The proposal for the Lohara open cast mining project by Adani Power in the jungles adjacent to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) HAS BEEN REJECTED BY the Union ministry of forest and environment.

Ekjoot team congratulates and thanks all of those who supported this protest.

Ekjoot is a common platform of NGO’s dedicated to Nature and Wildlife conservation who have jointly put up a fight against mining activities on forest land.

We learnt through media reports about allocation of coal mining  lease to M/S Adani Power Ltd. at Lohara-Junona Reserve Forest adjacent to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur(Maharashtra). Our investigations  brought forth startling revelations about likely destruction of  thick forest cover in the above said forest, which is also a  habitat of Schedule 1 wild animals and birds other than regular  flora and fauna.

It should be noted that the mining activities encompass activities like blasting, deployment of heavy machinery, settlement of labour colony and disposal of over burden in the thick forest are all detrimental to the ecology.

Therefore we decided to join hands with other like minded NGO’s(i.e. Lohara Jungle Bachao Sangharsh Samiti) and other nature loving people to thwart above destruction of forest and wildlife near tadoba. The location of the proposed coal mine falls just under 10km buffer zone of  TADOBA and part of the reserve forest itself.

MapTadoba -Lohara Map for reference

Per say we are not against the Adani Power Plant which is coming up at Tiroda(Gondia). But we are opposing the excavation of coal and in turn destruction of forest in Lohara-Junona Reserve Forest.

The coal for above power project could be made available from alternate sites reportedly available in abundance.

It is reliably learnt that other mining proposals are already in the pipeline awaiting similar clearance which if not stopped now would completely destroy Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and surrounding forests.

Therefore we solicit support from all nature loving people to strengthen our hands to fight for nature’s conservation.

We also appeal to give wide publicity in order to awaken people at large and we also welcome your comments/suggestion to save Taboba forest.

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You have the power to protect the Tadoba forests, sign the petition and support the cause

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Ashutosh, Pune
This is an excellent example of together we can fight and win with anybody. Let us unite to save our jungles. Lets do it!

Sonny George, Hyderabad
I love Tadoba. Let save it for the future from the present.

benaifer bhoot, Mumbai
let us all join and come under one banner to save

sanjay kadam, pune
worderfull achievement.

Shaunak B. Modi, Bombay, MH, India
I'm with you for whatever you'll need me. This has to stop!

Good luck!

Sejal, Surat
Save tiger, save environment, save planet.

सुनील अनमाने, मुंबई
विकासाच्या नावाखाली यापूर्वी देखील असे अनेक प्रकल्प राबवले गेले. पण त्यामुळे काही ठराविक लोकांचाच विकास झाला. हा विषय जरी बाजूला ठेवला तरी आता पर्यंत आपण निसर्गाचा बराचसा घास गिळला आहे. तेव्हा आता जी जंगले उरली आहेत ती तरी नष्ट होऊ नयेत असे मला वाटते. ताडोबा सारखे जंगल वाचावे तेथील वन्य जीवन सुरक्षित राहावे यासाठी आपण सर्वांनी प्रयत्न करायला हवेत. विकास तर व्हायला हवाच पण त्यासाठी उरलेली जंगल संपत्ती नष्ट होऊ नये. दुसरा काही पर्याय आहे का हे तपासून पाहायला हवे.
सहजीकच सरकारने आणि सर्वांचीच यासाठी आग्रही भूमिका असायला हवी.

Ashish Shah, pune
Please save the jungles/water/animals for our future generation to see.

vijay, mumbai

anagha dande, panjim goa

puja, chandrapur
we should stop it than regretng ahead in furutre which is in our hand

Smruti Ranjan Sabat, Hyderabad
Please raise hands to save tigers.

himanka, bangalore
the number of tigers has drastically gone down in the past decade.....'WE'need to do ALL we possibly can to protect them and it is time we start giving them prime importance.......
WE NEED TO ACT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

T Satya pujitha, hydrabad
Our national animal is the tiger.So if there are
only ,1411 tigers left ,we must be shame of,
ourselves .And if we destroy the forests it will
be as, we are destroying, ourselves and if we ,
destroy ourselves we will only be in danger.

Sadaf Mariam, Amravati
Our ecological wealth is being sold out by pimps who go by the name of politicians.Shame! We must wake up and take action.

vinod shrote, wardha

Vivek S. Mahakalkar, Bhandara
I am an big wildlife lover .and i do belive tht wildlife should be protected.If anybody knows chandrapur is one of the most polluted cities in india...only because its sarrounded by coal mines.so think of Tadoba ! if Adani coal mines will adjucent to tadoba...Thr is no nature remain n Tiger too ! Second biggest thing is ,Vidarbha already have an few tourist places....

Yeshwant Shedde, Mumbai
Do we see a politico-industry nexus here? If this place is reserved, how the politicians can give their assent for exploration, thus disturbing the the peace and tranquility of this precious place? What can a citizen do in such cases? We have to take the help of electronic and print media to dissuade the Adani Power Company from destroying the habitat of the now increasingly rare tiger and other flora and fauna. Additionally, can we not approach courts to put a stop to this commercial exploitation?

SUMIT, WARDHA
i want to be part for this project for saving tigers

swati sanketi, mumbai

Shruti, Mumbai
declining tiger population due to deforestation is a shame on a country whose national animal is tiger!!

Sagar Rajput, Mumbai
Coal mining project shouldn't be permitted in Tadoba or else this will contribute greatly to global warming & shortage of water due to low rainfall. If govt permits then it provide some alternate obligation to Adani co. to plant same no. of trees somewhaere else, but this is not possible. So this project should not be given the Green signal.

dinesh kothari, INDORE - 452 003
WE DON'NT NEED POWER AT THE COST OF OUR LIVLIHOOD. NO FOREST FOR MINING ANY MORE

Niyati Gujar, Pune
Nature & its wildlife are a way of life for some people...wildlife keeps their faith alive...its the only real beauty we have left...protect it...

Sameer Shah, Pune
Treat the earth well... We did not inherit her from our ancestors. We borrowed it from our children. I do my bit, do you ???

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