Overview

• On May 27, TTD convened a meeting with the forest department accompanied by the Wildlife Institute to plan short- and long-term responses to rising leopard movements along the Alipiri footpath.
• Safety gadgets such as camera traps, bio-fences, net-guns, high-flash torches, smart sticks, pepper sprays have been deployed along the 2.5 km stretch between Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple and the seventh mile.
• Regular joint patrols by Forest, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Health departments enforce shop restrictions, waste disposal along the trekking route to deter wild cats.
• The temple is managing a record summer rush of 328,702 devotees in four days by bolstering guard deployment, medical services, sanitary operations, increased seating capacity.
• Previous fatal encounters, including the August 2023 death of a six-year-old girl on the footpath, underscore the urgency of intensified wildlife safety protocols.