Kerala Forest Minister, Former IFS Officer Trade Blame Over Chinnakkanal Conflict
A day after Shibu Baby John described the human-elephant conflict in Chinnakkanal as a man-made problem, former Indian Forest Service officer Prakriti Srivastava said a letter attributed to her was being cited without its full context. The exchange has sharpened scrutiny of how Kerala frames wildlife conflict, land-use pressure and administrative responsibility in one of the stateโs most sensitive forest corridors.
