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drug abuse. A few days ago, the many villages where there is
Helpline and Portal of ‘Manas’ no conflict between humans
were launched. The government and tigers. But where such a
has issued a toll-free number, situation arises, unprecedented
‘1933’. Anyone can call this efforts are being made for the
number to get necessary protection of tigers there as
advice or information related well. One such effort of public
to rehabilitation. If anyone has participation is the ‘Kulhadi
any other information related Band Panchayat’. The ‘Kulhadi
to drugs, they can also share Band Panchayat’ campaign
it with the Narcotics Control that started in Ranthambore,
Bureau by calling this number. Rajasthan is very interesting. The
All information shared with local communities themselves
MANAS is kept confidential. I have taken an oath that they
urge all people, all the families, will not go to the forest with
and all the institutions engaged axes and will not cut trees. Due
in making India ‘drugs free’ to to this one decision, the forests
make full use of the MANAS here are becoming green once
Helpline. again, and a better environment
is being created for the tigers.
My dear fellow citizens, Tiger Friends, Tadoba-Andhari
Day will be celebrated all over Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra
the world tomorrow. In India, is one of the main habitats for
tigers have been an integral tigers. The local communities
part of our culture. We have all here, especially our brothers and
grown up listening to stories sisters of the Gond and Mana
related to tigers. In the villages tribes, have taken rapid strides
around forests, everyone knows towards eco-tourism. They have
how to live in harmony with the reduced their dependence on
tiger. In our country, there are the forest so that the activities of

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