An area of 716 Ha retrieved from the encroachers during the year 2014-15 duly evicting all the non tribal and tribal encroachers by the Kinnerasani WLM division staff in Compt.No.15 in Chatakonda Reserved Forest falling in Chintonichilaka locality (Gundlamadugu beat, Gattumalla section, Chatakonda range) of Kinnerasani wildlife sanctuary has been developed as an Eco restoration area for the last few years with CAMPA bio-diversity funds and BIOSAT funds.
Several attempts were made to re-encroach the land but due to strong will to restore the wild life habitation and dedicated efforts of the staff are is well protected and almost restored. The adjacent of this site is Kothagudem territorial division were also encroachments were exists which also removed and restored with forestation works.
The entire site was protected by a peripheral trench of 2×2 Mtrs in 5.5 Kms and chain link fence initially. Protective pores were opened in the deep jungle side which prevents the movement of cattle into o the site but permits entry of wild animals into the protected site. Later the entire stretch was daily perambulated by the base camp watchers and frequently the senior officers used to visit the site to monitor the protection status. Several Habitation improvement works were taken up here. Initially after the area is retrieved back to the department, Base camp was set up in the centre of the 716 Ha areas. Then Solar bore well was dug out and linked with a percolation tank. Then grass lands / fodder plots were developed. Assisted natural Regeneration and deweeding and cleaning operations were taken up. The base camp was burned by the encroachers and solar panels were broken down here.
As a result these efforts Bison in small herds started visiting the area along with other herbivorous like Spotted Deers, Sambar, Wildbore, Neelgai etc from the year 2015-16. During the year 2015-16, (65) Nos. of Spotted Deers are released by Hon’ble MLA which are brought from Vanastalipuram and Sameerpeta of Hyderabad. As a result of protection efforts, now the status of Indian Gaur movement was trapped in the cameras on 4.4.2019 which can be seen in the photograph captured.
Movement of Big herds of Indian Gaur and very healthy calves as well as adults is a conclusion of the success story of encroachment retrieval and subsequent protection, habitation improvement works taken up during last 5 years etc., The entire outer periphery to this site is a Kothagudm territorial division, where also lot of encroached area was retrieved systematically and afforested and protected.
Kinnerasanisanctuary:-
The Forest existing is the part of Dandakaranya the lord Rama has spent part of his Aranyavasa in this part of forest. The holy river Godavari flows middle of the forest, the river Kinnerasani is a tributary of Godavari by name Kinnerasani flowing through and drain into Godavari. Hence, it was named as Kinnerasani sanctuary
The geographical location of sanctuary likes between 17.58330, and 80.41668. With extent of 63540.00 Ha of the total area of the Wildlife Sanctuary was notified during 1999.
