Mysore/Mysuru, May 19 -- Safari revenue, CSR funds provide new roof, drinking water supply, solar-powered borewells

Anti-Poaching Camps (APCs) at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are being upgraded with improved infrastructure and basic facilities.

The tiger reserve has 53 APCs across different locations and the upgradation works are being taken up using revenue generated from safari operations, Forest Department funds and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) grants.

As most camps lack electricity connections, rooftop solar panels are being installed to ensure round-the-clock power supply. The 2-kv solar units, supported by battery systems, are also being used to pump water through solar-powered borewells to provide drinking water to forest...