In 2011, when the Union govt. came up with a proposal to relocate residents of 110 forest hamlets in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, there were many takers, since they had for long been at the receiving end of wildlife attacks. However, the project has come to a halt because of fund shortage and official apathy. Now, the residents can neither move out nor fortify their dwellings as all development work inside forest region is barred.
