A five-member expert committee constituted by the Kerala High Court to study the human-elephant conflict in the State will visit the boating centre at Anayirankal dam, near Munnar, in Idukki to inspect it.
According to officials, the panel members will visit the site soon and review if it is possible to operate boating in the catchment areas of Anayirankal Dam without causing disturbances to wild elephants. “After the visit, the panel members will inform the court, and the court will decide further,” said a source.
The Hydel Tourism wing of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) stopped operating boats in the dam on July 14 based on a directive of the HC. The HC-appointed expert panel committee recommended that boating caused disturbances to wild elephants.
