The proposed Kolitmara Music Festival, scheduled near the core zone of the , has been cancelled following strong objections. According to a media report titled “Music festival proposed near Pench Tiger Park sparks row,” the park management stepped in and directed the organisers to immediately call off the event.
The festival was scheduled to take place on Saturday evening at ‘Riverside Camping’ in Kolitmara village. Promoted widely through viral Instagram reels, the event was marketed as the “Kolitmara Music Festival,” featuring a “Sufi-ghazal night” along with romantic tracks. Organisers had shared mobile numbers for bookings, which had reportedly already begun, with an entry fee of ₹1,800 per person.
Controversy deepened as the promotional material allegedly featured the Pench Tiger Project logo and images of tiger replicas installed outside the Forest Department office at the Zero Mile complex in Nagpur.
Wildlife enthusiasts questioned how permission could be considered for a noise-intensive event in a sensitive area already facing significant human-wildlife conflict.
In response, the park management asserted that wildlife conservation remains its top priority and that any activity violating forest regulations would not be tolerated.
Following the directive, social media bookings came to a halt and the proposed music festival was officially put on hold.
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