After mid-day shed light on illegal taxis being operated in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), a senior official from the Maharashtra forest department told the national park’s administrators to crack down on such practices.

A senior official from the department said, “We have ordered that all these taxis [vehicles illegally ferrying passengers] be stopped immediately. We are in the process of procuring electric vehicles run by SGNP, which will take around 10-15 days. These illegal taxis will not be allowed to endanger the park.” Sources from SGNP also told this newspaper that the park administration has taken a serious note of mid-day’s article and instructions have been given to not allow any private vehicles to illegally ferry passengers inside the park.