The minister held a gathering with senior officers of the Forest Department in his workplace at Vikasa Soudha and directed them to rope in specialists to arrange a complete plan to forestall wildlife straying into residential areas situated near forests.

Expressing concern over the growing human-animal battle within the state, Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre on November 9 instructed forest officers to formulate a plan involving modern expertise to handle the issue.

The minister held a gathering with senior officers of the Forest Department in his workplace at Vikasa Soudha and directed them to rope in specialists to arrange a complete plan to forestall wildlife straying into residential areas situated near forests.

He requested them to submit a complete report on the opportunity of adoption of worldwide profitable modern applied sciences on this regard.

The surroundings minister stated that the federal government is able to present the required monetary help to forestall human-animal battle by adopting modern expertise and that there isn’t a dearth of funds for this.

Expressing delight within the state being house to six,395 elephants, which is the very best within the nation, the minister, nevertheless, famous that forest space doesn’t enhance with the rise in jumbo inhabitants.

Khandre underlined the necessity to attract an motion plan if the variety of wild animals will increase within the coming years.

Elephants are additionally growing in these forest areas, the place there have been no elephants for therefore a few years. The presence of elephants in areas the place there may be not a lot forest is a matter of concern. In addition to this, the dear lives of persons are being misplaced because of leopard and tiger assaults, he stated, stressing that each one attainable measures must be taken to forestall this.Elephants are additionally growing in these forest areas, the place there have been no elephants for therefore a few years.

He additionally stated the Deputy Chief Principal Conservator of Forests ought to go to and examine the forest space the place wild animals are current no less than two days in per week.

Khandre instructed that the officers appointed as nodal officers be sure that the wild animals that stray into human settlements return to the wild or are captured.

He famous that in latest instances, the circumstances of untamed animals coming from the forest to the village are growing, and this has apprehensive the individuals in cities and cities. Therefore, hen requested them to review the nice practices adopted in different states to limit animals from coming into residential areas.

As just lately as November 8, a 29-year-old lady plantation employee was trampled to demise by a wild elephant close to Hedadalu in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka.

Following the incident, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed officers to right away subject the compensation cheque of Rs 15 lakh to her household, and gave a “clear instruction” to the district administration to right away take the required motion to ship the elephant again to the forest.