Story on Red sanders from Kadapa

Not withstanding  the determination of chief minister N.Chandra Babu Naidu to put an end to the menace of red sander  smuggling  in  Kadapa district  continued  unabated in various methods leads posing a threat to the very survival of the precious endemic trees  in Seshachalam forest  due to several reasons.  

Despite police administration adopting  different methods to curb the illegal transportation of Red sanders, but they were not successful in that aspect. Seizure of Rs about 20 crores  worth red sanders in the last couple of years  and  imposing PD Act on 30 more smugglers  by kadapa police  witnessed the intensity of such illigal trade.

 These reasons includes ineffective laws, abetment  of smugglers by the forest staff, political patronage , scarcity of staff,  lack of proper  communication facilities, vehicles  weaponry support, most importantly gaining the entry of wood cutters belongs to one particular tribe called ‘Malai Makkal ‘ of Juvvadi malai area in Tamil nadu state is one of the main reasons of Red sandal smuggling continued unabated.

 “ Despite   the police, special task force, forest department striving hard  to curb the ‘R’ smuggling as they able to nab several international , and national , and interstate smugglers   but it seems to be a mammoth task for us  preventing the entry of the wood cutters in to the forest as they are  adopting several  vulnerable methods. About 1500   wood cutters were arrested since last two years , but    infiltration in to the Seshachalam forest  seems to be continued “  said an official on the condition anonymity to the Hans India.

  Earlier these people use  to gain the entry of Seshachalam forest after reaching to Mangalam  located  out skirts of Tirupati either by  buses or trains, later going through dense forest by walk for reaching   the destinations . Following intensification of checkups  between Tirupati-Kadapa  police  seized   number of buses , and private  vehicles in recent period the culprits adopts several vulnerable methods to misguide the police.

It is learnt that the wood cutters reaching Tirupai  from Chennai by ordinary buses , Via Naidu pet, Sulurpet, of Nellore district, later Srikala hastey of Chittor district   in the disguise  of devotees, later boarding passenger trains running between Tirupati-Guntakal   popularly known as ‘Dongala bandi’ which are running  only during night times to avoid checking.  

After reaching Guntakal  they   dispersed to the  Mudhanuru, Jammalamadugu, Yerraguntla, Mydukuru, Kamalapuram in Kadapa district , by private vehicles and   staying for some time in the temples  and  Ashrams  by the way of misguiding police.

A  official opined  that it is easy to identify the Malaimakkal tribal as they appeared with thin body language, with black color, and resemblance is different comparatively with others. But  the problem is they are taking shelters at  the pilgrimage centers, temples, Spiritual Centers (Ashrams )  , some in government hospitals with various reasons. After some days slowly they gain the entry of Seshachalam forest he said.  And more over following innumerable number of labor attending for house construction works in Kadapa district another reason fails to identify the wood cutters.

Despite Andhra Pradesh police nab them in red hand  while indulging in the crime, after they bailed out from the prisons they are being provided shelter, and employment reportedly by Tamil naidu government one of the main reason they  repeatedly indulging in the crime.