from the brink, hence it is my earnest request to you to please help resurrect Manas, bring justice to the culprits and save this veritable Paradise. Let us not humiliate nature any more for errors which are man-made.
Signed
Signed!
It will be a tragedy if we let a magnificent place such as Manas slip into disaster merely because we failed to act. Prosterity will never forgive us if we don't fight now.
The best move to make at this point is to let the Army manage the Park and give the control to the Central Government, BTC and the Assam state government is incompetent to take care of the Park. Had this been done before Manas would not have suffered for 2 decades.
Tears rolled out when I read the article ,though I have been there only once .. I felt manas as my second home .. can't think of manas go under ravage again , as mentioned by Siddharth Kumar Gogoi , let army control the park .. I Dont believe any govt .. and my sincere request to every one .. we are losing forest cover at alarming rate .. let us not slip another pristine forest fall under wrong hands and suffer again.
I support this cause they are innocent and forest gaurds need fire arms to ward off poachers.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
What would you go through when your beloved forest that you so dearly love is in danger I guess alarm bells start ringing, I’m going through this right now, help me to help my forest.
Manas Tiger Reserve located in a remote corner of a north eastern state in India has been in the news time and again for wrong reasons, reasons not that hard to fathom. Manas is a Tiger Reserve, a National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, an Important Bird Area and an Elephant Reserve.
Read this Article recently published to get a better picture of the state of affairs in Manashttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/northeast/story_18261951.jsp#.U2qYj_mSySp
The Park has been in shambles for almost two decades from late 1980's to early 2000 during which we all remained as mute spectators except for a handful of individuals who stood-by the difficult period through thick and thin. When Bodoland Territorial Area District was formed in 2003 after which a ceasefire was called for, things slowly but gradually started coming back to normalcy.
However it has not even been a decade since it started recuperating Manas is taken to task again. In the recent disturbances that occurred in and around Manas Tiger Reserve 7 members of the Forest Department including a Ranger was accused of burning down a hamlet in the Buffer Zone of the Park and killing almost the entire population of more than 30 and torched down 50 huts with the help of anti-social elements.Even though they are innocent they are all behind bars and if we don’t act now the matter might spiral out of our control and they might be given severe punishment for no fault of theirs.
Such atrocities and killings of this magnitude are unthinkable and should never happen to anyone or any community irrespective of creed, color or language. It has to be widely condemned and the Authorities have to see to it that such evil acts do not occur anywhere.There is absolutely no concrete evidence of the involvement of the Staff members in this doing and something like this has happened before too in other places like Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary and in Orang National Park. In a fit of rage locals are quick to accuse the Forest Staff especially in areas where the presence of anti-social elements cannot be ruled out, as it is difficult for the locals to fight against the anti-social elements the Forest Departments usually ends up taking the brunt of the ire of the locals.
The Staff members including rest of the Forest Department need our help in this hour of need. If we as wildlife lovers do not act now to show our concern for the Staff members and their families when will we act? The government is even considering taking away all the arms given to the Forest Department in Manas, it send shivers down my spine when I think about the devastating consequences that will unfold if this happens.
We need atleast 20, 000 people to sign our Petition to get their attention.
Dear Sir,
It is with great earnest that we appeal to you to help the locals get justice, bring the real culprits to book and get the wrongly accused Staff members the much needed justice so that they can go back to their eagerly waiting families. Why on earth would they commit such a heinous crime and return to duty the next day without any fear whatsoever, these men have been instrumental in helping the Park get back to its feet but now they are helpless and in need of great help, if you turn your back on them who else will they rely on.
Yours Sincerely,
(Your name)
Please send this Petition to Rockybul Hussain, Forest Minister of Assam, he can be reached [email protected]@assam.gov.in
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Without knowing those people/staff I cannot comment on anything. Disarming the entire staff for the sake of just a handful of suspects is a stupid decision! I believe it is the work of the anti-social elements. I pray that the judgment is in favor of protecting the reserve/park. I am signing this petition. I cannot see Manas or any other reserve obliterate for this reason.
It would be a matter of national disgrace if we allow a pristine habitat like Manas National Park to slip into oblivion. It has taken a lot of pain and effort to bring Manas back from the brink, hence it is my earnest request to you to please help resurrect Manas, bring justice to the culprits and save this veritable Paradise. Let us not humiliate nature any more for errors which are man-made.
Signed
Signed!
It will be a tragedy if we let a magnificent place such as Manas slip into disaster merely because we failed to act. Prosterity will never forgive us if we don't fight now.
The best move to make at this point is to let the Army manage the Park and give the control to the Central Government, BTC and the Assam state government is incompetent to take care of the Park. Had this been done before Manas would not have suffered for 2 decades.
Tears rolled out when I read the article ,though I have been there only once .. I felt manas as my second home .. can't think of manas go under ravage again , as mentioned by Siddharth Kumar Gogoi , let army control the park .. I Dont believe any govt .. and my sincere request to every one .. we are losing forest cover at alarming rate .. let us not slip another pristine forest fall under wrong hands and suffer again.
I support this cause they are innocent and forest gaurds need fire arms to ward off poachers.
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Without knowing those people/staff I cannot comment on anything. Disarming the entire staff for the sake of just a handful of suspects is a stupid decision! I believe it is the work of the anti-social elements. I pray that the judgment is in favor of protecting the reserve/park. I am signing this petition. I cannot see Manas or any other reserve obliterate for this reason.