Madras HC Bans Resorts and Hotels in Elephant Corridor
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has reinforced a total ban on commercial activities in the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor, following the findings of the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee established by the Supreme Court. This prohibition extends to all resorts and hotels. The landowners are permitted to maintain and cultivate their properties in an environmentally friendly way that does not disturb the elephants, without installing artificial barriers like electric fences. This was affirmed by a special bench comprising Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy. The bench reiterated that the committee’s findings, led by former judge Justice…