Kerala Forest Department Moves to Survey Athirappilly Lease Land Amid Row Over Elephant Corridor
Keralaโs forest department is set to survey leased forest land at Athirappilly after objecting to a proposal by Plantation Corporation of Kerala to renew its lease and seek additional land. Officials say the corporation has violated lease conditions, including by involving private agencies in pineapple cultivation on the holding, while conservationists warn that any expansion could worsen pressure on an elephant corridor in the ecologically sensitive region.
