Bengaluru, June 30 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has directed officials to resume safari and eco-tourism activities in Bandipur and Nagarhole National Parks, ensuring all necessary safety measures are strictly followed.

He also instructed officials to examine and effectively resolve any minor technical issues related to the Mekedatu project, noting that Tamil Nadu has been raising objections in the Supreme Court citing such minor grounds.

The directions were issued during a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Karnataka State Board for Wildlife, chaired by the Chief Minister in the committee room at Vidhana Soudha.

Officials informed the meeting that tiger and leopard density in the Bandipur and Nagarhole eco-tourism an...