Srinagar: Dr Farooq on Saturday said that the spike in the man and animal conflict is a direct consequence of imbalance between development and ecology.
In a statement issued here, Dr Farooq said: “The mauling of a 4-year-old girl to death in Ompura, Budgam brings home the negative consequences of the faceoff between man and wild creatures due to fussy development and negligence of the administration. The gut-wrenching incident has saddened me to the core; I express my heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved and pray for forbearance to the bereaved in their hour of loss and grief. The incident should act as a wake-up call for the administration who the locals are accusing of negligence. The incident should be thoroughly probed to fix the responsibility.”
“The administration should come up with a comprehensive plan to secure the lives of people from the impact of man-animal conflict. Need of the hour calls for making good of the deficiency of manpower, infrastructure and equipment in the wildlife and forest department. I share in the grief and pray for eternal peace to the departed brave heart,” he said.
