Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 10
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government was committed towards a lasting and robust solution to the human-elephant conflict and fodder and water augmentation programme in jungle areas would be able to reduce such incidents that result in the death of humans and elephants.
“Efforts are in full swing to provide food and water to the animals in the forests itself to deal with the growing human-animal conflict cases. Hopefully, from next year there will be ample availability of water and fodder so that elephants do not have to venture out in search of food,” Javadekar said, releasing a compendium on best practices of human-elephant conflict management in India on the eve of World Elephant Day.
Every year, human-elephant conflicts result in the death of around 500 humans, damage to thousands of houses and millions of hectares of crops. Over 100 elephants die due to human-related activities like poaching for ivory or meat, poisoning, electrocution and collision with trains, according to the report. A reminder of such a conflict came recently when a pregnant wild elephant died after eating a fruit stuffed with firecrackers, leading to public outrage.
The minister said India was taking up the ambitious fodder and water augmentation in jungle areas using the LIDAR-based survey technology. The work will start in December, following which next year there would be plenty of food and water available and reduction in human-animal conflict.
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