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Tamil Nadu Model for Reducing Elephant Attacks
December 10 , 2024
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- Karnataka directed Forest Department officials to study the Tamil Nadu model for controlling the wild elephant menace in the state.
- Currently, the proven solution to mitigate the elephant menace is the installation of railway barricades, which costs approximately ₹1.5 crore per kilometre.
- However, there is a limitation in procuring the sufficient railway tracks for this purpose.
- In Tamil Nadu, steel rope fences have been installed as a barrier, costing ₹45 lakh per kilometre.
- Using locally available materials and minimizes environmental disruption compared to railway barricades.
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