Snakes and sneaks, this forest gives us creeps

  • | Wednesday | 27th March, 2019

Foswac should raise this matter with the civic authorities to speed up the clearing of shrubs and wild grass where poisonous insects and snakes find shelter . Miscreants find safe haven and camouflage in the forest to run their criminal operations.Two months ago, Sector-40 welfare association general secretary S K Khosla also raised this matter with the forest officer. Since playgrounds are also vanishing from the city, this area can also be used for the recreation of children as well. A resident said: "For the fear of snatchers and other criminals, who pounce on people from the bushes, women avoid the forest-side road after dark." For the safety of park users, playing is forbidden over there.

CHANDIGARH: The resident welfare associations' proposal for managing the forest strip of sectors 39 to 47 has failed to excite the UT forest department, despite their fear of the criminals and snakes hidden in that tall grass.Sector-40 welfare association president B N Sharma said: "We met the chief conservator of forest to tell him about the condition of the forest behind these sectors but it drew no reaction. Foswac should raise this matter with the civic authorities to speed up the clearing of shrubs and wild grass where poisonous insects and snakes find shelter . The reptile might endanger the lives of the people who live nearby. Miscreants find safe haven and camouflage in the forest to run their criminal operations.Two months ago, Sector-40 welfare association general secretary S K Khosla also raised this matter with the forest officer. He said: "For the safety of residents and using this place properly, the delegation proposed to beautify the forest and protect it with a barbed-wire fence to prevent the intrusion of garbage trucks for open dumping that fills the neighbourhood with foul smell."Residents proposed that the space between trees can be landscape on a temporary basis by installing park benches and garden lights to turn it into a recreational zone for senior citizens and morning/evening walkers. Since playgrounds are also vanishing from the city, this area can also be used for the recreation of children as well. For the safety of park users, playing is forbidden over there. In the absence of a fence, theft of tree wood from the forest has become common.The complainants claim that the green strip becomes a hub of criminals at night, since it is a perfect hideout because of being on the border of Mohali . A resident said: "For the fear of snatchers and other criminals, who pounce on people from the bushes, women avoid the forest-side road after dark."

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