Steps to control human-wild elephant conflict

Virajpet, May 14: There is human-wild elephant conflict in the district, and although it is not possible to prevent wild elephant attacks here, the Forest Department and the government are considering bringing it under control, said Virajpet assembly constituency MLA and Chief Minister's legal advisor A.S. Ponnanna.

He spoke after inaugurating a three-km-long solar hanging fence at a cost of about Rs 21 lakh in the forest area on the edge of the Devarakadu Keemani Ayyappa and Karingutti Bhagavathy temples in Palangala village under Kedamullur gram panchayat.

Wild elephant-human conflict is ongoing in most areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, including the Western Ghats, including Kodagu district. Although it is impossible to prevent wild elephant attacks, the department is creating scientific methods to control them. If the central government releases special funds to the state to prevent wild elephant attacks, steps can be taken to prevent wild elephant attacks by installing solar fences, trench construction and railway barricades. He said that the much-awaited demand of the villagers has now been fulfilled through special funds.

Deputy Conservator of Forests Jagannath said that the encroachment of forests has increased in the Palangala area, and as per the demand of the villagers in this area, the department has prepared for the construction of solar fences, and to prevent wild elephant attacks, a solar hanging fence has been installed for about three km on the edge of the forest. In the future, the department will proceed with the construction of solar fences as per the demand. Also, if it is the duty of the department to construct the fence, the role of the villagers is important in its maintenance. He appealed to the villagers to cooperate.

Assistant Conservator of Forests Tahseen Banu, Zonal Forest Officer Shivaram, Srinivas, Raghav, department staff, Congress Zonal President Nadikeriyanda Mahesh, prominent figures Maletira Prashant Uthappa, Jeffrey Uthappa, M.A. Ismail, Karineravanda Jalu Chengappa, Mittu Ayyappa, Sanket Kalaiah, Jeethan, Bachamanda Lava Chinnappa, and Kaliyanda Sampan, as well as villagers and party workers, were present at the event.

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