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Tiger sighting near Hollongi prompts two-wheeler ban on key roads
The Story in Brief
The Arunachal Pradesh Forest department has banned two-wheeler movement on the Hollongi-Kokila road, Hollongi-Itanagar National Highway-415, and adjoining areas of Hollongi and Balijan in Papum Pare district after a tiger was sighted on 13 November.
The restriction, announced in a public advisory on Saturday (14 November 2026) by the Divisional Forest Officer of Banderdewa Forest Division, is a precautionary measure to protect residents, tourists, and workers. Residents have been asked to avoid forest fringes during early morning and late night, keep children indoors, and not provoke or harm the animal.
This is the second such advisory in Arunachal Pradesh in two months. In October, a similar ban was imposed on a stretch of the Roing-Anini road in Lower Dibang Valley district after a tiger was spotted there. The public has been urged to report any tiger sightings to the Forest department or local administration.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The advisory places the burden of avoiding conflict entirely on residents, who must restrict their movement and keep children indoors. No measure addresses the tiger's habitat or movement corridor, leaving the underlying cause of its appearance unresolved. The second such order in two months suggests the problem may recur. The next step depends on whether sightings are reported promptly by the public to the Forest department or local administration.
Source: assamtribune.com
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