“We have told villagers to contact us whenever they feel insecure. We are always available. Patrolling is carried out regularly,” the forest officer said.According to him, the tiger often ventures out of the Kamakhya Reserve Forest in the vicinity. It was not sighted in the past two days. As the fear of the big cat continues in the area, the authorities are bringing a battalion of forest personnel from upper Assam’s Digboi. The personnel will be deployed to the area.Majumdar said in case of emergency, the forest department would engage the personnel of the 2nd Assam Forest Protection Force.There is a public demand to tranquilise the tiger. But Majumdar said, “If a tiger is spotted in an urban area, tranquilising it is not difficult. However, it is not possible to tranquilise it in a jungle because the animal will run away when you go near it riding an elephant. We need a 5-metre range to shoot the dart.”Senior forest officials will meet on Tuesday and discuss the matter. The department set up some cages but has got no success so far.
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