TALCHER: In view of large-scale destruction of forest cover due to coal mining, the Forest Department has sought around Rs 7.17 crore from various coal mining authorities for wildlife management plan.
The money has been levied at the rate of Rs 20,000 per hectare. According to information received by a wildlife activists and lawyer Bauri Bandhu Bez from Angul forest division office under RTI Act after the money collected from coal authorities will be spent on development of wild animals in nearby Kanheijena reserve forest and other adjoining forest areas.
There has been depletion of huge forest cover like dense Rakus forest at Talcher for coal mining where wild animals inhabit. Now they have migrated to nearby jungles like Kanheijena at Samal area near here, Bez bemoaned.
Coal mines against which the money has been charged are Natraj, Jagannath, Ananta, N Adira and Bhubaneswari.

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