Feast organised in Satkosia restricted area

ANGUL: The Regional Chief Conservator of Forests Sudhanshu Khora has directed Satkosia DFO to conduct an inquiry and submit a report about some people doing feasts in restricted areas on Sunday last.

On Sunday,a group of youths managed to cross the Pampasar gate and performed a feast in the restricted area of Satkosia sanctuary.The youths wee reportedly making the feasts between Purunakot and Hatibari jungle..They had cooked meat lighting fire in the restricted area and they did in social media about the feast.

This has created heart-burn among the wildlife lovers who questioned how these youths managed to organise feast in a restricted area.They demanded action into this incident.They also demand that how they could manage to escape checkgate of Pampasar to carry out their programme.Repeated attempts were made to contact Satkosia DFO but he wa not reachable.

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